Karen Holliday
Karen joined the Manu Expeditions international group of birders in Santiago, Chile, in November 2018 for two weeks of birding in central and southern Chile, concentrating on Chilean endemics and near-endemics. The first week was spent in the central part of the county from the highlands above Santiago to the humid Nothofagus forests, plus a Humbolt Current pelagic trip. The second week was spent birding the Patagonia steppe, then crossing the Magellan Straight to the very tip of South America to Tierra del Fuego and the spectacular Torres Del Paine Narional Park. Karen added 145 life birds to her list, including three species of penguins.
Karen Holliday loves chasing new birds because it gives her the perfect excuse to travel both in the U.S. and internationally. Karen plans to retire in July and is looking forward to finally having time to pull together her many trip lists to figure out how many life birds she has seen over the years; she suspects it is over 2,000 species. In her spare time she has been leading the monthly ASCA field trips since 2009 and enjoys bringing people and birds together in informative and fun birding trips all over Arkansas.
7 PM at Fletcher Library