Humboldt Society

June  Field Trip
Saturday, April 13

NATIONAL ZOO TRIP

Meet  8:300 am at Grandiflora (aka Tony’s house). 1220 S. Broad St., Philadelphia.

Must RSVP call 215.336.3660

Visit the Washington Zoo to see the new Asia Trail, home of the giant
and red Pandas, sloth bear, clouded leopard, otters, and more.

Lunch will be on the zoo grounds or in the neigborhood.

Contact: Tony 215-336-3660 for any other information and to reserve a seat for
this trip.

(Please compensate your driver for gas, tolls and wear and tear of the
vehicle. We suggest a $15.00 donation per person.)

April  Field Trip
Saturday, April 18
Earth Day Participation: Morris Park Restoration Project

Meet  9:30 am at Grandiflora (aka Tony’s house). 1220 S. Broad St., Philadelphia.

Must RSVP call 215.336.3660

We will spend the morning helping to restore Morris Park. This could
involve working on trails, removing invasive plants, picking up trash
or planting native plants.
Bring something to drink. We will stop for lunch afterwards.

Contact: Tony 215-336-3660 for any other information and to reserve a seat for
this trip.

RSVP. Call Stephen 215.985.1456/Tony 215.336.3660 or email.

February Field Trip
Sunday, Feb. 15
Wissahickon Walk

Meet  9:30 am at William Way Community Center. 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia.

This is planned as a leisurely stroll along the Wissahickon to enjoy the natural aspects of winter. Dress warmly in layers and wear comfortable shoes.

RSVP. Call Stephen 215.985.1456/Tony 215.336.3660 or email.

January Field Trip
Sunday, Jan. 25

FDR PARK (THE LAKES)

Meet  9:30 am at Grandiflora 1220 S. Broad St.

RSVP. Call Stephen 215.985.1456/Tony 215.336.3660 or email.

We will visit this South Philadelphia park to look for ducks and other winter birds. We hope to see scaup, ringneck, bufflehead, wigeon, shoveler, teal, ruddy, and redhead ducks. Bring binoculars.

October Field Trip
Saturday, Oct. 25
Bird Collision Project Participation

Meet at 5:30AM SHARP at the Blue Cross Building, 19th and Market St.

RSVP. Call Stephen 215.985.1456/Tony 215.336.3660 or email.

August Field Trip
Sunday, Aug. 31
Trees Houses At Tyler Arboretum

Meet at 10AM SHARP at Tony’s house
1220 S. Broad St., Phila. Pa. 19147
RSVP. We will be car pooling. Phone to reserve a spot.
Call Stephen 215.985.1456/Tony 215.336.3660 to reserve a spot in a car and to get more information.

Cost of entrance is $7.00 for adults but that does not include the cost of car pooling. Everyone should give a donation to the drivers. It takes about 30 minutes of driving time to get there. Upon arrival we will have  a short tour, then lunch at a local place like the Iron Hill Brewery and then go back to the arboretum. There’s a lot to see, including butterfly and native plant gardens.

The exhibit will be an eclectic woodland wonderland unified by intense creativity and admiration for trees. One-of-a-kind tree houses designed and built by Delaware Valley architects and artisans will be on display May 31-September 28 at the Arboretum. From the elegantly simple to the fantastically elaborate, each house is designed to inspire wonder and appreciation for trees in visitors of all ages!

May Field Trip
Sunday, May 18

BIRDING AT JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE at TINICUM

April Field Trip
Saturday, April 26

Earth Day Volunteer Clean-Up: Morton Homestead
Meet: 9:30 am

William Way Community Center
1315 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA

Morton Homestead is typical of the early Swedish log buildings built by settlers of the New Sweden colony, established in 1638 along the Delaware River in what is now Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.

We will participate in a site clean-up as our Earth Day volunteer activity this year.

February Field Trip
Saturday, Feb. 2

CUMBERLAND COUNTY WINTER EAGLE FESTIVAL
Meet: 10:00 am “sharp”
Grandiflora
1220 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA

RSVP. We will be car pooling. Phone to reserve a spot.
Cost of the program is $10.00 and that does not include the cost of car pooling.
Contact Tony 215-336-3660 to reserve a spot.

Speakers:
Erica Miller @ 10, Eagle rehabilitation;
Don Freiday @ 11, How to ID any bird;
Yoke DiGiorgio @ 1, Eagle nesting diary;
Pete Dunne @ 2, Tools of the trade (probably scopes and such);
and Steve Eisenhauer @ 3, An eagle eye view of Cumberland County.

There are walks at: Sunrise, 7 a.m., 10 a.m., Bald Eagle Trail ; 12:30 Maple Trail; and 5, owl watch.
Four, staffed viewing areas:

• Newport Landing. There’s a small place to eat here.
• Beaver Dam
• Inpound Pond on Maple Ave.
• Turkey Point

It’s several miles from the fire house to Newport Landing.

Sorry for the late notice but we just found out about this exciting trip and want to take advantage of it. Hope you can come.
Some folks will spend the entire day there while others will return home earlier.
Afterwards we will stop for food. The tourism lady says that Al’s Hideaway restaurant out at Shellpile will be open for the day. It’s very good but not cheap. Excellent crab cakes. Al’s has a liquor license.

January Field Trip
Sunday, Jan. 27
Winter Birding in the Pennypack
Meet: 10:00 am
Grandiflora
1220 S. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA

This trip will take us to the Pennypack Environmental Center in Fairmount Park which is in the northeast section of Philadelphia. We expect to see woodpeckers, nuthatches, finches, sparrows, titmice, and juncos, and more. This will be a short easy trip due to the cold weather. Bring binoculars and dress warmly. Lunch to follow at a nearby restaurant.

Contact Tony 215-336-3660 to reserve a spot and get details.

December Field Trip
Sunday, Dec. 30
Exhibit
Meet: 10:00 am
American Philosophical Society
105 South 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA
Contact Tony 215-336-3660 to reserve a spot and get details.

UNDAUNTED:
Five American Explorers 1760 -2007
An exhibit at The American Philosophical Society about what it takes to be an explorer. Follow 5 intrepid individuals who share a sense of adventure and the courage to explore the unknown:
David Rittenhouse
John James Audubon
Titian Ramsey Peale
Elisha Kent Kane
Ruth Patrick

Did you know that Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, who is portrayed in the exhibit, is the person who named a icefield in Greenland the Humboldt Glacier? Each of these explorers, also shares something with all of us. Each has a Philadelphia connection and each was a member of the American Philosophical Society. All five have wonderful stories to tell. They are profiled in the exhibition using portraits, watercolors, sketches, maps, rare books, ship models, specimens, and the essential instruments of discovery—clocks, compasses, telescopes, and microscopes. The objects are drawn largely from the Society’s important history of science collections.