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Talk: Drawing from his extensive research spanning urban to rural landscapes and a profound love of birds, Nick’s talk will explore innovative solutions for mitigating avian mortality in human-dominated environments. With insights from his cross-disciplinary background in architecture and conservation biology, the talk will offer unique strategies for fostering harmonious relationships between birds and humans. Join him to discover how we can create safer habitats for migratory birds. 

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Bio: Nick Liadis is an avian conservation biologist based in Pittsburgh. His work takes him across the human landscape gradient into urban, suburban, and rural areas to better understand how birds coexist with humans. Trained as an architect, he became involved in bird conservation by researching bird-window collisions. He founded Bird Lab, a non-profit dedicated to studying and implementing solutions to human-related sources of avian mortality, particularly within cities.

Nick has pioneered a novel approach to architecture by integrating his deep interest in the natural world, especially birdlife. Central to his cross-disciplinary work is resolving conflicts between the natural and built environments. Other research interests of his include how cities affect avian migration and how migratory birds utilize urban and suburban habitats.

With research and teaching appointments from California to Pennsylvania, Nick has gained significant insight into the challenges birds face nationwide. His unique perspective focuses on promoting healthy landscapes across the various ecosystems birds traverse during migration, from cities to forests.