Seacoast Science Center
Hornbills: A Unique Old-World Family of Birds
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesDana and Bob Fox are excited to present this talk about the family of birds called Hornbills. Hornbills are an Old-World family of birds which first evolved in Africa over 60 million years ago and then one species radiated to Asia. Today half of the 64 species in the world live in Africa including two […]
A Passion Project: Thirty-five Years of Migration Research at the Shoals Marine Lab
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesSince 1990, Sara Morris has been the lead bander at the Appledore Island Migration Station, which operates during both fall and spring migration. The station is focused on studying songbird migration and stopover ecology, the short breaks during migration when birds rest, refuel, and wait for favorable weather to continue migratory flights. The team that […]
Where the Beagle has Landed: American Tourists in Darwin’s Shadow
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesIn the summer of 2023, Kurk Dorsey and his family joined a tour of the Galapagos islands. In this illustrated lecture, we will see some of the highlights of that trip, learn some of the evolutionary history associated with the islands, and hear about how he lost a wedding ring and found a rare bird, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Shaping of New Hampshire’s Landscapes by Past Glaciations
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesThis program by Dr. Joe Licciardi, Professor of Earth Sciences at UNH, will explore the glacial history of New Hampshire and how these processes helped create and sculpt the modern landforms and landscapes we see today. Geologically speaking, the glacial features that dominate much of the state are quite young and developed about 15,000 years […]
Conserving “Our Birds” South of the Border with Scott Hecker
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesJoin the NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their in person May program: Conserving "Our Birds" South of the Border with Scott Hecker. "3 billion birds gone" headlined a report in 2019. What more do we know, what can we do? As a "Director of Bird Conservation" since the 1980s, it is my job to know […]
Exploring the Wonders of a Pollinator Garden through its Insects
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesJoin the NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their in person April program: Exploring the Wonders of a Pollinator Garden through its Insects. Sometimes, you don't have to leave your backyard to explore the wonders of the natural world. Join Paul Lacourse on his quest to understand the ecology of his pollinator garden through its insects. […]
Woodpeckers: A Unique and Fascinating Family
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesJoin the NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their in person March program: Woodpeckers: A Unique and Fascinating Family. Come and hear Dana and Bob Fox tell the fascinating story about the woodpecker family of birds. With 233 species in the world, they are found almost worldwide where trees are abundant. They can't sing like some […]
Something Wild Stories
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesJoin the NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their November in-person program: "Something Wild" Stories New Hampshire Public Radio's (NHPR) "Something Wild" has been exploring the intricacies of nature in NH for 25 years! Chris Martin and Dave Anderson have teamed up as the show's co-hosts for the past 15 years. Together, in short radio essays, […]
Empty Skies: The Decline of Aerial Insectivores in the Northeast
Seacoast Science Center Odiorne State Park, Route 1A, Rye, NH, United StatesJoin the NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter for their October in-person program: Empty Skies: The Decline of Aerial Insectivores in the Northeast Aerial insectivores are those birds that feed primarily on insects captured in flight and include nightjars, swifts and swallows. Many of these species, particularly swallows and the Chimney Swift, are experiencing significant population declines […]