First Sunday Lecture
Popular Birds of Smyrna: How to Attract Them and How to Spot Them
Kathryn Jackson-Van Detta, Audubon Certified Master Birder, presented the amazing world of our backyard birds. She talked about the more than 20 species of birds commonly found in our Smyrna backyards, year-round. From the plucky and idiosyncratic Brown-Headed Nuthatch to the glorious Eastern Bluebird, Kathryn discussed how to identify our local birds by sight and song, as well as how to create habitats at your home to attract and foster our local birds.
Speaker Bio: Kathryn Jackson-Van Detta owns Wild Birds Unlimited of Vinings Nature Shop, along with her husband, Jeff. Kathryn grew up in the Perry, Georgia, area, and Kathryn's interest in wildlife generally and birds in particular was encouraged by her maternal grandmother. Kathryn made her first career as a law office manager. She then graduated with honors from Georgia State's Robinson College of Business, and seriously considered setting up an insurance agency -- until she found the opportunity to open a Wild Birds Unlimited Store in the Vinings-Smyrna area, which was a lot more fun! Kathryn and Jeff live and feed the birds at their home in the West Cooper Lake area of Smyrna. Kathryn is a Master Birder, certified by the Audubon Society, as well as a Certified Bird Feeding Specialist, as certified by Jim Carpenter, the founder of Wild Birds Unlimited.
The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library.
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