Birds 'n Bites: "Great Salt Lake - A Shorebird Oasis"

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Sep 21, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Birds 'n Bites: "Great Salt Lake - A Shorebird Oasis"

Presenters: Max Malmquist, Outreach Associate for Audubon's Saline Lakes Program and Ella Sorensen, Manager of Audubon's Gillmor Sanctuary

Please join us via Zoom on Tuesday, September 21 at7:00 PM for a presentation by Max Malmquist, Outreach Associate for Audubon’s Saline Lakes Program and Ella Sorensen, Manager of Audubon’s Gillmor Sanctuary.

Governor Spencer Cox declared 2021 as the Year of the Shorebird. In recognition of this declaration and the30-year anniversary of Great Salt Lake’s designationas a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network(WHSRN) site of hemispheric importance, join shorebird experts Ella Sorensen and Max Malmquist as they explore the many unique shorebird species that have been recorded on Great Salt Lake. From common species to accidentals, Max and Ella highlight the diversity of shorebirds and cover topic sincluding identification challenges, biology,distribution, habitat,and migratory connections throughout the western hemisphere.

Watch for an email from Heather Dove containing the zoom link a week before the presentation and then also the day of the presentation, or email Heather at