Stay-At-Home Field Ornithology
What do you do when you have to teach field ornithology during a lockdown? This is the dilemma that I shared with many college instructors this spring.
Three Things You Should Know About Population Estimation
Population size estimation is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, due in no small part to the recent “three billion birds lost” paper by Rosenberg et al.
Supporting Science During a Pandemic
More Americans are discovering birding as a hobby during the pandemic, but for many ornithologists, bird research will look quite different this year.
Investigating Female Song Use in Black-Capped Chickadees
Bird song has long been considered a sexually selected signal, used predominantly by male songbirds for territorial defense and mate attraction.
Ocean or Mountain View: How to Choose a Summer Home in a Changing Climate
If you were searching for a summer home for your young family, would you choose a place amidst lush coastal meadows, or high up in the mountains?
An Obscure Bird and the Richness of Biological Specimens
The beauty of specimens in biological collections is that they keep serving researchers for an indefinite period of time after they have been collected.
A Tiny Fossil Reveals Part of the Complex History of Puffbirds and Jacamars in Europe
When the fragment of calcareous plate was unearthed in sunny southeastern France, there was a hint of the presence within it of small fossil bones.
Social Science Is an Integral Part of Neotropical Bird Conservation
Human dimensions are critical in understanding, preserving, and managing birds that eat crop pests, provide economic opportunities, and bring us joy.
Unraveling the Origins and Family Tree of the Euphonia and Chlorophonia Finches
In the first year of my PhD, I spent a lot of time studying the phylogenetics literature to spark ideas for research into the diversification of songbirds in the Americas.
Helping Migratory Birds While We Drink Our Coffee
The Andean mountains of Colombia, my homeland, are home to the world’s highest diversity of birds and are a major coffee-producing region.