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Sierra Foothills Audubon Society’s June Meeting and Chapter election
What: Guatemala 2008
Who: Ted Beedy
Where: Community Room, Nevada County Library, Maidu Avenue, Nevada City
When: June 5th, 7:30 PM
Ted participated in a two-week trip to Guatemala last February that was led by Keith Hansen and his wife, Patricia. Keith and Patricia have their own tour group, “Sacred Monkey Tours,” and they have taken many birding groups to Central America. This was advertised to be both a birding and cultural trip, since Patricia grew-up in Yucatan and is an expert on Mayan culture, textiles, and art. During the trip they visited a variety of habitats from lowland tropical rainforest at Tikal to the highest cloud forests at the top of Volcan San Pedro--the group saw a total of almost 280 bird species. Ted’s photos will show some of the birds, habitats, and cultural experiences the group shared on this amazing trip.
Ted Beedy has almost 30 years of experience as a professional wildlife biologist. Prior to starting his own firm “Beedy Environmental Consulting” in May 2006, he worked for more than 20 years as a Senior Biologist at Jones & Stokes in Sacramento. Ted has studied wildlife throughout California, with an emphasis on special-status birds including Harlequin Ducks, California Gnatcatchers, Willow Flycatchers, and Tricolored Blackbirds. He has a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of California, Davis. He is currently co-authoring a new book with David Lukas, A Guide to Birds of the Sierra Nevada, that will have color illustrations of more than 320 species of Sierra birds prepared by Keith Hansen.
