Friends Autumn Seasonal Talk

Join us to listen to guest speaker, Chris Davey, and learn more about the changing face of birds in the ACT.  Chris will focus on species that have increased and those that have decreased including the Brown Treecreeper and the Superb Parrot.

Chris Davey worked for over 40 years as a Scientific Research Officer with CSIRO on vertebrate pest and conservation issues.  Over that period his work involved projects on small mammal trapping, behavioural studies and radio tracking of various mammal and bird species. He has conducted specific studies on the Bush Stone-curlew, Wedge-tailed Eagle, various species of shearwater and waterfowl, Gould’s Petrel, Lord Howe Island Woodhen and Superb Lyrebird.

He is an active member of the Canberra Ornithologists Group, a past President, having held that position for 5 years, and remains a member of the committee.

Chris is now actively involved in studies on Superb Parrots with the ANU and Latham’s Snipe and Bush Stone-curlew for the Woodlands and Wetlands Trust.

Gold Coin donation appreciated

This talk is brought to you by The Friends of the National Arboretum Canberra