BIRDS georgia At Manuel's tavern
Birds Georgia hosts quarterly meetings on the fourth Sunday of the month from 3:30 to 5:30 PM at Manuel's Tavern. These meetings are free and open to the public, but registration is requested . Please join us!
Manuel's Tavern is located at 602 N. Highland Ave., NE., Atlanta. Free parking is readily available to the south of the building. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
Manuel's Tavern is located at 602 N. Highland Ave., NE., Atlanta. Free parking is readily available to the south of the building. Food and drinks are available for purchase.
2024
Birds Georgia at Manuel’s Tavern
Keeping the Chattahoochee, with Sally Bethea
Sunday, October 27, at 3:30 PM
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Join Sally Bethea for a look inside her new book, Keeping the Chattahoochee. Sally is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. She served as executive director and riverkeeper for two decades and continues to assist Chattahoochee Riverkeeper as a senior advisor. She also publishes a monthly column, Above the Waterline, in Atlanta Intown. She lives and writes in Midtown Atlanta. Join us for an inspiring look into Sally's activism and learn what we can do to preserve one of Georgia's most precious jewels. Sally will be available to sign copies of her book after the meeting.
Books are available for purchase via Eagle Eye Book Shop. A limited number of copies will be available for sale at the meeting at Manuel's for $25. We will accept cash, check or Venmo.
Keeping the Chattahoochee, with Sally Bethea
Sunday, October 27, at 3:30 PM
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Join Sally Bethea for a look inside her new book, Keeping the Chattahoochee. Sally is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. She served as executive director and riverkeeper for two decades and continues to assist Chattahoochee Riverkeeper as a senior advisor. She also publishes a monthly column, Above the Waterline, in Atlanta Intown. She lives and writes in Midtown Atlanta. Join us for an inspiring look into Sally's activism and learn what we can do to preserve one of Georgia's most precious jewels. Sally will be available to sign copies of her book after the meeting.
Books are available for purchase via Eagle Eye Book Shop. A limited number of copies will be available for sale at the meeting at Manuel's for $25. We will accept cash, check or Venmo.
Past EVents
Conservation Through the Lens: The journey of a wandering nature photographer, with Josiah Patrick
Sunday, June 23, 2024
3:30 PM
Manuel's Tavern
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Join bird and nature photographer Josiah Patrick for a discussion of the lessons he has learned about the power of community level conservation and the majestic species found throughout his journey birding and shooting in North and Central America, and his home country of Trinidad and Tobago. Josiah will share a variety of images of the stunning fauna and flora found during his travels to highlight the importance of habitat, conservation, and community in its preservation.
Josiah Patrick is a nature photographer, school counselor and budding naturalist. An immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, Josiah has always felt a unique connection to nature. His journey as a 1st generation immigrant led to him searching for a place that felt like home in a space that often felt unfamiliar. This eventually led to long walks in the woods surrounded by strange, beautiful noises and creatures that recalled distant memories of home. After receiving a camera, he was able to explore an even closer inspection of the beautiful fauna and flora that inhabited these spaces. Inspired to aid in its preservation. Josiah uses his photography to help share a love and deeper understanding of the bird and animal species seen during his journey to natural spaces around the world. He aims to offer a colorful perspective about his journey and hopes to inspire others to do small acts of conservation within their own communities.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
3:30 PM
Manuel's Tavern
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Join bird and nature photographer Josiah Patrick for a discussion of the lessons he has learned about the power of community level conservation and the majestic species found throughout his journey birding and shooting in North and Central America, and his home country of Trinidad and Tobago. Josiah will share a variety of images of the stunning fauna and flora found during his travels to highlight the importance of habitat, conservation, and community in its preservation.
Josiah Patrick is a nature photographer, school counselor and budding naturalist. An immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, Josiah has always felt a unique connection to nature. His journey as a 1st generation immigrant led to him searching for a place that felt like home in a space that often felt unfamiliar. This eventually led to long walks in the woods surrounded by strange, beautiful noises and creatures that recalled distant memories of home. After receiving a camera, he was able to explore an even closer inspection of the beautiful fauna and flora that inhabited these spaces. Inspired to aid in its preservation. Josiah uses his photography to help share a love and deeper understanding of the bird and animal species seen during his journey to natural spaces around the world. He aims to offer a colorful perspective about his journey and hopes to inspire others to do small acts of conservation within their own communities.
Climate Change Sets in Motion an "Escalator to Extinction" for Peruvian Birds, with Ben Freeman
Sunday, February 25, 2024
3:30 PM
Manuel's Tavern
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Ben Freeman is a new faculty member at Georgia Tech who studies how mountain birds are responding to climate change. His research has taken him across the globe; he is particularly fond of the staggering biodiversity found in the tropical Andes, where different species live within different elevational zones. Ben finds it astonishing that one can see totally different species at different elevations in the Andes, even though the forest looks pretty similar throughout, at least to an ornithologist, and studies how this came to be and how it is changing as temperatures warm. Ben grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and just moved with his family to Atlanta in summer 2023, where he is pleased to be seeing Brown Thrashers (state bird!) and hearing Barred Owls in his backyard. He will talk about his field studies in Peru, and is also eager to expand his understanding of montane birds by learning about the nearby Southern Appalachians.
Sunday, February 25, 2024
3:30 PM
Manuel's Tavern
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Ben Freeman is a new faculty member at Georgia Tech who studies how mountain birds are responding to climate change. His research has taken him across the globe; he is particularly fond of the staggering biodiversity found in the tropical Andes, where different species live within different elevational zones. Ben finds it astonishing that one can see totally different species at different elevations in the Andes, even though the forest looks pretty similar throughout, at least to an ornithologist, and studies how this came to be and how it is changing as temperatures warm. Ben grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and just moved with his family to Atlanta in summer 2023, where he is pleased to be seeing Brown Thrashers (state bird!) and hearing Barred Owls in his backyard. He will talk about his field studies in Peru, and is also eager to expand his understanding of montane birds by learning about the nearby Southern Appalachians.
Charles and Nick with a banded bird.
Birds Georgia at Manuel’s Tavern
Pit-stop ecology: Harnessing songbird banding data to learn more about frugivory and seed dispersal during migration
Presenters: Dr. Charles Kwit and Nick Smith, University of Tennessee
Sunday, August 25, at 3:30 PM
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Bird banding stations all over the world contribute to our understanding of the migratory phase in a songbird’s annual cycle. The morphological data collected through the banding process are extremely valuable on their own, but by recapturing some “lost” data, we can connect songbird diet to the timing of migration (phenology). With the immense help of a banding station here in the Southeast, we are beginning to understand which plant species are important to frugivorous songbirds and are learning more about frugivory and seed dispersal dynamics during songbird migration.
About the presenters: Nick Smith, a PhD student under Charles Kwit at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, merges his passions for ornithology and botany. His research in the Kwit Lab focuses on understanding how birds utilize fruiting resources and disperse seeds during migration. Smith innovatively incorporates under-utilized data sources to advance ecological studies, aiming to inspire fellow researchers and students to adopt more creative approaches in ecology research.
Charles Kwit, an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, holds joint appointments in the School of Natural Resources and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His research interests span from examining the impacts of land use and climate change on biodiversity across various environments, and to investigating animal-mediated seed dispersal systems, emphasizing the crucial roles animals play in these processes.
Pit-stop ecology: Harnessing songbird banding data to learn more about frugivory and seed dispersal during migration
Presenters: Dr. Charles Kwit and Nick Smith, University of Tennessee
Sunday, August 25, at 3:30 PM
Free to attend, but registration is requested
Bird banding stations all over the world contribute to our understanding of the migratory phase in a songbird’s annual cycle. The morphological data collected through the banding process are extremely valuable on their own, but by recapturing some “lost” data, we can connect songbird diet to the timing of migration (phenology). With the immense help of a banding station here in the Southeast, we are beginning to understand which plant species are important to frugivorous songbirds and are learning more about frugivory and seed dispersal dynamics during songbird migration.
About the presenters: Nick Smith, a PhD student under Charles Kwit at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, merges his passions for ornithology and botany. His research in the Kwit Lab focuses on understanding how birds utilize fruiting resources and disperse seeds during migration. Smith innovatively incorporates under-utilized data sources to advance ecological studies, aiming to inspire fellow researchers and students to adopt more creative approaches in ecology research.
Charles Kwit, an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, holds joint appointments in the School of Natural Resources and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His research interests span from examining the impacts of land use and climate change on biodiversity across various environments, and to investigating animal-mediated seed dispersal systems, emphasizing the crucial roles animals play in these processes.
