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SUMMARY:Hybrid BBC Fall Meeting: The Resplendent Quetzal
DESCRIPTION:The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25\, 2024 from 7pm-9pm\, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. \nThis hybrid meeting will be hosted at the Harvard University Geologic Hall (24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge) as well as via Zoom for those unable to attend live. Note that there is free parking at the 52 Oxford Street Parking garage. The event is open to BBC members and non-members. \n*** \nA dazzling and legendary bird of the highland forests of Mexico and Central America\, Aztec and Mayan cultures revered the Resplendent Quetzal. How have conservation efforts failed it in many regions\, but given it a boost in others? What else do we know? We will focus on the RQ’s nesting and feeding ecology\, on its central role in Mayan and Aztec religions\, on how it fits into the increasingly threatened rainforests that sustain it\, and on what lies ahead for this bird. Dr. Alan Poole will share the latest research on this spectacular bird. \nPresenter Bio: \nAn ornithologist with training at Princeton\, Yale\, and Woods Hole\, Alan Poole has had a long career in the worlds of research and publishing. He is an Associate of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology\, a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society\, and the recently retired editor of the Birds of North America (BNA) – an 18 volume\, 18\,000 page life history series now online at Cornell. In addition to editing\, Alan has spent over 40 years in studies of coastal birds\, particularly Ospreys\, and completed his 2 nd book on that species (Ospreys: the revival of a global raptor; Johns Hopkins University Press) in 2019. His new book about the Resplendent Quetzal\, a Neotropical cloud forest beauty\, was published by Cornell/Zona Tropical in October 2023. \nRegister here if you plan to join the presentation virtually.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/hybrid-bbc-fall-meeting-the-resplendent-quetzal/
LOCATION:Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Penguin Adventures in the Falkland Islands (cosponsored with Watertown Free Public Library)
DESCRIPTION:Join wildlife photographer Shawn Carey for a photographic journey through the Falkland Islands for a close up look at several species of penguins and tips for planning your own travels! Co-sponsored with the Watertown Free Public Library. \nFor this program we will explore two locations on Saunders Islands\, The Neck\, which has three nesting penguin species plus nesting Black-browed Albatross. Then onto The Rookery with its impressive colony of Southern Rockhopper Penguins and a staggering number of Black-browed Albatross. After that we will explore Sealion Island and our first look at Elephant Seals\, Sealions and the Killer Whales that prowl the waters looking to feast on them. Next up is Bleaker Island with its beautiful mile long beach where you can watch Gentoo and Magellanic Penguins as they ride the waves onto the sandy shores. Finally\, we will end our photographic adventure at Volunteer Point which has the largest nesting King Penguin population in the Falklands. \nShawn Carey (Migration Productions) produces bird and wildlife related multi-media presentations\, videos and photo workshops that have been presented all over the United States. Shawn moved from his home in Pennsylvania to Massachusetts in 1986 and started watching birds in 1988. His avid interest in photography was joined with a newfound passion for birding and he began to combine the two in 1991. \nShawn’s photos have been published in the Boston Globe\, New York Times\, Mass Audubon Sanctuary magazine\, Science magazine\, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary magazine and many others over the last 20 years. In 1997\, he started teaching bird photography workshops (Fundamentals of Bird Photography) for the Massachusetts Audubon and he is an instructor for Summer Fields Schools\non Cape Cod for Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. \nThis will be an in-person only event.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/penguin-adventures-in-the-falkland-islands-cosponsored-with-watertown-free-public-library/
LOCATION:Watertown – Public Library\, 123 Main Street\, Watertown\, 02472\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Members Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for 2025 Members Night! \nMark your calendar and save the evening of Saturday February 8\, 2025 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM for our annual BBC Members Night to be held at the John Glenn Middle School at 99 McMahon Street in Bedford. \nThis event is a chance for BBC members to share their stories via poems\, slide shows\, video\, graphic arts\, and more. The evening is a wonderful way to connect with birding friends\, catch up on one another’s birding experiences\, and enjoy the shared adventures of the presenters. \nA social hour will precede the meeting from 6:30 to 7:30. \nFor the first time we will have a book sale table where you can sell your extra books about birds\, birding\, and other natural history topics. All proceeds will go to the BBC. Unsold books will be donated to More Than Words in Waltham. \nIf you would like to present at the Showcase that night please email BBC Vice-President Cliff Cook at ccook@brooklinebirdclub.org. Please include a short description of what you would like to show us as well as a phone number and email address where you can be contacted. \nIf you would like to donate books please plan to arrive at 6:30 or before. \nThe meeting is free and open to all. There is plenty of free parking. Please note that this event will be in person only\, with no Zoom link.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/2025-members-showcase/
LOCATION:Bedford – John Glenn Middle School\, 99 McMahon Road\, Bedford\, MA\, 01730\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting & Lecture: South Asian Vultures: Crisis & Conservation - ALL ARE WELCOME
DESCRIPTION:Not too long ago\, the millions of vultures in South Asia were so common that no one had bothered to count them. Until the 1990s\, when populations of three Gyps vultures collapsed by more than 97 per cent in a decade. It was the fastest avian decline ever recorded. Conservationists scrambled to find the cause and start captive breeding programs. What happens when South Asia’s essential clean-up crew vanishes? Join us to learn more about this environmental lesson for all. \nPresenter Bio: Meera Subramanian is an award-winning freelance journalist and National Geographic Explorer whose work has been published in Nature\, The New York Times\, The NewYorker.com\, Audubon\, and many others; she is a contributing editor of Orion. She is the author of A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis\, which was short-listed for the Orion Book Award. Based on a glacial moraine on the edge of the Atlantic\, she’s a perpetual wanderer who can’t stop planting perennials. You can find her at www.meerasub.org. \nA social hour will precede the meeting and start at 6:30. \nZoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s3IWfA6YRl-mDdzSDORL4A
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/annual-meeting-lecture-south-asian-vultures-crisis-conservation-all-are-welcome/
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SUMMARY:Fall Meeting and Webinar with Amar Ayyash Author of The Gull Guide
DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 7 for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash\, author of The Gull Guide. There will be a social hour starting at 6:30 and the meeting itself will start at 7:00PM. Free parking at Harvard’s 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:30PM.  The garage is entered across from the intersection of Oxford and Everett Streets. \nRegister for the Zoom webinar broadcast of the meeting. \nAmong the world’s “seabirds\,” gulls are the most accessible to humans\, invading our most immediate surroundings. Gulls are sometimes perceived as second class avian creatures. This\, along with the identification challenges they present and their readiness to hybridize\, creates a love-hate relationship for many birders. Yet some gull species are among the most coveted birds on any birder’s list (think Ross’s Gull and Ivory Gull). This makes for an interesting juxtaposition. Do we like some gulls and look past others? \nAmar Ayyash is both an expert on the gulls of North America and an evangelist for “gull recreation.” He coordinates the IOS Annual Gull Frolic on Lake Michigan\, hosts the popular website anythinglarus.com\, and he speaks at birding events throughout the continent. Much of his free time is dedicated to traveling the world to photograph and study gulls. Amar is the author of the authoritative guide to North American Gulls\, The Gull Guide. \nCopies of The Gull Guide will be for sale by the author. \nFollowing up on the evening’s presentation\, the BBC will offer two field trips focused on gull identification: \n\n11/15 at Revere Beach\, 10AM\n12/6 at Winthrop Beach\, 7:30AM\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/fall-meeting-with-amar-ayash-author-of-the-gull-guide/
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SUMMARY:BBC Winter Meeting February 7 – Social Hour\, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith!
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for Saturday\, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC’s annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with refreshments\, our popular used bird book sale table\, and our speaker Norman Smith\, Director of the Snowy Owl Project. The Winter Meeting is free and open to all. There is plenty of free parking. Please note that this event will be in person only\, with no Zoom link. \nWe will meet up once again at the John Glenn Middle School in Bedford\, MA at 99 McMahon Rd. This year we are trying something new. Our winter meeting will take place during the afternoon to make the event more family friendly and make driving there and back easier on our members. \nFor more information:\nhttps://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/bbc-winter-meeting-february-7-social-hour-book-sale-norman-smith/ \nOptional Registration\nAs we all know February weather in New England can be an… adventure. Make sure you get up to the date info on weather related changes by registering in advance. Registering is completely voluntary and will help both us and you plan for the event. Thanks!
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/bbc-winter-meeting-february-7-social-hour-used-book-sale-norman-smith/
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SUMMARY:Annual Members Meeting & Lecture with Hyla Howe: Bobolinks on the Brink
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on April 24 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30 with the BBC’s annual business meeting and the election of new officers and board members. Once we have concluded with club business and announcements we will go the evening’s speaker. \nThis 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.) \nConcerned 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. \nWhile 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. \nIntroducing the BBC’s 2026 Species of Concern – The Bobolink\nAt the meeting we will kick off a new BBC initiative\, our annual Species of Concern. Each year we will designate a bird that is facing challenges in Massachusetts. \nFor 2026 our Species of Concern will be the Bobolink\, a grassland bird that faces challenges across the state. You will learn about the Bobolink during the evening’s lecture – see more below – and you will hear about field trips and other activities to learn about and support the Bobolink. \nLecture: Bobolinks on the Brink: What do Bobolinks Tell Us about Our Relationship with the Land\, and How Can We Protect Them?\nHyla Howe\, Grassland Bird Biologist at Mass Audubon and Program Manager for the Bobolink Project will join the Brookline Bird Club to discuss our first endangered species spotlight: the Bobolink! \nMass Audubon’s Grassland Bird Biologist will join the Brookline Bird Club to discuss our first endangered species spotlight: the Bobolink! Bobolink populations are closely intertwined with shifting land use patterns and agricultural practices\, and conservation solutions to protect them are complex. Hyla will share observations from the field\, insights from conversations with farmers and landowners\, takeaways from efforts to improve and scale the Bobolink Project\, and results from a regional land use change analysis to describe where bobolink conservation stands today\, and what you can do to help. \nAbout the Speaker\nHyla Howe is Mass Audubon’s Grassland Bird Biologist and the Program Manager for the Bobolink Project. Hyla received her M.S. from the University of Vermont\, where she studied grassland birds and hayfield management in New York’s Champlain Valley. She is still based in Vermont\, where she works closely with farmers\, landowners\, and regional partners to scale bird-friendly hayfield management efforts across five states. In her free time\, she enjoys biking\, skiing\, paddling\, and making pottery. \nThe Details Including Zoom Link\nWhen: April 24\, social hour staring at 6:30 PM\, program starting at 7:30 PM \nWhere: Harvard Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford Street\, Cambridge \nParking: Harvard Oxford Street Garage entered opposite Everett Street at Oxford Street \nZoom Registration Link (advance registration strongly suggested): https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a32jwL2NQLqc8g1dl_Z1vw
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