Delaware County Bird Club January news Our monthly meeting is Monday eve Jan 26 in room 165 at the OWU science building. 7am social time and our program begins at 7:30pm prompt If you need directions or would like to see the full newsletter please contact me privately with your request. Jan. 24 How to prepare a museum specimen Julia Blyth and Will Heistand We will meet at 2:00 p.m. in room 301 of the Science Center to learn how to prepare museum specimens of birds. Julia and Will recently visited the Smithsonian to tour the collection, learn about specimen preparation and prepare specimens for the Smithsonian. They are preparing a power point presentation on techniques by photographing the preparation of a specimen. After their illustrated presentation they will supervise as you prepare your own specimen for deposition in the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum collection. Join us to learn about museum preparation and spend a cold afternoon in the warm, friendly atmosphere. Jan. 25 Castalia, Cleveland waterfront If the weather is cold, we will start at Castalia where many waterfowl spend the winter on the large spring in the center of town. We will then travel to Sandusky Bay to look for diving ducks (e.g., Greater and Lesser scaup) and Bald Eagles. We will travel east with occasional stops to look along the shore for gulls (Glaucous, Iceland, Herring, Ring-billed, Bonaparte's, Greater and Lesser Black-backed, possibly a Thayer's Gull) and on the open water for diving ducks (Greater and Lesser scaup, American Goldeneye, Canvasback, Redhead, Bufflehead, and scoters). We will finish in the mid-afternoon with a visit to the 42nd St. marina in search of additional gulls and diving ducks. On the return trip we will stop to look for Black-capped Chickadees, which are replaced by Carolina Chickadees in central Ohio. Cold weather is best for this trip and the lakefront can be very cold so dress warmly. Also bring some money, as we will stop for a quick, hot lunch. Contact Jed Burtt ([log in to unmask]) if you wish to meet and go with the OWU group. Jan. 26 Mongolia: land of blue sky Barbara and Stephen Revard Join us for a journey to Mongolia. As part of a National Science Foundation project Barbara Revard traveled to Mongolia to work with researchers studying Pallas' cats, takhi or Przewalski's horse, and the ecology of the Mongolian steppes. The project teamed zoo education staff and Mongolian wildlife biologists with classroom teachers from around the United States. After the research project the Revards traveled around central Mongolia to look for wildlife generally and birds in particular, cultural ruins and a paved road. They were mostly successful, although the paved road didn't go very far! Barbara is Director of Program Planning at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]