Bird Migration and Citizen Science

St. Patrick’s Day
Bird Migration and Citizen Science
With Amy Richert Goodall
March 17, 2015, 6:00-8:30 pm
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Gratify your Irish… spoil someone with an
afternoon of Celtic music… indulge your pallet with Irish fare…
and expand your knowledge of the natural world.
Reserve online soon!
Phone 568-3194, or visit, www.jmu.edu/arboretum for details, cost and to register.
780 University Boulevard, MSC 3705, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 turnbugl@jmu.edu
Join Dr. Goodall for a program about the strategies of bird migration, including the use of weather for
moving long distances and recognition of landscapes for navigation. Through a photographic odyssey, see
habitats used by migrating whooping cranes, ruby-throated hummingbirds, and inter-tropical songbirds.
Learn about the long history of volunteer-collected data for understanding bird migrations and the increasing
trend of public-collected data now emphasizing “citizen science”. The internet era has opened opportunities
for all who want to partner for the sake of future generations’ enjoyment of birds and other wildlife. Get
connected with programs like the Christmas Bird Count, Breeding Bird Survey, Great Backyard Bird Count
and more. Join a light-hearted conversation about the generation gap between traditional naturalists that bird
through experience and those newly learning with their “apps”. Not even generation gaps or the differences
between scientists and traditional naturalists and hobbyists can diminish the opportunities for citizen science
to positively impact conservation.