Date: 3/11/25 7:49 am From: Debbie Beer <debbeer1023...> Subject: [de-birds] BCDC program March 12, Life at Sea by Allison Black
Hello fellow birders,
The Birding Club of Delaware County, PA (BCDC) invites everyone to our
monthly program on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 7:30 pm, "Life at Sea - a
Daily Pelagic" presented by Allison Black. The program is virtual via Zoom,
free and open to all. Details below.
From shearwaters, petrels, and boobies, to guillemots, gannets and gulls,
the ocean is home to a vast array of birds that thrive above the waves.
Allison Black sees them all, spending weeks at a time each year at sea
documenting marine life as a contracted Seabird/Marine Mammal Observer for
the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). During
her presentation she’ll talk about life aboard a research vessel, the
research she contributes to, and what we can learn from studying seabird
occupancy and distribution. She’ll also share some of her most unique
sightings at sea, and cover tips and tricks for seawatching from a boat.
Allison Black is a Connecticut native and began birding after taking an
ornithology course while completing her undergraduate degree. She has
turned her love of birds into a career, working in various roles for
nonprofit and state organizations alike. Allison is the founder and
compiler of the Norwich, CT Christmas Bird Count and is on the Board of
Directors of the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA), currently
serving as COA’s Secretary and the chair for their Workshops and
Mini-Grants Committees. When not on a ship somewhere in the ocean, Allison
resides in southeastern CT with her husband, Ryan.
