 |
| PGAS monthly programs are held on the second Tuesday of
each month,
September through June, in partnership with the Patuxent
Bird Club, the PG County chapter of the Maryland Ornithological
Society.
Except for the December holiday party at Watkins Regional Park and
other special events, programs are held in College Park, MD at
the College Park Airport Annex. There are no programs scheduled
in
the summer months. The formal program always begins at 7:30 pm,
but
doors open at 7:00 for informal conversation, refreshments, and
exchange
of birding news. Each program opens with brief statements from
leaders
of both clubs about upcoming events, items of interest and other club
business,
followed by the featured speaker with a question-and-answer period
afterwards.
Click on the location links below for directions and click on the
program
dates for more information about the presentations. PGAS members
are encouraged to attend monthly meetings and non-members are always
welcome. |
|
Tuesday,
September 14, 2010, 7:30 pm
College Park Airport Annex, College Park, MD
|
"Lights Out!" Programs
|
|
Colliding with transparent or reflective surfaces is one of the biggest
killers of birds in the world. Only habitat loss kills
more. Join us as representatives of "Lights Out!" Programs in Baltimore
(Baltimore Bird Club) and Washington,
DC (City Wildlife) discuss the challenges migratory birds face
year-round with building collisions, during migration with light
pollution, federal and international developments on the issue of
bird/glass collisions, and how you can help on a federal level and in
your own home or office.
|
|
|
Tuesday,
October 12, 2010, 7:30 pm
College Park
Airport Annex, College Park, MD
|
Argentina: Bird Studies and Related Wildlife
Matt Perry
|
 |
|
 |
Large populations of
ducks, a variety of species, and liberal hunting bag-limits make
Argentina a popular destination for both North American and
European waterfowl hunters. Information on the biology, behavior, or
management of ducks in Argentina is meager. Recent studies by
researchers at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center utilizing satellite
radio telemetry, are aimed at filling the existing information gap on
four duck species common in the hunter’s bag: the rosy-billed pochard
(Netta peposaca), white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata),
black-bellied whistling duck (D. autmnalis), and the fulvous whistling
duck (D. bicolor). Research is conducted on a very large previously
heavily-grazed ranch that is now totally managed for wildlife. Numerous
wildlife species have benefited from the management and will be
discussed in the presentation by Dr. Matthew Perry, who is the lead US
researcher on this privately funded research project.
|
|
|
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 7:30
pm
College Park Airport
Annex, College Park, MD
|
|
Motmots,
Trogons, and Tropical Falcons
Kurt Schwarz |
 |
|
MOS Conservation Chair Kurt Schwarz will share his birding adventures
on a birding tour to the San Blas area on the west coast of
Mexico. He will concentrate on motmots, trogons, and tropical
falcons.
|
|
|
P.O. Box
1658, Greenbelt, MD 20768-1658