Please join us for our monthly evening program: *"**Feather Trails: A
Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds"*
Date: *Wednesday, October 16*
Time: *7:00 to 8:30 pm *(Please note this new start time)
Place: *Fleischmann Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural
History*
The program is free of charge. No registration is required.
Wildlife biologist and author Sophie Osborn will deliver a free,
illustrated public lecture, presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society
in cooperation with Friends of California Condors Wild and Free.
Birds are visible, vocal sentinels that alert us to environmental harms
through their declining numbers or their failure to thrive. In this
illustrated lecture, based on her new book Feather Trails - A Journey of
Discovery Among Endangered Birds, Sophie Osborn will share her personal
experiences reintroducing endangered Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and
California Condors to the wild. She’ll talk about the triumphs and
tribulations of being a wildlife biologist and explore the threats that
imperil these birds - threats that are harmful to us, too.
Osborn will discuss what led to the endangerment of these three captivating
species, recount the efforts of biologists to recover their populations,
and read a few excerpts from her book that describe what it was like to
work with these magnificent birds.
Sophie Osborn is an award-winning environmental writer and wildlife
biologist whose work has included the study and conservation of more than a
dozen bird species in the Americas. She contributed to reintroduction
efforts for several endangered birds and served as the field manager for
the California Condor Recovery Program in Arizona for four years. Her books
include Condors in Canyon Country, which won the 2007 National Outdoor Book
Award for Nature and the Environment. She has written articles for
BirdWatching, Wyoming Wildlife, and Sojourns magazines. Sophie Osborn’s
writings are available at www.wordsforbirds.net.
Courtesy of Chaucer’s Bookstore, books by Sophie Osborn will be available
for purchase and signing at the event.
