Past Event
Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
LeConte’s Thrasher: A Desert Specialist on the Edge?
2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside, 92054
Cost: Free
The Buena Vista Audubon Society monthly speaker series presents Phil Unitt, the curator of Birds and Mammals. In 2019 Phil Unitt and his team studied LeConte’s Thrasher in Joshua Tree National Park and the Anza-Borrego Desert. LeConte’s Thrasher is perhaps more specialized for life in the desert than any other bird of North America, yet it faces serious conservation challenges. In 2019 the population was clearly depressed, but after a wet winter the surviving birds enjoyed excellent nest success. Join him as he brings to life the harsh realities of survival in San Diego’s most challenging ecosystem.