Western's Bower to discuss our fascination with owls and woodpeckers Nov. 13

Western Washington University Professor John Bower will discuss the conservation status of owls and woodpeckers around the world and explore why humans are so drawn to these extraordinary birds during a presentation at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, on campus.

Bower's lecture will take place in Special Collections, on the sixth floor of Wilson Library.

This event is being offered by Western Libraries in conjunction with the traveling exhibit The Owl and the Woodpecker in Washington, photographs by Paul Bannick, which is currently on display in Special Collections through the end of fall quarter.

Bower teaches field biology, ecology, natural history, evolution, environmental issues and folk music performance at Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Western. His current research involves repeating important components of the 1970’s MESA census to document recent marine bird population changes in inshore marine waters. His past research includes conservation biology of seabirds and the endemic Juan Fernandez Firecrown hummingbird on Chile’s Isla Robinson Crusoe, and acoustic communication in birds and whales.

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