Eight Days in Ecuador

The speaker for our September 16 OKC Audubon meeting will our own Nadine Varner with her program “8 Days In Ecuador.” That equatorial country stretches from the Pacific coast, up the western slope and across the Andes Mountains, then down the eastern slope into the Amazon basin. Tropical forests and a variety of altitudes provide excellent birding and exotic adventure. Nadine will take us along on a slide show of her exciting March 2024 trip to one of the most biodiverse places on earth.

In Nadine’s own words: “I grew up in eastern Oklahoma and received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from NSU in Tahlequah. I lived in St. Louis for 12 years where I worked at the Saint Louis Zoo and the World Bird Sanctuary. In 2006 I moved back to Oklahoma to work at the Oklahoma City Zoo. I have worked as a bird bander, zoo keeper and animal welfare officer. Every summer, I run a bird banding station at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge and conduct several Breeding Bird Surveys. I am also the compiler for the Fort Gibson Christmas Bird Count. Currently, I live in Midwest City with my husband Jimmy Woodard.

Join us for this exciting evening and usual camaraderie and bring a friend.

Our meetings are held September through June on the third Monday of each month.  Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.

Meeting Location:

Our meetings are held at the Will Rogers Garden center, located at the intersection of NW 36th Street and I-44. The Oklahoma City Audubon Society is neither a chapter of, nor affiliated with, the National Audubon Society.