Tues. October 4, 2022
Speaker: David Hoar
Topic: Amazon Adventures: Cruising among Tree Tops (link to Zoom presentation)
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We saw 273 bird species and over 30 primate species. We added 108 new birds to our life list. It is a trip I would happily do again, as it will always be different. It is hard to imagine hacking your way through the tops of trees in canoes and looking directly into woodpecker holes at eye level, but that is what we did as the thousands of Amazon fish species cruised through the flooded forests, some in search of fruit, and others predating on such species. Pink Dolphins, and also grey ones; a most amazing experience.
David Hoar is a retired Molecular Geneticist who served on the faculty of University of Toronto, University of Calgary and University of British Columbia during his working career as a research scientist, teacher and consultant. Research interests were in DNA genetic diagnosis, forensic DNA identification, and most recently as a consultant in tissue matching for the B.C. Transplant Program.
Since retirement in 1991 until recently, David and wife Noreen have spent their summers exploring the B.C. and Alaska Coasts by boat. In the winters they prefer to travel to warmer climates, but have travelled to the extremes of the Arctic and the Antarctic. While on such adventures, their focus has been on underwater life in the past, but is now more about above water wildlife, and particularly, the birds. At home in Tsawwassen they are active members of the Delta Naturalists Casual Birding Group.
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