Monthly Meeting and Lecture
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Annual HOLIDAY POT-LUCK DINNER Member Meeting and Lecture Program: “Fighting and Flirting: The Social Roles of Bird Song” Dr. Rindy Anderson, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University
Pot-Luck Dinner
Join your friends and bring a “ready to serve” dish for at least for 4 people. Suggestions include a main course, side dish, salad or a really yummy dessert. Please bring your own plate and cutlery. Volunteers are needed for both set up and serving. Contact Paton White to help (561) 818-7574
Date and Time
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 – Doors open 6pm, Dinner 6:15pm, Lecture 7pm
Location OUR NEW SOUTH COUNTY LOCATION!!
South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Rd, Delray Beach, FL 33446
Program & Speaker
Join us to hear Dr. Rindy Anderson, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Florida Atlantic University speak about her research on songbird vocal communication, including her ongoing work with the Bachman’s Sparrow at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.
“Our lab studies behavioral ecology, which means that we want to understand how and why animals behave as they do. We study wild animals in their natural habitats to learn how the environment shapes their behavior. Much of our work involves the social behavior of songbirds, with a focus on acoustic communication and cognition,” Anderson said.
The Bachman’s Sparrow is a secretive and shy sparrow found only in the southeastern United States in a habitat of open grassy pine woodlands with limited to no shrub development. During the breeding season, males are quite vocal, singing from low perches in the understory. The sparrow has a large repertoire of many song types and multiple categories of songs and calls it uses for territorial defense and to attract a mate.
Dr. Anderson has a BS in Zoology from Arizona State University, an MS in Marine Science from the University of San Diego, and a PhD in Behavioral Ecology from the University of Miami. After obtaining her PhD, she worked as a postdoctoral research associate at Duke University before joining the faculty at FAU. Dr. Anderson’s research interests are Behavioral Ecology, Animal Communication, Bioacoustics, and Avian Ecology and Conservation.
We look forward to having you join us!
More Meeting Information
Meeting and program is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. at the South County Civic Center in Delray Beach. We look forward to seeing you there!
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