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FIELD TRIPS 2011-2012
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Participants Wanted:
Beginning
bird watchers are welcome to join us on our field trips. Required: An interest in birds, a love of
the outdoors and binoculars, if you have them. Our group is composed of
friendly people with varied birding skills who will serve as your guides for
the day.
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POLICY:
SHARE THE COST OF GAS WITH THE DRIVERS
Now that the field trip season is in full swing again, it might be timely to
review the compensation plan that has been agreed upon by the Board for drivers
of vehicles. Each driver will have the
option to charge 25 cents per mile or the cost of actual gas used divided among
the number of passengers in that vehicle.
It will be the responsibility of the driver to calculate the costs and
notify each of their riders how much he/she owes. If no option is selected, the default cost will be 25 cents per
mile. If a husband and wife choose to
drive themselves, they do not receive a share of the costs. As an example when charging 25 cents a mile,
two cars made the recent trip to Turnbull Refuge, a husband and wife and one
passenger in each car. The round trip
was 110 miles (x2 cars x .25/mile=$55). $55/6 passengers=$9.17/passenger. In this case, this is what each of the two
riders owe their respective drivers.
Let’s be fair to drivers and make sure they are compensated for their
time and
Vehicle
use.
PLEASE REGISTER:
Watch the website or newsletter for updates to our field trip schedule.
Participants should contact the trip leader at least 24 hours in advance of the
field trip to find out if the meeting place/time or destination has been
changed.
Thanks to all those who volunteered to lead
field trips this year. Do you have any
suggestions for field trips and would like lead a trip? We can add field trips to our list as the
year goes along. To volunteer, call or
email Roland Craft, 457-8894 rolcra@roadrunner.com or Janet Callen 664-1085
jgoldfinch@roadrunner.com
MICA BAY
SURVEY
Date:
January 10, Tuesday (held 2nd
Tuesday of each month - times vary depending on month)
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Meet: Fairmont Loop and Highway 95
Leader: Shirley Sturts 664-5318
Activity:
We spend about 2-3 hours once a month counting birds at Mica Bay.
Beginner birders are welcome. We will
help you with identification skills.
Pend
Oreille River and Lake
Date:
January 22, 2012 (Sunday)
Leader: Bill Gundlach, 667-3339
Meet: K-Mart parking lot, south side
Time: 8:00 a.m.
This will be a full day trip. Bring a lunch
and water.
This is
primarily a waterfowl and eagle sighting trip.
Lincoln County Winter
Bird Route
Date: February 18, 2012 (Saturday)
Leader: Janet Callen , 664-1085
Meet: K-Mart parking lot, south side
Time: 8:00 a.m.
This will be a
full day trip and it is a repeat of a trip we did in 2010 in search of winter
birds.
Cataldo and Chain
Lakes Area
Date:
March 10, 2012
Leader:
Lisa Hardy, 783-1262
Meet:
To be determined
Time: To be determined
Target bird: Swans and other waterfowl
Rathdrum Prairie and
Post Falls parks
Date:
March 31, 2012
Leader:
Roland Craft
Meet: Super 1 grocery store in POST FALLS,
southwest corner of parking lot.
Time: 8:30 a.m.
We will look for returning songbirds and
raptors
Little Pend Orielle
Wildlife Refuge
Date:
April 28, 2012 (Date may change but we will notify participants)
Leader: Roland Craft, 457-8894
Meet:
Super 1 grocery store in POST FALLS, southwest corner of parking lot.
Time: 7:30 a.m.
This will be
a full day trip and a refuge employee will be our guide
Dishman Hills Hike
Date: May 12, 2012
Leader: Dick Cripe
Meet: K-Mart parking lot, south side.
Time: 8:00 a.m.
This will be an easy one-half day hike,
searching for migrating birds. Bring a
snack and water.
Missoula
Birding Trails
and Moise Bison Range
Date:
Memorial Weekend or weekend before
Leaders: Please call Janet Callen at
664-1085 or Roland Craft at 457-8894
Please let us know ASPS if this trip would be of interest to
you.
Century
Count
Early June
