Upcoming Speaker Programs and Club Meetings
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM - on Zoom
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Birds and Animals of Namibia
Speaker: Ami Horowitz, PhD Click HERE to register for this program. Namibia is one of the best countries in Africa to explore wildlife. Dr. Horowitz will share with us his adventures on a Safari in this country through his photos and stories. Being both a birdwatcher and a nature photographer, he will present the fauna seen on the trip, with a focus on the various African birds of southwestern Africa, as well the interesting animals encountered on the trip. He will also share with us the amazing scenery in Namibia. |
Photo credit: Ami Horowitz
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Dr. Ami Horowitz is an environmental microbiologist. He is the Technical Director of UPAH Tech, Inc., a Consulting and Service Company based in Shaker Heights. Dr. Horowitz has worked on waste reduction, water recirculation and purification, and cleanup of pollution and industrial waste using biological methods.
Dr. Horowitz has traveled to many countries around the world, exploring and photographing various environments and their fauna and flora. |
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Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM - on Zoom
Developing Ohio's All-Bird Conservation Plan Speaker: Matthew Shumar Program Coordinator, Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative Click HERE to register for this program. |
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Over the last 25 years, conservation plans have been developed for waterbirds, waterfowl, shorebirds, and landbirds at national and regional scales. These plans have been crucial roadmaps for researchers and state and federal wildlife agencies to develop conservation strategies and new research questions to try to address declines in avian populations. In 2010, the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative (OBCI) produced the state’s first All-bird Conservation Plan, which helped inform updates to the State Wildlife Action Plan and develop programming such as Ohio Lights Out for OBCI. In 2023, an updated version of the plan was published, which greatly expanded the focus to include more emphasis on the full annual cycle of birds. Led by Kelly Williams from Ohio University, the team that produced the plan included 16 researchers and biologists from 12 different institutions within the OBCI network. Matthew Shumar, OBCI Program Coordinator, will discuss the process of developing this much needed plan for Ohio, and the plan for implementing recommendations.
Matthew Shumar is based in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University where he is Program Coordinator of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, a collaboration of non-profit groups, businesses, state and federal government agencies advancing avian conservation in Ohio and the region. He was the Project Coordinator and co-editor for The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio, and is Co-Director for the upcoming Ohio Bird Atlas 3. Matthew’s research interests include landscape ecology, and in particular, anthropogenic effects on Neotropical migrant songbirds. He is also interested in engaging the public into community science efforts and exploring new opportunities for collaborative efforts between academia, agency professionals, and amateur ecologists. Matthew also runs a private research station with a year-round bird banding program in southeastern Ohio with his wife, Molly, and is currently serving as President of the Association of Field Ornithologists, an international professional society dedicated to the study of birds and their habitats.
Matthew Shumar is based in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University where he is Program Coordinator of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, a collaboration of non-profit groups, businesses, state and federal government agencies advancing avian conservation in Ohio and the region. He was the Project Coordinator and co-editor for The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio, and is Co-Director for the upcoming Ohio Bird Atlas 3. Matthew’s research interests include landscape ecology, and in particular, anthropogenic effects on Neotropical migrant songbirds. He is also interested in engaging the public into community science efforts and exploring new opportunities for collaborative efforts between academia, agency professionals, and amateur ecologists. Matthew also runs a private research station with a year-round bird banding program in southeastern Ohio with his wife, Molly, and is currently serving as President of the Association of Field Ornithologists, an international professional society dedicated to the study of birds and their habitats.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM - LIVE!
Birding during migration: Making decisions based on science and technology Speaker: Sean Williams, PhD Location: South Euclid Library 1876 S Green Rd, South Euclid Click HERE to register for this program. |
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It's May, and your goal is simple: see as many migratory birds as possible. There is a seemingly unlimited selection of hotspots, yet you can only choose one hotspot per morning. In order to maximize encounters with migrants, it is critical to understand the physical and biological forces that lead to the spatial and temporal distributions of migrants. In this talk, we will explore the patterns and underlying mechanisms of migratory birds in order to help you make important decisions for birding during spring and fall migration seasons.
Sean Williams is a lecturer at Cuyahoga Community College. He grew up in South Boston, Massachusetts, where his childhood passion for observing birds led to a PhD from Michigan State University on antbird flocking behavior in Peru. At Tri-C, he teaches introductory biology for majors and non-majors, as well as ornithology. His research interests are mechanisms of migration, sources of individual variation, and patterns of vagrancy. In the field, Sean enjoys searching for poorly known phenomena, taxa, and aberrant individuals.
Sean Williams is a lecturer at Cuyahoga Community College. He grew up in South Boston, Massachusetts, where his childhood passion for observing birds led to a PhD from Michigan State University on antbird flocking behavior in Peru. At Tri-C, he teaches introductory biology for majors and non-majors, as well as ornithology. His research interests are mechanisms of migration, sources of individual variation, and patterns of vagrancy. In the field, Sean enjoys searching for poorly known phenomena, taxa, and aberrant individuals.
Click HERE to see future Kirtland Bird Club Programs.
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those program
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those program
KBC MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Kirtland Bird Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through June at 7:00 p.m. Each meeting Announcements precede the speaker program and a short business meeting follows it. There are opportunities to socialize and/or discuss bird-related topics of interest to club members and guests at the end of the meeting and sometimes prior to the start of the meeting.
Meetings are generally free and all are welcome (subject to limits on meeting facility capacity)!
During warmer months meeting are held in person. We meet via Zoom during wintery months and when public health conditions warrant it. All meeting announcements include location and will be updated as needed. We record as many of our meetings as possible and make them available on our website.
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for upcoming Field Trips and Bird Walks
Click HERE to learn about other birding events in our area.
CLICK HERE TO SUGGEST A TOPIC - or a FIELD TRIP - or a MEETING LOCATION!
Meetings are generally free and all are welcome (subject to limits on meeting facility capacity)!
During warmer months meeting are held in person. We meet via Zoom during wintery months and when public health conditions warrant it. All meeting announcements include location and will be updated as needed. We record as many of our meetings as possible and make them available on our website.
Click HERE for past speaker programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for past Bird Identification programs and video links to those programs.
Click HERE for upcoming Field Trips and Bird Walks
Click HERE to learn about other birding events in our area.
CLICK HERE TO SUGGEST A TOPIC - or a FIELD TRIP - or a MEETING LOCATION!
Click HERE to JOIN KBC OR MAKE A DONATION