Fall 2025 Schedule
All meetings from September to May will be held at the Waverly Community Methodist Church on 158 Chemung Street in Waverly NY.
Please use the ramp door from the Waverly St. parking lot. Elevator is available if needed.
You may visit their webpage for directions.
Dish to Pass Dinner is at 6pm, please bring your own table service and a dish to pass. Monthly hosts provide dessert, water, and coffee.
Programs begin at 7:30pm, after a short business meeting.
There are no meetings in December and January.
Summer meetings are held outdoors when able.
Upcoming Programs
Tuesday November 4, 2025 – 7:30pm
Bobcats by Haley Turner
Haley is a Master’s student in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment at Cornell University. She has been working alongside the DEC on the bobcat project since 2023. Bobcats are a special presence in New York. They are the only species of wild felines with a breeding population which are still roaming our state. The bobcat is a solitary, medium-sized cat with a short “bobbed” tail, a tawny brown coat, and an elusive lifestyle.
Bobcats are a generalist species, meaning they have a varied range of prey, but the bulk of their diet is made up of small mammals such as mice and rabbits. Given their proclivity for nocturnal behavior and apprehension of humans, seeing a bobcat in the wild is an exclusive accomplishment in the northeastern United States. This makes them a difficult species to study, and a great candidate for monitoring through passively activated trail cameras (also called game cameras).
Private landowners across New York generously allowed the DEC and Cornell University to deploy trail cameras on their properties, and with the addition of some cameras on state land, over 325 camera sites were active in New York over the past two years with the objective of monitoring bobcats, work which will aid in estimating bobcat abundance in the state. In addition, the DEC and Cornell University have deployed seventeen GPS collars on bobcats in the state to monitor their movement behavior and to help in estimating their overall abundance.
Meal begins at 6:00pm and the program will start at 7:30pm after a brief business meeting.
NO DECEMBER OR JANUARY MEETINGS
Tuesday February 3, 2026 – 7:30pm
Winter Birds at your Feeder by Bill Ostrander of the Chemung Valley Audubon Society.
Meal begins at 6pm and the program will start at 7:30pm after a brief business meeting.
Tuesday March 3, 2026 – 7:30pm
How Weather Shaped Bradford County by Richard Gulyas from Mt. Pisgah State Park.
Meal begins at 6pm and the program will start at 7:30pm after a brief business meeting.
Tuesday April 7, 2026- 7:30pm
It is the 85th Anniversary of our Club! Member Participation Program, tell us how you got started birding! A wood carver from Catatonk Carver’s Club will join us.
Meal begins at 6pm and the program will start at 7:30pm after a brief business meeting.
Hosts: Scott & Pat and Jim
Summer Schedule 2026
Breakfast meeting Saturday, May 16, 2026 – 9am
At Duane and Inga Wells’ yard with a study of woodpeckers from Rich Hanlon’s book, short walk or drive to see returning grass land birds, like bobolinks.
Summer Picnics 2026
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – 6pm – Towanda Riverfront Park.
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – 6pm – Roundtop Athens Township. Pavilion #9 lower part.
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – 6pm – White Wagon. Chemung River boat landing
Susquehanna Valley Audubon Society 
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