SBC Assawoman Field Trip, 9-20-16, Plans re Weather

UPDATE TUE at 5:45 am:

The field trip is a GO. Looks like we will have some showers, but no persistent heavy rain.  So if you decide to join in, be prepared for showers......And we should never be far from the cars.

Meeting time and place: 8 am at the ocean front parking lot on the south side of Indian River Inlet.

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MON about 5 pm: Our Sussex Bird Club field trip to Assawoman Wildlife Management Area is a go IF only showers are forecast (as they are right now). If today's heavy rain continues, and is forecast for Tuesday morning as well, the trip will be cancelled.

So check this blog after 6 am tomorrow (Tuesday) for the final assessment of whether the field trip is a GO or a NO GO.

My latest NOAA forecast for Assawoman is:

Tuesday

A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

New Zealand SBC program 10-9-16

New Zealand, Mythical Land in the Southern Hemisphere

October 9, 2016

Bill and Sally Fintel

No-where else I know of can one find snow capped alps, Kiwis, Albatross in abundance, some of the largest Sperm Whales in the world, and some of the friendliest people in the world. Plus lets not forget superb wines and terrific fishing. Yes, Sally and I are considering retiring there.

This presentation will highlight our visit to New Zealand in March 2016 accompanied by 3 very close friends. Photography will be the main emphasis, but some of the history and uniqueness of New Zealand will also be covered. For instance, the largest raptor that ever lived, lived in New Zealand, and fed on the tallest bird that ever lived, the Moa.  New Zealand was part of the southern hemisphere super continent Gondwana and separated from it early in the evolution of life on Earth, so it became a truly unique island in terms of species that evolved on it…..like Kiwis.