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  • Wild Stories from the History of Bird Migration Research

    Presented by Rebecca Heisman

    Date: April 18, 2024

    Time and Location: Thursday, April 18 @ 7pm via Zoom

    We’ve all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, theways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? Whileworking for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with thevaried and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird migration, and thiseventually…

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