South America: Diversity and Rare Birds
Presented by: John Sterling
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7 PM

John will take you on a virtual tour of the diverse landscapes, habitats and birds (and mammals) of this amazing continent. From the Caribbean coast to the south tip of Tierra del Fuego, John will talk about many of the rarest birds that he encountered along with their conservation concerns, illustrating the presentation with photographs of these amazing species.

John has been a hard core birder in California since he was shown a Pileated Woodpecker in 5th grade camp in 1971.  He is a professional ornithologist and has worked for the Smithsonian Institution, US Forest Service research stations, HT Harvey & Associates, Arizona and Oregon state universities among other organizations since 1981.  John has traveled extensively throughout California learning about local bird distribution and is an authority on that state’s avifauna. In 2015 he set and still holds California's big year record with 506 species and has many big day records as well. He has traveled internationally as a guide and ornithologist for many institutions including projects as a Smithsonian ornithologist to Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, The Philippines, Sumatra, Canada and Russia. John currently has his own company, Sterling Wildlife Biology (www.sterlingbirds.com),  specializing in international tours, birding classes, research and environmental consulting for The Nature Conservancy, the Kern Water Bank, the California Rice Commission, the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, National Audubon’s International Alliance Program, CA Dept. of Water Resources among other organizations.

Attend the Meeting and Presentation

This meeting will be a hybrid session. Participants can join the meeting on-site at Effie Yeaw Nature Center or from the comfort of their home via Zoom.

Attend the Meeting in Person
John will be giving his presentation live at Effie Yeaw. Registration is not necessary to attend the meeting at Effie Yeaw.

Effie Yeaw Nature Center
2850 San Lorenzo Way
Carmichael, CA

Attend the Meeting online via Zoom
The presentation will be streamed in real time on ZOOM from Effie Yeaw. To attend the meeting via Zoom you will need to register for the meeting. Registration is required due to space limitations set by Zoom.

You must register to attend the online meeting on ZOOM, but you do not need a ZOOM account to join the meeting. After registering for the online Zoom meeting, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the meeting. (You do not need to register to attend the meeting at Effie Yeaw.)

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