Join us on February 20, 2025, at 7pm for “Sparrows – The Masters of Bird Song” presented by Ed Pandolfino. The meeting will be held in-person at Effie Yeaw Nature Center only. Ed’s presentation will be bird song intensive and therefore not conductive to Zoom. You do not need to register to attend the meeting at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. 

About the Presentation

Ed will take us into the amazing world behind the bird song notes to appreciate the astounding variety one can hear within one family, the sparrows. We will see how male birds compose their songs to attract the girls and intimidate their rivals. How to tell where a bird was born by listening to their song. How they perform amazing feats of vocal athleticism, and more... You’ll never hear bird song the same after this. 

More About Our Presenter

Ed Pandolfino toured Europe with a Rock & Roll band, received a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and worked in the medical device business until an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter with a Spotted Towhee inspired early retirement and a commitment to all things feathered. He has served as president of Western Field Ornithologists, vice-president of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, and on the boards of the Institute for Bird Populations and the Sierra Foothills Audubon Society. He is a former regional editor of North American Birds and is currently on the editorial board of Central Valley Birds. He is co-author of Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution from the University of California Press and Sacramento Breeding Birds: A Tale of Two Atlases and Three Decades of Change from the Central Valley Bird Club. He has published dozens of papers on the status, distribution, and behavior of western birds. 

Attend the Meeting and Presentation

Ed will be giving his presentation live at Effie Yeaw. Joining by Zoom will not be an option for this meeting. Registration is not necessary to attend the meeting at Effie Yeaw Nature Center.

Effie Yeaw Nature Center
2850 San Lorenzo Way
Carmichael, CA 95608