Date: 10/27/26 2:24 pm From: scottjstoner via groups.io <ScottJStoner...> Subject: [hmbirds] Fw: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite - GALAPAGOS
Hi, all are invited to Monday's program on the Galapagos, "Trouble in Paradise: Invasive Parasites and Their Interactions in Darwin’s Finches of the Galápagos Islands" with Alex Soldo of the Albany Pine Bush. In-Person at Five Rivers EEC or on Zoom. Link and info below. - Scott Stoner, HMBC Program Chair.
----- Forwarded Message -----From: Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club <admin...>To: Scott Stoner <scottjstoner...>Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 05:00:33 PM EDTSubject: HMBC -- Zoom Program Invite
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HMBC Program Notice
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Monday, November 2nd, 2026, 6:30PM
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at Five Rivers EEC in Delmar and via Zoom meeting
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Hello HMBC Members:
This is a reminder that the HMBC November program will be held in person at Five Rivers EEC in Delmar and online via a Zoom meeting on Monday November 2nd at 6:30 PM.
For the Zoom meeting, use the meeting link below to join the meeting as a participant. All participants will enter the "waiting room" until the meeting host opens the meeting. Participants' audio lines will be muted on entry. We ask that participants keep their lines muted except when prompted for Q&A during the program.
NOTE: The first time you use Zoom on a device, you will be prompted to download the Zoom app when you click on the meeting link below. Follow the prompts to download the app and then launch the meeting using the meeting ID from the invite. (The app is recommended, but if you prefer, there is also an option when you open the link below to join the meeting via a web browser window, but with limited capabilities.) Audio connections can be through the app on your device or through a separate dial-in phone number given below.
Program highlights:
Trouble in Paradise: Invasive Parasites and Their Interactions in Darwin’s Finches of the Galápagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are home to a unique assemblage of endemic birds, including Darwin’s finches, whose evolution in isolation has made them an iconic example of adaptive radiation. However, isolation can leave island species particularly vulnerable to introduced parasites and pathogens. In nature, hosts often contend with multiple types of parasite at once, with the potential for complex interactions that influence infection and disease. In this talk, we’ll take a closer look at this system through the small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) and consider what these interactions might mean for the conservation of Galápagos birds.
Alexandria (Alex) Soldo is the Field Ecologist & Entomologist at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Her interests broadly include avian ectoparasites, disease ecology, host–parasite interactions, and the ecology and conservation of birds and insects.
