Indoor Meeting – Crested Caracaras, 32 years later – Joan Morrison (Virtual only)

**This virtual-only meeting will start at 7p.m.**

Dr. Joan Morrison will share highlights from her research on the federally threatened Crested Caracaras in Florida, uncovering new insights into their breeding biology, diet, social behavior, and spatial ecology. Her work has been pivotal in understanding these birds; their intelligence and gregarious nature makes them challenging to study. The primary threat to their population is habitat loss, necessitating collaboration with federal and state agencies and private landowners. She will also touch upon her recent research on Caracaras in Arizona. Dr. Morrison holds a Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida, with extensive teaching and research experience in avian ecology, particularly raptors, at Trinity College and elsewhere. Now retired in New Mexico, she continues her impactful research on Caracaras across different states.