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Amish Bird Symposium 2010

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Adams County Amish Bird Symposium

Saturday, March 6, 2010

9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Wheat Ridge Amish Community Building

3735 Wheat Ridge Road—NEW Location!

West Union, Ohio 45693

Schedule

9:30am         Arrive, coffee and doughnuts
9:50              Welcome—Tom Cross,
                     Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau
10:00            Finding Birds for Yourself
                     Ed Schlabach, Holmes County Amish Community
10:45            Break
11:00            The Nature of Hope
                     Thane Maynard, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens
12:00            Amish made lunch—bird photography during lunch
                      
1:00             The Singing Life of Birds
                    Donald Kroodsma, Professor (retired), UMass Amherst
1:45             Break
2:00             Birds Through the Seasons
                    Ron Austing, Freelance Wildlife Photographer
2:45             Break
3:00             Nests: With a Side of Eggs
                    Chuck Jakubchak, Volunteer Naturalist, Strongsville, Ohio
3:30             Travel to Adams Lake State Park
3:45-4:15     Field Trip—Winter Water Birds of Adams Lake State Park

Vendors will be on hand with bird related items for sale. Raptor Inc. will have live raptors on hand during the lunch hour.