Date: Third Friday of the Month
Time: 7-8p
Age Group: Adults 18+

Program Location: via Zoom 

Description:
Join us to celebrate the 110th Birthday of the Wyncote Bird Club/Wyncote Audubon Society! Founded in April 1914, the Wyncote Bird Club pursued a mission to protect birds and their habitats. The “Club” has continued to thrive due to the incredible work of many important individuals who founded and led the “Club” from its founding and through to its transition in 1967 as a chapter of the National Audubon Society. Dr. Altadonna’s program will profile several of the individuals and milestones involved with the “Club” over the years. He will share images and anecdotes that profile some of these leaders and the contributions they made to stimulate broader interest in birds and their protection at the local, national, and international levels. Ernest Harold Baines, Ester Heacock, Florence Griscom, Edward Hicks Parry, Herbert Mills and others are among the personalities Leigh will profile. Some selected activities of the Wyncote Bird Club will be shared. He will also spotlight some of the ways the “Club” influenced a cadre of individuals who have influenced the national and international conservation movement.

This meeting is VIRTUAL ONLY.

 The Wyncote Audubon Society is a Chapter of the National Audubon Society serving the nearly 2000 Audubon members who reside in major portions of Montgomery County and Philadelphia including Chestnut Hill, East Falls, Manayunk, Mt. Airy, Roxborough, North Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia.

Speaker: Leigh Altadonna, was a youth member of the Wyncote Bird Club and has served in many capacities with the Wyncote Bird Club, Wyncote Audubon and with the Friends of Briar Bush as well.

Registration: Online registration required. Click here to register.