Mid-Coast Audubon and Camden Public Library will host a free Zoom presentation about the northern finch winter visitors at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 18. To register for the event, email Julia Pierce at jpierce@librarycamden.org.
Crossbills Photo courtesy of Tom Johnson
Irruptions — a sudden population spike — of finches from the north inspired Matthew Young to launch the Finch Research Network (FiRN) last fall. Young will discuss what an irruption is, and highlight Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, and the distribution and ecology of different Red Crossbill flight calls. He will also introduce FiRN and its citizen science opportunities.
Young, who has observed and enjoyed nature since a young age, received a Master of Science degree in Ornithology in 2003. He worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where he was project lead on the first Finch Irruptive Bird Survey for Bird Source. He was the collections management leader/audio engineer at the Macaulay Library for 12 years, where he edited sounds for several Merlin packs around the world in addition to being the lead audio engineer on such guides as the Songs of the Warblers of North America, Audubon Society Voices of Hawaii’s Birds, and the Cornell Lab’s Guides to Bird Sounds.
For listings of other free programs and field trips hosted by Mid-Coast Audubon, visit midcoast.maineaudubon.org.
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