Date: 4/16/26 8:17 am From: Thomas, Brady Scott <bst5117...> Subject: April 22nd 7 pm: Dr. Jim Kellam presents “Sensory Perception in Woodpeckers and Other Ongoing Bird Research at a Small College Campus"
Hello Bird Club, and Happy Spring!
This month, on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7pm, Dr. Jim Kellam will be presenting a program titled Sensory Perception in Woodpeckers and Other Ongoing Bird Research at a Small College Campus.
The meeting will take place in the Spring Creek Education Building. There will also be a zoom link available to those that cannot make it in person. The link to register is https://psu.zoom.us/meeting/register/roLkaPsWQ72jAdDUdQpoQg Jim is a Professor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He teaches Ornithology, Wildlife Biology, Conservation Biology, and Exercise Physiology in the Department of Biological Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University and over the course of his career has studied various species of woodpeckers, crows, and songbirds. He looks forward every spring to leading student teams at the World Series of Birding in Cape May, New Jersey, and in summer he runs an Ornithology Camp for high schoolers. Presently, he is training to handle raptors on the glove for use in educational programs. He is married with two adult children and a bunch of cats. He is a competitive swimmer and 3x Ironman Triathlon finisher.
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Downy Woodpecker in hand
I look forward to seeing you there!
Brady Thomas
(he/him)
Education Program Coordinator
School Programs and Summer Camp
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
3400 Discovery Road
Petersburg, PA, 16669
