September, and we are back to Hal Holmes for Kittitas Audubon meetings. We’ve all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out?
While working for the American Ornithological Society, our September speaker Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird migration, and this eventually became the basis for her book Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration. In her talk, she’ll share some surprising stories from the history of bird migration research and discuss why understanding migration is so crucial for bird conservation.
Rebecca Heisman is an award-winning science writer who lives in Walla Walla, Washington, and
has worked with organizations including the Audubon Society, the American Bird Conservancy, the
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the American Ornithological Society. Flight Paths is her first book.
Join us for an interesting evening of scientists at work!
Date: September 19th at 7pm, Hal Holmes Community Center in Ellensburg. Presentation will be
via Zoom, so those unable to join us in Hal Holmes should have the option to listen from home.
Further information about Zoom access will appear on our website closer to the meeting date. At Hal
Holmes, there will be bird reports, refreshments and conviviality.
To join on ZOOM:
Meeting ID: 880 1647 6198
Passcode: 245432