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Jackson Audubon
Society
5120 Reddoch Drive, Jackson, MS 39211
601-956-7444
jas@jacksonaudubonsociety.
org
RADAR & MIGRATION IN MISSISSIPPI: A New Blog for Spring 2008
Ever wondered how many birds are passing overhead on a spring night--or which nights are the best? Head over to our brand-new blog, where we'll be keeping tabs on bird migration all season with the eye-opening tool of radar imagery.
NEW!! The
online community run by and for JAS members. Upload photos, share trip
reports, create personalized pages, and more!
 Adam T. Rohnke, JAS President
Occupation: Wildlife Biologist
Started birding:
1999
What sparked interest in birding: First my grandmother
inspired me growing up, then my first college ornithology class set the
hook!
First joined JAS: 2005-06
Offices held in
JAS: President, Conservation Chair
Favorite MS birding
place: Tara Wildlife
Favorite birding place outside MS:
Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania
Backyard birding endeavors:
Creating bird-friendly habitat with native plantings and working on a
bird list of 39 spp. since we bought the house in 2006
Most
memorable birding moment: Overall when I saw my first Harlequin
Duck;
recently, my first Painted Bunting!
Birding
achievements: Completed 4 Breeding Bird Surveys this spring; passing
300 species on my life list, and hopefully by the end of '07 passing the
400 mark.
Advice to birders: Remember while birding to look
down every once in a while, as there are many other cool critters in the
wild to be seen!!! | |
 Click here for a full calendar.
Tuesday, March 23
CHAPTER MEETING
Live Raptors Speaker: Dave Hall, Falconer Join us at Welty Library (details on Activities page) as master falconer Dave Hall and his feathered friends demonstrate the fascinating history and biology of birds of prey.
Saturday, April 17
FIELD TRIP
Spring Migration Leader: Judy Shearer
With spring migration peaking, there are few better places to go birding than the forested hills and bluffs that line the great Mississippi River flyway. We'll be targeting warblers, tanagers, and other migrant songbirds at a hidden hotspot, Ramon Callahan's hunt camp near Bovina. Check back for details.
June 21-25 - Register Now!
SPECIAL EVENT: YOUTH BIRDING CAMP
 8-to-14-year-olds are invited to a JAS-sponsored birding camp this summer as part of Millsaps College's Summer Enrichment program. Expert birders will teach campers the basics of bird ID, bird biology, and attracting backyard birds, with field trips planned on Millsaps campus and at LeFleur's Bluff State Park.
Click here for a flier with more details and registration info.
Image Credits: Harris' Hawk by Flickr user Dave-F | |
