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Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator Featured Photographer in Wildlife Newsletter

by Chase Mendenhall

While outside collecting data for BirdSafe Pittsburgh or installing Motus antennas that locate migrating birds—Jonathan Rice, Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator at CMNH, is taking award-winning photos of wildlife. Jon was the featured photographer for the Northeastern Section of the Wildlife Society for summer 2018.

Check out some of his inspiring photographs, and his work at CMNH that prevents birds from colliding with glass and tracks migration using cutting-edge technology.

Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)

Jonathan Rice is Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator and Chase Mendenhall is Assistant Curator of Birds, Ecology, and Conservation at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Museum employees are encouraged to blog about their unique experiences and knowledge gained from working at the museum.