Please join Columbus Audubon Tuesday, September 27 as we kick off our new program season with Ohio's very own Greg Miller. Greg was one of the three stars in the 2004 book by Mark Obmascik who each saw over 700 species in one calendar year, 1998. Mark's book was on the New York Times Best Seller List at # 35 and it was an Amazon Top 100 Seller for weeks. The Big Year now has been made into a full length movie starring Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson. It's due for release on October 14, 2011. Greg served as a birding advisor to the film and he plans to show a movie trailer as part of his presentation at our meeting. In addition to our main program, we would like to invite you to the first of this season's "Program Shorts" from 7:00 to 7:15 pm. Mike Flynn will kick off the season with a session entitled Sandhill Cranes at Jasper-Pulaski. He will be talking about the November field trip he will be leading to Jasper-Pulaski and his beloved Sandhill Cranes. Wait, there's more! Greg Miller will be signing copies of The Big Year! If you already have a copy, Greg will be happy to sign it for you. If you don't have a copy, the GIAC Nature Store will have them for sale. And there's still more, including speaker-themed door prizes. You won't want to miss all the new CA Program activities. Members and guests welcome! WWW.COLUMBUS AUDUBON.ORG Columbus Audubon, with over 3,000 members, is one of the largest local Audubon chapters in the nation. Columbus Audubon offers a variety of opportunities for members and other nature enthusiasts to learn about and enjoy all wildlife with an emphasis on birds. We meet at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in the Scioto-Audubon Metro Park 505 West Whittier Street, Columbus, OH 43215 Monthly Meetings Begin at 7 p.m. Free monthly meetings include a short program followed by a main speaker. There is also time to socialize with others with similar interests. 7:00 p.m. Short Program: 15-minute 'special topic' nature talk 7:15 p.m. Refreshments & Door Prizes 7:30 p.m. Main Speaker 2011 -12 Columbus Audubon Program Schedule SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 The Big Year, the Book & the Making of a Movie Greg Miller, Acclaimed Birdwatcher OCTOBER 25, 2011 Metro Parks: Build It and They Will Come John O'Meara, Executive Director of Metro Parks NOVEMBER 22, 2011 Birding the Ice Trucker Highway in Alaska Dave Russell, Professor, Miami University Jill Russell, Professor, College of Mt. St. Joseph JANUARY 24, 2012 Climate Change: Truths and Myths Lonnie Thompson, Geologist & Research Scientist, OSU Byrd Research Center FEBRUARY 28, 2012 Stories of My Past, Present & Future Richard Crossley, Birder, Photographer, Author of The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds No short program this month. MARCH 27, 2012 Last Migration: Sneak Preview of an Unwritten Book Kenn Kaufman, World-Renowned Birder & Author of Kaufman Field Guides Join us at 6:00 p.m. for our annual potluck before the program. Bring a covered dish and place setting. APRIL 24, 2012 Wildflowers of North America David Brandenburg,The Dawes Arboretum Botanist & Author of The National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America MAY 22, 2012 Warblers and Late Migrants 101 Tom Sheley, Birder & Co-owner of Wild Birds Unlimited, Riverside Drive ______________________________________________________________________ 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]