Paul Bithorn will be speaking on Wednesday, February 21st at 7:00 PM. Paul is currently the Vice President of the CMI Board, and he is a past board member of the Tropical Audubon Society and President of the Miami Springs Garden Club.

Paul has also served as Mayor of his hometown, the Village of Virginia Gardens, for nine years and encouraged his residents to xeriscape by planting native species of plants and shrubs to attract birds and butterflies. He has also contributed to several bird-finding guides. His documentation of parrot species in Miami was featured in the June/July 2008 issue of the National Wildlife Federation magazine and the November 1st, 2008 issue of Birders World.