Allison Black spends weeks at a time each year at sea searching for marine life as a contracted Seabird & Marine Mammal Observer for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). During her presentation, she’ll talk about life aboard a research vessel, the research she contributes to, and what we can learn from studying seabirds. She’ll also share some of her most unique sightings at sea, and cover tips and tricks for sea-watching from a boat. Enjoy a plethora of photos, and an insider’s look at what wildlife our New England waters hold.

Allison Black is a Connecticut native and became interested in birds after taking an ornithology course while completing her undergraduate degree. She has turned her love of birds into a career, working in various roles for non-profit and state organizations alike. Allison is the founder and compiler of the Norwich Christmas Bird Count and is on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA), currently serving as COA’s Secretary and the chair for their Workshops and Mini-Grants Committees. She was recently featured in the Connecticut Audubon Society’s “Young, Gifted, and Wild About Birds” lecture series and their annual “State of The Birds” publication. When not on a ship somewhere in the ocean, she resides in eastern CT with her equally sea-going husband, Ryan.

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