*For immediate release:* Dennis Paulson Lecture, Thursday, August 6, 6:45 - 8:45pm, at UPS Thompson Hall room 175 Join the Advanced Birding Club and top nationally recognized birder Dennis Paulson presenting: BIRDS OF THE WIND – THE LIVES AND TIMES OF NORTHWEST SHOREBIRDS. This photo-illustrated lecture will treat the natural history of Pacific Northwest shorebirds, discussing in depth their foraging, migration, and breeding. Learn why shorebirds are even more interesting than you thought! Dennis Paulson has studied these far-flying birds for years and has written two books about them. Dennis Paulson, retired a decade ago from being Director of the Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound (UPS), has been a professional biologist and naturalist all of his adult life. He began studying natural history as a boy and is a world expert on dragonflies. He is the author of nine books, including Shorebirds of North America and Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest, and 90 scientific papers on birds and dragonflies. He is the primary instructor for the Master Birder program run by Seattle Audubon and occasionally by Tahoma Audubon. This is a fundraiser benefitting the Slater Museum of Natural History at UPS $20.00 Lecture Location: Thompson Hall, room 175 on the University of Puget Sound Campus. Park in the parking lot at N 14th and N. Union. Thompson Hall is on the north end of the lot. Please contact Diane Yorgason-Quinn avosetta@hotmail.com to reserve your place in the class. Krystal Kyer, MES Executive Director *Adriana Hess Audubon Center* 2917 Morrison Road W. University Place, WA 98466 Center: (253) 565-9278 Membership: (253) 565-9129 www.tahomaaudubon.org *Partners in Education with the Tacoma Nature Center* For class registration call: (253) 591-6439 *Become a member <http://tahomaaudubon.org/Membership> today!*