# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us Thursday, November 19th, for an in-person program on migratory birds with Twan Leenders. Set within the exhibition galleries for Flights of Feathers (on view through January 17, 2027), Leenders will go through the fascinating (and sometimes perilous) journeys many birds take in the spring and fall. Twan Leenders is a federally licensed bird bander and has spent many years tracking and banding migrants, both here in the United States, as well as in Central America, both on their breeding and wintering grounds. He promises some “interesting information to share” pertaining to the wintering grounds that these migratory birds call home!

Twan Leenders is a biologist from the Netherlands with a degree in animal ecology and lifelong experience in conservation management. For more than 20 years, his work with birds, mammals, plants, and especially tropical amphibians and reptiles has taken him to various places on the planet. After nearly 10 years at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, he now applies his expertise to our region with Everwild Land Trus (previously the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy. Twan has authored two field guides centering on amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica. He is a herpetologist and enthusiastic wildlife photographer with years of field experience in Central America.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jamestown/bird-migration-in-person-talk-with-twan-leenders/200030782961415
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Jamestown
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 311 Curtis Street Extension, Jamestown, NY, United States, New York 14701
- **lat**: 42.11828
- **long**: -79.22473
- **full address**: 311 Curtis Street Extension, Jamestown, NY, United States, New York 14701

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders being held?
  - **A:** Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders takes place on Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 311 Curtis Street Extension, Jamestown, NY, United States, New York 14701.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders?
  - **A:** Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders is organized by Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Roger Tory Peterson Institute's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Roger Tory Peterson Institute a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Roger Tory Peterson Institute has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Jamestown, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bird Migration: In-Person Talk with Twan Leenders sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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