Student Voting for Morgantown’s City Bird
Results of First Round of Morgantown’s City Bird Voting.
The Mountaineer Chapter of the National Audubon Society has designed a process for nominating a local bird species that could be selected as official Morgantown city bird. Just as the cardinal has been adopted as a state bird in West Virginia, a city like Morgantown can adopt a city bird species.
The Audubon Society has developed a list of common birds that would be suitable candidates. It is seeking the help of other organizations and interested persons to prepare a list of nominees which can be presented to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in Morgantown elementary schools. The students will be asked to vote to select their favorite bird species to recommend to the Morgantown City Council by the end of April 2010.
This is an innovative initiative for our area of the country. Having a city bird will help young people and other Morgantown people become more aware of birds in our lives and the habitats that they use. It will also help us all increase sensitivity to the importance of protecting birds and the environment that we share with them. In addition to promoting educational and environmental issues, this initiative will help the city to participate more fully in the rapidly increasing field of eco-tourism.
Vote for your choice of Morgantown’s City Bird.
Friday, April 23, 2010: 6:00 Social Hour and 7:00 Banquet (Registration Form-Click Here)
Our speaker, Marcia Bonta, will do an illustrated presentation entitled “Coming Home, Our Lives in the Appalachians”. She is the author of nine books, which are all currently in print, and over 300 magazine articles. She also manages a blog website which includes her popular “Naturalist’s Eye” column from Pennsylvania Game News.
Mountaineer Audubon
Christmas Bird
Count
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The 2009 Mountaineer CBC was held on December 19, 2009 in a snow storm.
A quick summary is:
18 Field Participants
2 Feeder Counters
2 New Species- White Crowned Sparrow and Bonaparte's Gull
60Species recorded on December 19
9 Species added as Count Week birds
69 Total species as of December 22
For a more detailed reports of the day's event, click on this link., CBC Follow the link above for more information, or contact coordinator LeJay Graffious.
Mountaineer Audubon is the local chapter of the National Audubon Society encompassing Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor Counties in North Central West Virginia and the southern portions of Greene and Fayette Counties in Pennsylvania.
Our Mission:
To promote the enjoyment, conservation and understanding of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats through birding, education, and outreach.
If you are interested in exploring and enjoying nature in and around North Central, West Virginia, consider joining us on one of our many field trips or attend one of our programs. We look forward to seeing you!