*Tuesday, February 21st, 7:00 P.M.* *Eggs, Parasites, and What We Can Learn From Cowbirds About Ourselves*
*Presenter: Mark Hauber* *Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch <http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central> at Grand Army Plaza* At the City University of New York, Mark and his team are studying the social and genetic consequences of species recognition in avian brood parasites, such as cuckoos, cowbirds and their hosts using behavioral, developmental, physiological, and molecular tools. In 2014 he published “The Book of Eggs: A Life-Size Guide to the Eggs of Six Hundred of the World’s Bird Species.” http://www.brooklynbirdclub.org/meetings.htm Dennis Hrehowsik Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
