KU Natural History Museum and Free State Brewing Co., Science on Tap EventExploring the Birdlife of Guyana

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 19:30

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Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS

Description: KU Natural History Museum and Free State Brewing Co., Science on Tap Event, Exploring the Birdlife of Guyana Wednesday, July 18 7:30pm with Mark Robbins, collection manager, ornithology Free State Brewing, 636 Massachusetts Street What birds are found in some of the world’s most difficult places to access? KU ornithologist Mark Robbins will share what it was like to document birdlife on a remote tabletop mountain in Guyana that is one of the wettest places on the planet, and what discoveries he and colleagues from the Smithsonian made during the expedition. More information at biodiversity.ku.edu. Submitted by: KU Biodversity KU Biodversity

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