Bruce Beehler, PhD, will speak on “50,000 Miles in Search of Godwits from the Mexican Border to the Arctic Ocean.”
Between 2019 and 2023, Bruce completed 13 road trips in search of Hudsonian Godwits. He visited stopover and breeding sites in 37 states and 9 Canadian provinces. Bruce will recount the highlights of his more than five months in the field, from Texas to Alaska and the Northwest Territories.
Bruce Beehler is currently a Research Associate in the Division of Birds at the National Museum of Natural History, and a Scientific Affiliate of the American Bird Conservancy. He has spent much of his career studying birds and their forest habitats. After conducting doctoral fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, he worked for 10 years at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, followed by stints at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the U.S. Department of State, Conservation International, and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation. Bruce has published 19 books and monographs and scores of technical articles about birds and nature. In 2021, he was awarded the Elliott Coues Medal from the American Ornithological Society, recognizing his lifetime contribution to the field. Today, Bruce carries out natural history studies and writing focused on wildlife and natural places in North America.
