Some great meetings coming up at ABC! We are fortunate to have some of the best researchers in the country close at hand, as well as the contacts to bring them to us (thanks, Kay!): ———————————————————————- September 29, 2014 (a Monday), UPlace library, 6:45 PM: Julie Smith of PLU will speak on the Red Crossbill subspecies (possible future full species), a topic that intrigues and frustrates northwest birders. Learn the thinking behind the separations, what will happen next, and how to tell one from another! ——————————————————————— Tentatively October 23, 2014 (fourth Thursday), UPlace library, 6:45 PM (Check back for reconfirmation of date after July 1): Peter Hodum of UPS will speak on his research on Puffins and Rhinos in our water plus his more exotic research in Chile.