Headquarters (Wheeling) Chapter
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The Brooks Bird Club Headquarters Chapter is based in Wheeling WV and is the first chapter of the BBC.
During the colder months members of the BBC Headquarters (Wheeling) Chapter meet on the third Tuesday of the month at the Schrader Environmental Center in Oglebay Park. Note: Enter the Schrader Center on the ground floor adjacent the parking lot.
The doors open at 6:00PM for socializing, we enjoy a shared meal at 6:30PM (please bring an item to share, your own drink, plate and utensils). Our membership meeting begins around 7:15PM and the program of the evening begins around 8:00PM.
During the warmer months (May-September) the Headquarters (Wheeling) Chapter members host picnics at different locations.
The doors open at 6:00PM for socializing, we enjoy a shared meal at 6:30PM (please bring an item to share, your own drink, plate and utensils). Our membership meeting begins around 7:15PM and the program of the evening begins around 8:00PM.
During the warmer months (May-September) the Headquarters (Wheeling) Chapter members host picnics at different locations.
Check our "Calendar of Events" for locations and directions to the summer picnics.
All are welcome to these events including non-members!
All are welcome to these events including non-members!
Monthly meetings & field trips
Keep tabs here and on our "Calendar of Events" page.
2020 printable schedules (Field Trips) (Monthly Meetings)
For Regular Scheduled Meetings & Field Trips
~ Check below for details ~
Due to recent events
Please call or email leaders about possible cancelations to events/outings!
Keep tabs here and on our "Calendar of Events" page.
2020 printable schedules (Field Trips) (Monthly Meetings)
For Regular Scheduled Meetings & Field Trips
~ Check below for details ~
Due to recent events
Please call or email leaders about possible cancelations to events/outings!
Please remember to practice social distancing while birding!
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2020 Regular Scheduled Spring Meetings
At the January, February, March, April meetings we will meet at the Schrader Environmental Center (on the first floor) located in Oglebay Park. January 21st ~ Program ~ Bird History by L. Helgerman. February 18th ~ Program ~ A Big Year Birding by Jason White. March 17th ~ Program ~ Colorado Wildflowers and Birds by Jay Buckelew. Meeting is canceled due to current events. April 21st ~ Program ~ Seeing without seeing - Hearing without hearing by Ryan Tomazin. Meeting is canceled due to current events. 2020 Picnic & Special Outings
For directions to our picnic outings please use our "Mapping Feature" on our Calendar of Events page. Tuesday May 19th ~ (Picnic/outing) ~ Barkcamp State Park Meet at the beach pavilion at 8:00am. We will bird in the morning then eat lunch around noon. Bring a covered dish, drink and lawn chairs. For more information contact J. Emrick emricksj@gmail.com Saturday June 20th ~ (Picnic-outing) Hosted by Rosie Campbell. 61121 S. 26 Rd. Bethesda, OH 43719 Bring a covered dish and drink. Meet at 2:00pm. (MAP) Saturday July 18th ~ (Picnic/outing) Hosted by Suzanne Quinn. 44 Easy Dr. Dallas, WV 26036 PLEASE NOTE: You cannot get to the farm from the WV side, you MUST enter from the PA side. If needed use this address for car GPS units 106 Dague Ln, West Finley, PA 15377. (MAP) Bring a covered dish, drink and lawn chairs. Meet at 2:oopm. August ~ Lake Erie ~ Shorebird Outing! More information coming. September 20th ~ (Picnic/outing) ~ Barkcamp State Park We will meet at 8:30am at the first parking area on the left, just after crossing the small bridge over the lake. We will bird around the park looking for fall migrants, then have a picnic lunch at the beach pavilion at noon. Don't forget to bring a picnic lunch dish to share, along with your own drinks, plates and utensils. 2020 Regular Scheduled Fall Meetings
At the October, November and December meetings we will meet at the Schrader Environmental Center (on the first floor) located in Oglebay Park October 20th ~ TBA November 17th ~ Program ~ Members Slide Slam by our local members. Please sign up ahead, time spots will be assigned. Also, we will talking about the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts. December ~ Wheeling Christmas Bird Count! Contact your local CBC compilers: WVWH Wheeling: Molly Check mcheck@oionline.com OHCA Cadiz: Scott Pendleton tallyp2001@yahoo.com PABK Buffalo Creek: L. Helgerman bobolink1989@gmail.com December 15th ~ Christmas Party 
2019 Winter Field Trip Short-eared Owl
2019 Winter Field Trip Bald Eagle
2019 Winter Field Trip Long-tailed Duck
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2020 Field Trips ~ winter & spring
Thursday January 16th, 2020 ~ Duck Outing- This is a joint outing with the Mountwood Bird Club of Parkersburg. Meet at the Parkersburg Big Sandy Superstore at 8:00am or Rinky Dink’s in Marietta at 8:30am . Please bring a lunch. Sunday February 9th, 2020 ~ Winter Raptors- Update: New meeting area! We will meet at 2:30pm: At the intersection of Rt.9 & Rt. 519 New Athens Ohio. Park across from the Hometown Store. From here we will carpool to various locations in search of winter raptors. We will be mostly in and out of our cars, but dress warm and wear boots. Bring walkie talkies if you have them. Saturday February 22rd 2020 ~ Waterfowl Workshop Meet at 10:00am at the Schrader Environmental Center (on the first floor) located in Oglebay Park. Sunday February 23rd 2020 ~ Duck Outing ~ Location: Ohio River. We will meet at the Pike Island Dam parking lot (Ohio side) at 1:00pm. (MAP) 40.150641, -80.706515 Wednesday March 4th 2020 ~ Duck Outing ~ Location: Ohio River. We will meet at the Pike Island Dam parking lot (Ohio side) at 1:00pm. (MAP) 40.150641, -80.706515 Saturday or Sunday March 7th & 8th 2020 ~ Falconry Outing ~ (MAP) Meet at 9:30AM at 421 E, Main St. Holloway Ohio. Hawks will be hunting all day! Food will be available. Event Brochure coming Update Date Change! (was scheduled for 3/10) Wednesday March 11th 2020 ~ Winter Ecology/Bird Walk We will meet at 9:30am at the Ohio River Islands NWR on Rt. 2 and Rt. 67. We have UPDATED this outing to add more winter interest! Leaders Jay Buckelew and Bill Hicks. Winter ecology & bird walk plus, we will check out a Bald Eagle and Raven's nest! (MAP) 40°15'35.0"N 80°36'41.3"W Copy and paste into Google maps. Saturday March 14th, 2020 ~ Maple Sugaring ~ Join local chapter members for a morning of walking through the history of maple sugaring! Held at Camp Russell in Oglebay Park. 9:00am-1:00pm. Register online or call 304-242-6855 Sunday March 15th, 2020 Seneca Lake Outing ~ Meet at the fish hatchery parking area at 10:00am. 39°55'32.2"N 81°26'17.5"W Sunday March 22th 2020 ~Duck Outing ~ Outing is canceled due to current events. We will be heading back to Seneca Lake in Ohio. We will meet at 11:00am at the Seneca Lake fish hatchery. 39.925618, -81.438270 Please pack a lunch with drinks. We will eat our lunches at the picnic area. Saturday April 11th 2020 ~Warblers/Wildflowers/Herons Meet at Middle Creek Elementary School Parking lot at 9:00am. (MAP) Saturday April 18th 2020 ~ Raccoon Creek Outing~ This is a joint outing with the Three Rivers Birding Club. meet at the picnic area in Raccoon Creek State Park. at 9:30am. 40°29'33.4"N 80°25'12.1"W Monday April 20th 2020 ~ The Buckelew trail BBC member Jay Buckelew recently had a trail named after him by the Bethany College's Earth Day Committee. The trail, located on the Bethany campus, will have a special dedication at 12:15pm, followed by a walk, lead by author Joan Maloof. Ms. Maloof, is the author of four books on old growth forests. Wednesday April 22nd 2020 ~ Sunfish Creek Outing ~ 8:00am at the Emrick's home or 8:30am in Cameron OH. Take OH 78 to Sunfish Creek Road (29-A) cross bridge over creek heading into Cameron, meet on the Cameron side of the bridge. We will work our way up Sunfish Creek and have lunch at Sylvia Bowen's home. Bring lunch and drinks. (MAP) Sunday April 26th, 2020 ~ Enlow Fork Total Ecology Extravaganza~ (MAP) Come and enjoy spring wildflowers and spring migrants in this hidden area of Greene County PA. This long running event features a 8:00am bird walk and a 10:00am flower walk. Food will be available. Bring a chair and enjoy. Enlow Fork is the headwaters of Big Wheeling Creek. 2019 Enlow Event Brochure. Saturday May 2nd, 2020 ~ Captina Creek Birding Trail-Join us at 8:00a.m. at the Riverside Restaurant in Powhatan Point OH. This is a driving tour of the Captina Creek Birding Trail. The is the forth-year anniversary of the trail. We will be stopping along the way to enjoy the great birding this trail has to offer. Leaders from the BBC HQ Chapter will guide us. Bring lunch and drinks. (MAP) Wednesday May 20th 2020 ~ Grassland Birds ~ We will meet at 8:00am in New Athens, Ohio at the intersection of RT. 9 and Rt. 519. New Athens, OH 43981 40.184907, -80.995829 We will be birding to around 12:00pm - 1:00pm, working our way towards Cadiz, where we will eat lunch. Bring drinking water! We should be wrapping up before it gets too hot. Upland Sandpipers, Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, Grasshopper Sparrows, Henslow Sparrows and Vesper Sparrows are some of our target birds Sunday May 24th, 2020 ~ Buffalo Creek PA Important Bird Area- Join us at 7:30a.m. at the historic S-Bridge at the intersection of RT-221 and SR-40 (parking lot on SR-40 just past S-Bridge). We will bird at the S-bridge for around 30 minutes so folks can have an arrival window. We will then bird throughout the IBA. Pack a lunch and bring drinks. (MAP) Sunday May 31st 2020 ~ Outing for Grassland Birds We will meet at 8:00am in New Athens, Ohio at the intersection of RT. 9 and Rt. 519. New Athens, OH 43981 40.184907, -80.995829 We will be birding to around 12:00pm - 1:00pm, working our way towards Cadiz, where we will eat lunch. Bring drinking water! We should be wrapping up before it gets too hot. Upland Sandpipers, Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, Grasshopper Sparrows, Henslow Sparrows and Vesper Sparrows are some of our target birds Saturday June 6th 2020 ~ Dickinson's Cattle Ranch ~ Bobolink Bonanza ~ 8:00am - 1:00pm ~ Brochure ~ (MAP) |
In Memoriam: HQ Chapter
Jim Denham
Martha Giffen
Jim Denham
Martha Giffen