Loons for the Loon Lovers

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Speaker: Jay Mager, Professor of Biology at Ohio Northern University

Date:
October 15, 2025 at 7pm

Location:
Goodyear Heights Lodge - East Room
Goodyear Heights Metro Park
2077 Newton Street
Akron OH 44305

Join the Greater Akron Audubon Society and Professor of Biological Sciences at Ohio Northern University Jay Mager to discover the life history of the iconic common loon. Learn more about this poster child of the northern wilderness and how scientists and citizens are working to preserve loon populations. Meet in the East Room.

Biography:​
Jay Mager is a Professor of Biology at Ohio Northern University, where he teaches courses in biology, ecology, animal behavior, and ornithology.  He received his BS degree in biology at Hiram College, his MS degree in zoology at Miami University, and his PhD in neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University.  Trained as a behavioral ecologist, Jay has been fortunate to have spent most of his career studying various aspects of the life history of the Common Loon, and applying what he has learned to a number of conservation and management issues facing this iconic species.