Thursday, January 8 at 7pm EST on Zoom

We’re all familiar with the birds in our backyards, but you don’t have to venture too far afield to find the species that live hidden in other habitats. Do you want to learn what these species are and where to look for them? Join Michelle Campanis, education coordinator with the UT Arboretum, and Stephen Lyn Bales, naturalist/author, for the First Thursday Supper Club via Zoom on January 8, 7pm EST. In this “habitat hunting” program you’ll learn the amazing array of birdlife that lives and hides nearby your own yard. Prepare to be amazed!

We will explore those birds that prefer the open grasslands – meadowlarks, kestrels, and blue grosbeaks. Cuckoos, buntings, and great horned owls prefer the woodlands. If you are looking for ospreys, eagles, and herons, our abundance of lakes is where they reside. That uniquely odd devil-diver, the pied-billed grebe can be found during winter in lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

The program will be recorded and sent to all who register. Closed captions are available. 

This program is co-sponsored by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society (UTAS) and the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE).

To contact Stephen Lyn Bales or buy one of his UT Press books, email him at hellostephenlyn@gmail.com.

Please contact Michelle at mcampani@utk.edu for any questions or registration issues.

The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) is our new co-sponsor for our First Thursday Nature Supper Club. AMSE and UTAS are co-sponsoring a new Citizen Science Birding Program which will include monthly guided birding walks at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge and other opportunities to get involved with Citizen Science.