Hoy Program: A Closer Look at Gulls

NOTE: NEW MEETING LOCATION AT THE SOUTHWEST LIBRARY
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6:30 PM: Book signing (also be available after the program until 8:45 PM)
7:00 PM: Program

Among the world’s “seabirds”, gulls are the most accessible to humans, invading our most immediate surroundings. Gulls are sometimes perceived as 2nd class avian creatures. This, along with the identification challenges they present and their readiness to hybridize presents a love-hate relationship for many birders. Yet some gull species are among the most coveted birds on any birder’s list (think Ross’s, Ivory and Sabine’s Gull). This makes for an interesting juxtaposition. Do we like some gulls and look past others? Amar Ayyash will take us through an entertaining and intriguing exploration of the natural history of gulls, including their thorny taxonomy and identification.

Our guest speaker, Amar Ayyash, is both an expert on the gulls of North America and an evangelist for “gull recreation”. He is often found speaking at birding events throughout the continent, and much of his free time is dedicated to traveling the world to photograph and study gulls. Ayyash has published a number of papers and articles on gull identification, distribution, and molt, and he is the author of the authoritative guide The Gull Guide: North America. Amar is the recipient of the 2024 ABA Robert Ridgway Award for Outstanding Ornithological Publication.

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