A Year of the Nighthawk Program

Virtual Program

Join us for a program featuring research efforts by our colleagues in Canada to conserve the now listed Common Nighthawk.

The ground-nesting Common Nighthawk is one of North America's most widely distributed bird species and yet it remains one of the least understood, thanks in part to its nocturnal habits. Unfortunately, the Common Nighthawk is also declining across much of its range, with many causes potentially available for the decline of this long-distance migrant. We'll discuss how research from across the annual cycle and community science can provide insights to support the conservation of this enigmatic species.

All are welcome to attend this free event but RSVP is required.

About our Speaker:

Elly Knight is an applied ecologist interested in how environmental variation across temporal and spatial scales affects the ecology and population trends of wide-ranging species. She is currently the Co-Director of the Boreal Avian Modelling Centre at Biodiversity Pathways and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Elly has been studying Common Nighthawks across the continent for over a decade, including for her PhD and as former Program Manager of the Canadian Nightjar Survey.