[nysbirds-l] Queens County Bird Club Inc. - Upcoming Meeting Info-

[Arie Gilbert]

The Queens County Bird Club Inc. will be meeting at the Alley Pond Environmental Center 228-06 Northern Blvd Douglaston, NY 11362-1906 http://www.alleypond.com/directions.htm at 8pm on Wednesday *December 14* We will be coordinating volunteers for the Queens County CBC; to be held Sunday December 18th Make a point of attending so that you can be placed where needed to help us tally the winter status of arguably the best place to bird in New York State Our Speaker will be *Shawn Billerman * doing a presentation on Bird Biology and General Fieldwork: a Day in the Life of a Field Researcher Shawn Billerman will present us with an overview of how fieldwork in ornithology encompasses vast and diverse areas of research, from the breeding biology of Hudsonian Godwits along Hudson Bay to the study of Oregon’s “hybrid zone,” where Red-naped and Red-breasted Sapsuckers have been interbreeding. Queens County Bird Club will host a special presentation by Shawn Billerman, a Cornell Lab of Ornithology graduate. As an avian field researcher, Mr. Billerman will be detailing his day-to-day work studying birds in their natural habitats around the world. He will discuss some of the unusual and cutting-edge research techniques he employs in his studies, from the marshy wilderness of Churchill, Manitoba to remote coastal Chile. Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Wyoming, Mr. Billerman can only be coaxed indoors once or twice a year. Don’t miss this rare event! Non members and guests are invited to join us for our meetings featuring noted guest speakers and to join us on our renowned field trips. * QCBC is a tax exempt, charitable organization {501c3}.  * Arie Gilbert President: *Queens County Bird Club Inc*. See http://www.qcbirdclub.org/ for more information on trips, speakers, and other events! -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! --