On Tuesday evening, May 9 2017, the Linnaean Society of New York 2016-17 Speaker Program will feature this season's last two presentations.
6:00 pm — Project: Save the Choco – James Muchmore Wildlife enthusiast and design conservationist James Muchmore will talk about his journeys into the Chocó region of Ecuador and the Save the Chocó project, which leverages his design, branding, and photography skill set to support conservation efforts in the region. The Chocó region is made up of rain forests, mountains, and coastal areas, running from southwest Panama to northwest Ecuador. It is a biodiversity hotspot and the wettest region of the planet. It harbors 9,000 species of vascular plants and is the most floristically diverse region in the neotropics. In the Chocó there are about 270 species of mammals, 210 species of reptiles, 500 species of birds and 130 species of amphibians; many are endemic to the Chocó region. Join Muchmore to learn more about the wildlife found in this region and the efforts being taken to protect it. 7:30 pm — Polyglottal Passerines: Mimicry Is Not Just for Mockingbirds – Richard Hoyer While birding at Oregon’s Finley National Wildlife Refuge in his teens, Rich Hoyer heard the most amazing thing—a Purple Finch incorporating sounds of a California Scrub-Jay in its jumbled song—and thought he had discovered something new, since such behavior wasn’t mentioned in any field guide. Since then he’s been fascinated and intrigued by mimicry in birds, collecting personal observations and recordings of the phenomenon. In this audiovisual presentation, Hoyer will present examples of mimicry in songbirds from throughout the Americas and share his enthusiasm for this curious and often entertaining behavior. Hoyer currently leads tours to such exciting locations as Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, and Jamaica, but also looks forward to his annual tours that explore the beauty and diversity of his home state of Oregon. The presentations are as usual in the Linder Theater on the first floor of the American Museum of Natural History (enter at West 77th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue). http://linnaeannewyork.org/calendar-programs-trips/programs2016-2017.html - good birding, Anders Peltomaa Linnaean Society of New York -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
