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We’ve all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the
ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? While
working for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the
varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird migration, and this
eventually became the basis for her book Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of
Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration. In her talk, she’ll share some
surprising stories from the history of bird migration research and discuss why understanding
migration is so crucial for bird conservation.

About Our Speaker

Rebecca Heisman is an award-winning science writer who lives in Walla Walla, Washington, and
has worked with organizations including the Audubon Society, the American Bird Conservancy,
the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the American Ornithological Society. Flight Paths is her first
book.

Date Thursday, April 18 @ 7pm

Zoom Info:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81714254369?pwd=mdTTm-c1zBMU2RGWEOP26J2BokCvTA.g7uMXht3Ns1gqqFI
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Date: Thursday, January 4 @ 7pm

Location: Zoom

Description

Our presenter will be Chubzang Tangbi, owner and head guide for Langur Eco Travels. Bhutan is the only country to
enshrine “Gross National Happiness” into its constitution. It’s roughly the size of Maryland but it boasts nearly 600 species of birds. Join us for Chubzang’s presentation in which he’ll discuss the Bhutan’s natural and cultural riches.

After a two-year delay due to the pandemic, we were able last spring to offer our first two tours to Bhutan with Langur Eco Travels, which were highly praised by our participants. We have two more scheduled this year; one is full, but the second trip still has spaces available.

Zoom Info:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86071475318?pwd=rg70Z_XSTkR0wb_wueJXyTDEdIvphg.BqD30C24qDYCfiBf
Passcode: 643296

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To attend this speaker event in-person please register here!

When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Integrating field research and citizen science over decades to centuries, the research presented in this talk demonstrates the complex ways that species are responding to a changing climate.

Date Thursday, October 12, 2023

Location: Zoom

Description: When we contemplate how bird diversity has changed, we often focus on the handful of species we have lost entirely. But while we have yet to lose a single bird species to our rapidly changing climate, birds and other creatures are currently adapting and responding in myriad ways. Across the world, species are shifting their geographic distributions, shifting the timing of life history events, and even shifting their body shapes and sizes. Integrating field research and citizen science over decades to centuries, the research presented in this talk demonstrates the complex ways that species are responding to a changing climate.

About Our Speaker

Morgan Tingley joined the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020, after previously serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut and as a David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow at Princeton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to this, he received a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.Sc. from Oxford University.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86849685738?pwd=N3lXcG0vSW9mQlVNR3FaMmxKRFo3UT09

Passcode: 608623…