Bear Divide in the San Gabriel Mountains recently has been found to host spectacular morning flights of migratory birds in the spring. For the past 4 years, birders have been counting migratory birds at Bear Divide, and over the past two years, the Bear Divide Migration Count has been intensively surveying this location to learn more about this unique phenomenon. Join count organizer Ryan Terrill to hear about this site, what kinds of birds use it, and what has been learned so far about this fantastic bird migration location.

Dr. Ryan S. Terrill grew up birding in California, and after graduating from UC Santa Cruz received his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, where he studied the evolution of molt strategies in birds. He is a co-author of the Field Guide to the Birds of Bolivia and the recent description of the Inti Tanager, a genus and species of bird new to science, as well as 24 other publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is active in academic ornithology and California birding communities, and has dedicated much of his past four springs to standing around at Bear Divide and wishing he had thought to bring more coffee.

The program will be presented online at: https://bluejeans.com/362938347/2902