Tickets: $0-$5
Join Bay Nature and avian ecologist Bob Meese for a talk on tricolored blackbirds on January 9 from 12pm - 1pm. As Meese shares, "A century ago, tricolors were the most abundant bird in Southern California, and widespread elsewhere. Today, the species is listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act." These birds are known for their dizzying aerial displays and love of company—they're almost always seen in groups. Join to learn more about these gregarious and remarkable birds from Bob. This talk is free for Bay Nature Members and $5 for Nonmembers.
Meet Your Speaker:
Bob Meese has since 2004 been conducting research on the tricolored blackbird, a near-endemic California songbird and species of special concern, and serves as the scientific lead for the Tricolored Blackbird Working Group. Bob is also the senior author of the Wildlife Crossings Guidance Manual, a technical document used by Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, biologists to assess impacts of proposed highway projects on wildlife crossings. Bob has served as an instructor for several classes in the departments of Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) and Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology (WFCB) at U.C. Davis, and in the Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento. Bob has been a consultant to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of State, and was a member of the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Team for the state of Colorado.
This event is inspired by an upcoming Bay Nature piece by Bob Meese about tricolored blackbirds.