Bird Bash: Audubon Speaker Series

Event Description

Mark your calendars and migrate to the Museum of Arts & Sciences on Saturday, February 22 | 11:00AM - 3:30PM for a day of feathered fun and learning for bird enthusiasts of all levels! Meet local Volusia County Audubon Society chapters, and discover more through hands-on avian-themed activities. Don’t miss the Bird Bash speaker program in the Root Hall Auditorium featuring guest speakers: Melissa Lammers | Board Member of Audubon Florida, and Joan Tague | President of Halifax River Audubon. Followed by a talk and book signing with author, illustrator, and American ornithologist, David Sibley.

11:00 - 12:00pm Melissa Lammers - "Plant It and They Will Come"
12:00 - 1:00pm Joan Tague - "There’s This Thing About Birds…”

1:30pm - 2:30pm David Sibley - "What It's Like to Be a Bird"
2:30pm - 2:45pm Q&A
2:45pm - 3:30pm Book Signing

This event is free for members; $10 for non-members plus the purchase of general Museum admission. Advanced registration recommended.

Register for Bird Bash: Bird Bash Registration
For general Museum admission, call 386-255-0285 or purchase online here. 
Note: Member discount applied at checkout.

David Sibley | Join us in the Root Family Auditorium at MOAS for a talk with author, David Sibley, on his book "What It's Like to Be a Bird." In this edition of the bestselling work written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, readers will find a unique treasure trove of fascinating facts about birds, paired with more than 300 full-color illustrations—some life-size! This unique, large-format book is designed to appeal to both casual birdwatchers and dedicated enthusiasts. The extraordinary world of birds is brought to life on the page.

Author Bio: David Allen Sibley is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including the New York Times bestseller The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed art and articles to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, and North American Birds, and wrote an illustrated a syndicated column for The New York Times. He is the recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York’s Eisenmann Medal. He lives in Deerfield, MA.

For more information on Speaker, please visit 

https://www.prhspeakers.com/speaker/david-allen-sibley  

This event is made possible by the Simpsons Family Foundation.

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Joan Tague | "There’s This Thing About Birds…” - Everyone has a bird story. You don’t have to be a serious “birder” to be intrigued by our feathered friends. We all watch them. They inevitably do something that captures our attention. They can be beautiful, subtle, poetic. They can be raucous, unexplainable, hilarious. We humans have spent a millennium trying to grasp the essence of birds. We continue to do that every day in big and small ways. In this presentation, Joan will share stories from neighbors, fellow birders, scientists, explorers and artists that touch on our relationship with these creatures. Each of these experiences may have posed a question, queued a sense wonder, sparked inspiration, set the direction of a lifetime or just left the observer laughing. Let’s go “birding”!

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Melissa Lammers | "Plant It and They Will Come" - Birds need our help. Learn how you can support them right in your own backyard. Since 1970, we've lost almost 3 billion birds, almost 30%, in North America! The main cause is loss of habitat. In the case of habitat lost to development, we make things worse by how we landscape. We remove all the native vegetation that provided shelter and food for birds and other wildlife, and we replace it with grass and plants that do not contribute to the food chain. Fortunately, anyone with space for a garden can be part of the solution. Come learn how!