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Title: Birdy Jerz: Birding in the Garden State 
Date: Monday April 28, 2025 6:30 PM at Brookdale Community College
Speaker: Lindsay McNamara, MA
Description: Learn from an experienced naturalist about great spots across New Jersey for birding, including what you can expect to find, and what makes a location a great area for bird activity. This multimedia presentation will get you excited to look in your neighborhood, local park or backyard for our state's exceptional range of migratory and year-round birds. Lindsay will also draw on her experience supporting bird banding research to share insights into how concerned community members are using science to learn about, monitor, and protect birds.

Bio: Lindsay McNamara has 12+ years of experience working in conservation, environmental nonprofit communications and development. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and an M.A. in Public and Organizational Relations. Lindsay has been birding since she was nine years old when she saw her first Great Blue Heron along the Raritan River. Her favorite bird is the one she’s looking at. She’s been leading bird walks since 2018 and is always looking to engage new birders in her lifelong passion. You can join her on her monthly bird walks through her new LLC Beachy Birder Adventures (@beachybirder).

DIRECTIONS:

"Science Monday" speakers are the 4th Monday, at Brookdale Community College (BCC). (April 28 is last event of spring school session; Science Monday then resumes Sept, 2025 fall school session.)

Directions to Science Mondays, held in Twin Lights Rooms, Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College:   Enter the campus from Phalanx Road; OR enter the campus from Newman Springs Rd (County Rd 520)  This puts you on Campus Drive.
     -If enter from Phalanx Rd, make the first left onto Arena Drive
     -If enter from Newman Springs Rd, make the last right onto Arena Drive
Follow Arena Drive past High Tech High (first building), Parking Lot 6 (has solar panels) and Collins Arena (dome top building) – all on right.  Sports fields are on the left.
Turn left and park in Parking Lot 7.  When you walk out of Parking Lot 7, cross road and turn left. Continue straight to last building on right, at the roundabout.  Enter building (Student Life Center) and turn left. Walk to end of corridor and turn right.  The room for Science Mondays will be on your left.

Note: If you or someone with you needs Handicap Parking, continue driving past Parking Lot 7, turn right into small lot before the last building at the roundabout. There will be some Handicap Parking spaces there. 

Free pizza, subs, chips, and soft drinks are available until 6:30PM