Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape
In “Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape” Miami University graduate student Loyan Beausoleil writes about the conservation of Chimney Swifts on the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative blog...
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In “Chimney Swifts at the Naval Cemetery Landscape ” Miami University graduate student Loyan Beausoleil writes about the conservation of Chimney Swifts on the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative blog. “Chimney Swifts are a globally threatened, vulnerable species,” says Beausoleil. “These unusual urban birds are especially important because of the ecological benefits they provide. They eat the small, biting insects that like to eat us – including potentially dangerous ones such as the Aedes mosquitoes, which are rapidly expanding their range over much of North America.”
Beausoleil is earning a Master of Arts (MA) in biology from Miami University through Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) while working as a formal educator in New York City (NYC) and the Bird Program Manager for Washington Square Park Eco Projects. As an AIP student, Beausoleil takes web-based Miami courses and engages in inquiry activities at locations in New York and at the Bronx Zoo. Beausoleil connects many of her master’s assignments into her work as an educator and avid birder.
