Eric Schroeder will share stories from his big year 2019.  Knowing he was doing some international travel that year, he decided he would use his birding trips to fundraise for the Golden Gate Audubon Society (GGAS). He set two goals for himself: to see 1,000 different species of birds and to raise $5,000 for GGAS. In his talk he’ll share photos of many of the species he saw on his adventures and recount some of the birding highlights of his big year.

Eric Schroeder is currently President and Travel Program coordinator at the Golden Gate Audubon Society. Eric worked at U.C. Davis where he had a thirty-year career as a lecturer and administrator. He taught for several departments—including the University Writing Program, the English Department, and the American Studies Program—and directed the Study Abroad Program for which he taught summer courses in Australia, South Africa, and Scotland. His volunteer work includes serving as president of the Tilden Wildcat Horsemen’s Association and as a member of the East Bay Regional Park District’s Volunteer Mounted Patrol. He completed the GGAS Master Birder Program and has published nature articles in Undercurrent, Bay Nature, and The Gull. He received his BA in Greek and English from UCLA, his MA in Renaissance Studies from the University of Sussex, and his PhD in English Literature from UCLA.