The Northern Virginia Bird Club will hold its April meeting on Wednesday, April
19 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA, 22207 at
8:00 pm Directions can be found in the Siskin and on our web page at
www.nvabc.org<http://www.nvabc.org/>.
Bill Young will give a presentation entitled: "A Million Penguins: Watching
Penguins in the Antarctic"
In 2016 Bill took a cruise from southern Argentina to the Falklands, South
Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. On the trip he saw an estimated one
million penguins from 7 species. His presentation will focus on the each of the
species, with special emphasis on their biology and behavior and on the
environmental issues affecting them. Penguins are found as far north as the
Galapagos Islands, but to see large numbers of them, you need to travel to more
southerly waters.
Bill is a writer from Arlington and has traveled to all seven continents to
observe birds and wildlife. In 2014 his book The Fascination of Birds: From the
Albatross to the Yellowthroat was published by Dover Publication.
Early bird refreshments start at 7:30. Any contributions of food or beverage
will be most gratefully received.
David Farner
Vice President, Programs, Northern Virginia Bird Club
Arlington, Virginia
