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Saturday Presentations:
"Becoming a Better Birder --
enhancing
your skill and enjoyment"
&
"Exciting and Intriguing Bird Courtship"
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Saturday Presentation:
"Becoming a
Better Birder --
enhancing your skill and enjoyment" - Hone your birding
skills and enjoyment with tips on buying and using binoculars,
locating good habitat to find birds and improving your observation
techniques. Dr. Eldon Greij (pronounced, "Gray"), noted Hope
College biologist/ornithologist and founder of "Birders World"
magazine, will help you increase the joy experienced in the
wonderful hobby of birding.
Saturday Presentation:
"Exciting and Intriguing Bird
Courtship" - Bird courtship in the wild is never dull and
is usually very fascinating. Dr. Greij will entertain you as he
details the highly stylized rituals and many of the unique
breeding antics of the bird world. Discover "How" and "Why" birds
bill and coo.
Dr. Eldon Greij
Eldon Greij is a native of North
Dakota and now lives in Michigan. He studied biology, specializing
in ecology and ornithology, and received a Ph.D. from Iowa State
University in 1969. Eldon has a special interest in marshes and
studied Common Moorhens for twelve years. He was a member of the
Hope College Biology Department from 1962 to 1988, when he left to
launch Birder's World magazine. He sold the magazine in 1995,
continued to serve as editor through October, 1998, and continues
to write for them. Currently semi-retired, he remains active as a
writer, speaker, and tour leader. Eldon offers a course for
birdwatchers entitled, "An Appreciation of Birds," that is usual1y
held on a three-day weekend. His favorite tours include the
Peruvian Amazon, Tanzania, and Panama. He can be reached at
greiie@hope.edu or 616-396-0540. His address is Avian
Enterprises, 240 S. River Ave., Holland, MI 49423.
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