Mon Dec 12    Public Program
Neotropical Birds: Ohio's Transglobal Wanderers, Audubon Miami Valley
presents Jim McCormac, ODNR Avian Educator Specialist, 7:30pm  LCNB
Community Room, uptown Oxford.
Where do Ohio's neotropical birds nest, where do they winter, and how can we
protect them?
AT 7PM, Jim will autograph his book BIRDS OF OHIO available through AMV at
523 8305.
www.AudubonMiamiValley.org


Some of Ohio’s most spectacular birds are not truly “ours”; they are
transglobal wanderers that nest or migrate through Ohio, but winter in the
tropics of Central and South America. This group includes colorful species
like the Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, and Hooded Warbler. There about
180 species of birds that regularly nest in Ohio, and over 1/3rd of them are
neotropical. Furthermore, of the roughly 300 species that occur each year in
Ohio – migrants and nesters – about 100 are neotropicals. Conservation of
neotropical birds is vital to protecting Ohio’s diverse bird life. In this
talk, we’ll look at some of these fascinating birds, and where they’re at
when in Ohio, where they go in the winter, and what needs to be done to
protect them.  Jim will also do a book signing of his new book, The Birds of
Ohio.



in the spirit of conservation...
Debra Bowles, Communications
http://AudubonMiamiValley.org