Thursday Night Nature: The Bird Collision Problem in Philadelphia with Keith Russell (November 14, 2024)

Birds have been colliding with buildings and other human structures since the 19th century and much of the research that’s been conducted historically to help us understand the phenomenon was conducted in Pennsylvania. This includes pioneering research conducted by the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club during the 1890s. This talk will review what we have learned about the problem over the last 130 years and what’s been done recently in Philadelphia to address it.

Keith Russell is the program manager for Urban Conservation for Audubon Mid-Atlantic. Based in Philadelphia, he works on a variety of bird conservation issues including bird collisions with human structures, birds and nocturnal lights, non-native plants and migration stopover habitat. He is also a research associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, and he has received a number of awards including the 2016 American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for Outstanding Contributions to Regional Ornithology.

Program Fee: $15 (Members, enter your code at checkout to receive your 20% discount.)

All lectures will be held virtually using Zoom. They will be recorded and shared with everyone who registers for a short time.