History Pub - Common Birds of the North Creek Wetlands: Their Natural History and Ecology

Name: History Pub - Common Birds of the North Creek Wetlands: Their Natural History and Ecology
Start: 2025-02-25T19:00:00-08:00
Location: McMenamins Anderson School

Schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

McMenamins Anderson School | Bothell, WA

McMenamins, Bothell Historical Society,
and University of Washington Bothell present
History Pub
Common Birds of the North Creek Wetlands:
Their Natural History and Ecology
Presented by Dr. Ursula Valdez
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Anderson School
Haynes’ Hall
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages
The North Creek wetlands at the University of Washington Bothell are a successful example of habitat restoration and re-establishment of biodiversity. Since 1997, Dr. Ursula Valdez has documented almost 60 species of birds in the wetlands and uplands of the UW Bothell campus through dedicated visual and auditory bird surveys, student projects and behavioral observations.
Dr. Valdez and her colleagues mapped potential territories for at least four species of resident birds and documented habitat use by migratory bird species and found the area to be a stop-over habitat for other migrant species. Find out more as Dr. Valdez presents on the community ecology and natural history of birds in the Bothell area and the impact of local environmental restoration efforts.
Dr. Ursula Valdez is a Peruvian American avian tropical ecologist and conservationist. She focuses on studies of birds of prey, bird community ecology and habitat use, and works in conservation programs in the southeast Peruvian Amazon. She collaborates with other scientists and professionals and local communities of Madre de Dios where she does research and trains students in field ecology and conservation programs. Dr. Valdez teaches ecology, natural history and field methods at the University of Washington Bothell. Through her courses and field study abroad to Peru, she offers opportunities to connect her students with real-life cases and local and international researchers, conservation organizations and students working on multiples disciplines.