Monthly Programs
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Since 2015 Fyke's monthly speaker costs have been funded by a generous grant from the Winifred M. and George P. Pitkin Foundation
Friday, September 27, 2024 - Monthly Meeting, 8 pm via Zoom
Find More Birds, with Heather Wolf, author of Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are
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Join Heather Wolf, author of Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are, as she shares tips on bird-finding close to home and beyond, as well as ways to witness more of the fascinating bird behaviors and drama we all want to see! You’ll be amazed at the information she presents, as well as her fantastic photography.
Heather is a Brooklyn-based birder, photographer, educator. She works for Cornell Lab of Ornithology as a web developer for sites
including eBird and BirdCast. Heather teaches birding classes at Brooklyn Botanic Garden and leads educational bird walks for
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Washington Square Park Eco Projects, and more. She blogs her photos at brooklynbridgebirds.com.
Friday, October 25, 2024 - Monthly Meeting, 8pm, live at the Allendale Municipal Building, 500 W. Crescent Ave., Allendale
Sustaining Wildlife in Fall and Winter Gardens, Deb Ellis of the Native Plant Society of NJ
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Learn which flowers and shrubs can serve as a home and food source for pollinators and birds in fall and winter, as well as how to modernize fall cleanup.
Deb Ellis is the founder and leader of the Essex chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, a Master Gardener, a Rutgers Environmental Steward, and formerly served on the Montclair Environmental Commission. A retired social justice lawyer, she was named a Champion of Change by the Obama White House in 2011. Deb credits her love of gardening to her dad, Homer, who planted wildflowers with her when she was a girl, and her mom, Loismary, who made them into beautiful bouquets.
We look forward to seeing everyone at this live presentation. (It will be taped and posted to this webpage under Past Presentations.)
![Wander Presentation](/img2/wandermay2024.jpg)
May 17, 2024
Bring the Butterflies to You, Sharon Wander
![Fanning Astro](/img2/FanningAstro.jpg)
April 26, 2024
The Connection Between Migration & Astronomy, Lisa Fanning
![Garret Mountain](/img/garretYouTube.jpg)
March 22, 2024
Garret Mountain Reservation: A Migration Hotspot, Carole Hughes
![Teaneck Creek Conservancy](/img/teaneckzoom.jpg)
February 23, 2024
Spring Migration at Teaneck Creek Conservancy, Executive Director Kathleen Farley
![KW Japan Photos](/img/hoatzin2024.jpg)
January 26, 2024
Travels in Japan: Island Endemics and Winter Wildlife, Kevin Watson
![2023 Members Night](/img/2023members.jpg)
December 1, 2023
2023 Fyke Members Night, Kurt Muenz
![Cowbirds: Villains?](/img/cowbirdsvideo.jpg)
October 27, 2023
Cowbirds: Villainous Mobsters or Falsely Maligned Native Species? Sarah Winnicki
![What's Growing?](/img/whatsgrowing.jpg)
September 22, 2023
What's Growing Inside the Celery Farm's Deer Exclosure? Mike Lefebvre
![State Line Hawk Watch](/img/stateline.jpg)
May 19, 2023
State Line Hawk Watch 2011 to 2022, Karl M. Soehnlein
![Lorrimer Sanctuary](/img/lorrimer.jpg)
April 28, 2023
Lorrimer Sanctuary: Then and Now, Alexa Fantacone
![Avian Rehabilitation](/img/loonbathtub.jpg)
March 24, 2023
Avian Rehabilitation, or How to Live with a Loon in the Bathtub, Giselle Smisko
![Grassland Birds](/img/freshkillsvideo.jpg)
February 23, 2023
Grassland Birds Are Thriving in the Least Likely Place, Dr. Shannon Curley and Jose Ramirez-Garofalo
![African Safari](/img/africa.jpg)
January 27, 2023
African Safari: Big Game and Birds, Kevin Watson
December 2, 2022
Fyke Members Night
![Red-shouldered Hawks of Allendale](/img/JimRSHtalk.jpg)
October 28, 2022
Red-Shouldered Hawks of Allendale, Jim Wright
![New Jersey Moths](/img/njmoths.jpg)
May 20, 2022
New Jersey Moths Through the Seasons, Wade and Sharon Wander
![Plants of the Celery Farm](/img/klomburg.jpg)
April 22, 2022
Plants of the Celery Farm's Klomburg Woods, Mike Lefebvre
![Remembering the Bajor Farm](/img/bajortalk.jpg)
January 18, 2021
Remembering the Bajor Farm: An interview with Patricia Cooper and Marie Breen, Jim Wright
![Florida Gulf Coast Winter Birding](/img/florida.jpg)
May 17, 2019
Florida Gulf Coast Winter Birding
Tom Mitchell and Sharon Ayling
![Loads of Odes](/img/LoadofOdes.jpg)
May 18, 2018
Loads of Odes, Kurt Muenz