Wednesday, September 8^th, 6:00 PM: Meeting at Pottawatomie Community Center, St. Charles. Our annual potluck dinner meeting will feature guest speaker Denis Kania, who will disclose his secrets to unraveling identity of those "Confusing Fall Warblers." Potluck dinner begins at 6:00 PM. Potluck participants whose last names begin with the letters A-F should bring a dessert, G-L an entree, M-R a salad, and S-Z a vegetable. Diners are urged to supply their own dinnerware, utensils, drinking cup, serving dish/bowl, and serving spoon/fork, all in a non-disposable form. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM. Pottawatomie Community Center is located along the east bank of the Fox River, north of downtown. From Main Street (Route 64), travel north on Fifth Avenue (Route 25). After .8 mile, turn left on North Avenue. The community center is at the end of North Avenue at the river. For more information about this event, please contact Bob Andrini at 630.584.8386. (Map)

Saturday, September 11^th, 8:00 AM: Bird Walk at Les Arends Forest Preserve, Batavia. Tim Balassie is the leader of this walk along the bike trail on the western shore of the Fox River. Migrating fall warblers are the primary viewing target for this outing. Participants should meet in the parking lot by the first shelter. The preserve entrance is located on Route 31, 1.3 miles south of Main Street, Batavia. If you have questions about this event, please call Tim at 630.513.7345. (Map)