Join me at this second of two talks hosted by the Tahoma Bird Alliance (the first on April 11). I’ll be offering a slideshow presentation about my new book, The Bird with Flaming Red Feet: Seasons with an Uncommonly Common Seabird (Mountaineers Books/Skipstone Press). My book is part natural history of the exuberantly charming Pigeon Guillemot and the successful, long-running community science program focused on these birds in the Salish Sea. This is will be a 40-minute presentation with time afterward for Q&A and books sales and signing.

How do science writers and illustrators collect the data, information, and stories that inform their art? Join three Pacific Northwest artists — two writers and one illustrator — to learn how they distill their research on our local seabirds into engaging stories and compelling illustrations. Science journalist Sarah DeWeerdt will moderation a conversation between . Madison Mayfield, a science illustrator, taxidermist, and Assistant Collections Manager of the Burke Museum’s ornithology collection. You’ll find out how author and community scientist, Maria Mudd Ruth, turned data — and a lack of data— into her new book on the Pigeon Guillemot, The Bird with Flaming Red Feet. Eric Wagner, author and professional scientist, will share secrets for collecting and interpreting data on nocturnal Rhinoceros Auklets for his new book, Seabirds as Sentinels. Guillemots, auklets, and other seabird specimens will be on display for a close-up look courtesy of the Burke Museum's ornithology collection. Q&A plus book sales and signing, too! For tickets to this special event, go here.