Ah! The morning dawns and the sky brightens and the sounds of nature bring life to silence. The birds converse with their own distinguishable voices - singing, squawking, chirping, drumming - as they awaken the neighborhood. Do you ever wonder what birds are outside your windows? Do you notice other types of birds that live in habitats different from your area?

Dr. Walter Jahn will give you the answers and much more. Once a week, during this fall semester, he will present a new lecture in his series entitled Birds of Orange County.

The series starts August 26 and continues almost every Monday finishing on December 2. Two exceptions are Labor Day - no lecture that week, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day - 10/14 moves to Tuesday 10/15.

The first two weeks of the series will offer an introduction to Orange County & its feathered residents and bird anatomy and evolutionary history. In the ensuing weeks, Dr. Jahn will focus his presentations on the bald eagle, raptors, waterfowl, aquatic birds, and songbirds. In addition, he will give information on Local Birding in Fall & Winter and Spring & Summer. He will also devote two lectures to Birds in Food Chains and the Environmental Issues Facing Birds.

All lectures are free and have a one-hour timeframe that begins at 5:30pm. The whole series is being recorded and captioned and will be offered for future viewing. The

in-person location in the Rowley Center for Science and Engineering is room 128. The zoom link is https://sunyorange.zoom.us/j/93429213629

Walter Jahn received his B.S. from Penn State University. He holds an M.S. from Widener University and an M.S. from Temple University. In addition, he joined the Peace Corps and served as a teacher-trainer for two years. Upon his return, he enrolled in Temple University where he studied neurogenetics in Drosophila and obtained his Ph.D. Professor Jahn teaches a wide variety of Biology courses at SUNY Orange. He is a very engaging professor who is well-known for his activities in the community-at-large especially the Basha Kill Area Association. He serves as its Nature Watch Co-Director, as well as, leader of diverse nature hikes along the Bashakill and presentations at Mamakating Environmental Education Center.

The Rowley Center for Science and Engineering (RCSE) is located at GPS: 10 East Conkling Avenue, Middletown. Free parking is available at parking lot #1 (GPS: 24 Grandview Ave) next to Orange Hall or the parking garage # 3 (5 East Conkling Ave) across from RCSE.

Identify birds by hovering over each bird.