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About the Presenter: Lisa Schibley joined the Shorebird Recovery Program at Manomet in 2008 and is currently the North American coordinator for the International Shorebird Survey, recruiting and engaging ISS volunteers and finding creative ways to tell shorebird stories using ISS data. Lisa holds an M.S. in Physics from the University of Arizona, and her background is in numerical analysis. As an enthusiastic birder living in Arizona, she coordinated the Tucson Christmas Bird Count and led field trips for the Tucson Audubon Society. She currently leads trips for the South Shore Bird Club.

About the talk: The International Shorebird Survey, founded in 1974 by Brian Harrington at Manomet, brings together two fundamentally powerful ideas. First, to know where conservation is needed and if initiatives have been effective, shorebird scientists need a broad understanding of species populations and trends. And secondly, a dedicated and enthusiastic group of shorebirders across the Western Hemisphere could supply shorebird scientists and conservation partners the data they need to make a difference. Lisa will talk about how ISS fits into Manomet's work with shorebirds, some of its interesting history, how Manomet has successfully expanded the project into South and Central America, what results scientists have gleaned from the data, and how shorebird enthusiasts can contribute data.