Black River Audubon Society March Penguin Event Many of us as children can fondly remember going to the zoo to see exotic animals, like penguins cavorting in the snow. For many of us these remain only as memories. For Tom Leiden, the study of penguins has become an important part of his life. Leiden, CEO and President of the Leiden Cabinet Company, will present his talk, Day in the Life of an African Penguin, March 6 at 7 pm at the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange. “I have always been fascinated by penguins,” explained Leiden, “And in 2007 we jumped at the chance to go on an expedition with EarthWatch to Robben Island, South Africa to assist researchers studying the African penguin.” The enlightening experience left them hooked, according to Leiden. He and his wife, Kathy traveled back to South Africa seven more times to visit the penguins and help researchers. Leiden will discuss the plight of the African penguin and what we can do to help. Leiden is a Trustee at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and an Honorary Trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This free program is sponsored by the Black River Audubon Society. Black River Audubon Society Bluebird Monitor Meeting: The Black River Audubon Society would like to invite current Lorain County bluebird monitors and those interested in volunteering or learning about bluebird trails to a meeting on Saturday, March 10 at 2 pm at the Elyria YWCA. Data will be reviewed from last year's efforts along with discussing new ideas, updating the monitor list and recruiting new volunteers to monitor existing bluebird trails or help provide or repair nest boxes. If you are interested in volunteering to help local bluebirds, please make plans to attend this important meeting. For more information about speakers, volunteering or memberships log onto www.blackriveraudubon.org (http://www.blackriveraudubon.org/) or call 440-322-0820. ______________________________________________________________________ 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]