At the View in Old Forge, Dr. Jim Paruk will present on his new book: Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver . The evening starts off with a reception at 6:00 pm, followed by Dr. Paruk’s short talk about Common Loons at 7:00 pm. The event concludes with a reading from the book. Admission is free and open to the public.

Jim Paruk is a Professor of Biology at St. Joseph’s College, in Maine, and has been studying Common Loons across North America for the past 28 years. He has published over 25 scientific articles on loons and recently wrote a book, Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver (University of Minnesota Press), that takes an evolutionary approach to understanding their behavior and life history strategy.

Jim holds a Yellow-billed Loon during a research expedition to the North Slope in Alaska.