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Northern Colorado Birding Fair Presentations and Clinics

The Northern Colorado Birding Fair offers both Presentations and Clinics to help you build on your birding skills and learn more about the world of birding. Presentations are held in the outdoor classroom, and clinics are in the shop. Clinics are more in-depth, and will help you move from being a long time beginner at birding to the next level.

Presentations

9:00 am Doc Wild as Prof. Avian Guano, Bir. D.- Talking "Bird"

"Avian" means "of the birds". "Guano" means, well, you will have to look that one up... After he "drops in", this eccentric German professor of ornithology proves he has been studying birds a little too long. His bird-brained view on birds and his legendary mimicry of bird songs shows his intimacy with our feathered friends. The good professor's bones are probably hollow, but beneath his wacky exterior is a solid knowledge of fascinating bird lore.

Denny Olson's, aka Critterman, aka Dr. Avian Guano, formal training as a biologist and geologist, as well as teaching nature for over 20 years in the north woods and mountain west, has given him expertise in many disciplines. He has done research on beavers, hares and loons. From those scientific beginnings he forged an unlikely union between science, humor, and drama, and established a national reputation as an innovative performer and educator.

11:00 am Mary Ann Bonnell - "The Nature Next Door"

Mary Ann Bonnell is the Senior Natural Resources Specialist for the City of Aurora Parks and Open Space Department. Mary Ann earned her degree in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology (EPOB) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is a Colorado Native Plant Master Instructor, an Audubon Society Master Birder, and helped track prairie rattlesnakes for an Aurora study. Mary Ann earned the Enos Mills Award for Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Education in 2002 and the National Association for Interpretation's National Master Front Line Interpreter Award in 2003.

1:00 pm TBD

Clinics

10:00 am Wildlife Gardening with Robyn Dolgin

Discover how easy it is to create a beautiful, nature-friendly habitat for birds and the wildlife that support them. This presentation will cover a wide variety of plants to include in your landscape and edible garden along with helpful design tips on how to make your property a year-around oasis for your feathered friends. Robyn Dolgin of Wild Iris Living has been a backyard farmer and professional horticulturist for over 30 years. She is well known for her community involvement, monthly Coloradoan Newspaper gardening articles and radio features.

12:00 pm TBD

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