AT24-267, WEBINAR AGRILIFE: Raptor Week

Event/Webinar Title: WEBINAR AGRILIFE: Raptor Week

AT-VMS: AT: Texas A&M AgriLife (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-267, WEBINAR AGRILIFE: Raptor Week, Presenter:
See Below (AT=7h for Entire Week, or 1 hr. per session)

Event Date: 8/12/2024
Event Time: 12:00p-1:00p

Repeats with new Topics: 8/13, 8/14, 8/15, 8/16 – See Below

Event Summary: Learn all about Raptors

Event Description:

Mon 8/12 12:00p-1:00p – Raptor Identification, Presenter: Dr. Ben Skipper, Professor at Angelo State University (AT=1h)

Mon 8/12 1:00p- 2:00p – Unusual Raptor Plumages: Albinism, Melanism, Hybrids, Anelanism and Others. Presenter: Bill Clark, Chairman of RAPTOURS’ Board of Advisors

Tues 8/13 12:00p – 1:00p Western Screech-owl Occupancy in the Face of an Invasive Predator. Presenter: Natalie Rugg, USDA ARS Corvallis Forestry Laboratory

Tues 8/13 1:00p – 2:00p – The Wonderful Wild of Texas: Our Owls. Presenter: Romey Swanson, President of Texas Ornithological Society

Weds 8/14 12:00p-1:00p Population Demographics and Habitat Use of Gray Hawks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Presenter: Mike Stewart, PhD Student, Texas A&M Univ. Kingsville

Thur 8/15 12:00p-1:00p The “Raptor Advantage”: Why these Animals are so Good at What they Do. Presenter: Dr. Craig Farquhar, Co-Author of Raptors of Texas

Fri 8/16 12:00p-1:00p Raptor Photography Tips & Ethics. Presenter: Kyler Noe, Avian Wildlife Photographer

Cost: $35.00 for entire week, or $15 per day.

Register @: https://wildlife.tamu.edu/birding/virtual

NOTE: All live sessions will be recorded and registered participants will be ale to view the seminars at a later date if they choose. AT credit is given only for the live hours where it is possible to ask questions.

Event Location: Webinar

Presenter: Ben Skipper, Bill Clark, Natalie Rugg, Romey Swanson, Mike Stewart, Craid Farquhar, Kyler Noe

Contact Information: Emily Grant: Emily.grant@gg.tamu.edu

Organization Website: https://Wildlife.tamu.edu

Sponsoring Organization: Texas A&M AgriLife