SHERBURNE — The Chenango County Bird Club invite all to join their meeting at 6 p.m., tonight, May 13. Following the meeting, attendees will tour the newly renovated bird cabin near Friends of Rogers Environmental Education Center main parking lot, at 2721 State Route 80 in Sherburne.

Originally, this evening’s bird club meeting was to take place at the Colgate University campus, but due to inclement weather, the University walk will be put on hold until further notice.

Chenango Bird Club Communications Chair Dan Pfeifer said anyone interested in birds can attend, whether a beginner birder or experienced.

Pfeifer said they will hold a brief meeting, give a tour of the cabin, brainstorm future birding events and finish up with a visit to Gilligan’s for ice cream.

He said spring is synonymous with singing birds, and peak migration in mid-May, always brings an exciting time for birding in the area with a possibility of sighting the Cape May Warbler.

He also noted that the Cornell Merlin audio identification app is a great tool to load to a smartphone.

According to All About Birds website, the Cape May Warbler is larger than a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and smaller than a Song Sparrow. It has a thin bill and white under tail coverts. The males have a chestnut cheek patch and yellow collar and black streaks mark the yellow breast and continue down the flanks.

The female has a short tail with a thin bill and white under tail coverts. Adult females and immature males have a grayish cheek patch, an olive-gray crown, and a paler yellow collar and paler streaked breast.

Their song is four or more high thin notes without change in pitch: seet-seet-seet-seet.

Cape May Warblers hunt insects among branches, drink nectar from flowers, or eat fruit. They are typically found amongst spruce and balsam fir trees in breeding season and during migration in the winter, can be found in a host of forested and shrubby habitats.

Additional information on the Cape May Warbler, can be found at allaboutbirds.org.

The Friends of Rogers Bird Cabin was renovated in 2023 and is home to the George Lesser Bird Collection. It is also used for meeting and classroom space.

To inquire about the Chenango County Bird Club email Club President Loretta Brady at lorettajbrady@gmail.com.