SOMD Audubon

Climate Change in Autumn: Fruit Availability for Migrant Birds
2020-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Dr. Amanda Gallinat is an ecologist who studies how environmental change affects plants, birds, and their interactions. Her recent research focuses on the effects of climate change on the timing of seasonal biological events in the northeast, including fruit ripening and bird migration, and how these climate-driven changes alter food availability for birds in autumn.
Amanda’s research incorporates the historical field notes of Henry David Thoreau, long-term bird banding records, museum specimens, and field observations, and her work has been featured by National Audubon Society, the Wildlife Society, and American Scientist. Amanda has a B.A. from Carleton College and a PhD from Boston University, and she is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Utah State University.
Instead of in-person meetings, SMAS is hosting virtual lectures using Zoom. We will send invitations via email with a link for joining each online event. If you do not get our Osprey newsletter via email, you need to sign up first. Please scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your email address to subscribe.

Ghana: Birds, Butterflies & Mammals
2020-12-02 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Black-necked Weaver in the Atewa Forest, Ghana
Visit Ghana virtually with George Jett and Gwen Brewer!
Enjoy the flora and fauna of Ghana’s grasslands, forests, and wetlands as experienced by Gwen and George during their three-week trip. Bird highlights included the unique yellow-headed picathartes; colorful turacos, bee-eaters, and sunbirds; impressive hornbills; and 11 species of kingfishers. Mammals of note included hammerhead and yellow-winged bats as well as elephants, monkeys, and 9 species of large-hoofed animals.
Instead of in-person meetings, SMAS is hosting virtual lectures using Zoom. We will send invitations via email with a link for joining each online event. If you do not get our Osprey newsletter via email, you need to sign up first. Please scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your email address to subscribe.

Restoring Common Terms & Black Skimmers in Maryland
2021-01-06 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Common Tern family by Nick Palmieri
Join us for a fascinating discussion about Common Terns and Black Skimmers, two species endangered in the state of Maryland. Among many threats, the sandy islands they need for nesting are eroding due to sea-level rise. Our speaker, David Curson, will introduce a new project that provides artificial nesting sites for colonies of these beach-nesting seabirds.
Since 2004 David has worked as Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Maryland-DC, and in 2018 he also became Interim Executive Director. He has MS and PhD degrees in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Instead of in-person meetings, SMAS is hosting virtual lectures using Zoom. We will send invitations via email with a link for joining each online event. If you do not get our Osprey newsletter via email, you need to sign up first. Please scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your email address to subscribe.

Online Chat & Bald Eagle Nest Cam Action
2021-01-27 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-01-27 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Hope and Chandler restore their nest.
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Online Chat & Bald Eagle Nest Cam Action
2021-01-29 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-01-29 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Hope and Chandler restore their nest
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-01 16:00 - 17:30, 2021-02-03 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-02-05 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
The moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

The Secret Life of Cardinals
2021-02-03 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Portrait of male Northern Cardinal by Dr. Jodie Jawor
The Northern Cardinal is one of our most recognizable and charismatic birds. Even John James Audubon praised it, writing, “In richness of plumage, elegance of motion, and strength of song, this species surpasses all its kindred.” In this Zoom program, Dr. Jodie Jawor will talk about the ecology and behavior of cardinals, drawing on her many years of studying them.
Jodie M. Jawor earned her Ph.D. in biology from the University of Dayton. She has worked with Northern Cardinals at various locations across the eastern United States. She has also worked with Pyrrhuloxia, a close relative of cardinals, in New Mexico.
Instead of in-person meetings, SMAS is hosting virtual lectures using Zoom. We will send invitations via email with a link for joining each online event. If you do not get our Osprey newsletter via email, you need to sign up first. Please scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your email address to subscribe.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-08 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-02-10 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles! We are on watch for egg laying this week. Eggciting!
The moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-12 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles! Bonus: Hope laid two eggs this week!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-02-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-02-24 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-02-26 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-03-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-03-03 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle “Hope” incubating in the snow!
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Mama eagle “Hope” protected her eggs in recent snow.
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird
2021-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom Meeting
Author Katie Fallon with a vulture chick
Vultures are often overlooked, underappreciated, and unloved, despite the vital role they play in healthy ecosystems. Worldwide, vultures are more likely to be threatened or endangered than any other group of raptor, but in the United States Turkey and Black Vultures may be increasing in number. Speaker Katie Fallon discusses the life and times of the noble Turkey Vulture, including its feeding, nesting, and roosting habits, migratory behaviors, and common misconceptions.
Fallon is the author of Vulture: The Private Life of an Unloved Bird (2020, 2017). A member of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators, Katie has worked with birds since 1998. Over the last twenty years she has given educational presentations featuring live raptors, vultures, parrots, and corvids.
Instead of in-person meetings, SMAS is hosting virtual lectures using Zoom. We will send invitations via email with a link for joining each online event. If you do not get our Osprey newsletter via email, you need to sign up first. Please scroll to the bottom of this page and submit your email address to subscribe.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-03-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-03-10 09:00 - 23:00, 2021-03-12 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles. The chicks should be hatching soon!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-03-08 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Mama eagle “Hope” protected her eggs in recent snow.
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles. The chicks should be hatching soon!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 4 until sunset, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 4 until sunset.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles. The chicks should be hatching this week!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 5 until 7, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 5 until 7.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.

Bald Eagle Nest Cam Chat
2021-03-17 09:00 - 11:00, 2021-03-19 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Bald Eagle nesting season has arrived in Southern Maryland, and our local nest cam captures the action! Join us online to meet our nest monitors. These experts are thrilled to explain Bald Eagle behavior in real time while watching our resident pair, Hope and Chandler. Learn about this couple’s story and ask your burning questions about eagles. The chicks should be hatching soon!
These moderated chat sessions will occur on the following weekly schedule: Monday evenings from 5 until 7, Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11, and Friday evenings from 5 until 7.
This free event is available via our YouTube live streaming video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPI9mWmmc7M.
