An
Ornithologist's View of the Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Yellowstone
Park Birds
Free
Lecture
Sat.,
Dec. 8, 2007,
1pm
Seattle – On
Sat., Dec. 8, the Burke Museum presents Terry McEneaney, staff ornithologist of
Yellowstone National Park, who will share the complexities and controversies
behind managing the ecology and conservation of birds in Yellowstone National
Park. McEneaney has been Yellowstone National Park ornithologist for the past 22
years and will share his unique knowledge and insight about the Yellowstone
birds and their future with a fascinating lecture and slide show presentation.
Prior
to his current position at Yellowstone, McEneaney was biologist at Red Rock
Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. He has 39 years of experience in the Greater
Yellowstone area and is a member of both the Montana Bird Records Committee
(MBRC) and the Wyoming Bird Records Committee. An accomplished author, his books
include The Uncommon
Loon and Birding Montana. He has also written numerous scientific and
popular articles appearing in magazines such as National Geographic and
Smithsonian and been a field consultant and cinematographer guide for Nature,
the BBC, the National Geographic Society, and Audubon.
Yellowstone
and Beyond
is free with paid admission to the Burke. This presentation is a compliment to
the Burke Museum’s wildlife photography exhibit Yellowstone to Yukon: Freedom to Roam, on view through Dec. 31, 2007.
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The
Burke Museum is located on the University of Washington campus, at the corner of
NE 45th
St and 17th
Ave NE. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm daily, and until 8 pm on first Thursdays.
Admission: $8 general, $6.50 senior, $5 student/ youth. Admission is free to
children 4 and under, Burke members, UW students, faculty, and staff. Admission
is free to the public on the first Thursday of each month. Prorated parking fees
are $11 and partially refundable upon exit if paid in cash. Call 206-543-5590 or
visit
www.burkemuseum.org.
