Gijsbert van
Frankenhuyzen
FEATURED ARTIST |
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Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, better known as Nick, is the
Featured Artist at this year’s Kirtland Warbler Festival. He
will display his famous art in the college’s Student Center
during the festival on Saturday, May 20.
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Bobby Harrison
FEATURED PRESENTER |
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Bobby Harrison, an associate professor of art and
photography at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., has been
an avid bird watcher and student of the ivory-billed
woodpecker since 1973. Read more... |
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Carol Bocetti
The Role of Research in the Recovery of the Kirtland's
Warbler |
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Dr. Carol Bocetti has been studying the Kirtland's warbler
and been involved in its management for more than 20 years.
This presentation features neat facts she and her research
colleagues have learned about the biology of this endangered
warbler, and how this knowledge has been used in its
successful recovery. Read more... |
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Caleb Putnam
Wing-bars, Whistles, and Whereabouts: Better Birding for
the Beginner and Intermediate Birder |
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Want to take your birding skills to the next level? This
talk will focus on how beginner and intermediate level
birders can use visual, vocal, and habitat clues to
elevate their birding game. Read more... |
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Kimberli Bindschatel
Outdoor Photography at "Whisper in the Woods" |
Kimberli Bindschatel lives in
Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Ken, and their
dogs, Kloe and Tucker. She owns
Whisper in the Woods, Michigan's Nature Journal and
specializes in nature and wildlife photography.
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Al Batt
This-N-That Bio-Chat |
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Using his quick wit and humor,
Al Batt will fill listeners with bird and wildlife trivia,
(maybe even some bird truths) while explaining how birding
has lowered his cholesterol, taken off excess fat, and
reduced his mortgage.
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Tom Dale
Cat Tales: North American Cats |
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Tom Dale began his career teaching junior and high school
science, before coming to Kirtland Community College as a
science instructor in 1973. Read more... |
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Joe Rogers
The Role of Research in the Recovery of the Kirtland's
Warbler |
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Birds of prey are the topic in this LIVE-ly presentation
which has been presented to awed crowds at several past
festivals. Read more... |
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Jerry Weinrich
Michigan eagle update |
The story of
the Kirtland’s warbler and its comeback from near
extinction.
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Joel Gehring
Biggest Threat to Migratory Birds |
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Dr. Joelle Gehring is program leader for zoology at Michigan
Natural Features Inventory in Lansing and adjunct faculty in
the Biology Department at Central Michigan University in
Mount Pleasant. She designed and currently oversees a
multi-year, landscape-scale study of the variables
associated with bird collisions at communication towers. Read more... |
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Mike DeCapita, Phil
Huber & Jerry Weinrich
Warblers'
World |
The story of
the Kirtland’s warbler and its comeback from near
extinction.
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Whispering Pines Animal
Kingdom |
| Back by
popular demand, the Whispering Pines Animal Kingdom is a
traveling menagerie with a unique, hands-on style.
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Blue Water Ramblers |
| This talented
band performs throughout Saturday bringing you nature-themed
folk songs of Michigan and America, lively quartet
harmonies, some mighty wind and their usual tomfoolery.
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Karefree Ranch |
| Horse-drawn
nature tours.
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