Second Saturday: Owls with Dr. Wayne Meyer

Almost everyone knows what owls are, but how many of us have ever seen one? There are many myths about owls. We’ll try to dispel those myths, and also discover some little-known or underappreciated facts about owls. Then we’ll examine the owls that occur on or near Hagerman NWR, learning to tell them apart both visually and by ear.

Wayne Meyer began birding at the age of 13 in Connecticut and has been at it ever since. He has birded extensively on both coasts of North America and in Texas and Oklahoma. He has birded in Scotland and Norway and recently completed birding trips to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, and Peru. He has been a member of the Austin College biology department for over 30 years. His research interests include song learning in the Painted Bunting and grassland breeding birds, both of which projects have utilized Hagerman NWR as well as other nearby properties owned by Austin College.