Event: Birding at Night – The Final Frontier
February 3, 2010 by SNBWTP
Filed under 2010 Wings & Wildlife Festival, Events
Ted Floyd’s banquet presentation will introduce us to the amazing world of birding at night. Many birds are surprisingly easy to observe at night. And it’s not just owls, but also lots of birds we often think of as being active only by day: thrushes and thrashers, warblers and sparrows, and many more. And the things they do at night are extraordinary.
Ted’s talk will show us how to find birds at night. It’s easy! Yet most people are unaware of the surprising “night life” of the bird world. Birding at night is an unexplored frontier for most of us. Ted will take us on a tour of the new frontier of nocturnal birding, and he will tell us how nocturnal birding is helping the cause of bird conservation.
“Birding at Night: The Final Frontier” will open your mind to an entirely new conception of birding. Warning: Going birding at night is thoroughly addictive. As a result of hearing and seeing Ted’s presentation, you may find yourself increasingly sleep-deprived, unable to stay in bed and indoors during the nighttime hours!
Banquet Keynote Speaker: Saturday, March 13th
Book Signing: Friday, March 12th, 5:00-6:00 pm
New from the ABA: Let’s Go Birding!
This guide for beginning birders is unlike any other on the market. Let’s Go Birding! is fun, fast, and friendly—designed for a beginner who wants to get up to speed quickly. Expert birder Ned Brinkley says, “Rich in wise counsel and understanding, this pithy text is part manifesto, part mantra, part mentor.”
The text encourages you to start birding right where you are—in the suburbs, in the big city, anywhere. Then, by focusing your attention on the most common birds in your area, you quickly start to acquire the skills of the expert birder. Topics covered include learning birdsong, keeping a field notebook, understanding behavior and ecology, and many others. Let’s Go Birding! also emphasizes conservation, education, and getting involved in the work of the American Birding Association.
- Text by Ted Floyd, Editor of Birding magazine and a prominent advocate of the “whole bird” approach to identification.
- Color photographs by Bill Schmoker, a bird photographer with numerous credits in major field guides and nature magazines.
This handsome guide features 48 full-color photos, and its 32 pages are packed full of information on everything you need to get started. Let’s Go Birding! is available for FREE for a limited time to new members who join the ABA and included with paid registration to the Wings and Wildlife Festival.
