CLUB PROGRAMS
2010 Season
Friday, September 10 - 'Hunters of the Sky' by Phaedra Demers
Meet
a live Screech Owl or Red Tailed Hawk, two examples of the numerous
raptor species that live and migrate through the fields, forests,
and wetlands of New Jersey. Learn about each raptor's special adaptations and have an up-close and personal encounter with beaks, feathers, talons, and calls. Phaedra Demers is a Naturalist Teacher at NJ Audubon’s Weis Ecology Center in Ringwood New Jersey. |
October 8 - "Down the Shore" by Jeffrey Hall
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In winter, the sunbathers, boardwalk visitors, and
Frisbee throwers that are characteristic of summertime at the Jersey
Shore are replaced by cold winds and solitude. But the beach is not
abandoned—instead it is given over to harlequin ducks, purple
sandpipers, snowy owls, and other winter visitors.
Jeffrey Hall’s articles and photographs have
appeared in Living Bird, Underwater Naturalist, New Jersey Audubon,
and many other publications. He has given presentations to over three
dozen different birding, conservation, and photography groups, and
has taught a number of Elderhostel courses. |
Friday, November 12 - ‘How to Misidentify Birds Like an Expert’
by Don Freiday
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Don
Freiday, whose misidentifications span over 25 years, 25 states, and
8 countries, recounts some of the great mistakes of all time, made
by him and other “expert” birders, and explores why even
the best birders get more birds wrong than they would like you to
know about. Some of the stories will have you rolling with laughter! Don Freiday is Director of Birding Programs for New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory. A New Jersey native, Don’s degree in Natural Resource Management and Applied Ecology is from Rutgers University, where for several semesters he taught Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Education to undergraduates . Don has worked in the field of nature interpretation and/or wildlife biology for over 20 years, during which time he has led birding and nature tours to many states across the U.S., as well as Newfoundland, Canada and Tanzania. He has also sought and studied birds and other wildlife in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, and Kenya. Don was a regional coordinator for the New Jersey Breeding Bird Atlas, edits NJA’s New Jersey Birds magazine, and is a member of the New Jersey Bird Records Committee. He has competed in the World Series of Birding for 18 years and in the Great Texas Birding Classic for 6. He is an author and columnist on nature, with two books to his credit. Don’s near-daily blogs on birding can be viewed at www.birdcapemay.org/blog , and are often accompanied by his photos. His column “Backyard Safari” appears in WildBird magazine. In his free time, Don enjoys birding, fishing, hunting, photography, cycling, kayaking, and cooking. |