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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Cat Fribley <cat@birdability.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 2, 2026 7:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Birdability Info <info@birdability.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Community Conversation TOMORROW - The Pleasures of a Bird Soundscape<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Hello friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>This is a quick and happy reminder that we will gather tomorrow evening for our next Blind Birder Bird a Thon Community Conversation.<span class=gmaildefault> The Zoom link is below. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Tuesday, February 3, 2026<br>7:00 pm Eastern Time<br>6:00 Central<br>5:00 Mountain<br>4:00 Pacific</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>The Pleasures of a Bird Soundscape with John Kricher</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span class=gmaildefault><i><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Birds are commonplace and diverse in virtually all of the world\u2019s habitats. They are audio-visually oriented as to how they perceive their world and audio perception is often more important than visual. John Kricher will explain how being attuned to bird sound provides knowledge, learning, and satisfaction. </span></i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Whether you are new to birding by ear or have been listening for a lifetime, you are warmly invited into this shared space of curiosity and connection.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have missed any of our previous Community Conversations or want to revisit them, recordings of all past sessions are available on our YouTube playlist here:<span class=gmaildefault> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5M3H2WrHiTyOXhZlaUB9LTjzhs5379aA">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5M3H2WrHiTyOXhZlaUB9LTjzhs5379aA</a> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-isselectedend><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>We are so glad you are part of this community and we hope you will join us tomorrow evening.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>With birdy joy and deep gratitude,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br>Cat</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F0F4F9'>Join Zoom Meeting</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81858864172?pwd%3DcgZ6h1IsH1gV64DvqmohuxZyf5QEMW.1&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1770503055030226&usg=AOvVaw1mENxq2Pv5vRoDhi4HWbuA" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0B57D0;background:#F0F4F9'>https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81858864172?pwd=cgZ6h1IsH1gV64DvqmohuxZyf5QEMW.1</span></a><span style='color:#1F1F1F'><br><br><span style='background:#F0F4F9'>Meeting ID: 818 5886 4172</span><br><span style='background:#F0F4F9'>Passcode: 820969</span></span></span><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F0F4F9'>One tap mobile</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#1F1F1F;background:#F0F4F9'>+13092053325,,81858864172#,,,,*820969# US</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#1F1F1F'><br><span style='background:#F0F4F9'>+13126266799,,81858864172#,,,,*820969# US (Chicago)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Cat Fribley<br>Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Birdability<br>She/her/hers</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.2pt'>\u202a(512) 763-7913</span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424'><br>Instagram: @birdability<br>Facebook: Birdability</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p align=center style='margin:0in;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=453 height=113 style='width:4.7166in;height:1.175in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:ii_ml5u02j31"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white'>Birdability is a nonprofit working to make birding and the outdoors accessible and inclusive for everyone, especially those with disabilities and health concerns. Join us in creating a more welcoming birding community! Learn more or support our mission by donating at Birdability.org. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>