In Color Birding Club

This month we had another incredible outing at Tyler Arboretum Tyler Arboretum with a lovely group of folks including a handful of brand new birders! In total we tallied 40 species over about 3 hours. There were great views of 3 Brown Thrashers together (one carrying food to a nest) and a pair of “ready to fledge” Red-tailed Hawks (see video).

Huge thank to Dave and Terry for welcoming us to this space once again and thank you to all of the smiling and joyful folks that came out.

In early June your homies over here held our first ICBC Book Club or ICBC-BC 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It was such a lovely time. The homies over at Free Library of Philadelphia ensured we had a safe and joyful space to gather. The homies on our events committee made sure we had food and drink to sustain ourselves during the discussion. We spent almost two hours discussing Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy which is a “dystopian novel about Franny Stone, a woman who follows the world’s last flock of Arctic terns on their final migration from Greenland to Antarctica in a near-future world ravaged by climate change and mass extinction. The narrative intertwines her present journey on a fishing boat with flashbacks revealing her traumatic past, exploring themes of grief, love, loss, and the devastating impact of environmental collapse, all while she seeks redemption and connection.”

We were able to tackle a number of topics that ranged from conservation, mental health, extinction, grief, love, loss, and some really cool connections between the loss of nature and the loss of people we love.

We cannot thank folks enough for showing up and brining a very uplifting vibe. Next quarter we will be reading Christian Cooper’s acclaimed book “Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World.”

Huge thank you to our all volunteer events committee Malvika Duphare Mita Banerjee Tianna Godsey and Kim Godfrey for getting this going!

Nice walk this weekend at with

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We enjoyed a couple of hours of walking amongst the beautifully managed landscape at Awbury. We saw about 25 species across the group (including some frogs, fish, and turtles). Afterwards a few of the homies got to walk with the goats around the same space. This is always a lovely walk and it was our 4th year doing so. It’s a great way to see some birds, hang with goats (and learn about the incredible work PGP is doing), and maybe explore a place you’ve never been to. Looking forward to next year!