Birds
Vegetation structure and bird populations across the US

Can you predict biodiversity abundance without fieldwork, sitting at your desk? Patrick Culbert can. Using satellite images and data from Breeding Bird Survey, Patrick estimates abundance of bird species across United States.

Oases along the flyway: Identifying stopover sites for migratory birds in the southeastern U.S.

How do you find stopover habitat of migrants moving under the cover of night? David La Puma uses weather radar to see in the dark and identify sites across the southeastern U.S.
Massaging the U.S. Census to look at the WUI and at housing growth trends

Dave Helmers sits down with me and gives the skinny on how he turns US Census data into ecologically relevant products for answering some of the most pressing questions in land-change conservation science.
Housing development is eroding the value of protected lands

Locations in and around natural areas are especially appealing for housing development. Unfortunately, this development may have undesirable consequences.

How are birds breeding in New England affected by the weather?

Do we know how climate change and extreme weather conditions affect wildlife in particular bird populations?
Forest Songbirds and Extreme Weather: How do Drought, Heat Waves, and Cold Snaps Affect Birds?

Global climate change is increasing the incidence of extreme weather events. Jessica Gorzo, PhD candidate, is studying how these extreme events are affecting the abundance, geographical distribution, and breeding habits of forest songbirds.
The Birds of Shangrila

Jodi Brandt and colleagues recently published “The Birds of Shangrila”, the only birding guide for Shangrila -- a biodiversity hotspot in the Chinese Himalayas -- and the first book written in Shangrila’s unique Tibetan dialect.
Necessity spawns plasticity: Siberian Cranes abandon specialist foraging behaviors after an extreme flood event.

James Burnham builds on his research at Poyang Lake following a 4-month stint in the field. During the winter of 2010/2011, he saw birds he has been studying for years in unexpected places and behaviors never before documented.