Three Rivers Birding Club

Three Rivers Birding Club History
(Mike Fialkovich)

2005

Date Event Attendees

January 1

Pittsburgh Christmas Bird Count in conjunction with ASWP

120

January 5

Membership Meeting / Program:  Seabirds by Paul Hess

?

January 9

Outing to Presque Isle State Park / Leaders:  Jack and Sue Solomon

14

January 29

Outing to Lawrence County / Leader:  Jim Valimont

8

February 12

Outing to Lawrence County / Leader:  Mike Fialkovich

8

February 19

Outing to Cook Forest State Park / Leader:  Mike Leahy

9

February 27

Outing to Lower Buffalo Creek IBA / Leader:  Dan Yagusic

?

March 2

Membership Meeting – Program:  Birds of Prey by Earl Schriver

90

March 5

Outing to Lawrence County / Leader:  Bob Machesney

Cancelled due to leader illness.

March 15

Outing to the Allegheny Front / Leader:  Bill Judd

17

March 16

Outing to Harmarville to see American Woodcocks / Leader:  Tommy Byrnes (substitute leader:  Gabi Hughes)

12

March 19

Outing to Pymatuning / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

5

March 20

Outing to Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed IBA / Leader:  Chris Knoll

6

March 26

Outing to Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park / Leaders:  Jack Solomon and Bernie Conley

20

April 6

Outing to Lake Arthur, Moraine State Park / Leaders:  Fred and Carol McCullough

?

April 9

Outing to Yellow Creek State Park with the Todd Bird Club / Leader:  Scott Speedy

21

April 10

Outing to the Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed IBA / Leader:  Mary Groome

13

April 13

Outing to Harmarville to see American Woodcocks / Leader:  Tommy Byrnes

20

April 16

Outing to Presque Isle State Park / Leaderless outing

12

April 20

Membership Meeting / Program:  Screech Owl Studies by Bill Beatty

60

April 23

Outing to Frick Park / Leaders:  Jack and Sue Solomon

10

April 24

Outing to Frick Park / Leaders:  Jack and Sue Solomon

5

April 24

Outing to the Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed / Leader:  Larry Helgerman

4

April 30

Outing to Harrison Hills Park / Leader:  Jim Valimont

Outing to to Buffalo Creek Valley / Leader:  Brian Shema (joint outing)

14

April 30

Outing to Mingo Creek Park / Leader:  George Bercik

9

May 1

Outing to Moraine State Park / Leader:  Bob Machesney

4

May 7

Outing to Boyce Park / Leader:  Joe Walko

12

May 7-8

Outing to Crane Creek State Park, Ohio, with an extended trip to Point Pelee National Park, Ontario / Leaders:  Jack and Sue Solomon

8

May 8

Outing to Buffalo Creek Valley (North) / Leader:  Brian Shema

9

May 11

Outing to Harmarville to see American Woodcocks / Leader:  Gabi Hughes

18

May 14

North American Migration Count

42

May 15

Outing to Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed / Leader:  Larry Helgerman

8

May 21

Outing to Bell’s Farm / Leader:  Ralph Bell

65

May 29

Outing to Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed / Leader:  Larry Helgerman

8

June 4

Outing to Pymatuning / Conneaut Area / Leader:  Chuck Tague

11

June 11

Outing to Ohiopyle State Park / Leader:  Mike Fialkovich

8

June 18

Outing to Presque Isle State Park / Leaders:  Dan Williams, Ross Gallardy

?

June 22

Outing to Bavington State Game Lands / Leader:  Dan Yagusic

6

June 25

Outing to Clarion County / Leader:  Mike Leahy

?

July 6

Membership Meeting / Program:  Slide Slam.  Slides were shown by Mike Fialkovich, Pat and Sherron Lynch, Bill Parker, Walt Shaffer.

There was also a presentation by Brian Shema about a fall trip to the East Coast that ASWP is sponsoring and a presentation by Ken Kostka from the Purple Martin Preservation Alliance.

56

July 20

Steering Committee Meeting

NA

July 24

Outing to Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed

Leaders:  Walt and Dana Shaffer

25

August 9

Outing to Sewickley Heights Park / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

12

August 13

Outing to the Pymatuning Area, PA, and Conneaut Harbor, OH, for shorebirds / Leader:  Mark McConaughy.  This was a joint outing with the Westmoreland Bird and Nature Club

?

August 20

Outing to Conneaut Harbor, OH for shorebirds / Leaders:  Walt and Dana Shaffer

12

September 4

Outing to the Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed / Leader:  Larry Helgerman

?

September 10

Outing to Presque Isle State Park / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

4

September 10

Outing to Todd Sanctuary, Butler County / Leader:  George Reese

3

September 11

Outing to the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch / Leaders:  Tom and Janet Kuehl

8

September 17

Outing to Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve / Leader:  Brian Shema (substituted by Dave Liebmann)

19

September 18

Outing to Frick Park / Leader:  Ted Floyd

40

September 19

Membership Meeting / Program:  The Future of Birding by Ted Floyd, Editor of Birding, the journal of the American Birding Association.

73

September 22

Outing to Harrison Hills Park / Leader:  Sue Solomon

13

September 24

Outing to Sewickley Heights Park / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

14

September 24

Outing to the Madjaric Property, Butler County / Leaders:  Pat and Sherron Lynch

11

September 25

Outing to Harrison Hills Park / Leader:  Sue Solomon

11

September 30

Outing to Harrison Hills Park / Leader:  Jack Solomon

12

October 1

Outing to the Buffalo Creek IBA, Butler County / Leader:  Brian Shema

10

October 2

Outing to the Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed, Washington County /

Leader:  Larry Helgerman (substituted by Walt and Dana Shaffer)

?

October 15

Outing to Presque Isle State Park / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

4

October 19

Outing to the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch / Leaders:  Jack and Sue Solomon

11

October 23

Outing to Moraine State Park, Fourth Anniversary Picnic / Leader:  Bob Machesney

22

October 25

Outing to the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch / Leader:  Bill Judd

Cancelled due to bad weather.

October 29

Outing to the Pymatuning Area / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

13

October 30

Outing to the Lower Buffalo Creek Watershed, Washington County /

Leader:  Larry Helgerman

11

November 2

Membership Meeting / Program:  Panama from the Canopy Tower by Scott Shalaway and Tom Pawlesh

90

November 5

Outing to Yellow Creek State Park / Leader:  Margaret Higbee

This was a joint outing with the Todd Bird Club

11

November 13

Outing to the Pymatuning Area / Leader:  Bob VanNewkirk

8

November 16

Outing to Moraine State Park / Leaders:  Fred and Carol McCullough

7

December 4

Outing to the Southwestern Veteran’s Center in the  East Liberty section of Pittsburgh / Leader:  Dan Yagusic

5

December 8

Outing to the National Aviary / Leaders:  Keepers Terri Roesch and Chris Munch

7

December 31

Pittsburgh Christmas Bird Count in conjunction with ASWP

120

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