[birdky] BKY: Scott Weidensaul at Beckham Bird Club's March Dinner Meeting
- From: Beckhambc@xxxxxxx
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:32:09 EST
Scott Weidensaul. who has earned a reputation as a dynamic speaker on
environmental topics, and maintains an active speaking schedule across the
country
ranging from universities to nature centers and museums, will be the speaker at
the March dinner meeting of Beckham Bird Club. He will speak on migration
based on his book, Living on the Wind. Weidensaul has written more than two
dozen
books on natural history, including his widely acclaimed Living on the Wind:
Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds, which was one of three finalists
for the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction. Other recent titles include The
Ghost with Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking and the Search for Lost
Species, about the search for animals that may or may not be extinct, and his
most recent work, Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the
Continent's Natural Soul, an ambitious journey to take the pulse of America's
wildlife
and wild lands. Weidensaul's writings have appeared in dozens of publications,
including Smithsonian, the New York Times, Nature Conservancy, National
Wildlife and Audubon, among many others. He lectures widely on conservation and
nature. In addition to writing about wildlife, Weidensaul is an active field
reseacher whose work focuses on bird migration.
Beckham Bird Club is extending an invitation to fellow birders to join us on
March 13 at our dinner meeting. Details and a reservation form can be found
at our web site beckhambirdclub.org. Click on newsletter at the top of the page
and then click on Febraury newsletter. If you have any questions please
contact me.
Pat Bell
Louisville
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