DBC Meeting: "Recovery of Eastern Whip-poor-wills in the Midwest" with Dr. Mike Ward

The July 11, 2024 meeting of the DuPage Birding Club featured Dr. Mike Ward presenting "Bird Is the Word: Waterbird Research in Illinois and Beyond." Dr. Ward is currently the Stuart L. and Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability at the University of Illinois and an Ornithologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey.
He conducts research on avian ecology and conservation throughout the Midwest as well as in Texas, Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Cuba. He is a global leader in the use of automated telemetry to investigate the migration and behavior of birds. Dr. Ward is also on many technical committees charged with informing management and policy to better conserve the environment.
Dr. Ward has been investigating the decline of Eastern Whip-poor-wills in the Midwest and how we can help the species recover. In the video, he shares factors likely leading to their decline and will discuss work occurring on both breeding and wintering grounds to conserve the species. The presentation was followed up by a short q&a.
For more on Dr. Ward and his students' research:
nres.illinois....
/ wardlabofornithology
For more on Whip-poor-wills:
www.audubon.or...
For more on birds and birding in DuPage County, visit www.dupagebird...
NOTE: RUclips has instituted terms of service and is now occasionally running ads on DBC videos. Please note that the club is not gaining any revenue from these ads, nor do we endorse the products appearing in these ads.