The Free-Flying LA Parrot Project

Name: The Free-Flying LA Parrot Project
Start: 2024-11-13T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-13T10:00:00-07:00
Location: The Los Angeles Breakfast Club

Schedule

Wed Nov 13 2024 at 08:00 am to 10:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

The Los Angeles Breakfast Club | Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Love them or hate them, the parrots of Los Angeles are here to stay.
Non-native parrots have become a very present and boisterous element of the urban ecosystems throughout Southern California. Ranging from cities to more natural areas, parrots can be found in a variety of habitats where they coexist with people.
After being introduced through the illegal pet trade, the Red-crowned and Lilac-crowned Parrots established their populations and even created mixed-species flocks that would not be otherwise possible. Originally from opposite coasts of Mexico, these parrots are model organisms for answering questions on range shifts and hybridization because of the unique displacement that has led to their coexistence. Join the Breakfast Club on November 13th to learn about the origin of these parrots and how you can help the Free-Flying Los Angeles Parrot Project study these species from your own neighborhood!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Brenda Ramirez is a research technician for the Free-Flying Los Angeles Parrot Project at the Moore Lab of Zoology at Occidental College. Having recently graduated with her master’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona, Brenda has experience working with large community science datasets and incorporating them into spatial models to understand species distributions over thousands of years.
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ABOUT THE CLUB: Founded in 1925, the Los Angeles Breakfast Club still thrives with food, friendship, and fun. Our meetings are held in our clubhouse, Friendship Auditorium, located at 3201 Riverside Drive, near the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard, in Griffith Park. Best described as a variety show, attendees enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and an interesting presentation from a guest speaker.
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TICKETS: Sales on labreakfastclub.com close 48 hours before breakfast. Non-members are $28 and Members receive a 25% discount when logged into their Membership Portal.
Please arrive between 6:45 - 7:00 AM sharp! Doors close at 7:15 AM. Your admission includes a buffet breakfast, enjoyment of our 99-year-old club traditions, plus a special presentation from our Speaker of the Week!
HEALTH & SAFETY: Surgical disposable face masks or medical-grade masks (i.e., KN95, KF94, N95) are strongly recommended when not eating or drinking, especially during the cold and flu season, and will be provided on request.
ANIMALS: Only Service Animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act are allowed indoors at this venue. Please keep pets and emotional support animals safely at home.