WILDLIFE SERIES:
In
addition to the nature presentations at Hartford Audubon's
monthly meetings, the Club offers the Wildlife Series.
There are four nature programs in the series, narrated by
leading photographers-lecturers, presented during the
year. Additional information or brochures are available by
contacting Fran D'Amico, the Wildlife Series Chairperson via our
email address: hartfordaudubon at yahoo.com
Programs are held on the 3rd
Tuesday of October, November, March and April. You can
purchase tickets in advance, but tickets are also available at
the door.
Events start at
7:30 P.M.
Location: The
McAuley / 275
Steele Rd., West Hartford, CT
(Map
is shown below programs)
Fees:
Season Ticket: Adult = $12.00, Student = $6.00
Single Admission: Adult = $4.00, Student = $2.00
Please
send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your
request to:
Fran D'Amico
c/o Hartford Audubon Society
P.O. Box
270207
West Hartford, CT. 06127-0207
2010-11 Wildlife Series
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM
McAuley Residence Auditorium
275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT 06117
Polar Bears and Polar Birds - Sam Fried
spent a week in Churchill, Manitoba, expecting to see ice,
snow, bears and winter birds. It turned out differently than
planned, leading to a lot of questions and not many good
answers. What happens to the polar bears of Hudson Bay when
the bay doesn’t freeze on time? And what happens to the birds
that are migrating in and out of Churchill a month earlier and
later than 20 years ago? Join us this evening and hear Sam’s
thoughts on these topical questions. Sam is a former president
of HAS and founder of Flights of Fancy Adventures.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM
McAuley Residence Auditorium
275 Steele Rd, West Hartford, CT 06117
The
Route to Distant Islands: An expedition
across the South Atlantic - Geoffrey LeBaron, Director of the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird
Count will be our speaker this evening. Join us for an
expedition cruising voyage from the southern tip of South
America to the southern tip of Africa - 4600 nautical miles
across some of the most active and untraveled waters on
Earth. Locations visited include the Falkland Islands, South
Georgia (a beautiful island filled with the lore of whaling,
and immense penguin colonies) and Tristan da Cunha, the
remotest human outpost on Earth.
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011
Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM
McAuley Residence Auditorium
275 Steele
Rd, West Hartford, CT 06117
The American Kestrels of New York City - Dr. Robert DeCandido
works as a consultant and has been studying urban kestrels
since the early 1990’s. Beginning in 2006 they have been a
major focus of his research in New York City (NYC). Throughout
the eastern United States, the American Kestrel is declining
due to several factors. However, in NYC, there are between 60
and 100 kestrel pairs living in the five boroughs. Bob will
talk about the ecology of urban kestrels, and what we know
about how they "make a living" in NYC.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
Wildlife Series, 7:30 PM
McAuley Residence Auditorium
275 Steele
Rd, West Hartford, CT 06117
Bicknell’s
Thrush: Conserving a Bird of Two Worlds Bicknell’s Thrush is one of North America’s most rare and
vulnerable songbirds. Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE)
Director Chris
Rimmer
has led efforts to conserve the species and its habitats. Chris will
discuss this fascinating and rare songbird, VCE’s efforts to
study it in New England and the Caribbean and how this bird
represents a vital conservation link across borders. Much of
Chris’s recent work has focused on studying the Bicknell’s
Thrush at both ends of its migratory range, from the
northeastern United States to Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.
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