Lower Lake >> Gordon Beebe will present “Exploring the Colombian Southwest Andes and Intermountain Valleys” at the Redbud Audubon Society monthly meeting on Thursday.
Beebe is president of the Madrone Audubon Society in Sonoma County.
Torrent Ducks, Cock-of-the-Rock and more are shown in photos, video and audio recordings, all seamlessly integrated into the presentation. Experience the visual beauty and songs and calls of the birds of the varied habitats of southwest Colombia, from the valleys, cloud forest, freshwater lagoon and rivers, to the páramo, high in the Andes.
Watch the antics of a Black-billed Mountain Toucan as it feeds in the cloud forest; see five species of Antpittas up close at Río Blanco Preserve, hear the unusual song of the Jet Antbird at Sonso Lagoon and delight in the Buffy Helmetcrest, a hummingbird of the Páramo.
Beebe is a project coordinator for the Sonoma County Breeding Bird Atlas, a Saturday bird walk leader and the website editor for Madrone Audubon. He lives with his wife Judy Beebe in Santa Rosa.
Thursday’s meeting will take place at the Lower Lake Methodist Church Social Hall. The program is free of charge and open to the public with refreshments at 7 p.m. and program at 7:15 p.m.
The hall is across the parking lot from the Methodist church, located at 16255 Second St. in Lower Lake.
