Presented by Bob Lewis

Hummingbirds have a complex evolutionary history, arriving in South America about 20 million years ago after splitting from Swifts in Europe.  We'll look at examples of the 9 tribes of hummingbirds which live mostly in Central and South America, but we'll also cover the few species in North America.  Hummers have several amazing physiological characteristics which bear discussion, a bit about iridescence and a look at a variety of nest designs will finish up.  Many pretty pictures of beautiful birds!

Bob trained as a chemist and worked in the energy field for 33 years.  He’s taught birding classes in the Bay Area for over 25 years and served as the chair of Golden Gate Audubon’s Adult Education Committee.  Recently he’s been giving classes and talks via Zoom.  Bob was honored with American Birding Association’s Chandler Robbins Award for Education and Conservation in 2016, and Golden Gate Audubon’s Paul Covel Education Award in 2010 and 2017.  He loves to travel and photograph birds and has chased birds in over 60 countries.  His life list is over 5400 species.  Bob has photographed over 200 of the world's 366 hummingbird species.

Where: The Fellowship Room of the First United Methodist Church, 1551 Montgomery, Santa Rosa. The Fellowship Room is located at the west (left when facing the church) end of the church.

Consider meeting-up ahead of time at Mary's Pizza on Summerfield Road at 5:30 pm for a casual, informal get-together before heading over to the 7 pm meeting in the First United Methodist Church.