September 2023 Meeting
DATE: THURSDAY, September 14, 2023
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Fellowship Hall, Park View Mennonite Church
PROGRAM: Trip to the Galapagos Islands, presented by club member Linda Miller. She will share photos of birds and other wildlife they observed.
June 2023 Meeting
DATE: THURSDAY, June 8, 2023
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Fellowship Hall, Park View Mennonite Church
PROGRAM: Birding Rockingham County and Beyond, June 2019-May 2023, with Diane Lepkowski and Greg Moyers
Join birders/ photographers Diane Lepkowski and Greg Moyers as they share photos, adventures, and experiences of June 2019 through May 2023. The presentation will feature local area birding and include a few adventures outside the Valley. Diane and Greg will share not just photos but also their birding enthusiasm, along with site-specific highlights to help new birders and/or birders new to the locale enjoy and appreciate the birds that grace our area.
Diane is RBC’s Vice President of Field Trips, Vice President (and President-elect) of The Virginia Society of Ornithology and teaches birding classes for James Madison University’s Lifelong Learning Institute. She has offered birding presentations to organizations including the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Massanutten Regional Library.
Greg is an avid birder, a long-time RBC member, and a regular field trip leader. Greg keeps especially detailed records and was instrumental in editing “Birds of Rockingham County, 2nd Edition.” His extensive work on the species accounts included mining all historical Goldfinch Gazettes for sighting reports that were unavailable elsewhere.
May 2023 Meeting
DATE: THURSDAY, May 11, 2023
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Fellowship Hall, Park View Mennonite Church
PROGRAM: “Eagles in Virginia” presented by Jeff Cooper
Jeff Cooper will present information on Bald and Golden Eagle populations in Virginia, including status, identification, ecology, and recent research.
Jeff is a Wildlife Biologist for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and coordinates avian research, management, and conservation programs for the Department focusing on eagles and raptors.