*BROOKLYN BIRD CLUB PRESENTS:* *Learning the Birds with Susan Fox Rogers*
*April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm* Age 49, avid outdoorswoman Susan Fox Rogers fell for the birds. She took to birding with the energy of a convert, learning not just the birds, but the history of birders like Florence Merriam Bailey and the notorious murderer Nathan Leopold. She reveled in the history and natural history, environmental and ethical issues that the birds led her to. Learning the Birds chronicles the first three years Rogers, accompanied by expert birder and new boyfriend Peter, adventured from her home in the Hudson Valley to the Everglades, the desert Southwest, and Alaska in search of winged friends. Described by writer and bird expert Katie Fallon as a “perfectly balanced blend of history, science, travel, and adventure “ Learning the Birds details what Rogers learns about birds, human nature, and herself. By turns humorous, and thought-provoking this memoir is full of wonder. In this presentation, Susan Fox Rogers will talk of the joys and challenges of becoming a birder mid-age, show images of the remarkable birds she found—Long-eared Owl!, Bristle-thighed Curlew! Baby Boreal Owls!—and read from her new memoir, Learning the Birds. *Bio:* Susan Fox Rogers is the author of Learning the Birds: A Mid-Life Adventure, and My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir, which explores the Hudson River from the perspective of her kayak. She is the editor of eleven anthologies, including Solo: On Her Own Adventure, and Antarctica: Life on the Ice, which was created while in Antarctica on a National Science Foundation award for artists and writers. Her most recent collection, When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers celebrates the birding life. She has received grants and awards that have allowed her to travel to Alaska, Antarctica, Wyoming, and by ship to the Arctic. “The Other Leopold,” a chapter in Learning the Birds was selected by Robert Atwan for Best American Essays 2021. Rogers has taught the creative essay, nature writing and bird-related classes at Bard College since 2001. Meeting will be held via zoom and closed captioning is available for attendees. Registration is required here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcOGgqj8oH9DhbW8GCDryaC6kcROWlxfX -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
