Location: Castro Valley Adult School, 4430 Alma Ave, Castro Valley 94546
Presenter: Ed Harper

Our April meeting will be entertaining and educational!

Come learn the finer points of bird identification by witnessing the deduction and identification process of fellow OAS experienced birders on artfully photographed bird pictures, in partial or obstructed views, hosted by Ed Harper.

Ed Harper is a retired mathematics professor from American River College in Sacramento. His interest in birds began during his early childhood while growing up in Montana. An excellent birder and photographer, he has traveled to every continent. He has photographed 801 species of birds in North America and many more elsewhere. His exquisite photographs have appeared in many books and publications. Actively involved in birding, he is a past president of the Sacramento Audubon Society and recently served on the Board for the Western Field Ornithologists.

Beyond his annual presentations at the California’s Central Valley Birding Symposium, his lively and informative talks are in high demand from many birding festivals, community groups, and Audubon societies. Ed first started leading bird tours for the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1980. Presently, he leads many tours with his wife, Susan Scott, a biologist who teaches at Sacramento’s Cosumnes River College. Their company, Sandpiper Journeys, specializes in small groups with some of their favorite destinations being Montana and East Africa.