TITLE: The Best Bird Sounds You’ve Never Heard
Presented by: Nathan Pieplow
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This presentation will delve into the surprising world of bird sounds that are hidden, underappreciated, and sometimes flat-out denied to exist. You’ll discover the concealed complexity inside a so-called “chirp”; hear the surprising sound of a vulture’s flight display; and learn about many common birds whose song you may have missed, including singing ducks, hooting sandpipers, and clapping owls. Your guide will be Nathan Pieplow, the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds, who will unravel the mysteries of some of the rarest and most startling sounds in his collection after two decades of nature sound recording.
The public is invited to join Yolo Bird Alliance and its members for the monthly general meeting on October 15, 2025. The featured speaker is Nathan Pieplow, and his topic is “The Best Bird Sounds You’ve Never Heard”. Nathan will present via Zoom, and attendees can be on Zoom or in-person at the Davis Senior Center at 646 A Street in Davis. The meeting is free, and the presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. & the meeting ends 8:50 p.m. People attending in-person are welcome to mingle following the conclusion of the Q&A portion, until 8:50.
Nathan Pieplow is the author of the Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds, published in two volumes, one for Eastern and one for Western North America. An avid bird sound recordist, he is the author of the bird sound blog Earbirding.com, a board member of the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, an author of the Colorado Birding Trail, and former editor of the journal Colorado Birds. He teaches writing and rhetoric at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
This event is free, and you do not need to be a member of Yolo Bird Alliance. But if you would like to join, visit
https://yoloaudubon.org/join-renew-donate/.
Register to Attend the Meeting online via Zoom.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fbG05J3pRpKTlsLwrMUApA
Photo of Nathan Pieplow by Will Anderson
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