Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Herlitz Davis
When: Sunday, November 14, 3:00-4:30pm
Where: VIRTUAL
Cost: FREE!
Join Dr. Herlitz Davis for a personal journey through Jamaica, from Cockpit Country to the Blue Mountains. Dr. Davis will introduce you to the fascinating Avifauna of Jamaica through stories of his life growing up in nature, and through his doctoral research at George Mason University and the Smithsonian Institution. If you like good coffee, if you like hummingbirds and owls, if you like adventure, you will like this presentation!
This event is FREE, but registration is required.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Herlitz Davis
Herlitz Davis is an Adjunct Professor at Santa Monica College and Moorpark College. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy from George Mason University in 2013 where, under the tutelage of Dr. Peter Marra, he investigated bird survivorship along a rainfall gradient in Jamaican Blue Mountain shade coffee agroecosystems. He also holds a masters in Zoology and a B.Sc. in Botany and Zoology from the University of the West Indies. His previous professional experiences include work as a Field Biologist at the Windsor Research Centre, Research Associate at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Lecturer at Excelsior Community College, and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the West Indies. Herlitz honed his skills as a birder and naturalist while working as a field Technician on the Jamaica Parrot project in Cockpit Country. His experience in this rich and uniquely diverse area increased his knowledge of plants, snails, butterflies, bats, herps, and ecology; all of which has served him well during his own research, while working as an honorary game warden, while participating in environmental education and outreach for BirdLife Jamaica, or when making contributions to the conservation of Jamaica’s biodiversity at various conferences and meetings.
Herlitz received bird banding training at Long Point Bird Observatory in Canada and have since assisted with the training of several native Jamaicans in the art of bird banding, and, while he has a working knowledge of birds, ecology, conservation biology, and Jamaican natural history and culture, he sees every birding experience as an opportunity to learn something new for exchange.
Dr. Herlitz Davis