Science Café - How this Country's History has Affected North American Bird Distributions 

The Gillespie Museum Science Café lecture series features interesting speakers presenting about a variety of STEM topics. Cultural credit available for Stetson students!
5:30PM - Social with appetizers and drinks on the Gillespie Museum porch, Museum open
6:00PM - Lecture begins in the RELC

Many people assume bird species that are common today have always been common. Nothing could be further from the truth. Compared to colonial times, some species of birds that are common now were historically scarce, while other species that were originally common have disappeared. Discover the stories of selected species of birds whose distributions have changed dramatically in the past 200years. Lessons learned from these species can help shape conservation strategies for managing today's habitats so that key species are still with us in the future.

Dr. Chris Marsh had an interest in birds going back to his very early days. He grew up in Raleigh, NC and joined the Raleigh Bird Club when he was 14. Later, he completed his Ph.D. in zoology at Oregon State studying the diets of coastal birds. Chris began his career as a college professor who taught biology, animal behavior, ornithology, and marine ecology and later served as the executive director of the Spring Island Trust (an environmental nonprofit in coastal SC) for 20 years. Now retired, he resides in Winston-Salem, NC and is still an active conservationist.

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