A Look at North Carolina Bird Diversity from the Coast to the Mountains to your Backyard.
This presentation will look at the varied reasons why North Carolina has such an impressive diversity of birds and how this diversity changes throughout the year due to migration and breeding patterns. Other factors relating to bird diversity, including ecology, evolution, topography, and biogeography will also be discussed. From the coast to the Piedmont to the western mountains, we will look at similarities and differences in the avifauna between these geographic areas and the reasons that you see the birds that inhabit your “backyard”. Please join us to share your backyard bird experiences with the group.Presenter: Dr. Stewart Skeate
Emeritus Professor of Biology, Lees-Mcrae College
Stewart Skeate arrived at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC in 1985 after receiving his Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Florida. During his 35-year tenure at Lees McRae College, Dr. Skeate was the program coordinator for the Wildlife Biology major and director of the LMC Elk Valley Preserve and Field Station. Upon retirement in 2020, Dr. Skeate was awarded Professor Emeritus status from LMC. He lives in the Cool Springs Community in Watauga County with wife and dogs.
Additional Resources
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Merlin Bird ID App (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Birds of North Carolina: Their Distribution and Abundance
Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds (NC State Extension)
