Richmond Audubon Programs, September and October 2015
September 17, 2015
Audubon meetings start out with a bang this September! Chris Ludwig,
chief Biologist at the Virginia Natural Heritage Program, will present:
Birds and adventure in Northern Ecuador - Andes to the Amazon basin.
Over 1600 species of birds are known from Ecuador, a tiny South American
country smaller than the state of Arizona. This travel log chronicles
Chris’ trip, along with his wife Jolie, and will provide a photographic
tour of northern Ecuador with accounts of antpittas, cotingas, jacamars,
and other exotic warm and cold-blooded creatures of this incredibly
bio-diverse region. Please join us and learn more!
Join us at 6:30pm for pre-meeting coffee, cookies and conversations.
The meeting starts at 7pm. We meet at St. Luke Lutheran Church on
Chippenham Parkway at Custis Road.
October 15, 2015
Our October program will be a presentation about the American Kestrel
Nesting Box Project, given by Patti Reum of Highland County and Dan
Bieker of Albemarle County. Both Patti and Dan are board members of the
VSO and serve on the Conservation Committee.
The kestrel has shown population decreases due to loss of habitat,
loss of nesting cavities, and use of pesticides on agricultural fields.
The Project’s goal is to provide nesting boxes in suitable habitat where
kestrels are found throughout Virginia. Come learn about the project
and about the habitat and biology of this fascinating and valuable
species. Also hear about the monitoring program just started this year
to keep track of the nesting success of kestrels using our boxes.
Join us at 6:30pm for pre-meeting coffee, cookies and conversations.
The meeting starts at 7pm. We meet at St. Luke Lutheran Church on
Chippenham Parkway at Custis Road.
November 19, 2015 Pot Luck Dinner and member photo-sharing night. This
event continues to have the best food in town and is attracting more and
more of us to share a picture or 2 and a story with each other. Details
will be in the November Thrasher.
Thanks
Diane Jadlowski
Publicity Chair
Richmond Audubon Society
www.RichmondAudubon.org
