Friday April 3, Monthly program at 7PM in Harlan Hall

Bird Brains: The Sensory Basis of Bird Behavior. Guest speakers are Carol Simon and Howard Topoff, biologists specializing in the fields of animal behavior, ecology and evolutionary biology. They spent their scientific careers at The American Museum of Natural History and the City University of New York. They currently live in Portal Arizona, and continue their research at the Southwestern Research Station, located in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona.

Light refreshments will be available after the meeting. For more information call 388-2386.

Saturday April 4, Field Trip to Deming

Enjoy early migrants at Spring Canyon in the Florida Mountains near Rockhound State Park. Target birds are Rufous-crowned and black-chinned sparrows, Rock and Canyon wrens, and Crissal Thrashers. The canyon hike is moderate to strenuous. Bring lunch and water and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. A second stop will be the Deming sewage ponds - a great place to view ducks and waterbirds.

In Silver City, meet at the WNMU Fine Arts Center Parking Lot at 7AM to arrange car pooling. In Deming meet our trip leader Larry Malone at Burger King at 8:30.