Free Zoom lecture with book author Rebecca Heisman

This event occurred Thursday, September 21, 2023
It was live-streamed via Zoom.
View the lecture recording at the following link: Bird Migration Secrets

Join the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society for the first program of the Fall 2023 season, a free lecture by author Rebecca Heisman based on her book, “Flight Paths: How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration”. We’ve all heard amazing facts about bird migration—the long distances that birds travel, the ways that they navigate, etc. But did you ever wonder how we figured all of this out? While working for the American Ornithological Society, Rebecca Heisman became fascinated with the varied and creative techniques that scientists have used to study bird migration, and this eventually became the basis for her equally fascinating book. In her talk, she’ll share some surprising stories from the history of bird migration research and discuss why understanding migration is so crucial for bird conservation.

Rebecca Heisman is a freelance science writer and bird enthusiast who lives in Walla Walla, Washington. She has contributed to the publications of the Audubon Society, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Bird Conservancy, and the American Birding Association. Prior to the pandemic she worked for the American Ornithological Society as a communications specialist. Flight Paths is her first book, published by HarperCollins in spring 2023.