Cuckoos of Tasmania (and elsewhere) – Sue Jones
Time and Place
Thursday 5th September
7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start
UTAS Sandy Bay Campus in the Law Building Seminar Room (Room 132)
About
Emeritus Professor Sue Jones Biological Sciences, will talk on Cuckoos of Tasmania (and elsewhere)
Each spring, Tasmania welcomes four species of cuckoo that migrate to our island for breeding after spending the cooler months at higher latitudes. All four species – Pallid Cuckoo, Australian Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo and Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo – are ‘brood parasites’.
In this talk, we will find out how to identify these cuckoos, learn about their general ecology and, finally, unpack what it means to be a brood parasite.
Registration for non-members
Non-members are welcome, and registration is optional. You may email Fiona on enquiries@tasfieldnats.org.au if you wish to attend or click on the Register button to the right.
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Venue
We use the rear entrance to the building and access is easy – from the corner of Grosvenor St and Alexander St (see red star and arrows on map) walk down the laneway on the northern side of the Law Building and enter via the sliding doors at the back of the building. There should be plenty of parking available close by along Grosvenor St just past View St or on Dobson Road which is one-way down (see green squares). Sometimes sports practice is taking a lot of the parking along Grosvenor Crescent by the oval. Bring a torch if you are worried about the footpaths.
On entry into the lower foyer please enter your name and phone number on the meeting attendance sheet. Access will be from 7.15pm.
Hope to see you there!
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