THE GIFT OF BIRDING   Kevin R. Shackleton

Friday October 18, 2024 19:30 

Northwest Barrie United Church, 464 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie and start at 7:30pm. Meetings are held in Westennial Hall at the back of the church. Park in the big lot off of Horsfield Drive

Remember to "LUG-A-MUG" for your beverages.

It is never too late to become a birder.

The materials available for the beginning bird watcher/birder are designed to make taking up the pastime easy. Today’s binoculars and spotting scopes are much improved on those available thirty years ago. Web sites like eBird can help keep track of bird sightings and let the novice know when and where to find more birds. Applications like Merlin help with visual and sound identification. Field guides are now fully illustrated with colour plates as opposed to a few pages in the oldest field guides. If you have ever thought you would like to know more about birding this could be the introduction you have been seeking.

Kevin will talk to us about his latest book and share some of his birding experiences. He will have copies of his book for sale for $30, cash only please.

Kevin R. Shackleton is a retired financial services practitioner who lives with his wife in Newmarket, Ontario. A published author in military history and a contributor to a variety of publications since he began birding over thirty years ago, Kevin was selected by Zoomer Magazine as the Ultimate Zoomer for Birds Canada because of his dedication to conservation fund raising through The Great Canadian Birdathon and his participation in a variety of bird surveys such as the Atlas of Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2001-2005. As a life member of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, Kevin leads two field trips a year for that organization.