Erie Bird Observatory's Sarah Sargent will be giving this year’s highlights
from PA’s Piping Plovers as well as EBOs banding and marsh bird monitoring
work at Presque Isle State Park.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM Joe Gyekis <gyekis9...> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> We're going to have some zoom meetings, open to everyone interested,
> approximately monthly, usually on Thursday evenings at 7 pm, starting in
> December.
>
> Our first speaker is Dr. Sarah Sargent, who will present "Erie Bird
> Observatory: keeping tabs on birds in northwestern Pennsylvania" on
> December 11th at 7 pm.
>
> I am personally excited to hear her talk about all of the waterfowl and
> migratory bird monitoring that they have been doing at what I consider to
> be the most spectacular area for shoreline migration and waterbird watching
> in our state.
>
> Dr. Sarah Sargent has spent over 35 years working on avian ecology and
> conservation. In 2018 she co-founded Erie Bird Observatory and served as
> its Executive Director until 2025. Prior to that she spent over 10 years
> with Audubon Pennsylvania (the state office of National Audubon Society)
> developing and implementing bird conservation programs in northwestern
> Pennsylvania. She previously conducted research on frugivory and seed
> dispersal by birds in South Carolina and Costa Rica. Her educational
> background includes a BA in Biology from Swarthmore College, and MS and PhD
> degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. As an
> undergraduate, she spent a semester as an intern at Manomet Bird
> Observatory, a formative experience leading her to a lifetime of studying
> birds. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Association
> of Field Ornithologists and the Ornithological Technical Committee of the
> PA Biological Survey.
>
> All of the meetings are free and the registration is quick through the
> links provided below.
>
> Joe Gyekis and the PSO Education Committee
>
>
> The full slate is listed here:
>
> Date/Time: Thurs Dec 11, 7 pm zoom
> Speaker: Sarah Sargent
> Title: "Erie Bird Observatory: keeping tabs on birds in northwestern
> Pennsylvania"
> https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FOrm-SggRL6kQvVcziyhiQ >
> Date/Time: Thurs Jan 22, 7 pm zoom
> Speakers: Nina Jablonski and Bryce Robinson
> Title: "Birds and People: Pigment Parallels and Perpendiculars"
> https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kOY34cHSR0-X4nYPCZZjtw >
> Date/Time: Thurs Feb 12, 7 pm zoom
> Speaker: Sara Isgate
> Title: "Problem-solving in a Changing World: How do Eastern Bluebirds
> respond to Noise Disturbance?"
> https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mNMiUCgYSaSlnmApdTwK6w >
> Date/Time: Thurs Mar 12, 7 pm zoom
> Speakers: Carl Martin
> Title: "Why habitat/land cover diversity is critical for birds... how
> Wildlands Conservancy builds avian habitat into the Stewardship of its
> Preserves."
> https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_46hCTLajSw-ufa0FhaIY5A >
> Date/Time: Mon April 6, 7 pm zoom
> Speaker: Sunny Stout
> Title: "Effect of temperature extremes on blood glucose levels in Eastern
> Bluebirds"
> https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YP2BDntZT7y9YvuPC_oXag >
>
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