Alon Averbuj

Social Chair

Thesis Topic: Spatial analysis of common ravens (Corvus corax) and their interactions with snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus)

While my family is from Santa Fe, Argentina, I was born in Haifa, Israel. We moved to San Diego, California when I was very young, where I explored the diverse chaparral, marine, and desert ecosystems around me. I fell in love with birds the first time my brother identified a mourning dove by its song. That sparked in me a love for ecology that led me to Cal Poly SLO where I got my degree in biology. My first field work job was studying California condors, bats, and mesocarnivores in central California at the High Mountain Condor Lookout Tower. From there I went to Hawai'i to study endangered honeycreepers and the cryptic thrush, the puaiohi. I spent a year on Kaua'i untangling the messy interactions of numerous invasive species with the native birds and how to best manage their populations. Most recently, I've come from Hood River, Oregon where I worked in the Forest Service managing a plethora of native and invasive flora and fauna. I am thrilled to be here at CPH to study ravens and their interactions with snowy plovers all under the lens of GIS analysis. I hope to refine my skills with spatial ecology and learn as much as I can. My zeal for the outdoors leads me to surfing, rock climbing, trail running, and playing many sports like soccer, ultimate frisbee, and volleyball! I also love to embroider in my free time.

Advisors: Dr. Barbara Clucas & Dr. Frank Fogarty

Undergraduate Degree/Institution: Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology from Cal Poly SLO