Event: Program: Bird Conservation Across the Annual Cycle

Date: Tuesday October 13, 2015

Time: 7:00 PM

John Takekawa, Director of Bird Conservation for the Science Division of the National Audubon Society, discusses bird conservation across the annual cycle and the challenge of global changes. (NSAS Event)

Details:

Migratory birds are defined by their ability to fly long distances and find food seasonally across the annual cycle. Their patterns of movement have been established through selection over long periods, but these regular migration patterns are being disrupted by rapid changes in land use and in climate. Global change is altering both the distribution of resources and the timing of their availability.

Recent technology advances have provided the methods to study these changes in more detail. Miniaturization of transmitters and technology advances have allowed us to reveal the full-annual cycle movements of passerines for the first time, including the timing of their migration. At the same time, analyses have been developed by Audubon’s Science Division to predict future climate and to consider scenarios suggesting how changes in climate may alter suitability of areas for birds. We’ll discuss these science advances and how they may be used for improving bird conservation.

The program will be held in the Fairfield-Cordelia Library Meeting Room at 5050 Business Center Drive off of the Green Valley Road exit on Hwy 80 in Fairfield.

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