Seacoast Science Center
Birding Colombia’s Valle del Cauca
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesColombia is known for having the greatest bird diversity in the world (1,908 species) and the Cauca Valley has recorded 1,000 of those species in an area that constitutes only 2% of the land area of the country. Join Katie Towler and Jim Sparrell as they present stories and photos from their trip in August […]
Racing the Tides: Saltmarsh Sparrow Research and Monitoring in NH
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesNicknamed the "Canary in the Coastline", Saltmarsh Sparrows shine a light on the threat that accelerated rates of sea-level rise pose to salt marshes across New England. This small secretive bird nests exclusively in salt marshes but, as marshes degrade, Saltmarsh Sparrows are at risk of global extinction, with estimates as early as 2035. Come […]
Range-wide Migratory Connectivity of the American Redstart
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesGlobal change threatens life on our planet. Migratory birds are particularly at risk, suffering multiple threats of global change during different stages of their full annual cycle. Moreover, stages of the full annual cycle are inextricably linked, where events during the nonbreeding period can influence events during the breeding period and vice versa. If we […]