Brad Fedy teaches and researches at the University of Waterloo as an Associate Professor & Prominent Wildlife Scientist. He and his students study factors that influence the fitness of animal populations, such as Greater Sage Grouse, Tree Swallow, Golden Eagle, and Sandhill Crane. He will give us an excellent overview of the complexity and sophistication of modern ecological research and action  as well as sharing many tidbits about the birds that he studies.