Looking at Flowers Closely: The Delight in Unexpected Findings
Fielding #1: A Guided Bird Walk
Project Dhvani // Lessons from listening: using emerging acoustic technologies to conserve India’s forests
Charles Eldermire — Birding from a new perspective: highlights from the Cornell Lab's Bird Cams
Originally presented on Thursday, March 24, 2022
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Payal Mehta - BIRDS of INDIA: Hot and Cold Deserts
Originally presented February 5, 2022, at 10AM EST, Payal Mehta describes the varied climates of India and the birds that call them home.
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Listening Party // Bird songs mixed by Pallavi
Originally presented on December 14, 2021 at 6PM ET, this meeting was not recorded, but please contact birdclub@skowheganart.org for more information about the bird song mix created by Pallavi!
Karan Odom - Listening to Nature’s Divas: what female songsters have to tell us
Originally presented on November 16, 2021 at 6PM ET, Karan Odom lets us listen to the vibrant yet understudied world of female birdsongs. Watch Video Here!
Jane Kim - Ink Dwell Studios
Originally presented on September 2, 2021 at 6:30PM ET, Jane Kim tells us about the intricacies of drawing anatomically correct birds. Watch Video Here!
Vanya Gregor Rohwer - Splendid Nests
Originally presented on August 5, 2021 at 6:30PM ET, Vanya Roher takes us on a tour of bird nests from the literal ground up. Watch Video Here!
Rachel Frank / Show + Tell Recommendations Edition
Originally presented to the Skowhegan Bird Club on July 22, 2021 6:30PM, Rachel Frank discusses her work at The Wild Bird Fund and how to best support injured birds you may encounter. She also shows us some amazing hand-made bird fashions! Watch Video Here!
Searching for Lost Birds with John Mittermier
Originally presented July 8, 2021 6:30PM ET, this meeting of the Skowhegan Bird Club features a talk by John Mittermier about rarely-sighted birds that will have you on the edge of your seat. Watch video here!
Bird Song Share
The fifth meeting of the Skowhegan Bird Club, originally presented June 24, 2021, 6:30PM EST, in which Sarah Wanger exposed us to the sonic beauty of the Dawn Chorus. Towards the end, we get more information on how to make proper birdhouses.
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Nathan Pieplow: The Amazing Sounds of Birds
The fourth meeting of the Skowhegan Bird Club, a Socratic presentation on a wide variety of bird songs with Nathan Pieplow on Thursday, June 10, 6:30PM EST.
At the end, Ash & Pallavi announce the Bird Club’s first project: making birdhouses!
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Show & Tell
Skowhegan Bird Club, Show & Tell edition, in which we (probably) identified a bird based only on its call. View recording here!
Color, Material, and Emotion in Birds with Dr. Dakota McCoy
The second meeting of the Skowhegan Bird Club, a presentation on Color, Material and Emotion in birds by Dr. Dakota McCoy in which we all fell in love with the Tailorbird. View recording here!
Intro/How-To with Ash & Pallavi
Ash Ferlito (A ‘12) & Pallavi Sen (A ‘17) discuss how to watch birds and their migration cycles. View recording here!
