DFO Presents Sept 29: Joey Kellner on birding Southeast Arizona!

[David Suddjian]

DFO's first in-person meeting since COVID-19 will feature Joey Kellner presenting "Trogons, Hummers, Roadrunners: Birding SE Arizona." The September 29 live program will begin at 6:30 pm at the Lowry Conference Center, 1061 Akron Way, Denver 80230. All are welcome to this free presentation, but please RSVP by registering here so we can anticipate how many may attend. 

For three years in-a-row, DFO's longtime DFO field trip leader, former club president and Ptarmigan Award recipient Joey Kellner has led a two-week spring field excursion to bird in southeastern Arizona and its legendary “Sky Islands.” Each trip, seven lucky DFO birders (chosen by lottery) joined him for this mid-May immersion into a spring migration wonderland. 

Joey provided his fellow birders with numerous opportunities for “lifer” bird sightings, from Mexican Spotted Owls and Elegant Trogons to an array of hummingbirds and other rarities up from winter retreats south of the Mexico border. On the most recent trip this past May, the group checklisted 227 species! In this live evening program Kellner will describe the magical destinations and scores of species encountered on his DFO expeditions into the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. Mark your calendar NOW for this special evening, and RSVP here.

Kellner with a gopher snake friend in AZ. Ph. Kathy Mihm-Dunning

David Suddjian

Littleton, CO