DBC Meeting: Vultures, The Private Life of an Unloved Bird with Katie Fallon

The January 13th, 2022 meeting of the DuPage Birding Club featured Katie Fallon offering an intimate at vultures: often overlooked, underappreciated, and unloved, despite the vital role they play in healthy ecosystems. Worldwide, vultures are more likely to be threatened or endangered than any other group of raptor, but in the United States, Turkey and Black Vultures may be increasing in number. Based on Katie Fallon’s book, this fun (and witty) presentation will discuss the life and times of the noble Turkey Vulture, including its feeding, nesting, and roosting habits, migratory behaviors, and common misconceptions.
Katie Fallon is the author of the nonfiction books Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (2020, 2017) and Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird (2011), as well as two books for children. She is a founder of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving the region’s wild birds through research, education, and rehabilitation, and has served as President of the Mountaineer Chapter of the National Audubon Society. A member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators, Katie has worked with birds since 1998; over the last twenty years she has given educational presentations featuring live raptors, vultures, parrots, and corvids.
The presentation is capped by a Q&A/discussion. To learn more about the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia (AACA), go to www.accawv.org/. To learn more about Katie, go to www.katiefallon.com/.
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[@loriconnell4453]

Katie thank you for your work and research I enjoyed your presentation!

[@pcliff30]

Great presentation! Thank you.

[@DuPageBirdingClub]

Glad you enjoyed it pcliff. 2022's off to a great start!