Wednesday, February 11th @6pm-7:30pm, on Zoom, Skagit Land Trust's online Speaker Series will host well-known wildlife biologist Martha Jordan who will present a talk titled: "White Birds of Winter: Snow Geese & Swans."
Please register with your name and email address to secure your spot for this free, online event. Zoom access information will be emailed to registrants shortly before the meeting.
More About the Talk:
Well-known wildlife biologist Martha Jordan will present a program regarding the changing landscape that our swans and snow geese now face in migration and on their wintering grounds. You will learn about their life history, biology, and what influences their distribution across our state and the flyway, with a focus on the Skagit Valley. Martha will shed some light on the problems and controversies these birds face on their wintering grounds and what is needed to ensure their future.
Get updated on both swans and snow geese regarding winter habitat issues, avian influenza, and more, including swans and lead poisoning. You will leave with resources to help you identify swans in the field, including a printed swan/goose identification pamphlet. Learn how to help Get the Lead Out of both shooting and fishing sporting activities.
Martha will provide updates on eastern Washington swans and how Washington’s west and east sides are connected for swans. Become aware of Birding with Awareness and connections of our waterfowl and agriculture in Washington..
More About the Speaker:
Martha Jordan has a B.S. degree in Wildlife Science from Oregon State University. Professionally she has worked both in marine and terrestrial environments throughout Washington and parts of Alaska. In the late 1970s, while volunteering to observe snow geese and reading their collars in the Skagit Valley, WA, Martha began to look at the small group of Trumpeter Swans in the same area. By 1984 she had expanded her survey efforts to all of Western Washington and had contributed much information to both state and federal agencies on the status of Trumpeter Swans in Washington State. She wrote the state’s first Trumpeter Swan management plan in 1985. She is still active in both field work and education related to both Trumpeter and Tundra Swans throughout the region. Martha is currently the Executive Director of Northwest Swan Conservation Association, a regional non-profit. The focus is on our native swans and their habitats throughout the northwest region.