Golden Gate Audubon Society

Golden Gate Audubon Society

Golden Gate Audubon Society

JULY SPEAKER SERIES and ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Sahul – A Paradise for Birds

Bob Lewis

Thursday, July 18
6:30 p.m. annual membership meeting
6:30 p.m. refreshments
7p.m. program

Berkeley: Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda (between Solano and Marin)

Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania are all part of the Australian geological plate, or Sahul.  After a brief visit to O’Reilly’s, a wonderful jungle lodge near Brisbane, Australia, we’ll fly to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.  Our route in PNG will take us from the lowlands in the south of the island to the highlands on the western border, and then on to Mount Hagen, a 12,000’ extinct volcano.  New Guinea has 708 species of birds and 5 endemic families, and is home to most species of spectacular Birds of Paradise and fascinating Bowerbirds.  We’ll discuss a bit of geological history, a bit of taxonomy, and look at examples of many of PNG’s 70 bird families.

Bob’s second career is very avian.  He’s served on the GGAS board where he led the Adult Education Committee.  He’s an award-winning photographer and world traveler, and frequent public speaker on avian topics at libraries and Audubon Societies.  He co-teaches Master Birding, Avian Evolution and Bay Area Birds, and his bird life list stands at 4992. He is hoping to reach 5000 on GGAS’ Namibia tour in August.

PLEASE NOTE: ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING BEGINS AT 6:30 p.m.
Our Annual Membership Meeting will take place prior to the presentation. Join us for refreshments and to hear Executive Director Cindy Margulis discuss Golden Gate Audubon's  recent accomplishments and plans for the future.

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Manage your GGAS account online

Now you can manage all your GGAS business online — renew your membership, update your contact information, view past donations, or sign up for events such as classes, Birdathon or the Christmas Bird Count. Click here to access your account. (You’ll need to create a login name and password if you don’t have one already. If you forget your password, click on the “forgot your password” link.)

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Golden Gate Audubon
2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite G
Berkeley, California 94702

Phone: 510.843.2222

Office hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, or by appointment

Email: ggas@goldengateaudubon.org

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The Golden Gate Audubon Society engages people to experience the wonder of birds and to translate that wonder into actions which protect native bird populations and their habitats.

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