Research – Birds

Birds have evolved to fill a diverse set of niches, and because of their manifold adaptations to different habitats, and the relative ease with which they are detected, they are a great taxon to understand the effects of land use, climate, and other factors on the ability of wild species to maintain viable populations.

Flying insect abundance in northern Wisconsin depends on lakes, vegetation, and time of the summer
March 11, 2021
On leaves, bugs and birds – how topography influences spring phenology, and habitat quality for birds in the Baraboo Hills
February 6, 2019
A Tale of Two Birds: Determining the success of Steller’s Jay management and its effect on the conservation of the endangered Marbled Murrelet in coastal old-growth redwood forests
December 17, 2018
Urbanization’s Effects on Avian Predator Occupancy and Citizen Science’s Contribution
December 13, 2018
Using texture analysis of Landsat satellite imagery to map habitat heterogeneity and avian biodiversity across the conterminous U.S.
December 13, 2018
Here to stay: Endangered Kirtland’s warblers call red pine dominated plantations in Wisconsin home
December 13, 2018
Sacred Forests in northwest Yunnan, China – a conservation priority?
June 2, 2016
The differential importance of aquatic insect productivity on terrestrial, insectivorous bird guilds
January 7, 2016
Measuring trail use with remote detectors
January 7, 2016
Working with managers – sharing research results, and getting feedback on research on extreme climate events
January 6, 2016
Understanding the effect of extreme weather events on grasslands birds in the U.S.
June 10, 2015
Forest birds in the sacred forests of Yunnan, China: what do they need for habitat?
January 14, 2015
Change in alpine wetlands of Southwest China and its implications for wintering Black-necked Cranes
March 31, 2014
Recreational trails are affecting bird reproduction
March 31, 2014
It is getting weirder – extreme events in satellite records
January 16, 2014
Birds that Love Insects that Love Lakes: How Insect Populations and Lake Characteristics Impact Avian Aerial Insectivores in Northern Wisconsin
January 16, 2014
If you can’t stand when it gets dry, fly north: Dickcissels reliably track extreme weather events in the Midwestern United States
January 15, 2014
Do birds track climate or weather?
January 15, 2014
Vegetation structure and bird populations across the U.S.
February 25, 2013
Oases along the flyway: Identifying stopover sites for migratory birds in the southeastern U.S.
January 28, 2013
Housing development is eroding the value of protected lands
January 28, 2013
How are birds breeding in New England affected by the weather?
January 28, 2013
Massaging the U.S. Census to look at the WUI and at housing growth trends
January 28, 2013
Forest Songbirds and Extreme Weather: How do Drought, Heat Waves, and Cold Snaps Affect Birds?
January 17, 2013
Necessity spawns plasticity: Siberian Cranes abandon specialist foraging behaviors after an extreme flood event
August 9, 2011
Do we help birds when we help butterflies? Effects of oak savanna restoration for Karner blue butterfly on savanna bird communities
August 3, 2011
How are fires in western Mexico affecting hummingbirds?
July 27, 2011
New multi-scale landscape indices for spatial pattern analysis
September 28, 2010
If you build it, they will come – but can you still conserve biodiversity?
August 9, 2010
Modeling habitat use patterns of critically endangered Siberian Cranes and other wintering waterbirds in Poyang Lake, People’s Republic of China
August 9, 2010
Land use scenarios and effects on bird habitat in Northern Wisconsin
August 9, 2010
It’s getting hot – heatwave and drought effects on birds
August 9, 2010
Of lasers, forests, birds, and collaboration: using LiDAR to predict forest structure and songbird species richness
July 15, 2010
Can Wisconsin’s Wood Warblers Cope With the Loss of Oaks?
January 28, 2010

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