Guests welcome! Please join us in the City of Delaware at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Schimmel- Conrades Science Center, Room 163 lower level. Conversation and refreshments begin at 7:00 pm; the meetings and programs start at 7:30 pm. Parking is available next to the Selby Stadium on the east side of Henry Street and in the lot south of the Science Center next to Branch Rickey Arena. January 24: Sean Williams: "A Student's Perspective of the Birds of Ohio Wesleyan". Sean is a senior zoology major at Ohio Wesleyan University. He grew up in South Boston, MA where he found his passion for birds. He plans to obtain his Ph.D. in zoology, teach ornithology and continue his studies of birds. He spends his free time birding, of course! Sean says, at first glance, the Ohio Wesleyan campus and Delaware town area seem rather desolate in avian fauna. However, there are many small patches of habitat that can attract migrants because of the habitat's isolation. He has recorded over 200 species in the area in his three and a half years at OWU. Sean will detail twenty to twenty-five of his strangest (ok exciting) sightings. In case you want to join us for future programs: February 28: Tom Bain: "Biogeology: Bedrock of Biological Distribution in Ohio". Like your new DCBC newsletter editor, Tom is a geologist (OSU alum) with a minor in zoology March 28: Dick Tuttle: "EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN KESTRELS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK" April 25: Barbara Revard, Columbus Zoo: Barbara will talk about her trip to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to study polar bears for Polar Bears International. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]