Start time is 7 p.m. - clarification - hope to see you there! CFO Board
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:17 PM Diana Beatty <[email protected]> wrote: > Colorado Field Ornithologists invites you to learn how to ID Colorado's > wintering raptors! > > When: Jan 31, 2021 06:30 PM Mountain Time via Zoom > > Register at: > > https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwof-GsqjwoHNZ9dhXtNVoTkXTc1O-Brnb- > > *Demystifying Wintering Raptors workshop taught by Eric Hynes* > Common, conspicuous and oh so confusing... raptors delight and frustrate > birders of all skill levels. But it doesn't have to be that way! This > program will reprogram your approach to identifying raptors in the field. > You will quickly narrow your choices to family by learning which field > marks to observe, which clues to lean on, and when to apply the > all-important moniker: "unidentified." Subtle secrets to clinch the precise > identification will be revealed. > > > And for a brief bio: > Eric Hynes has been fascinated by birds and passionate about birding since > he first heard the ghostly wailing of a Common Loon at summer camp in Maine > almost 40 years ago. Eric's positive energy and infectious enthusiasm for > all things wild has drawn many a convert to birding and conservation. > Picking a favorite bird is like choosing a favorite child but raptors have > been a reoccurring and welcomed theme for much of his field research over > several decades. Eric spent six falls as the official counter during fall > migration at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania, multiple breeding > seasons studying Golden Eagles, Prairie Falcons and Barn Owls in the Snake > River Canyon for the USGS in Idaho, as well as numerous seasons during fall > migration banding raptors in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and > Maryland. Eric has happily spent countless hours studying birds of prey and > he is excited to share his perspective with all who will listen (from a > safe distance). These days, when Eric is not an educator for his two young > daughters who are learning remotely, he is a bird guide for his local > company Box Canyon Birding and a tour leader on hold (waiting for the > pandemic to end) for his longtime employer Field Guides Inc. - one of the > preeminent international bird tour companies. > .................... > > > Diana Beatty on behalf of CFO Board from El Paso County > > > -- ****** All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAM-_j9vP-t5DXLtH10jXdFfTLrStYo%2BCXOTf0j8wr0XRmdPP9A%40mail.gmail.com.
