WEEKEND: Professor, author to talk about birds, their behavior tonight in Port Townsend
Published 12:01 am Friday, September 25, 2015
PORT TOWNSEND — John Marzluff’s talk will be for the birds at Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship tonight.
The professor and author’s presentation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the fellowship hall at 2333 San Juan Ave.
Marzluff is the James W. Ridgeway professor of wildlife science at the University of Washington.
His main area of research is bird behavior and wildlife management.
He teaches classes on ornithology, urban ecology and conservation.
Marzluff has written more than 130 scientific papers. Among his books is In The Company of Crows and Ravens.
His most recent book is Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers and Other Wildlife.
His talk will center on the major thesis of this new book as he describes the urban ecosystem and why and how people can make it more functional for avian co-habitators.
There will be an informal reception in the fellowship hall following the presentation, and books will be available for purchase.
The presentation will be the first in the Adult Learning Program’s fall session.
For more information, phone 360-437-5011 or email joyce.francis@q.com.
