Dave did this program last year, as well. The White-Throated Sparrows kept getting back in his net. Saturday, February 9: 9am / Shawnee Prairie Preserve St. Rt. 502 Greenville, Ohio. Pre-registration Required / Fee: $2 per person call 937-548-0165 Have you ever seen a bird with a colored “bracelet” on its leg or heard of someone “banding” a bird and wondered why someone would do that? This program will welcome Dr. Dave Russell, of the Avian Research and Education Institute, to the Nature Center as we discover the use of bird banding and how scientists use this popular technique. The Avian Research and Education Institute (AREI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the preservation of avian populations. AREI is committed to establishing biological stations that will provide bird banding and environmental education to the public. After our informative lecture, we’ll head to the bird banding station to watch as Dr. Russell bands our local songbirds. Space is limited, pre-register early ______________________________________________________________________ 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]