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Laurentian chapter of the Adirondack Club lecture series to offer presentation cloud forest birding in Montane, Ecuador Feb. 26

Posted 2/25/17

POTSDAM -- As part of a lecture series offered by the Laurentian chapter of the Adirondack Club, Tom Wheeler will offer a presentation on cloud forest birding in Montane, Ecuador, at the Civic Center …

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Laurentian chapter of the Adirondack Club lecture series to offer presentation cloud forest birding in Montane, Ecuador Feb. 26

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POTSDAM -- As part of a lecture series offered by the Laurentian chapter of the Adirondack Club, Tom Wheeler will offer a presentation on cloud forest birding in Montane, Ecuador, at the Civic Center Community Room at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26.

Ecuador, a country only twice the size of New York, has more than 1,600 identified species of birds including more than 130 species of hummingbird.

Located near the equator, the capital Quito is located at 9350 feet elevation near the Pichincha volcano in a plateau between the two cordilleras of the Andes Mountains which pass through the country.

Quito’s historic center is a Unesco world heritage cultural site.

The lecture will present pictures and experiences from birding the cloud forests of Ecuador and include scenes from Quito’s historic center.

Wheeler, and his wife Eileen, enjoy birding and find it a great excuse to visit foreign countries.

His involvement with the Adirondacks includes three years as president of ADK, three years as president of the 46ers, and his present position as chair of Laurentian Chapter.

In addition, he has authored three chapters in the award winning “Heaven Up-h’istedness” antholology and an article and columns in Adirondac and Adirondack Peeks magazines.