Hummingbird Program – Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
The Hummingbird program featuring local expert birder and certified master bird-bander, Fred Bassett*, will be offered Saturday, September 13th at 10 am. at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve. Fred will share his considerable knowledge about hummingbird behavior, habitat, migration, and conservation efforts.
When: September 13, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am CT
Where: Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
2222 North College Street
Auburn, AL 36830
Cost: $5.00 Non-members, $4.00 Members, 3 and under free.
Contact: Jennifer Lolley
334-707-6512
[email protected]
*More about Fred Bassett, Courtesy of Hummingbird Research, Inc.
Fred Bassett is a certified master bird-bander who has worked with birds for over twenty years. Fred bands all types of birds each April and October at the Fort Morgan, AL banding station on the gulf coast and travels each summer to study hummingbirds in western states. Fred has banded more than 25,000 hummingbirds in more than 1,000 locations from Miami, Florida to Haines, Alaska. During the winter he documents western hummingbirds wintering in south Alabama and Florida, and the last fifteen winters he has captured more than 2,000 hummingbirds of ten different species in that area. For more information about Fred Bassett, visit Hummingbird Research, Inc.
