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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2023 PROGRAM WITH TIFFANY KERSTEN > SOCIAL with Appetizers: 6-7:00 pm > PROGRAM: 7-8:30 pm > PRESENTED BY: Tiffany Kersten FUNDRAISER FOR GVAS ($30 to attend, register by June 7th) > LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church, located at 3940 27 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506 |
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BIRDWALK WITH TIFFANY:
7:30 - 10:30 am at The Grand Valley Preserve
($15 to attend - max. 20 people, only a few spaces left!)
A South Texan’s Wild, Life-affirming Quest to Break a National Birding Record
When she began her year-long bird-spotting adventure, Tiffany Kersten was lost and lonely. She ended up achieving a major milestone – and finding her way. Two months earlier, Kersten was unemployed, stressed about paying her mortgage, and still reeling from the emotional distress she had suffered since being sexually assaulted in 2018. The then 34-year-old had recently lost her job at the McAllen Nature Center and felt adrift personally and professionally.
With no real plans other than trying to make some money, Kersten started guiding small birdwatching tours in South Texas. She’d led sporadic birding trips over the past ten years, and this freelance work seemed like a good way to help pay the bills.
As luck would have it, one of her first clients was an avid birder named Charlie Bostwick, who was visiting Texas while working on a Big Year. As they traveled across the Rio Grande Valley looking for green jays and great kiskadees, Kersten confided in him about the transition she was going through. Bostwick suggested that she go for a Big Year too. She immediately rejected the idea. “I have a house. I need to get a job. I need to get my life in order,” Kersten thought. “I can’t just run around the country looking at birds.”
Find out how she did it!!
BIRDWALK & FUNDRAISER PROGRAM – pre-registration online.
Click Link to sign-up.
Tiffany's Podcast: https://www.aba.org/american-birding-podcast-birding-and-the-border-wall-with-tiffany-kersten/
Fundraiser information: Grand Valley Audubon Society will meet Wednesday, June 14 at 6:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 3940 27 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
7:30 - 10:30 am at The Grand Valley Preserve
($15 to attend - max. 20 people, only a few spaces left!)
A South Texan’s Wild, Life-affirming Quest to Break a National Birding Record
When she began her year-long bird-spotting adventure, Tiffany Kersten was lost and lonely. She ended up achieving a major milestone – and finding her way. Two months earlier, Kersten was unemployed, stressed about paying her mortgage, and still reeling from the emotional distress she had suffered since being sexually assaulted in 2018. The then 34-year-old had recently lost her job at the McAllen Nature Center and felt adrift personally and professionally.
With no real plans other than trying to make some money, Kersten started guiding small birdwatching tours in South Texas. She’d led sporadic birding trips over the past ten years, and this freelance work seemed like a good way to help pay the bills.
As luck would have it, one of her first clients was an avid birder named Charlie Bostwick, who was visiting Texas while working on a Big Year. As they traveled across the Rio Grande Valley looking for green jays and great kiskadees, Kersten confided in him about the transition she was going through. Bostwick suggested that she go for a Big Year too. She immediately rejected the idea. “I have a house. I need to get a job. I need to get my life in order,” Kersten thought. “I can’t just run around the country looking at birds.”
Find out how she did it!!
BIRDWALK & FUNDRAISER PROGRAM – pre-registration online.
Click Link to sign-up.
Tiffany's Podcast: https://www.aba.org/american-birding-podcast-birding-and-the-border-wall-with-tiffany-kersten/
Fundraiser information: Grand Valley Audubon Society will meet Wednesday, June 14 at 6:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 3940 27 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506.
LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL?
WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS!
Let us know – email us at gvas.executivecoordinator@gmail.com
UPCOMING BIRDWALKS
Wednesday, June 14: Super Birder - Tiffany Kersten
Location: Audubon Nature Preserve
Time: 7:30 - 10:30 am
Bring: Binoculars and water
Registration Link: Please click link to participate($15 per person, 20 max.)
SATURDAY, MAY 27TH -
WESTERN SCREECH OWL BANDING DAY
A PUBLIC BANDING DAY FOR WESTERN SCREECH OWLS
Glenn Giroir and Kim Potter shared bander/educator duties. This was a great activity for families and kids!
