Drama at the Bird Feeders
Posted by Dustin Horton // October 18, 2011 // Calendar of Events, Workshops & Seminars
What: Monday Night Seminar
When: 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca
Speaker: David Bonter, assistant director of Citizen Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Topic: “Drama at the bird feeders: Exploring movements, dominance, survival, and feeding behaviors in winter bird communities”
Description: Using passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) to follow individual birds, Bonter and colleagues are tracking the feeding behavior of birds in local woodlots. We’ll hear about how feeding behaviors change throughout the day and across the seasons. We’ll also hear about current research exploring how birds respond to novel food sources and how social status affects feeding.
Admission: Free
Contact: (800) 843-2473, www.birds.cornell.edu/events
