The Naturalists' Club of Broome County, NY

The Mariana Crow is a small, unique forest crow endemic to the islands of Guam and Rota in the Mariana Islands. This species has experienced a dramatic decline in the past 30-40 years. Andria Kroner will discuss their ecology, the factors that are contributing to their decline, and what is currently being done to reverse it. We will discuss Andria’s proposed behavioral research which may play a key role in understanding this intelligent species and improving the success of future reintroductions. Andria Kroner graduated with a bachelor’s…

Our guest speaker will be Justin Mann.  Migratory songbirds can collect information about their environment or they can utilize social cues from other individuals to assess the quality of a habitat. To examine how migratory songbirds are influenced by social information, black-and-white warbler songs were broadcast at study sites where that species had not been observed during baseline bird surveys. Experiments were conducted in both low and high quality habitats. We will discuss how social information influences habitat selection in…

Dan Dunn will talk about how he got into birding, his wildlife adventures and his passion for wildlife photography. He will show photos of Hawks, Eagles, Owls, Elk, and local birds, including some seen on club field trips. Dan is a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography, previous owner/operator of American Reflections Photography doing Environmental Portraiture of Families and Children, weddings equine and equestrian photography, previous member of the Southern Tier Professional Photographers Society of New York and former…