January 2009:

MEET CLARA AND ANGELO The Birmingham Zoo’s Curator of Birds and her staff will continue introducing BAS to their bird collection. The next introduction will be at 6:00 p.m. on January 15, prior to the January monthly meeting. January’s featured birds are the Blue and Gold Macaws, Clara and Angelo. The people who attended the November bird introduction were delighted. So bring friends and family for a behind-the-scenes introduction to various birds. Please meet in the lobby of the zoo auditorium; you will be through in time for the regular pre-meeting hospitality moments. . We all know the climate is changing. This month Dr. James McClintock will share his most recent observations of those changes in the Antarctic. He will discuss the current and potential impacts of climate change on the ecology of the Antarctic and beyond. His beautiful images will take us to the bottom of the world and below the frigid waters. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a most outstanding speaker and to see someone who has had a geographic feature officially named after him. We are lucky to have a renowned world class scientist as our presenter.