UAA hosts a virtual bird tour through the Aleutian Islands:
by Kathleen McCoy |
Slide show and book signing with Vernon Byrd, Daniel Gibson and Douglas Causey In
cooperation with Audubon Alaska, UAA takes you on a stunning virtual bird tour through
the Aleutians, with images of avifauna found on Alaska's remote islands. The authors
of the newly published Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, will present rarely
seen photographs of birds in their natural habitat.
"Virtual Bird Tour Through the Aleutian Islands"
Tuesday, May 22
6:30 p.m., Reception
7:30 p.m., Presentation
UAA's Rasmuson Hall, room 101
For bird lovers who haven't yet made it to the Aleutians-and non-birders who have
yet to explore Alaska's wild islands-this slide show is the perfect opportunity to
see what only a few visitors get to experience each year. Some species of the Aleutian
Islands include Cormorants, Auklets, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Horned and Tufted Puffins,
Snowy Owls, Gray-crowned Rosy Finches and Snow Buntings, among others.
Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska represents the first in a series of avian monographs
published jointly by the Nuttall Ornithological Club-the oldest natural history society
in North America, and the American Ornithologists' Union-the largest ornithological
society in the world. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska is authored by Daniel
D. Gibson and G. Vernon Byrd, and edited by Douglas Causey. Gibson has studied the
natural history of Alaska's birds for more than 40 years-as manager of the bird collection
of the University of Alaska museum, as a naturalist, and as an author of numerous
scientific papers. Byrd is a supervisory wildlife biologist at the USFWS Alaska Maritime
National Wildlife Refuge, which includes the Aleutian Islands. He has studied and
written about birds in the Aleutians for over 35 years.
For additional information about this event, please call 786-1263.
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