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Bank Swallows : Life History, threats,& Conservation - Heather Polowyk
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 07:00pm - 09:30pm
Bank Swallows are aerial insectivores (birds that eat insects while flying). As a group, aerial insectivores are declining at a faster rate than any other bird group in Canada. This presentation will look at the life history of Bank Swallows, including habitat, migration and breeding behaviour. We will examine Bank Swallow’s status in Canada and why they are at risk. Finally, we will discuss ways Birds Canada, and you, can help these birds recover. (Photo: Brock & Sherri Fenton)
Speaker Bio
Heather Polowyk is the Bank Swallow Conservation Coordinator for Birds Canada. She has studied forest bird species at risk, monitored the foraging behaviour of aerial insectivores over wetlands, and assisted with a captive breeding program for Loggerhead Shrikes. Heather now coordinates the Atlantic Canada Bank Swallow Working Group, a group of stakeholders working together to help conserve Bank Swallow populations.
Nova Scotia Bird Society
Thursday October 27, 2022, 7:00 PM Atlantic
Zoom Meeting ID: 869 5504 3157 Passcode: 194128