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September/October 2010 Newsletter
Featured in this edition:
- Birdathon 2010
- Field trip schedule
- Program schedule
- Carrie Wilds artwork benefiting Amos W. Butler Audubon
[PDF] Read the September/October 2010 Newsletter
Public Program - September 14, 2010 at 7:30pm
Holliday Park Nature Center, 6363 Spring Mill Rd., Indianapolis
Monitoring the Whooping Crane Eastern Population
Presenter: Dan Kaiser
While photographing Sandhill Cranes in 2006, Dan saw a Whooping Crane for the first time. His photographs proved useful to the Whooping Crane’s Eastern Partnership (WCEP) tracking team, who were able to ID the birds he encountered. Recognizing the tracking teams’ need for help, he volunteered and has been helping ever since. Today, he has radio-tracking capability and during migration season is in frequent contact with the WCEP tracking team.
From childhood to adulthood, Dan had his eyes turned skyward. As a child he was fascinated with anything that was in the sky. This carried over to adulthood as he served as a US Army helicopter pilot. In the late 1990s he became interested in bird identification, and it was natural for him to use photography as a tool to that goal.
Join us to hear and see Dan’s stupendous results!
Whooping Cranes by Dan Kaiser
Events & Activities
| Beginning Bird Hikes Wed Sep 08 @08:00AM |
| EcoLab Bird Hikes Wed Sep 08 @08:00AM |
| Eagle Creek - Bird Hikes Sun Sep 12 @09:00AM |
| Whooping Cranes - Adventures of a Fanatic Tue Sep 14 @07:30PM |
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