Restoring The Bald Eagle A Forty Year Journey – Presentation by Mike Allen – November 2, 2016

Mike Allen was a Wildlife Technician with New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation for 34 years out of the Region 8 Avon office. During his career he worked with Peter Nye, a Wildlife Biologist in charge of the DEC's Endangered Species Unit

By |2016-10-23T20:58:11-04:00October 23, 2016|Birding, Community, Conservation, Educational|

Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology

If you are a birder, you've heard of Wilson's Plover, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Warbler... In 1794, a young poet, labor activist, and weaver arrived in Philadelphia, a refugee from his native Scotland. His first letter home exclaims over the bright colors and abundance of the birds he found in the fields and forests of America. He taught school, wrote poetry, and engaged in the political discussion of the young democracy.

By |2015-03-24T17:54:24-04:00March 24, 2015|Community, Educational|

Evolution of Avian Color – Think turbulence, bacteria, and glare when looking at a bird’s plumage and color

Ornithologist Jed Burtt of Ohio Wesleyan University will discuss how bird species develop distinct plumage through natural selection as part of the College of Science Distinguished Speakers series at RIT.

By |2015-03-23T14:07:23-04:00March 23, 2015|Community, Educational|
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