On Tuesday March 22, Columbus Audubon welcomes American Birding Association President Jeffrey Gordon for a celebration of the power of birding to heal and transform, not only our own lives, but even our world. Birding is a passion, a practice, and a community whose time has come. Jeff will not only address some of the many benefits of a strong, diverse birding community for our birds and for our natural heritage, he'll also address ways to conquer some of the special challenges that birding faces as it reaches a wider audience. For more information on the ABA and on Jeff, visit www.aba.org. 7:00 - 7:15 pm: Social time, light refreshments, announcements 7:15 - 7:30 pm: Conservation Spotlight: Ohio Young Birder Doug Whitman will share his experiences during a nine-week work trip to Ecuador this past summer. The experience was sponsored in part by the John Wilson Memorial Fund. 7:30 - 9:00 pm: Main program, door prizes This Columbus Audubon program is free and open to the public. Programs are held at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center (505 West Whittier Street in the Scioto-Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula). Julie Davis CA board OOS president ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]