April Night Moves

Our speaker for our April 15 Audubon meeting will be Matthew Broadway, Ph.D. student at Oklahoma State University with his presentation entitled “April Night Moves: How Eastern Whip-poor-wills and Chuck-will’s-widows Respond to Landscapes, Lunar Conditions, and Each Other.”

In Mark’s words, nocturnal insectivorous birds such as the Eastern Whip-poor-will (A. carolinensis) and Chuck-will’swidow (A. vociferus) have experienced steep population declines across North America since the mid-20th century. Unfortunately, these species are represented by a narrow scope of monitoring and research effort. . . we will discuss the influence of environmental conditions (lunar periods) on behavior, the effects of landscape characteristics on presence/absence, and the interactions between both Eastern Whip-poor-will’s and Chuck-will’s-widows.

Matthew has a Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Steven’s Point. He has taught at Indiana University’s School of Environment and Public Affairs and plant taxonomy and ecology in the Appalachian Mountains and Smokey Mountain National Park. As a receiver of multiple scholarships, grants and speaking opportunities, he has published papers covering a wide variety of interests and expertise, served on various committees and supervised numerous research projects.

Come out and join us for a nighthawk evening of birds and camaraderie.

Our meetings are held September through June on the third Monday of each month.  Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.

Meeting Location:

Our meetings are held at the Will Rogers Garden center, located at the intersection of NW 36th Street and I-44. The Oklahoma City Audubon Society is neither a chapter of, nor affiliated with, the National Audubon Society.