Wednesday, February 11: Street Smarts: how city raptors thrive in bird hell.

Vladimir Dinets will talk about birds of prey that manage to adapt to the dangers of urban environment, and the amazing new behaviors that they invent.

He got his Ph.D. in Zoology (Animal Behavior), studying performing arts (songs and dances) of crocodilians. He has also worked on whooping crane reintroduction in Louisiana, 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, where he occasionally guides mammal- and birdwatching expeditions. My main research interests are the evolution of complex behavior and applying behavioral ecology to conservation.

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