A bird conservationist walks into a Bar(-tailed Godwit)… and he asks it “How was your 7,500 mile 11-day nonstop flight from Alaska to Tasmania?”
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 • Doors open at 6:00pm
Talk begins at ~6:30pm
Abandoned Building Brewery
142 Pleasant Street #103a, Easthampton, MA
A Bird Migration Spectacle in the Northeast:
Using Community Science to Understand Bird Migration and How We Can Protect Birds
How far do the birds we see in the Northeast migrate?
Why do some birds make such difficult migratory journeys (e.g., flying three days nonstop over the western Atlantic Ocean)?
What do birds do when they run into storms while they’re migrating?
What can I do to contribute to the science and conservation of migratory birds?
Professor Ted Gilliland is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Mount Holyoke College and a natural resource economist. His research focuses on natural resource management and conservation. To carry out this work, Ted combines theory and empirical techniques from economics, ecology, and natural history. He teaches courses in the economics department on environmental and natural resource economics and econometrics. In addition, Ted teaches a first-year seminar on bird migration and bird conservation, and is a member of the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee.
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Bring a friend and join us as we enjoy lively conversations, prizes, and brilliant minds. Light refreshments will be available outside the presentation room, first come, first served. This is an inclusive, family-friendly event for people from all walks of life (ALL are very much welcome: kids, college students, your parents!). We promise, you’ll learn something if you come. And hey, you might even win a prize! Remember… Admission is FREE!
ABB allows guests to bring outside food! Please feel free to brings your own snacks with you, too.
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