*** THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK - MEETING PROGRAM - AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK CITY ***
This coming Tuesday evening (Oct 8 2013) the Society will host another back-to-back presentation. The evening will begin with a conversation with Peter Post, a familiar name and face to many area birders, and be followed by an multimedia presentation on warbler identification by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, authors of a wonderful new book on the subject. Copies of their new book will be available for sale and if you own a copy already, consider bringing it for signing. *6:00 pm — A Talk with Peter Post* The youngest Linnaean member ever up to the time he joined the Society in 1954, Peter Post received a PhD from Columbia University in anthropology, which he went on to teach at several colleges and universities, including the University of Florida and Cornell. His avocation, however, has always been ornithology, and he has long been a member of what Todd Newberry in his book *The Ardent Birder* calls “the varsity.” His birding trips have taken him to many countries around the world; his photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including *Audubon Magazine, Natural History Magazine* and *Handbook of the Birds of the World*; he has published in some of the major ornithological publications, including *Bird Banding*, *The Auk* and *Ibis*; and he was the author of the 1979 Wildlife Management Plan for the Gateway National Recreation Area. He will talk about his life in birding and the changes he has seen over the years. *7:30 pm — The Warbler Guide: The Overlooked ID Points that Make Identifying Warblers Easy, Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle* Tom Stephenson is a musician, a lecturer, a photographer whose work has appeared in many publications including *Birding* and *Handbook of the Birds of the World*, a leader of bird tours in the Unites States and Asia, and most recently the co-author, with Scott Whittle, of *The Warbler Guide*, published by Princeton University Press. The book has been receiving enthusiastic reviews in birding publications, including one that begins, “The Warbler Bible has come forth!” He writes of his talk, “Our warblers are some of the most beautiful birds in the world, but their beautiful colors often blind birders to many of their most important ID points. This problem is compounded by the often brief and obstructed views we have in the field. This talk discusses many of these very important but often overlooked ID points such as overall contrast, subtle facial features, color impressions, feather edging, rump contrast, and foraging style, location, and behavior. And fortunately, viewing a warbler from below can reveal some of the most important ID points for many species. Learn how many tail and undertail covert patterns are, in fact, diagnostic alone or when combined with one other ID point. Individual species, especially the most challenging to identify, will also be discussed with outlines of the important ID points, comparisons with similar species, and illustrations of how even partial views can be used to identify many of even the most challenging warbler species.” *WHERE & WHEN* Both programs are open to the public FREE OF CHARGE and will be held in the Linder Theater of the AMNH. Enter the museum from the 77th Street entrance, where the route to the auditorium will be sign posted. The first program will last approximately one hour with time before the second program to talk to the speakers, and mingle with TLS officers and council members, who can provide information on becoming a part of this thriving natural history society. * * *MORE INFORMATION ON TLS PROGRAMS* Please check out (and bookmark) our website: http://linnaeannewyork.org/programs.html or visit us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/*Linnaean*-*Society* -of-New-York/335385365977?ref=ts<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linnaean-Society-of-New-York/335385365977?ref=ts> Look forward to seeing you on Tuesday (no reservations necessary). Angus Wilson Vice President, The Linnaean Society of New York -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
