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Friday September 18,2026 Meeting Program Dr. Peter Capainolo: “Common Grackle Diversity”
Dr. Capainolo will speak about his studies on the ecological diversity of the common grackle Quiscalus quiscula. Using field techniques, museum-based specimen collections, modern statistical analysis, DNA and vocalization studies, resolved questions of speciation and biogeography in this species which were beyond the reach of past investigators. Fieldwork in search of grackles has taken him to such diverse habitats as the longleaf pine and sawgrass wetlands of Florida, deciduous woodlands and farmland of eastern and northern New York as well as dumpsters behind fast food joints in suburban areas where grackles find easy meals.
Recently retired, Dr. Capainolo spent a decades-long career as the Senior Museum Specialist in the Department of Ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History in NY and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Biology at City College CUNY. He is also a board member of the Institute for Natural History Arts, where he leads classes on bird preparation and taxidermy.
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