Date: 3/19/25 3:02 pm From: Diana F. <diana.fru...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Brookline Bird Club Upcoming Free Webinars
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From: 'John Nelson' via Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs <
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Date: Wed, Mar 19, 2025, 4:35 PM
Subject: [AMBC Google Group] Brookline Bird Club Upcoming Free Webinars
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I'm sharing this announcement of some exciting BBC webinars that are free
and open to the general public:
*March 26: At Sea in the Humboldt Current – Ship Life, Pelagic Birds, and
Deep Sea Creatures with Scott Weiman*
Embark on an evening of discovery as marine geochemist Scott Wieman
recounts a recent month-long research expedition aboard the R/V Falkor(too)
from Valparaíso to Puerto Montt, Chile. Scott’s talk blends his experiences
birding the highly productive Humboldt current with the broader
expedition’s exploration of numerous methane cold seeps and submarine
canyons along the Chilean Margin. In addition to sharing photographs of the
diverse pelagic bird life encountered and recounting his exciting sightings
– including the first Murphy’s Petrel within 1000 miles of the Chilean
mainland and seven different albatross species – Scott will provide a
fascinating glimpse into daily life aboard an oceanographic research
vessel, the remarkably unique deep-sea life observed, and how dissolved
methane measurements can reveal key processes in marine carbon cycling.
How have corvids mastered city life, learned human faces and learned to use
tools? What settings and experiments help humans understand some parallels
between human and crow cognition? Corvids—the ubiquitous crows, ravens,
magpies, jays, nutcrackers, and relatives—are familiar backyard birds with
extraordinary behaviors that enable them to thrive where most species
cannot. John Marzluff will share his 40-plus years of research and
findings, as well as his current work in Yellowstone Park.
