Title | The Spoonbill, Vol. 55, No. 3, March 2006 |
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Publisher | Outdoor Nature Club |
Date | March 2006 |
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Language | English |
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Original Item Location | ID 2007-023, Box 13, Folder 15 |
ArchivesSpace URI | /repositories/2/archival_objects/9891 |
Original Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Records |
Digital Collection | Outdoor Nature Club Newsletters |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/2007_023 |
Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
Repository URL | http://libraries.uh.edu/branches/special-collections/ |
Use and Reproduction | In Copyright |
File Name | index.cpd |
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Transcript | The Spoonbill A Publication of the Ornithology Group (OG) of the Houston Outdoor Nature Club March 2006 Vol.55 No. 3 March Meeting Monday, March 6, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. Bayland Community Center 6400 Bissonnet, Houston 6:30 — Learning Corner with Mary Anne Weber Owls Program with Denver Holt: The Owls of North America and their Adaptations Owls are perhaps the most widely recognized group of animals in the world. Owl lore, myth, and stories have been verbally passed along in many native cultures throughout the world. There are 20 species of owls that breed in the United States and Canada. Denver Holt is the founder and president of the Owl Research Institute and the Ninepipes Wildlife Research and Education Center. Since 1978, his particular focus has been on researching owls and their ecology. Denver has published papers and technical documents, including three species accounts for the Birds of North America project. He was the team leader for the Strigidae (owls) species accounts for The Handbook of the Birds of the Wortd, and he has co-authored a science book on owls for childem. In 2000 Denver was named Montana's Wildlife Biologist of the Year by the Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society of America. His work has been featured on CNN Science News, Audubon's Up-Close series, PBS's Bird Watch, David Attenborough's Life of Birds, and "National Geographic". With thirty years of experience on which to draw, Denver's program covering field marks, habitat requirements, and vocalizations will surely offer new insights to finding and identifying owls. After speaking to OG on Monday night, Denver will present a program to Houston Audubon Society on Wednesday, on his research on the Snowy Owl. That research was the basis of a cover story in National Geographic. Other Events March 8: midweek birding trip to Barker Reservoir March 18: monthly OG field trip to Bear Creek, Addicks Reservoir and Barker Reservoir with Adam Wood March 24-26: Migration Workshop, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory March 30 - April 2: FeatherFest http://www.galvestonfeatherfest.com/ April 8: monthly OG field trip, Jasper County with Tom Kihn April 8-9: Prairie Chicken Festival, Attwater PC NWR, Eagle Lake April 22-23: Quarterly Field Trip, San Antonio with Mike Creese April 29: Galveston Migrants with Dwight Peake Inside this issue: About the OG 2 February Meeting Minutes 2 APC Festival 2 Field Trips 3 Field Trip Reports 4 TOS Meeting Report 5 The Spoonbill's Past 6 Clearing House 6 Membership Form 8 |