The North Shore Audubon Society will hold its monthly program on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030. All are invited, free of charge.
Professor Douglas Robinson will present "American Crows: Environmental Barometers with Complex Social Tendencies". American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) are songbirds like many of the sparrows and finches that come to bird feeders, but their degree of intelligence and social complexity rivals that of primates. Their gregarious nature and high visibility also lend themselves to serving as an excellent organism by which to assess environmental health. Join us to learn more about the sophisticated, almost soap-opera life of American Crows, and how they are an indicator species for microscopic organisms in nature. Professor Doug Robinson is an evolutionary biologist whose teaching and research experiences have focused on organismal biology and behavior. He has taught classes on animal behavior, ecology, ornithology, vertebrate biology, general biology, environmental science, and human anatomy and physiology. The questions that guide his research revolve around how behavior is shaped by ecological and social environments. For more information on NSAS programs and weekly walks, see www.northshoreaudubon.org <http://www.northshoreaudubon.org> or visit our Facebook page. Nancy Tognan [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
