Climate Change and the Birds of the Zuni Mountains Region of New Mexico

Presentation by John Trochet

The Zuni region enjoys a history of ornithological study that must be the envy of every other place in interior western North America. The specimens collected in the second half of the 19th Century and the early years of the 20th Century are mostly still extant and form the basis of assessing how the regional avifauna has changed and is changing across time. Change has been very rapid since the turn of the new millennium.

Born and reared in Vallejo, John Trochet has lived in Sacramento for the last 44 years. He briefly practiced medicine before returning to school in ornithology, and retired from the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology in 2017. He remains a research affiliate of the museum. Along with following the birds of the Cosumnes River Preserve and being a team member of Project Principalis in Louisiana, the 45+ year study of the birds of the Zuni Mountains Region is one of three long-term projects that keeps him busy in retirement.

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