Event: Woodpeckers of the North Bay

Date: Tuesday January 10, 2017

Time: 7:00 PM

Join us for this lecture and video exploring the foraging strategies of our eight North Bay woodpecker species. Programs are held at the Florence Douglas Senior Center at 333 Amador Street in Vallejo. (NSAS Event)

Details:

Woodpeckers have captured the human imagination for generations. The distant sounds of pecking, flashes of red plumage, and inevitable disappearance into the shadows of the forest evoke a sense of wonder about these extraordinary yet elusive creatures.

Jeffery Martin's lecture and video explore the foraging strategies of our eight North Bay woodpecker species. Jeff will examine the anatomy of feet, tail, tongue and head which enable agile vertical climbing, adept grabbing of prey, and protection from concussion and dust inhalation. From the exquisite green and rose-colored Lewis's Woodpecker to the dazzling Northern Flicker, and more, we take a close-up look at the worlds of our eight North Bay Woodpeckers.

Mr. Martin is a Marin County videographer and naturalist. His films, “Woodpecker Haven” and “Birds of Lake Solano and Putah Creek,” are shown regularly at the Lake Solano Visitors Center. In his “day job,” Mr. Martin is a clinical psychologist and associate clinical professor at UCSF School of Medicine.

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