35 x 25 — The Tale of An Epic Big Sit in a Tiny Back Yard

Join us as we hold our virtual annual membership meeting with special guest Greg Neise.

We’ll start the meeting with a short session of voting in new board members, followed by Greg’s presentation, and then a membership discussion of some of our plans for the year.

Greg is a well-known local birder, and he will present on his recent Big Sit in his Berwyn back yard, which is based on his fascinating account, 35 X 25 - The Tale of an Epic Big Sit in a Tiny Back Yard, including a Q&A afterwards.

Then, members will have a chance to chat with CAS board members about our programs and 50th anniversary planning.

The evening ends with group sharing of backyard birding adventures.

More About Greg

Greg Neise developed his interests in birds, photography and conservation as a youngster growing up in Chicago, across the street from Lincoln Park Zoo. At the age of 13, he worked alongside Dr. William S. Beecher, then Director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a pioneering ornithologist, and learned to photograph wildlife, an interest that developed into a career supplying images for magazines, newspapers, institutions and books, including National Geographic (print, web and television), Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, Nature, Lincoln Park Zoo, Miami Zoo, Jacksonville Zoo, The Field Museum and a host of others. He has served as President of the Rainforest Conservation Fund, a volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the world’s tropical rainforests. Greg is Web Master for the ABA, helps manage social media, sits in on the ABA Podcast on occasion, and of course, is a fanatical birder.