Webinar Summary
Event Type: Spotlight Webinar - Highlighting Cuckoo Research Results & Techniques
Audience: General Audience
Admission: Free
Location: Virtual
Recording Link: https://youtu.be/OC7kZRZE72Q
Please Join us for a spotlight webinar by Anna Kurtin, with the University of Montana & Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. There will be an introduction at the beginning of the event (about 5 minutes), followed by a presentation from Anna about her Master’s work using Autonomous Recording Units to study populations of Black-billed Cuckoos in Montana. After the presentation, we will have about 30 minutes of moderated Questions & Answers and Discussion.
About the Presenter
Originally from New Mexico, Anna grew up in central Texas hiking, biking, and exploring the outdoors. She attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a B.S. in biology with a concentration in ecology, evolution, and animal behavior and a minor in primatology. After graduating, she worked as an intern with the National Park Service in Arizona monitoring Mexican spotted owls and bat populations. She is currently pursuing her master's degree at the University of Montana with the Charismatic Minifauna Lab and Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and she is a NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Her research is centered around testing survey methodology and modeling occupancy of Black-billed and Yellow-billed cuckoos in Montana, and she is interested in exploring research and management questions centered around rare and cryptic species.