Jonathan Rice, Ornitholigist, Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) presents “The plight of migratory birds: how birds interact with urban spaces” Migratory birds account for some of the steepest declining populations of birds in the world due to immense natural pressures from habitat degradation, interspecies competition, loss of food availability, and predation. The additional pressures directly caused by humans may be too much for some species to survive. Southwestern Pennsylvania can be a safer place for migratory birds to stop over during migration, breed during the summer, or reside over the winter by enhancing stop over habitat, reducing artificial light at night, promoting the use of bird safe glass, and increasing avian rehabilitation. A 2015 graduate of Paul Smith’s College, Jonathan Rice is involved with research projects at CMNH including BirdSafe and Lights Out Pittsburgh studying light pollution and avian collisions with buildings, and at Powdermill Nature Reserve’s Motus Wildlife Tracking Technology, a network of automated radio tracking stations designed to provide critical data for researchers about migratory bird behavior, stop over site importance, and impacts of weather events. Please join us to learn more about migratory birds. No registration necessary.