I am very pleased to have the opportunity to serve another term as the President and am looking forward to a fun and productive year! The Alaska Bird Club has many talented members and volunteers and we are fortunate to have several of these individuals serving on the Board of Directors and committees. At the February meeting, we will provide an in-depth training on each of the committees and various activities TABC has to offer. If you have been interested or curious as to just what occurs behind the scenes with the Disaster Preparedness, Lost/Found-Rescue, Hospitality, Adopt-A-Bird Program or others, we hope you will plan on attending this meeting.

For folks interested in becoming an Emergency or Foster provider, we will also discuss just what it takes to fill that role and how TABC supports volunteers in these activities.

Coming later this spring will be a photo contest judged by Dave Jensen. This contest is back by popular demand and promises to bring out the artistic skills of our members and their birds. If you have photographed you bird in a special moment or pose, being goofy or just plain having fun, please come forward and enter the contest!

If you have ideas about who TABC should sponsor to present at the annual seminar this coming fall, please submit your suggestions. We’ve been very fortunate to have had many world-class speakers and hope to offer the best seminar ever!

With the New Year brings inevitable change, it is bittersweet that TABC has to bid farewell to the Ekstroem family. For those of you who may not be aware, this family adopted a pair of macaws through the Adopt-A-Bird Program and have given these birds a new lease on life. The difference they have made with these birds has been nothing short of miraculous. The Ekstroem’s are a military family and are moving to Alabama. As a family, they have been very active in assisting the club and helping in a variety of functions. Their energy and humor has been contagious. They have been a blessing to us and will be sorely missed!

Last, I hope that you and your birds find new ways to explore, play, and have fun!

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Leanna Rein, President
The Alaska Bird Club

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