[CT Birds] New Haven Bird Club Annual Banquet

[Larry Bausher]

To all Connecticut birders and anyone else who is interested, this is  
a reminder that the New Haven Bird Club's annual banquet is fast  
approaching.  Note that reservations must be received in advance by  
April 30.  No tickets will be sold at the door.

Thursday, May 8, 2008.  Annual Banquet, Open to the Public.  Guest  
Speaker, Bill Burt-Marshes: The Disappearing Edens.  Amarante's  
Restaurant, 62 Cove St, New Haven.  Social hour at 6 PM, dinner at 7  
PM.  Reservation with choice of entree required by April 30, $29.50  
per person, cash bar.   For more information and banquet reservation  
form visit www.newhavenbirdclub.org or call 860-632-1156. Bring cash  
to participate in raffle.
William Burt is a naturalist, photographer, and writer with a passion  
for wild places and elusive birds-especially marshes and the shy  
birds that inhabit them. Tonight Bill will discuss the creation of  
his most recent book, Marshes: The Disappearing Edens. His  
photography is stunningly beautiful, not only capturing the shy birds  
of the marshlands but also celebrating the allure of these unique  
habitats. We will reap the wonderful benefits of his countless hours  
spent in marshes all over the continent documenting that habitat's  
quiet, yet spectacular appeal. Burt's photographs and stories have  
appeared in numerous nature and wildlife magazines, and he is author  
of two distinguished books on birds: Shadowbirds (1994) and Rare and  
Elusive Birds of North America (2001), based on a 16-year pursuit of  
America's 20 most alluring "mystery birds." Burt's traveling  
exhibitions have been shown at 26 museums across the U.S. and Canada.

Larry Bausher
Publicity Director, NHBC