OSPREYS ON THE PATUXENT
Greg Kearns with an osprey (Credit: Patuxent River Park)
Tues. Mar. 18
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET
online
Best for: 18 & up, adults
Learn about ospreys, known as “fish hawks,” with Greg Kearns, senior naturalist at Patuxent River Park. About 25% of ospreys in the U.S. nest around Chesapeake Bay. These birds faced significant declines in the 1950s and 60s due to DDT pesticide use. Kearns will cover osprey biology, his public banding program, reintroduction efforts, and how this endangered bird became a conservation success.
This talk is part of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s 60th anniversary webinar series.
