Speaker Information & Bios
Date: Friday September 16, 2011
Time: 7pm
Place: Clearwater Grille & Event Center, 5135 North Shore Dr, Duluth,
MN 55804
Cost: $15 members/students; $25 non-members – or – FREE for Full
Weekend Registrants
Dr. Gerald J. Niemi will present the keynote address keynote address
by Dr. Gerald J. Niemi on “Forty Years of Counting and Banding
at Hawk Ridge”. This program will highlight the amazing raptor
research and findings produced from efforts that take place at
Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth, MN each fall season. Hawk
Ridge is one of the premier fall migration sites in North America
with an average of 82,000 raptors counted each fall.
Dr. Niemi is Professor of Biology and a Senior Research Associate
at the Center for Water and the Environment at the Natural Resources
Research Institute at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He received
his Ph.D. at Florida State University and Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees from the University of Minnesota. He also
was a Fulbright-Hays scholar in Finland in the early 80's. His
primary research interests include birds, environmental issues,
Great Lakes ecosystems, conservation biology, landscape ecology,
and sustainable natural resources development. Niemi has written
over 200 publications and trained over 25 graduate students.. He
was named the Outstanding Scientist of the Great Lakes in 2006-2007
by the International Joint Commission. He teaches Ornithology and
Conservation Biology. He also serves on the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Research Committee.
Date: Saturday September 17, 2011
Time: 7pm
Place: Clearwater Grille & Event Center, 5135 North Shore Dr,
Duluth, MN 55804
Cost: $15 members/students; $25 non-members – or – FREE
for Full Weekend Registrants
Stan Tekiela will present a fun and entertaining talk “Uncommon
Facts about Common Birds”. This is a fun and entertaining
talk presenting fascinating facts and tidbits about some of the
birds that people love to hate. Stan will challenge your preconceived
ideas about some common birds such as the European Starling, the
American Crow and much, much more. You will never look at these
birds the same way ever again. This talk wraps up with a strong
environmental message of conservation and understanding.
Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the
originator of the popular state-specific field guides such as Birds
of (state name) Field Guide, Wildflowers of (state name), and Trees
of (state name). Over the past two decades Stan has authored more
than 100 field guides, nature appreciation books and wildlife audio
CDs for nearly every state in the nation, presenting many species
of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, trees, wildflowers
and cacti.
Holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the
University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist
for more than 20 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout
the United States and has received various national and regional
awards for his books and photographs.
Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated
column appears in over 20 newspapers and his wildlife programs
are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. He is a member
of the North American Nature Photography Association and Canon
Professional Services along with many other professional organizations.
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