10/23 Fall Meeting and Lecture – All Welcome

Please join us on October 23 for our in person Fall Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30 with announcements, a short presentation by our 2026 Hog Island Scholarship winners, and a talk by author Scott Weidensaul – “The Return of the Oystercatcher – Saving Birds to Save the Planet.”

This meeting is open to all and held at the Harvard Geological Lecture Hall at 24 Oxford Street in Cambridge. (This is next door to the Museum of Comparative Zoology.)

Concerned about parking? Don’t Be!! Starting at 5:30 PM there will be free parking for all at the Harvard Oxford Street Garage entered off Oxford Street across from Everett Street. Just tell the attendant that you will be going to the BBC meeting.

While we hope that you will be able to join us in person there will also be a Zoom link for those who cannot make it into Cambridge.

Scott Weidensaul: The Return of the Oystercatcher – Saving Birds to Save the Planet

At a time when the news for birds – for the planet – has rarely seemed more grim, there is reason for hope. We’ve restored faltering bird populations in the past, bringing back once nearly extinct raptors and waterfowl. And despite the odds today, all around the world, people are actually reviving bird populations, providing a roadmap for wider recovery.

In his newest book, The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet, best-selling author and researcher Scott Weidensaul shows why we should never underestimate the resiliency of birds, and why creating a world that works for birds will work for everything, including us.

Scott will trace this inspiring arc from a tiny island off the Maine coast to the bird-rich Danube Delta on the Ukrainian border where even war has not stopped progress; from the shortgrass prairies of Colorado to the world’s largest and most intact forest in Canada where Indigenous communities are permanently protecting hundreds of millions of acres of some of the most important migratory bird habitat on Earth, a win as well for social justice. This is a dose of optimism we all need.

About the Presenter

Scott Weidensaul is the author of nearly 30 books on natural history, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist “Living on the Wind” and his the New York Times bestseller “A World on the Wing.” 

His latest book, “Return of the Oystercatcher,” showcases what’s working for bird conservation around the world.

Weidensaul is a contributing editor for Audubon magazine, a columnist for Bird Watcher’s Digest, and writes for a variety of other publications including Living Bird. He is a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society and an active field researcher, studying saw-whet owl migration for 30 years, as well as winter hummingbirds in the East, bird migration in Alaska, and the winter movements of snowy owls through Project SNOWstorm, which he co-founded.

The Details Including Zoom Link

When: October 23 , social hour staring at 6:30 PM, program starting at 7:30 PM

Where: Harvard Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Parking: Harvard Oxford Street Garage entered opposite Everett Street at Oxford Street. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ENTER GARAGE. WE WILL SEND DETAILS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.

Zoom Registration Link (advance registration strongly suggested): https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dV82LcoZQG20yvf-tl1Zcg