Bexar Audubon Monthly Meeting

January Program: “Purple Haze: A Conservation Film”

What we do at home affects what we do to the world. Follow one man’s journey chasing America’s favorite backyard bird halfway around the world and back.

After millions of years of evolution, treacherous migrations, and forming a unique relationship with humans, North America’s largest swallow species, the Purple Martin, has managed to become almost completely dependent on human-provided nesting structures to nest and rear their young. Captain Zach Steinhauser—after spending years guiding folks to North America’s largest Purple Martin roost—has taken it upon himself to chase these birds across their range to understand exactly how this species put themselves in this position and discover a lost culture of bird-loving enthusiasts across the Purple Martin’s range. Zach’s journey takes him across the western hemisphere from the Great Lakes to the Amazon Rainforest and all the way to the Sonoran Desert, making unexpected connections at every turn.

Join Bexar Audubon in person or via Zoom on Zach’s journey at the screening for the film he made to document the relationship between humans and this iconic bird. Zach will Zoom in to introduce the film and will be available afterwards to answer questions.

Watch the film trailer and get more information on the website.

If you plan to attend the meeting in person at Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215 at 6:00 PM, please sign-up here.

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