The History of Bird Migration Studies: From Bird-banding to GPS

One of the challenges of studying bird migration is that, generally speaking, a bird on the wing can move faster than a human on foot. This talk will explore some of the creative responses to this challenge that ornithologists have devised since the beginning of the twentieth century — responses that have not only produced remarkable insights into bird behavior but have also transformed the ways scientists relate to birds, to amateur bird-watchers, and to the landscapes they inhabit.

For more information about the speaker, Prof. Etienne Benson of the University of Pennsylvania, please consult his homepage here.