The evening of June 25, 2013, 35 or so ABC’ers pressed into the Slater Museum at the University of Puget Sound and played with the collections of birds and birds’ wings. Director Peter Wimberger, also on the Board of Directors of Tahoma Audubon, gave us a great history starting with specimens 100 years old and going right up to the cutting-edge isotope studies that are happening now. From Passenger Pigeons to Anna’s Hummingbirds, we were educated by way of actual bird specimens. For more info, check out their website that includes info on how to handle dead birds you come across and donate them, as well as has links to photos of the collections including thousands of bird wings: http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/ Also check out the upcoming August edition of The Towhee.

Below: Director Peter Wimberger of the Slader spreads his wings for ABC (Photo/Diane Y-Q)