The Northern Virginia Bird Club will hold its November meeting on Wednesday,
November 15 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, VA,
22207 at 8:00 pm Directions can be found in the Siskin and on our web page at
www.nvabc.org<http://www.nvabc.org/>.
Dana McCoskey will give a presentation about Wood Thrush Research and
Conservation.
Dana McCoskey assisted with the research of Wood Thrushes on their wintering
grounds in Costa Rica and then conducted her graduate research with the
thrushes on their Indiana breeding grounds as part of a larger Smithsonian
Institution project. At George Mason University, she used DNA sequencing and
barcoding to develop a novel method to study migratory bird diets and identify
prey species that the thrushes in Indiana forage on in different types of
forests. Dana's presentation will focus on Wood Thrush research and
conservation.
Dana McCoskey is a fish and wildlife ecologist who spent over ten years in the
field conducting research on migratory animals, monitoring threatened and
endangered species, and studying the effects of land use practices such as
forestry, fire, and renewable energy development on animal populations. This
work took her into the forests, streams, refuges, and back country of Oregon,
Washington, California, Idaho, Nevada, Indiana, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Costa
Rica. She is a board member of the DC Audubon Society focused on bird
conservation and education. She currently works for Allegheny Science and
Technology supporting environmental research initiatives onsite in the US
Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office
Early bird refreshments start at 7:30. Any contributions of food or beverage
will be most gratefully received.
David Farner
Vice President, Programs, Northern Virginia Bird Club
Arlington, Virginia
