AT: Plovers All Over: More than Just Shorebirds

Texas Science Festival 2023  – Virtual Deep Dive

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The fascinating and sometimes skittish plover is enjoyed by birders, and eight plover species depend on the wide range of diverse habitats in South Texas for part of their annual migration. Hear about what coastal bird experts are learning about iconic coastal species, including Piping, Snowy and Wilson’s Plovers. Find out the ways that, beyond the beachlines, plovers interact with many of the spaces we think about as uniquely human.

On the Texas coast? Attend this event in person on the campus of the Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas.

Presenter: David Newstead, Director of Coastal Bird Program Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program

David conducts and manages projects involving census, survey and management of coastal birds – including colonial-nesting waterbirds, marshbirds and shorebirds – and their habitats in the Texas Coastal Bend. David earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston and a master’s degree from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. His experience has been in research, restoration and conservation of coastal habitats for birds and other wildlife.

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