Presenter - Professor Dave Russell

Location: In-person at Lebanon Citizens National Bank (LCNB)

Ecuador is a birders paradise—1800 plus species in a country the size of Colorado; it is worth the visit for the biodiversity alone, but how are the fate of these distant species linked to “our” birds' success? Our evening’s journey will highlight fabulous birds, remote, yet accessible, cloud forests, and unexpected links to our research in Hueston Woods as we explore our connections with neighbors to the south.

Dave Russell is an Associate Teaching Professor in Miami University’s Department of Biology and co-founder of the Avian Research and Education Institute. He’s also a master bird bander, which means he can work with federally protected birds and train others to become bird banders.