2016 Coastal Perspective Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
Avery Point
Tuesday, March 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
"The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds: Partnering to conserve threatened coastal birds in Connecticut”
By Patrick Comins
Director of Bird Conservation for Connecticut, Connecticut Audubon Society
Beach-nesting waterbirds including Piping Plovers, Least Tern and American Oystercatcher and island-nesting colonial wading birds such as Snowy and Great Egrets are among the most threatened groups of nesting birds in the state. Additionally, many species of global conservation concern, including Semi-palmated Sandpipers and Red Knots, utilize our beaches and marshes as critical rest stops on the Atlantic Flyway for their long-distance migrations to and from nesting grounds in the Arctic to wintering areas in South America and the Caribbean. Come learn about what is being done to conserve these birds and their habitats in Connecticut and what you can do to help!
Biography:
Patrick Comins, Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Connecticut, is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, and has worked in the bird conservation arena for the last 20 years. He began his career at the McKinney NWR, conducting biological surveys for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. He has been with Audubon Connecticut as the Director of Bird Conservation for Connecticut since 2000, overseeing Connecticut’s Important Bird Areas and other conservation programs, including the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. He is a former president of the Connecticut Ornithological Association and was the 2007 recipient of their Mabel Osgood Wright Award. He has written several articles on bird conservation and identification for the Connecticut Warbler and is currently president of the Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
Lecture series is FREE and open to the public. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m., with light refreshments at 7:10.
Please join us in our newly renovated 300-seat auditorium for the 20th Annual Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series. The auditorium is located on the second floor of the Academic Building (disabled accessible). Enter through the Academic Building or through the Student Center. There is a limited-capacity elevator on the first floor of the Academic Building. Please call us with your questions, or concerns, on the limited-mobility access points to the auditorium at 860-405-9025, or email Noreen.blaschik@uconn.edu.
This series is sponsored by UCONN Avery Point, the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, the Department of Marine Sciences, UCONN and the Maritime Studies Program, UCONN. For more information, a printable lecture flyer, or a campus map, visit our website at http://marinesciences.uconn.edu/lectures/ or email CoastalPerspectives@uconn.edu.
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For more information, contact: Noreen Blaschik at 8604059025