Chattanooga Bird Club Announces Upcoming Meetings

  • Wednesday, October 13, 2021

The Chattanooga Birding Club announces a program on Birds of Polynesia this Thursday at 6:15 p.m. at Audubon Acres, 900 North Sanctuary Road in Chattanooga.

Ron Hoff will present the program on a pelagic trip he made to Polynesia. Mr. Hoff is an accomplished bird photographer and has been president of the Tennessee Ornithological Society for two separate years. He has traveled worldwide and has seen over 8,000 species of birds. He has done programs for the club several time and they have always been well received, officials said.

The Chattanooga Birding Club is also known as the Chattanooga Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society.

Upcoming Chattanooga TOS programs:

Oct. 14 – Rod Hoff: Birds of Polynesia
Nov. 9 - Open
Dec. 9 - Barbara Johnson: Chimney Swift viewing and other outreach programs for beginning birdwatchers.
Jan. 13, 2022 -Laura Marsh, Birding from your Couch, a program for beginners.
Feb. 10, 2022 – David Hanni with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, nongame division
March 10, 2022 - John Stokes with SOAR, presents live birds of prey, probably popular for beginners

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