Programs & Classes

“The Galbatross Project: Studying Female Bird Populations”
Presenter: Joanna Wu, PhD (Cand.), University of California, Los Angeles
Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Rainshadow Hall at Dungeness River Nature Center

Our chapter will be treated to a special guest speaker, Joanna Wu, traveling to us from Los Angeles to share insights from her current research. Joanna is an ornithologist and ecologist studying conservation gaps caused by overlooking female birds. She is also interested in understanding anthropogenic change and whether sexes of birds are affected differently. Joanna is passionate about supporting underrepresented voices. She is a member of the Galbatross Project, a group of scientists, birders, writers, and conservationists spreading awareness about often overlooked female birds.

Joanna focused on the endemic thrush ‘Ōma‘o during her masters studies at the University of Hawai‘i, Hilo. From 2013-2016, she worked for the Institute for Bird Populations in the San Francisco Bay Area as a biologist specializing in songbirds and owls of the Sierra Nevada, where she got her start into ornithology as an undergrad at University of California, Berkeley. From 2016-2021, Joanna worked on climate change analysis and communications at the National Audubon Society.

Members from other Audubon chapters and the community at-large are invited. We expect a good crowd in Rainshadow Hall that evening, so do come early! Special thanks to Tom Butler, VP & Programs Chair for securing this special presenter!

Free to attend.