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FARMINGTON — Western Maine Audubon will hold a webinar Saturday, May 9, in lieu of the annual warbler walk.
The event, “Nightjars in Maine,” will be hosted by Logan Parker, will last from 1 to 2 p.m. and is free to the public.
Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/maine-nightjar-monitoring-webinar-tickets-103102101160; contact Nancy Knapp at 207-778-6285 for additional information. Instructions for viewing the webinar will be sent by May 5 to those who register.
Parker is an assistant ecologist and founder of the Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project. This statewide citizen science project involves collecting observations of whip-poor-wills, nighthawks and other nocturnal birds, some of which are facing widespread declines.
Attendees will learn about the natural history of Maine’s nightjars — cryptic and nocturnal birds more likely to be heard than seen — and the efforts involved in monitoring these fascinating birds throughout the state, from Eliot to Calais, Kennebunk to Baxter State Park. The project is currently recruiting volunteers to adopt monitoring routes or simply make observations of nightjars in your own backyard.
Parker resides with his wife in their off-grid cabin in the woods of Central Maine. A life-long Mainer, he earned his master’s degree from Unity College, where he studied sustainable natural resource management with a focus on biodiversity conservation.
He is a birder, naturalist, writer and wildlife photographer. Parker is also currently working to support the secnd generation of the Maine Bird Atlas as a special species and habitat technician, conducting nocturnal, alpine and winter bird surveys. He is also an ecologist for the Maine Natural History Observatory.
