Chandler Robbins recently attended an Association of Field Ornithologists meeting at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. Mr. Robbins is known for his pioneering work in the field of Ornithology. He quite literally wrote the book on bird identification. His birders reference, Birds of North America: A Guide To Field Identification, is a standard among birders' worldwide.
Among Mr. Robbins' accomplisments are:
During his visit to the conference Mr. Robbins was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle:
Ornithologist revolutionized the study of birds and their surroundings
Chandler Robbins, 88, has been called the father of modern ornithology.
He pioneered the study of bird distribution and bird migration, and is best known to four decades of birders as the senior author of Birds of North America: A Guide To Field Identification, in publication since 1966 and revised in 2001
For the second year in a row Dauphin Island has won the competition for America's Birdiest Small Coastal City.
Dauphin Island birders identified a total of 170 species of birds in a 24 hour period within the 48 hour competition.
Each year the competition has been hosted by the San Diego Audubon Society. Beginning next year the competition will be hosted by a Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuary committee.
Congratulations Dauphin Island Birders.
More Info on the 2006 competition here
With over 350 species of birds which can be found here and the rising popularity of birding as a leisure time pursuit, it is no surprise to see Alabama increasingly in the birding spotlight.
Now there is a new resource upon which Alabama birders can rely to assist them in their birding expeditions. Birds of Alabama focuses the spotlight on Alabama birding, helping birders to locate and identify Alabama's birds.
With the success of this spring's inaugural North Alabama Birding Festival and the growing popularity of the upcoming 2006 Alabama Coastal Birdfest, this new field guide is certain to be a hit.
Dauphin Island is becoming more of a TV star these days. Earlier this month Dauphin Island was the focus of a segment for a Mobile, Alabama installment of the Antiques Roadshow. Film crews visited Dauphin Island to capture footage in the Audubon Bird Sanctuary.
In a story this morning we learn that Dauphin Island will be a part of two more upcoming television shows and a French documentary. ABC's "Nightline" news program and Food Network's "Good Eats" program crews were both on the island recently to film segments for their respective shows, along with an independent French documentary crew creating a film having to do with Dauphin Island.
Like the migrating birds themselves the Alabama Coastal BirdFest will return this year. Last year's event was questionable due to the weather conditions along the Gulf Coast, but it went on as planned and to great success.
This year's event is sure to be as successful as last year's, and hopefully both weather and birds will cooperate to the fullest.
Dates set for Alabama Coastal BirdFest
FAIRHOPE (AP) — The Alabama Coastal BirdFest, set for Oct. 19-22, includes some new activities in the Mobile Bay area.
The third annual BirdFest includes nearly 20 tours to prime birding spots on the 240-mile long coastal birding trail.
"This year we're adding a brand new trip and repeating some old favorites," said John Borom, president of Mobile Bay Audubon Society, which helps sponsor the event.
Borom said three new tours to Dauphin Island have been added, including a Mobile Bay excursion on the Dauphin Island Sea Lab research vessel, the A.E. Verrill, a 65-foot ocean-going craft. Advance registration is required for the tours and evening events.
More information about the Alabama Coastal BirdFest