[TN-Bird] Notice: Gull Workshop postponed
- From: Gaynell Perry <gcperry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TN-Bird Birds Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:55:42 -0600
Posting on behalf of Delta Wind Birds
Gaynell Perry, Shelby County
The gull Identification workshop, originally scheduled for this Friday
afternoon, has been postponed one week due to expected inclement weather. The
workshop will start at NOON (and finish in late afternoon) on Friday, Feb. 27,
with an indoor session near Arkabutla Dam in DeSoto County, followed by a local
field trip to gulling hotspots. At Arkabutla Dam and spillway, we will be able
to study plumages up close, including likely good photographic opportunities
for Bonaparte's and Ring-billed Gulls. At Tunica Dump, we will practice our
skills by picking through large numbers of Ring-billed Gulls and modest numbers
of Herring Gulls, while also striving to find something more rare.
The workshop is being held on a weekday because the Tunica Dump, arguably one
of the top gull hotspots in the mid South, is much more attractive to gulls on
weekdays (due to trash movement by tractors). With this arctic blast, maybe we
will get lucky and find some goodies from up north. For a bit more info and to
register, visit:
https://www.deltawindbirds.org/product/gull-identification-workshop/
<https://www.deltawindbirds.org/product/gull-identification-workshop/>
We still have lots of space available, and this is likely to be a relatively
small group, so we hope you can join us. All net proceeds from DWB events
support DWB's efforts to provide habitat for migratory shorebirds in the MS
Delta.
Good birding,
Jason Hoeksema
Oxford, MS
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Dr. Jason D. Hoeksema, Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Mississippi
phone: 662-915-1275
lab website <http://www.olemiss.edu/hoeksemalab/index.html>
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