AUBURN – The annual meeting of the Stanton Bird Club will feature author Phil Hoose, who wrote a book about the ivory-billed woodpecker, as the keynote speaker.
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at the High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. There is no charge for club members, but for others will be charged $10, a fee that may be applied as a one-year membership.
Copies of “The Race to Save the Lord God Bird,” signed by Hoose, will be available for $20.
In this groundbreaking work of nonfiction, Hoose introduces readers to the saga of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a legendary bird that faced extinction. Hoose has explained that “over the last 30 years or so, the phantom bird has been perched in a corner of my imagination.”
This desire to discover more about the story behind the enigmatic bird led him to uncover the causes of the collapse of the ivory-bill’s world.
A staff member of the Nature Conservancy for 27 years, Hoose lives in Portland.
The Stanton Bird Club is a conservation organization offering monthly natural history programs and field trips throughout the state free of charge.
New members are welcome. Dues help to provide land stewardship at three sanctuaries owned and managed by the club in Lewiston and Monmouth.
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