Dr. John Van Niel Will Lead A Bird Banding Demonstration At The Montezuma Audubon Center
The Montezuma Audubon Center is proud to welcome Dr. John Van Niel, Professor of Environmental Conservation at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC), on Saturday, February 15 from 10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. for a bird banding demonstration. Dr. Van Niel has been a bird bander since 1999, working primarily with song birds. He is an alum of FLCC, he holds a BS from SUNY Cortland, an MS in Wildlife from Utah State University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Rochester. Van Niel's course load centers around wildlife courses and his field work includes studies with black bears, river otters, camera traps and passerine birds. During the demonstration, program participants will learn how to safely capture and handle wild birds, the scientific reasons for placing bands on birds and what information a researcher can determine from a bird "in the hand". This program is part of the Nature of Montezuma Lecture Series and is sponsored by the Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Fee: $4/child, $6/adult, $20/family, Free for Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Space is limited and registration is required. Please call 315-365-3588 or e-mail montez...@audubon.org. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
