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Migratory Birds and the Mississippi River

Tuesday, September 21 2021

MUST REGISTER HERE: To register, send an email message with “Migratory Birds” as the subject line to: OrleansAudubon@aol.com and include your full name in the body of the email message.

Migratory Birds and the Mississippi River
Presented by Dr. Erik Johnson, Director of Conservation Science, Audubon Delta
Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 PM
One of the longest rivers in the world, the Mississippi River has shaped much of North America, including its bird life. But humans have substantially modified the river for navigation and to protect communities from flooding, which has resulted in important and sometimes dire consequences for the region’s wildlife. Join Audubon’s Erik Johnson on a journey into the connections between the Mississippi River and birds and learn about the opportunities and actions underway to recover bird habitat in the region.

Erik Johnson is the Director of Conservation Science for Audubon Delta, a regional field office of the National Audubon Society, servicing Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Erik oversees conservation planning and implementation, habitat management initiatives, and applied scientific research focused on species of conservation concern. Before joining Audubon, Erik conducted his graduate research at LSU studying the effects of deforestation on bird communities in Amazonian Brazil and the effects of fire on wintering Henslow’s Sparrows in southeastern Louisiana. A life-long birder, Erik is actively involved in Louisiana’s birding community and beyond, serving as Louisiana’s Regional Editor for the Christmas Bird Count, Director of the Louisiana Bird Observatory, a member of the Louisiana Rare Bird Records Committee, a board member of the Inland Bird Banding Association, and a Certified Trainer with the American Banding Council.

Free. Participants must register in advance. To register, send an email message with “Migratory Birds” as the subject line to: OrleansAudubon@aol.com and include your full name in the body of the email message. If participating by phone, also include your phone number. Please register as soon as possible and at least two hours prior to the start of the meeting.

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Bird CE

Contact the event organizers: Volunteer & Continuing Education Committee