The Delaware Country Bird Club, founded by Edward Burtt, PhD, is beginning
its' 30th year of dynamic programs, monthly newsletters and fellowship.
Please note the meetings will be held at the lodge classroom at Deer Haven
Preserve located at 4183 Liberty Road, Delaware, OH 43015.  Thank you to
Preservation Parks of Delaware County for allowing our bird club to meet at
this exciting new location.

Deer Haven Preserve is adjacent to Liberty Township's Havener Park. The two
parks share a main access driveway and walking trails are connected,
providing about 3 miles of trails between the two parks. Leashed pets are
allowed on the trails, except for along the Tree Swallow Trail, which is
within the Bird Sanctuary.

The Deer Haven property was donated to Preservation Parks in 2006 by Phyllis
A. Havener and her family. The park is home to the Amy Clark/Bader Bird
Sanctuary. John W. Bader Jr. donated funds to the Park District to develop
the Bird Sanctuary in his wife's honor. The park was opened to the public in
2008, and The Lodge nature center opened in 2009.

Dates can be found on the Preservation Parks Calendar at this link:
http://www.preservationparks.com/events-calendar/  and on the

Columbus Audubon Calendar of Events:
http://www.columbusaudubon.org/index.php/events-calendar/columbus-audubon-ca
lendar-view



Social time and refreshments begin at 7:00 PM; the meetings and programs
start at 7:30 PM.



September 28th: "Strangers in Paradise: How Birds Change in Their New Island
Homes" - Dr. Blake Mathys, Ohio Dominican University.



Humans have moved many species of birds around the world; islands have been
especially welcoming to these avian invaders. Dr. Mathys captured birds from
these introduced island populations and compared their body sizes and
dimensions to individuals from their native ranges. Many of the island birds
have changed, although not necessarily in the ways that one would have
expected. His research has shown that introduced species can very quickly
develop new body dimensions in unfamiliar habitats, and he was also able to
encounter many interesting animals, people and places during his time doing
field work.


Blake Mathys has always been interested in nature and animals. He majored in
Biology at Ohio Northern University with a minor in Field Biology. Following
graduation he spent a couple of years working as a

roaming field biologist monitoring elephant seals in California and
endangered sparrows in the Florida.



Everglades and migrating raptors in Washington state. His Ph.D. research at
Rutgers University focused on birds introduced to islands. For the last
three years he has been Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Ohio
Dominican University and has been enjoying the opportunity to expose
undergraduate students to the exciting natural world around them.



We have a very robust and information filled newsletter and wish to thank
our editor Christina Voise.  If you wish to receive the newsletter, please
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Next program:  October 26th: "Full Annual Cycle Research in the Birds of
Ohio" - Dr. Chris Tonra, The Ohio State University.





Delaware County Bird Club Staff:

Program Coordinators: Darlene Sillick & Rich Bradley & Amy Tovar

Newsletter Editor: Christina Voise ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Reporters: Dick Tuttle and Ed Lux




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