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SUMMARY:Member Webinar with Sophie Osborn – Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, January 27 for a webinar with Sophie Osborn – Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds. She will share her personal experiences reintroducing endangered Peregrine Falcons\, Hawaiian Crows\, and California Condors to the wild. \nTo register you must be a BBC member. Please log in to your member account and heard over to the Member Resources page under MEMBERS menu. \nNot a member but want to listen in? Please join! You will get access to a range of member benefits and know you are supporting the local birding community.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/member-webinar-with-sophie-osborn-feather-trails-a-journey-of-discovery-among-endangered-birds/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Member Only Webinar: Sparrow Identification!
DESCRIPTION:It is time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join this webinar to learn field marks\, shapes\, and sounds of these fascinating birds of our fields and forests. We will cover most of the sparrows with records in Massachusetts.  We are hoping to schedule an accompanying field trip. \nPresenter Bio: \nGlenn d’Entremont has been birding for a half century.  He participates in breeding bird surveys\, runs numerous BBC trips annually\, coordinates Christmas Bird Counts\, and keeps accurate records for data input into eBird.  Past president of the BBC\, Glenn is currently a BBC board member. \nTo register for the webinar first login to your member account. \nAlready logged in? Go right to Member Resources.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/member-webinar-sparrow-identification/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T190000
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SUMMARY:Member Only Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep
DESCRIPTION:Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime\, but what do they do at night\, when they seem to disappear? Birds need sleep as much as we do\, and they have evolved unique sleep habits to match their intensely energetic lifestyle. Instead of long stretches of obliviousness\, they sleep in short bouts of several seconds or a few minutes\, waking up to look around for danger\, and then going back to sleep. To increase their vigilance\, birds can sleep\, shutting off only half their brain and one eye at a time\, leaving them able to respond instantly to any alarm. The social habits of sleeping birds are also distinctive. Most are solitary\, some sleep in pairs or families\, while others gain advantages of warmth\, safety\, and even social needs like finding a mate\, by joining in flocks\, not to mention guidance on where to get breakfast the next day. \nLearn more and register for the webinar.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/member-only-webinar-september-16-birds-at-rest-the-behavior-and-ecology-of-avian-sleep/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T190000
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SUMMARY:Members Only Webinar: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification
DESCRIPTION:Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds\, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming. This session will provide practical tips and techniques to sharpen your shorebirding skills. We will also be scheduling a limited participation field trip focused on Shorebirds where you will practice the skills you learned during the webinar. Details will be available later in the summer. \nLearn more and register from here: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/member-webinar-the-art-and-craft-of-shorebird-identification/
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/members-only-webinar-the-art-and-craft-of-shorebird-identification/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250501T190000
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SUMMARY:Members Only Webinar: Wood Warblers with Bill Gette
DESCRIPTION:Wood-warblers\, the Gems of the Forest\, are one of the most exciting groups of birds. Living in New England\, we are blessed by the many warbler species that move into our area in the spring to nest. We also get to see the warblers that pass through our area in the spring and fall in route to and from their northern breeding ranges. \nDuring his richly illustrated PowerPoint presentation\, Bill Gette\, Founding Director of the Joppa Flats Education Center\, will show you images of 30 warbler species and review their taxonomy and nomenclature\, discuss key aids to field identification\, explain their feeding ecology and migration strategies\, and review other interesting information. Bill will also tell you about important areas where you can find warblers. \nRegistration Link: Login to your member account and go to Member Resources
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/members-only-webinar-wood-warblers-with-bill-gette/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting & Lecture: South Asian Vultures: Crisis & Conservation - ALL ARE WELCOME
DESCRIPTION:Not too long ago\, the millions of vultures in South Asia were so common that no one had bothered to count them. Until the 1990s\, when populations of three Gyps vultures collapsed by more than 97 per cent in a decade. It was the fastest avian decline ever recorded. Conservationists scrambled to find the cause and start captive breeding programs. What happens when South Asia’s essential clean-up crew vanishes? Join us to learn more about this environmental lesson for all. \nPresenter Bio: Meera Subramanian is an award-winning freelance journalist and National Geographic Explorer whose work has been published in Nature\, The New York Times\, The NewYorker.com\, Audubon\, and many others; she is a contributing editor of Orion. She is the author of A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis\, which was short-listed for the Orion Book Award. Based on a glacial moraine on the edge of the Atlantic\, she’s a perpetual wanderer who can’t stop planting perennials. You can find her at www.meerasub.org. \nA social hour will precede the meeting and start at 6:30. \nZoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s3IWfA6YRl-mDdzSDORL4A
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/annual-meeting-lecture-south-asian-vultures-crisis-conservation-all-are-welcome/
LOCATION:Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open to All Webinar: The Corvid’s World\, with John Marzluff
DESCRIPTION:How have corvids mastered city life\, learned human faces and learned to use tools? What settings and experiments help humans understand some parallels between human and crow cognition? Corvids—the ubiquitous crows\, ravens\, magpies\, jays\, nutcrackers\, and relatives—are familiar backyard birds with extraordinary behaviors that enable them to thrive where most species cannot. John Marzluff will share his 40-plus years of research and findings\, as well as his current work in Yellowstone Park. \nAbout the presenter: John Marzluff is Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington\, the author and editor of many books and articles. . His research has been the focus of articles in the New York Times\, National Geographic\, Audubon\, Boys Life\, The Seattle Times\, National Wildlife\, Consumer Reports\, Time\, and Science. PBS’s NATURE featured his raven research in its production\, “Ravens”; and his crow research in the film documentary\, “A Murder of Crows” His current research focuses on the interactions of ravens and wolves in Yellowstone. He teaches field ecology courses at the University of Washington and for Yellowstone Forever. \nFormat: Zoom Webinar\nTo Register: Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zLRKKIY5TE-POMPkiCg6SQ
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/members-only-webinar-the-corvids-world-with-john-marzluff/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250326T190000
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SUMMARY:Open to All Webinar: At Sea in the Humboldt Current – Ship Life\, Pelagic Birds\, and Deep Sea Creatures\, with Scott Weiman
DESCRIPTION:Embark on an evening of discovery as marine geochemist Scott Wieman recounts a recent month-long research expedition aboard the R/V Falkor(too) from Valparaíso to Puerto Montt\, Chile. Scott’s talk blends his experiences birding the highly productive Humboldt current with the broader expedition’s exploration of numerous methane cold seeps and submarine canyons along the Chilean Margin. In addition to sharing photographs of the diverse pelagic bird life encountered and recounting his exciting sightings – including the first Murphy’s Petrel within 1000 miles of the Chilean mainland and seven different albatross species – Scott will provide a fascinating glimpse into daily life aboard an oceanographic research vessel\, the remarkably unique deep-sea life observed\, and how dissolved methane measurements can reveal key processes in marine carbon cycling. \nAbout the presenter: Scott Wieman is a PhD Candidate in Marine Geochemistry and Ocean Instrumentation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He cannot pinpoint exactly when his passion for birding began\, but there is a photograph of him at ~1 year old lying on the floor in a diaper with the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America open to the plate with the Blue Jay…upside down. While his research path has been highly nonlinear\, ranging from theoretical chemistry to environmental law and from the ocean depths to the surface of Mars\, he has specifically maintained birding as an avid hobby and never a research direction. \nFormat: Zoom Webinar\nTo Register: Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ou7lokIqQTukY7DYiOmVxA
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/member-only-webinar-a-month-at-sea-in-the-humboldt-current-ship-life-pelagic-birds-and-deep-sea-creatures-with-scott-weiman/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T190000
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SUMMARY:Penguin Adventures in the Falkland Islands (cosponsored with Watertown Free Public Library)
DESCRIPTION:Join wildlife photographer Shawn Carey for a photographic journey through the Falkland Islands for a close up look at several species of penguins and tips for planning your own travels! Co-sponsored with the Watertown Free Public Library. \nFor this program we will explore two locations on Saunders Islands\, The Neck\, which has three nesting penguin species plus nesting Black-browed Albatross. Then onto The Rookery with its impressive colony of Southern Rockhopper Penguins and a staggering number of Black-browed Albatross. After that we will explore Sealion Island and our first look at Elephant Seals\, Sealions and the Killer Whales that prowl the waters looking to feast on them. Next up is Bleaker Island with its beautiful mile long beach where you can watch Gentoo and Magellanic Penguins as they ride the waves onto the sandy shores. Finally\, we will end our photographic adventure at Volunteer Point which has the largest nesting King Penguin population in the Falklands. \nShawn Carey (Migration Productions) produces bird and wildlife related multi-media presentations\, videos and photo workshops that have been presented all over the United States. Shawn moved from his home in Pennsylvania to Massachusetts in 1986 and started watching birds in 1988. His avid interest in photography was joined with a newfound passion for birding and he began to combine the two in 1991. \nShawn’s photos have been published in the Boston Globe\, New York Times\, Mass Audubon Sanctuary magazine\, Science magazine\, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary magazine and many others over the last 20 years. In 1997\, he started teaching bird photography workshops (Fundamentals of Bird Photography) for the Massachusetts Audubon and he is an instructor for Summer Fields Schools\non Cape Cod for Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. \nThis will be an in-person only event.
URL:https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/penguin-adventures-in-the-falkland-islands-cosponsored-with-watertown-free-public-library/
LOCATION:Watertown – Public Library\, 123 Main Street\, Watertown\, 02472\, United States
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