January D.F.O. Meeting To the Sea and Shore with Bill Schmoker Monday, January 25, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Through January’s short days and cold temperatures the sun sweeps low across the southern sky and the symptoms of cabin fever can be detected within the ranks of the Denver Field Ornithologists. In the field, members scope another winter duck, hear the distant calls of another mountain chickadee, and long for a sprinkling of Colorado’s beautiful spring warblers. January’s D.F.O. presentation will be brought to us by the ever famous Mr. Bill Schmoker who will offer up a pleasant break from the winter doldrums. Imagine yourself with the sun on your back, a light sea breeze rustling the dune grasses, waves gently breaking on the sandy beach, and your binoculars focused on a small flock of peeps moving in unison along the water’s edge. Bill will sweep you away on this virtual journey to the sea and the shore focusing on North America’s wonderful diversity of shorebirds, seabirds, and a few gulls. D.F.O. members know Bill as an engaging and knowledgeable speaker and amazing wildlife photographer. He is the past president of Colorado Field Ornithologists and a birder par excellence. Bill is a widely published wildlife photographer, an author, and most especially an outstanding public school science educator. He is also a member of the Nikon Birding ProStaff and lives with his wife and son in Longmont. In March, 2005, D.F.O. members were entertained and edified by Bill’s story of Whitey, the Boulder County Steller’s Jay. This unusual individual inexplicably lost its natural pigmentation turning from dark blue and black to white (Acquired Albinism) beginning in the summer of 2003. Bill published the full details of Whitey in the January, 2006, issue of Colorado Birds (Vol. 40, Number 1, pgs. 7 - 11). In January of 2006 Bill gave an auspicious start to our new birding year with his presentation “A Birder’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2006.” Visit Bill at http://schmoker.org or http://brdpics.blogspot.com. On January 25th join D.F.O. and Bill Schmoker for an evening far away from the cold and snow of Colorado's winter. February 22, 2010 The always fascinating David Leatherman The Denver Field Ornithologists monthly meetings are held in Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in City Park. These meetings are free and open to the public and occur on the 4th Monday of each month August through April (except December). Park on the north side of the Museum and walk around and enter through the Museum's west door. Plan to arrive by 7:15 p.m.; DOORS OPEN BY 7:00 AND ARE LOCKED AT 7:30 P.M. If late, you can enter through the security/volunteer door, but this does create problems for our hosts at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
