Save the Date for Kenn Kaufman's visit to the Liberty Bran ch Library on the evening of Thursday\, October 17\, and an extra special birding walk at Deer Haven Park \;(4183 Liberty Rd\, Delaware\, OH 43015) with Ken n on the morning of Friday\, October 18! \;
\nTickets: $20\, gen eral admission\; $15 Friends of the Library members
\nAbout this event\n
The Friends are thrilled to host famed naturalist and Ohio birding legend Kenn Kaufman for two fun fall events in partnership with \;Pres ervation Parks of Delaware County.
\nOn the evening of Thursday\, Oc tober 17th Kenn will speak about his exciting new book\, \;The Birds T hat Audubon Missed \;at the Liberty Branch Library. After the 6:30 p.m . presentation\, Kenn will sign copies of his books. Discounted copies of his new book can be ordered for $26 at registration\, and additional backl ist titles will also be available for purchase from \;Beanbag Books.\n
Discovery\, Rediscovery\, and the Birds that Audubon Missed
\nTwo centuries ago\, a handful of European-American natur alists trekked around North America\, competing to find birds that were st ill unknown to science. What was that experience like for them? When Kenn Kaufman looked into that period in history\, as research for his newest bo ok\, he found surprising connections to our own time. Despite all the chan ges in the world\, the adventures of those pioneers have many parallels in the experience of birding today. In this program\, Kenn will celebrate di scovery and rediscovery\, the lure of the unknown\, and the endless power of birds to delight and amaze us.
\nBio
\nNow a legend among naturalists\, Kenn Kaufman burst onto the birding scene as a teenager in the 1970s\, hitch-hiking all over North America in pursuit of birds&mdash\;an adventure later chronicled in his cult-classic book Kin gbird Highway. After several years as a leader of birding tours worldwide\ , he transitioned to a career as a writer\, editor\, and illustrator. Most of his energy currently goes into book projects and painting bird portrai ts. His 14 books include his latest\, The Birds That Audubon Missed\, published in May 2024. Kenn is a field editor for the National Audubon So ciety\, a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society\, and the only per son to have received the American Birding Association&rsquo\;s Lifetime Ac hievement award twice.
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Kenn Kaufman photo headshot credit Kimberly Kaufman.
\nSpecial thanks to the Friends of the Delaware County District Library for presenting this p rogram\, and to Preservation Park s of Delaware County for their sponsorship and partnership. \;
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