Note to Field Trip Participants:

Always call the trip leader so you will know about the last-minute changes in plans.On all trips bring appropriate clothing, including rain gear, and wear sturdy boots on hikes.

Binoculars and bird-identification guides are helpful on the birding trip. In warmer weather bring drinking water. Trips will go rain or shine; after all some of the best birding is in "fowl" weather.

Be aware of hunting seasons. Refer to the Missouri Department of Conservation web page for current hunting seasons and other information. Avoid wearing these colors during the following hunting seasons:

Turkey season: red, white, blue and black.
Fall firearm deer season: brown and white.

Monthly Meetings:
The River Bluffs Audubon Society meets at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of each month from September to May at the Runge Nature Center on Hwy 179 one half mile north of Hwy 50 in Jefferson City, Missouri.  Guest speakers discuss birds, wildlife, the habitat which supports them, and other environmental issues.  The public is welcome at these interesting and educational meetings.  The program meetings are followed by socializing and a general membership meeting. 

Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, Pick up your RBAS bird seed orders at Birds-I-View, 512 Ellis Blvd, Jefferson City between 10 am and 6 pm. Owners will donate 10% of your in-store purchases on Saturday to RBAS.

Thursday, November 12 - Silent auction with dinner at 6 pm and showing of video "Hummingbirds" Beauty or Beast" at 7 pm in Yen Ching Restaurant.

Saturday, November 21 and Monday, November 23 - "Selective Winter Bird Feeding" and "Making the Most of your Bird Food and Feeders" Seminars given by Birds-I-View at 9 am and 2 pm on Saturday, and 6 pm on Monday. For more information and/or register by calling 638-2473 or on-line at www.birds-i-view.biz

Saturday, November 21 - Workshop for women on "Wooding Working for the Birds" from 9 am to noon at Runge Conservation Nature Center. Call 526-5544 for more information.

Saturday, December 5 - Field trip along KATY trail and/or Noren Access to look for sparrows and other early winter birds. Meet at 8 am at the State Information Center, 600 W. Main

Saturday, December 5 - Program for families on Winter Woodpeckers from 1 pm to 2:30 pm includes indoor presentation, guided walk outdoors and children's crafts at Runge Conservation Nature Center. Make reservations beginning December 1st by calling 526-5544.

Thursday, December 10 - James D. Wilson will speak about the importance of annual bird counts at 7 pm in Runge Conservation Nature Center's auditorium. For more information see the article on page one of the November/December 2009 Timberdoodle.

Saturday, December 19 - Meet at HyVee at 6 am for Christmas Bird Count Breakfast. Counters will leave at 7 am and re-gather in the evening to tally results at a pot luck dinner.