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Presentation:
Wing-bars, Whistles, and
Whereabouts: Better Birding for the Beginner and Intermediate
Birder
Presentation:
Wing-bars, Whistles, and Whereabouts: Better Birding for the
Beginner and Intermediate Birder
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.
Program Presented by: Caleb
Putnam
Caleb Putnam, native Michigander and
lifelong bird nut, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from
Alma College and a master’s degree in environmental studies from
the University of Montana. Caleb has worked on many avian
projects including field studies in Montana, Missouri, Virginia,
and most recently Arkansas. He led Kirtland’s warbler and other
tours for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Michigan
Audubon Society in 2004 and 2005, is chairman of the Michigan
Bird Records Committee, and co-author of the newly published
Montana Birds (Lone Pine Publishing). Recent work involves
research on shorebird molt and a brief stint in Arkansas
searching for ivory-billed woodpeckers for the Cornell
Laboratory of Ornithology. He is currently working for Michigan
Audubon Society on a variety of projects.
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