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FIELD TRIPS 2009-2010
New 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.
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 car receives the
same amount of money, assuming that each carries at least one passenger that is
not a family member and completes the entire trip. If a husband and wife
choose to drive only themselves, they do not receive a share of the
costs. The reimbursement rate is 25 cents per mile. It is the trip
leader's responsibility to calculate costs at the end of the trip and notify
riders of how much they owe the driver.
As
an example, two cars made the recent trip to the Turnbull Refuge, a husband and
wife and one passenger in each car. The round trip was 110 miles (X 2
cars X .25/mile = $55). $55 / 6 passengers = $9.17/ passenger goes into
the pool for division equally among the cars. 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
2010 FIELD TRIPS
GREAT BACKYARD BIRD
COUNT February 12-15: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/
MICA BAY SURVEY
DATES:
February 9, 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 3 hours once a month counting birds at Mica
Bay. Everybody is welcome including beginning birders. We will help you with identification
skills.
rATHDRUM pRAIRIE
DATE: February 13, Saturday
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
MEET: Meet:
K-Mart parking lot, south side.
LEADER: Bill
Gundlach: 667-3339
ACTIVITY 1/2
day - bring water and dress for the weather.
LATER FIELD TRIPS
Details in upcoming newsletters
March: (about the 20th) Chain Lakes
for swans and other migrants. Leader: Lisa Hardy
April 24: Fishtrap/Hog Lake: 30 miles
south of Spokane. Leaders: Roland Craft 457-8894 and Janet Callen
664-1085
May 1: Elk River Falls, White Pine
Drive, Bovill and Deary. Alternate: Westmond Lake and Round Lake. Leaders: Roland Craft
and Janet Callen
May 14, 15, 16: Three day, 2 night trip to Lee
Metcalf Wildlife Refuge (on the Bitterroot Valley Mountain Birding Trail),
Stevensville, Montana. Leaders: Kris Buchler 664-4739 and Janet
Callen
June 5:
Bonner County Century Count
Lynn Sheridan will lead
three summer birding field trips in 2010. These
local area trips are
designed for beginning bird-watchers, but anyone is welcome.
Each trip will last approximately
two hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Tentative dates are:
June 17: Honeysuckle Beach in Hayden
July 15: Cougar Bay and
the Nature Conservancy Preserve
August 19: North Idaho College and the Spokane River
For details and meeting
locations call Lynn at 765-2603
