GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) - The Grand Rapids Audubon Club will host an event entitled "Night Flights" on Monday, January 31st at Cornerstone University, which is located at 3000 Leonard St. NE.
Caleb Putnam, a lifelong bird expert, will be the keynote speaker at the event.
Putnam will reveal his research on the phenomenon of nocturnal bird migration, and how people can monitor it at their house for less than $100.
Putnam has been recording nocturnal flight calls at his home in Sparta, Mi., since the summer of 2009, analyzing them with free software, as well as contributing his recordings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for use in long term monitoring efforts.
Putnam will share how the microphone setup works, how to identify flight calls, and where interested birders can go get started in this groundbreaking field of ornithologhy.
The meeting is free. Social time with refreshments begins at 7 p.m.
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