This is a seasonal follow-up to the Gull Basics program of a month ago: it will recap some of the basics and then discuss the gulls, mostly smaller ones, that migrate through our area, along with the five kinds of terns that we see here and a few bonus water birds of other types. As before, it will focus on WHICH species to look for, WHEN they occur, and HOW to identify them. It will emphasize the common ones first, then some scarce-to-rare species to be watched for.
Speaker Bio: Bill Rowe has taught birding classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden for 30 years, has been a member of the Missouri Bird Records Committee for 25 years, and has led birding tours to many parts of North America. He is a St. Louis Audubon field trip leader and Board member and has been a co-presenter of previous gull workshops in the Riverlands area. Most of his professional life was spent at Thomas Jefferson School, St. Louis, as teacher and administrator, including 11 years as Head of School. He and Margaret live in Shrewsbury, and their three children and two grandchildren are all nearby.
