Cascades Raptor Center Owl Introduction on patio with hors d’oeuvres
"A Fascination with Owls" by Louise Shimmel
Dinner at Secret House
Enjoy a gourmet meal in the wine cellar featuring spring delicacies and hear about the day’s birding adventures from the field trip leaders.
Gourmet Dinner. View Menu
Cost: $75.00 includes wine with each course.
Keynote Speaker: Dave Bontrager “What I Did Last Summer: Tall Tales from 35 Years of Bird Studies”
In 1972 Dave Bontrager completed his first wildlife research project, a field study on the behavior of the California ground squirrel. Since then he has studied the ecology of small mammal populations, the habitat requirements of cavity nesting birds, the breeding biology of the California gnatcatcher and the ash-throated flycatcher, and the effects of fire on bird populations. During those years he has also taken hundreds of students into the field as part of his natural history classes. After 35 years in the field doing work that he loves, Dave will share some of the highlights of his birding adventures and “lowlights” including the mouse that bit him (you will find out where). |
