Join us on May 19 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom for “Climate Change and its Effect on Food for Migrating Birds.” Club members will receive the link in an email. If you want a link, please contact us. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Dr. Amanda Gallinat is an ecologist who studies how environmental change affects plants, birds. and their interactions. At our May 19 program, Dr. Galllinat will present fascinating and important findings from her recent research on the effects of climate change on the timing of fruit ripening and bird migration in the northeast. Mark your calendar!
Dr. Amanda Gallinat is an ecologist who studies how environmental change affects plants, birds, and their interactions. At our May 19 program, via Zoom, Dr. Galllinat will present findings from her research on
the effects of climate change on the timing of fruit ripening and bird migration in the northeast, includingnimpacts in the fall season. Her research incorporates the historical field notes of Henry David Thoreau, long-term bird banding records, museum specimens, and field observations.
On April 21, W&M students will present the results of research supported by a Bill Sheehan/Ruth Beck Ornithology Research Grant awarded by our club. Join us on Zoom at 7:00. Club members will get the link in their email. If you want to join us and you’re not a member, just contact us. The meetings are free and open to the public.
Four W&M students will present the results of research supported by a Bill Sheehan/Ruth Beck Ornithology Research Grant awarded by our club. Casey McLaughlin and Jasmine Whelan will discuss their coordinated studies of the effects of sublethal dietary mercury on levels of the stress hormone corticosterone in birds and on feather quality. Robin Thady and Lauren Emerson each conducted research aimed to reduce bird collisions with man-made structures. Robin evaluated the effectiveness of certain attributes of acoustic warning signals, such as frequency level and whether a sound changes over time, in increasing a bird’s attention to its surroundings, while Lauren studied whether lighting conditions affect the risk of bird collisions with windows.
During November 2019 Bill Williams and I traveled around Ghana on a countrywide birding trip with Rockjumper Tours. This talk is a summary of that trip giving an introduction to the birds of Ghana together with some of the history of the country. The African mammals we saw are also included. The principal motivation for going to Ghana was my continuing pursuit of observing a member from each family of the world’s birds. This was my first trip to West Africa which has a distinct avifauna of its own.
Bob came to Virginia in 1969 as a member of the Chemistry faculty at Old Dominion University. When not in the lab or the classroom, he spent an enormous amount of time chasing birds of one sort or another in most of the various corners of the world. While in Virginia he has served in many capacities for the VSO, the Cape Henry Audubon Society, and CVWO and conducted bird surveys at Back Bay, Dismal Swamp, and Fisherman’s Island NWRs. For twenty years he ran pelagic trips and for an additional twenty years has led birding tours to many parts of the US and abroad. More recently he has been satisfied to let others lead the tours including the Ghana trip.
As our seasons pass, the winter brings an amazing assortment of water birds into our lakes, rivers and wetlands. This multimedia program shows that diversity in all their splendor. Includes all of our wintering Ducks, Mergansers, Geese, Swans, as well as our resident waterfowl, and more. Enjoy the beauty of this diverse group of birds and see what makes each species unique.
