Saturday, May 17: Spring Birding in Central Park with Dr. Lukas Musher

Natural Historians,

It's been a long hiatus but we are back in action!

Please join us for our next event, Spring Birding in Central Park with ornithologist Dr. Lukas Musher on Saturday, May 17 at 8 AM.

RESERVATIONS: This event is FREE! However, reservations are required! Please RSVP by sending an email to [metropolitannaturalhistory@gmail.com](mailto:metropolitannaturalhistory@gmail.com). Once your reservation is confirmed, details on the meeting point will be emailed to you. Facebook and Meetup ''attendance" will NOT be considered as a reservation. Please note, in the event of heavy rain, this event will be postponed.

EVENT DESCRIPTION: It's spring migration season and Dr. Luke Musher will take us on a leisurely, guided bird walk through Central Park. We will visit the Ramble and several other birding spots where we will get to see and hear the mating calls of our extant dinosaur friends. The event will last ca. 2 hrs. This is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Binoculars) event! However, we do have some extra binoculars available for those who are interested but please request in advance in your reservation!

HEALTH & SAFETY: We expect all attendees to follow NYC Coronavirus Guidelines.

Dr. Luke Musher is a research scientist at Drexel University. He completed his Ph.D. at the Richard Gilder Graduate School of the American Museum of Natural History studying how biodiversity originates in the tropics. His research focuses on the evolutionary history of birds in the Amazon rainforest, which is the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet. Dr. Musher has been birding for more than fifteen years, and during that time he has travelled all over the United States and Latin America for both research and bird watching. Still, he loves birding in New York, and no place compares to the numbers seen in Central Park during migration season.

NB: A photographer will be taking photos of this event for our website. If you attend this event and do not wish to have your photo posted to our website, PLEASE let us know in your reservation and we will accommodate.

NB: By attending this event, you agree that The Metropolitan Society of Natural Historians, Inc., its officers, its event organizers and leaders are in no way responsible for any injuries, illness or property damage that occur during or as a result of this event or travel to and from the event location.

We hope to see you there!

The Officers of the MSNH