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URL:https://newtonconservators.org/events/bird-walk-at-nahanton-park-with-
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SUMMARY:Bird Walk at Nahanton Park with Professor Oliver Komar
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 29 – 8 am\nBird Walk – Nahanton Park\nL
 ed by Prof. Oliver Komar\nNahanton Park\, Nahanton Street Entrance\n(471 N
 ahanton St\, Newton\, MA)\n\nItching to get outside and can’t wait for t
 he Newton Conservators Spring Walk Series?   It has been a mild winter i
 n Newton so why not get out and try some winter birding along with a Newto
 n native birding expert\, Oliver Komar\, who is visiting in town this week
 .  Nahanton Park offers a mix of woodlands\, wetlands\, edge habitat\, an
 d meadows along the Charles River\, making it one of the best birding spot
 s in Newton for resident species and possible very late or very early migr
 ants.\n\nOliver Komar grew up in Newton and\, along with his twin brother 
 Nick\, were early denizens of Newton’s open spaces and instrumental in N
 ewton’s early Christmas Bird Counts.  They both went on to successful b
 irding related careers.   Their mother Karen is a long term member of th
 e Newton Conservators.\n\nOliver has a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary B
 iology from the University of Kansas. His research emphasis is conservatio
 n biology\, agroecology\, and biodiversity monitoring in Central America. 
   He came to Zamorano University (Tegucigalpa\, Honduras) in 2011 as a f
 ull professor\, and coordinates projects related with environmental issues
 .  He has served as director of the Standley Herbarium\, and the Regional
  Biodiversity and has also been Technical Director at SalvaNatura in El Sa
 lvador.   He is an avid birder and contributor to eBird (Cornell Lab of 
 Ornith.)\, reviewing data for Honduras\, El Salvador &amp\; Nicaragua.  h
 e has written more than 200 technical reports about biodiversity\, includi
 ng 45 papers published in international scientific journals.   He is the
  co-author of the Peterson Field Guide to Northern Central America.  He w
 ould be happy to share information on his experiences with Central America
 n birding!\n\nParking at Nahanton Park is readily available inside the par
 k at the Nahanton Street entrance nearest the Charles River.  Bring binoc
 ulars if you have them.   Beginners as well as experienced birders are w
 elcome. Walking shoes are recommended.  This walk is sponsored by the New
 ton Conservators.   For more information\, contact Ted Kuklinski\, presi
 dent@newtonconservators.org\, 617-763-3470.\n\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:Birding,Guided Walks,Newton Nature Calendar
LOCATION:Nahanton Park - Nahanton Street entrance\, 471 Nahanton Street\, N
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