Holly Coates, PhD student at the University of Illinois.
Overview:
Holly Coates, University of Illinois, will talk about the iconic Eastern Whip-poor-will, its loss of habitat, and effects of forest management on this bird. Join us for this CCAS monthly program.
About our speaker:
Holly Coates is a PhD student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, researching the effects of forest management on Eastern Whip-poor-wills (co-advised by Dr. Mike Ward and Dr. T. J. Benson). Originally from Pasadena, California, she completed her BS degree in wildlife, fish, and conservation biology at University of California—Davis (2016). Before starting graduate school, Holly happily spent seven years working across the US on bird conservation, including studying Wood Duck personality development in California, tracking Dusky and Greater Sage-Grouse in Nevada, and monitoring wading bird colonies in the Everglades. She is an avid birder.