Wednesday, February 11: Street Smarts: How City Raptors Thrive in Bird Hell

7:30 pm on Zoom: An exploration of how birds of prey manage to adapt to the dangers of urban environment, and the amazing new behaviors that they invent.

Vladimir Dinets got his Ph.D. in Zoology (Animal Behavior), studying performing arts (songs and dances) in the crocodilians. He has also worked on whooping crane reintroduction in Louisiana and has studied ptarmigan wintering in the High Arctic, play behavior in fish, endothermy in spotted lanternflies, bat survival during supertyphoons, and various rare species living in remote places. He occasionally guides mammal- and birdwatching expeditions. His main research interests are the evolution of complex behavior and the application of behavioral ecology to conservation.

For the Zoom meeting link, email MontclairBirdClub1920@gmail.com.