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Wingspan Returns July 11th!
Too hot to enjoy birding outside? Let’s get together and play Wingspan in cool comfort! Wingspan is a beautifully crafted game, where each player has several wildlife habitats in which to attract a variety of birds with unique characteristics and abilities. Players collect food, lay eggs, and draw birds from cards with stunning illustrations and interesting facts. It blends education with strategy, in an enjoyable atmosphere. You do not need to know how to play. We will teach you. If you know how to play, you can help others learn. We will provide the game boards and teachers. Your teachers: […]
Resources for Building Your Birding-by-Ear Skills
Level up your birding-by-ear skills and you will 1) identify birds more quickly and accurately, 2) detect more species, and 3) literally double your enjoyment of the pastime. We’re not kidding! You can sharpen your skills right now for all those newly arrived summer residents by tapping into resources on the DBC Education Channel and through Bird Conservation Network (BCN) resources. At the DBC Education Channel, you’ll find five birding-by-ear tutorials authored by our own Joe Suchecki: Thrushes, Empidonax flycatchers, Vireos, Woodpeckers, Grassland birds.
DBC Book Club: Among Penguins: A Bird Man in Antarctica
The DBC Book Club has selected Among Penguins: A Bird Man in Antarctica by Noah Strycker as their next read. From the publisher: “The year he graduated from college, 22-year-old Noah Strycker was dropped by helicopter in a remote Antarctic field camp with two bird scientists and a three months’ supply of frozen food. His subjects: more than a quarter million penguins.” This book chronicles his adventures. The discussion will take place starting at 7 PM on Tuesday, June 9th (location TBA). If you are interested in participating, please email Mike Warner at mwarner2543@gmail.com.Â