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Presentations:
"Becoming a Better Birder"
&
"Why Birds Don't Ask for Directions"
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Presentation:
"Becoming a
Better Birder" - Whether you’re a beginning birdwatcher or a
“power birder,” this program is guaranteed to send your birding
skills soaring. Back by popular demand (this was one of last
year's most talked-about sessions), Dr. Greij’s fast-paced and
informative program will reinforce and expand your birding
knowledge and skills. Hear his advice on using binoculars, field
guides and other helpful aids. Plus get useful tips on
identifying birds by field marks, habitat and song. Dr. Greij
uses beautiful slides and tapes to illustrate both the common
and the rare bird groups.
Presentation:
"Why Birds Don’t Ask for
Directions" - Ever get called a “birdbrain” and take
offense? After seeing this program you might consider it a
compliment! Birds perceive the world in many more ways than
humans. Come hear how they instinctively “read” environmental
cues such as the sun, the stars, even the earth’s magnetic field
to find their way. And you’ll learn what role genetics and
innate behaviors play in this fascinating behavioral puzzle.
Dr. Eldon Greij
Eldon Greij is a native of North
Dakota and now lives in western Michigan. He studied biology,
specializing in ecology and ornithology, and received his Ph.D.
from Iowa State University in 1969. He was a member of the Hope
College faculty until 1987 when he left to launch “Birder’s
World” magazine. In 1995 he sold the magazine to Kalmbach
Publishing Company of Waukesha, Wis., and continued as editor
through 1998, and still writes a column for the magazine. He
continues in a part-time capacity as a writer, speaker, nature
tour leader and consultant. Much of this effort is focused on
his love of birds and birding. Dr. Greij and his wife Maxine
have a home in Holland, Mich., and spend much of the year at
their cottage on the Muskegon River near Newaygo.
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