(Recorded past meetings are archived at https://www.bacnm.org/archived-meetings/.)

Monthly Programs are scheduled at 7pm usually on the third Thursday of the month except May-August and December. Descriptions of future monthly programs are posted here when available. 

What We Learn About Rosy-Finches Through Bird Banding and Research

Speaker:  Jason Kitting   

Thursday January 16, 2024, 7 – 8:00 pm (virtual)

Jason is a certified bander and educator with Rio Grande Bird Research Inc. which operates population monitoring and banding stations in central New Mexico.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico.  He has over 12 years of banding experience and has worked on projects around the US and Canada.  Education is a huge passion of Jason’s and he runs several social media pages dedicated to educating the public on wildlife, conservation, and bird banding.

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3114440211
Meeting ID: 311 444 0211
Passcode: 5566

Using acoustic analysis and weather radar to evaluate the impact of small-scale artificial light at night (ALAN) on avian populations in rural areas.

Presenter:  Dylan Osterhaus, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University

Thursday February 20, 2025   7:00-8:30pm

Dylan Osterhaus, a PhD candidate in Biology, will provide an update on his Ryan Beaulieu grant research. Over two fall migrations, he has collected ~70,000 hours of acoustic recordings of nocturnal flight calls across White Sands Missile Range.The counts being generated from these recordings can be used as a metric of migration activity and compared between lighted and dark sites to determine if small scale ALAN attracts birds in rural locations. 

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3114440211
Meeting ID: 311 444 0211
Passcode: 5566

Breeding Bird Surveys in the Isleta Reach

Presenter:  Tucker Davidson, Senior Water Resources Associate, Audubon Southwest

Thursday March 20, 2025   7:00-8:30pm

Breeding Bird Surveys in the Isleta Reach: What we have learned in the past 5 years, what we want to learn in the next 5 years, and how you can help.

Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3114440211
Meeting ID: 311 444 0211
Passcode: 5566