MRBO Webinars

The Missouri River Bird Observatory produces a weekly webinar series featuring different topics related to birds, nature and conservation.

NOTE: We’ve moved our new webinar registrations to our events calendar. Check them out HERE!

All webinars are run virtually through Zoom, and are recorded for viewing later through links here or on our YouTube channel if you can’t watch live at scheduled time. Webinars are all FREE, though good will donations are always appreciated and will help support the series. Webinars are typically (though not always) scheduled for Tuesday afternoons. For more details and to register for upcoming webinars, see the links below or check out our Facebook events calendar!

Bird Photography: four years of MRBO’s Missouri bird photo contest | Tuesday, 12/8 5:30pm | Join us for look at beautiful images of Missouri birds and stories from the photographers that captured them! MRBO’s photo contest is open for its fifth year from November 1^st to December 31^st, and we want to show you some of the amazing photos from the first four contests. With us will be contest judges and photographers who will discuss technical and artistic aspects of bird photography. Register HERE!

Past Webinars

Find recordings below!

The Christmas Bird Count: History and Community Science | Recorded December 1st
Climate Reality Redux | November 17th
Community Advocacy Revival | November 10th
Wild in the Wetlands with the MRBO field crew. Recorded Sept 24th
The Wonders of Wah’Kon-Tah with the MRBO field crew. Recorded Oct 1st
Bringing the ‘squeak’ back to MO: Brown-headed Nuthatch Reintroduction with State Ornithologist Sarah Kendrick. Recorded October 6th
A Tour of Missouri’s Natural Communities with MDC Natural Communities Ecologist Mike Leahy. Recorded October 13th
Citizens Advocacy Workshop: Recorded October 15th and October 17th
Bobwhite Quail Ecology and Management with MDC Wildlife Management Biologists Kyle Hedges and Frank Loncarich. Recorded October 20th
Stream Teams Water Quality in Missouri with Stream Teams United Executive Director Mary Culler. Tuesday, October 27th 5:30pm

Advocacy for Birds August 25th
BirdSafeKC volunteer training August 26th
Environmental Justice for People and Birds September 1st
Eating for Birds September 3rd
Vulture Appreciation September 8th

Landscaping for Birds July 28th
Habitat Restoration for Birds August 4th
Lifestyles for Birds August 18th
Hidden in plain sight June 30th
HAPPY HOUR with live Q&A July 7th.
Game birds of Missouri July 14th

The “Lowly” Sparrow June 9th
A panel discussion on the movie The Story of Plastic June 16th
Woodpeckers in Missouri June 23rd

Sound Science: Bird Song and Acoustics May 19th
7 Simple Steps to Help Birds May 26th.
Birds of Prey featuring the University of Missouri’s Raptor Rehab occurred June 2nd. Due to partner restrictions, we cannot share a recording of this webinar.