JUNE
10 2022
OBSERVE MAPS BIRD BANDING AT AUDUBON
JAMESTOWN, NY — You have a number of opportunities this summer to observe ornithologists band birds at Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) as part of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) program. On Saturday mornings, June 11, 25, and July 2, 16, 23, 30, 2022, you can drop in anytime between 6 a.m. and noon to learn exactly how this is done. You can come on your own or bring the kids with you to view this amazing process, and experienced participants might suggest you come earlier rather than later. If the weather is too harsh for the safety of the birds, the nets will not be open and an alternate date will be chosen. The bird scientists capture migrating and resident birds in “mist” nets, so-called because they are so fine they are almost like mist. You can watch how they fit them with identification bands, measure and weigh and then release them to go on with their lives. You might even be selected to help release a bird. Data gathered during these MAPS sessions help bird scientists understand more about bird species in our region and beyond. Since 1989, more than 1,200 MAPS stations spread across nearly every state and Canadian province have collected over two million bird capture records. For more information about the national MAPS program, visit birdpop.org/pages/ maps.php. While not necessary to enjoy the demonstrations, you may want to bring bird guides
and binoculars if you have them. Remember to dress for the weather and bring face coverings. Bug spray would be a good idea as well.
DUNKIRK, NY - The Dunkirk Public Library is pleased to present the following events taking place throughout the month of June 2022. Additional details can be obtained by stopping by in person, visiting both www.dunkirklibrary.org/ and our Facebook page, or by calling the circulation desk at 716-366-2511. We look forward to seeing you!
Plan to listen closely to the scientists and follow their instructions carefully, as safety of the birds is the priority. Come to the pavilion on the west side of the Audubon property at 1600 Riverside Road, just east of Route 62 between Jamestown and Warren. Look for a “Bird Banding” sign at the entrance closer to Route 62. Drive in and park on the grass along the edge of the trees. Or park at the Nature Center parking lot and walk to trail over to the banding site, especially if it has been raining. Leading the work is Emily Thomas Perlock, who has banded over 4,000 birds since learning how to band in 2005. Perlock worked as a wildlife biologist for the United States Forest Service and is now an instructor in Wildlife Technology at Penn State DuBois. She holds a Master Banding permit and is a certified bird bander by the North American Banding Council. She established a banding program at The Arboretum at Penn State and has participated in banding programs for Audubon and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Perlock holds an Associate’s degree in Wildlife Technology from Penn State DuBois and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Penn State. ACNC offers these demonstrations to the public free of charge, but donations are greatly appreciated and can
Summer Happenings at the Dunkirk Public Library
Photo Submitted You have several opportunities on Saturdays in June and July to observe MAPS bird banding scientists in action at Audubon Community Nature Center. This photograph of flycatchers, “Two Birds on Perch,” by Olean, New York, photographer Paul G. Beretta, was an adult winner in an Audubon Nature Photography Contest. For information on submitting to and voting for the 2022 Photo Contest, visit GoGoPhotoContest.com/ACNCPhotoContest. be made through “Upcoming Programs” at AudubonCNC. org. Reservations are not required. No dogs, please. You can visit Audubon’s 600-acre nature preserve and see Liberty, the non-releasable Bald Eagle, enjoy the native tree arboretum, gardens, picnic area, natural play space and hike the six miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free. The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, the 2021 Nature Photography Contest winners, and a collection of live animals including the Hellbender exhibit. Nature Center members and
SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members. Face coverings are strongly recommended for inside the Nature Center building. To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook, or visit AudubonCNC.org. Entries to the 2022 Nature Photography Contest and votes for the Community Choice winners can be made at GoGoPhotoContest.com/ ACNCPhotoContest.
going – Visit our webpage for specific topics and times or pick up a monthly schedule from the Computer Lab. Due to limited seating and/or devices, registration is required.
Teen/YA Events: Adventures on the Caribbean – 6/3/22 & 6/17/22 from 2:45 pm until 5:00 pm. Set sail with our pirate-themed Dungeons & Dragons campaign. This is an “after hours” event; be sure to Adult Programs: Adult Book Club – 6/2/22 at arrive on time as doors close at 5:30 pm – Club members gather 3:00 pm. in the downstairs Meeting Children & Family ActiviRoom on the first Thursday of each month. June’s meeting ties: Story Time – Tuesdays and will be a follow up to our awesome visit with Wendy Corsi Thursdays from 11:00 am until Staub as well as a review of Neil 11:30 am. Visit the Children’s Room for a live read-aloud, Gaiman’s Stardust. Local Author Summer Spot- take-home craft, and snack. light – 6/9/22 at 5:00 pm - Join Thank you, City of Dunkirk, Isaiah Rashad II in the library for helping to provide the treats! DPL Kids Carnival – 6/30/22 Reading Room as he shares insights into his latest publica- from 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm. tion by using true stories and Celebrate the start of Summer real-life experience to examine Reading with games, prizes, how one's past choices can shape and fun in the library parking one's present behavior in in the lot. workforce. All Ages: Trowel Talks – 6/16/22 at 5:00 Treasure Map Scavenger pm – “Small Scale Composting for the Home” presented by Ste- Hunt – Can you follow the phen Rees. Come experience clues, answer the questions, and a comprehensive presentation find all twelve hidden locations covering the basics of home throughout the library? Corcomposting which includes: rectly completed submissions Why Compost?, How Compost will be entered into an end of is Created, Suggested Practical summer prize drawing. CCLS Summer Road Trip – Methods, Do's and Don'ts, plus a Q & A session. Mr. Rees is a How many of our thirty-eight Cornell Cooperative Extension libraries can you visit? Pick up - Chautauqua County Master a passport from the circulation Gardener Volunteer who has desk and get traveling to earn practiced composting to en- rewards all summer long. hance the soils of his Dunkirk Dunkirk Public Library; 536 home for over 25 years. Annual Library Trustee Elec- Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY tion – 6/21/22 from Noon until 14048; 716-366-2511 Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 pm – Come cast a vote for the individual(s) who will help 10:00 am until 7:00 pm; Friday: direct the course of your public 10:00 am until 3:00 pm; Saturday: Closed in the summer; library. Technology Classes – On- Sunday: Closed year-round