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2012 Shannon Buckley School: State University of New York Field of study: She is an M.S. candidate at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse. She will study the landscape and nest predation dynamics in the declining Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) in a regional, multi-scale study. |
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2012 Alyssa Borowske School: University of Connecticut Field of study: Is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Connecticut, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her project is entitled, Linking Life History Strategies to the Choices and Consequences of Habitat Selection in Saltmarsh and Seaside Sparrows, Two Coastal Sparrows of Conservation Concern. |
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2011 Taza Schaming School: Cornell University Pd.DTufts University BS Field of study: "Ph.D. student in Natural Resources at Cornell, will study the relationship between threatened Clarks Nutcrackers and White-bark Pines. These pines are undergoing a severe decline which is likely driving the decline of the nutcrackers that depend cri" |
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2011 Ryan Kalinowski School: Humboldt State University Field of study: "Masters Student at Humboldt State University in California, will spend a field season in the Sierra Nevadas investigating the habitats and resources necessary to sustain Great Grey Owls." |
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2010 Juliet Lamb School: Harvard College - Bachelor's University of Massachusetts Amherst - M.S. Field of study: "Will assess the effectiveness of controlled burning and fabric barriers for restoring tern nesting habitat, where Common and Roseate Terns were saved from eradication by intensive restoration efforts." Project location: Gulf of Maine |
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2010 Katie Percy School: Louisiana State University - B.S. - Major: National Resource Ecology & Management Concentration: Conservation Biology University of Tennessee - M.S. Field of study: "In the Cumberland Mountains warbler stronghold, prescribed burning has restored needed habitat. Katie will monitor the warbler response to management actions including prescribed burning, further refining a conservatin strategy." |
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2009 Brian Tavernia School: Tufts University Ph.D. Candidate - 2010 Muhlenberg College B.S. in Biology - 2004 Field of study: Biology Will study acoustic habitat degradation and investigate whether traffic noise degrades habit for wetland birds. |
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2009 Kevin Brindock School: Humboldt State University M.Sc. - Wildlife Universityof North Carolina at Wilmington Field of study: "Wildlife Will study habitat selection of western snowy plovers during non-breeding season in Humboldt County, CA" Project location: "Humboldt County, CA" |
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2008 Tracey Johnson School: Texas A&M University B.S. Kansas State University M.S. Oregon State University Ph.D in Progress Field of study: Fisheries & Wildlife Science Will Study the Influence of Livestock Grazing Intensity on Grassland-Breeding Bird Habitat Quality |
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2008 Amber Roth School: University of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. & B.S. Michigan Technological University Ph.D in Progress Field of study: Forest Science Golden Winged Warbler Habitat Conservation from Wisconsin to Colombia |
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2007 Trina Bayard School: Lewis and Clark College BA Biology University of Connecticut Graduate Student Field of study: Avian Ecology Testing the role of social cues in Habitat Selection Behavior |
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2007 Kelly Caruso School: University of Tennessee MS Graduate Student Field of study: Intends to apply her and her colleagues' experience with Golden-winged Warblers nesting ecology and habitat management to develop a conservation stratedgy for the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. Project location: Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee |
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2007 Jason Townsend School: College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York Field of study: Intends to investigate patterns of mercury accumulation in Bicknell's Thrushes. Project location: Catskill Mountains of New York |
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2006 Page Klug School: Kansas State University Ph.D. Candidate University of Nebraska M.S. Biology Drake University B.S. Environemental Science & Policy Field of study: Biology/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Proposal: Interactions between grassland birds and their snake predators: the potential for conservation benefits or conflicts in the tall grass prairie. |
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2006 Orien Richmond School: "University of California Ph.D.Candidate - Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and management Stanford University M.S. & B.S." Field of study: Earth Science Proposal: "Development of a bird-habitat model in freshwater wetlands of the Sierra foothills using high-resolution imagery" Project location: Sierra foothills |
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2005 Katherine Postelli School: University of Hawaii at Manoa PHD Candidate Field of study: Botany Proposal: Avifaunal turnover from native to invasive bird species in Hawaiian forests: could the Kallij Pheasant replace Hawaii's extinct dispersers? Project location: Hawaii |
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2005 Tania Kim School: Florida State Ph.D. Candidate University of Florida M.A. Zoology Field of study: "Zoology Study: Bottom-up versus top-down effects in limiting the abundance and distribution of a keystone avian resource species, Quercus geminata" Project location: Florida Scrub |
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2004 Lesley Bulluck School: "University of Tennessee, Knoxville PhD Candidate" Field of study: Project: The general demography and distribution of Golden-winged Warblers in abandoned surface mines. Project location: Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee |
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2004 Tracey Walker School: Iowa State University Masters Degree Animal Ecology Field of study: "Animal Ecology Study: Response of grassland songbirds to management practices in native prairies of the Loess Hills, Iowa." Project location: "Loess Hills, Iowa" |
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2003 Jeanne Hammond School: Humboldt State University Graduate Student Field of study: "Project: Identify nest predators, document predation rates on the Consumnes River Preserve in California, pertaining to nesting Modesto Song Sparrows." Project location: "Consumnes River Preserve, CA" |
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2003 Krista Bush School: University of ALberta/PHD Candidate Field of study: Project: Genetic Diversity and Paternity Analysis of Endangered Canadian Sage Grouse population in all of North America. |
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2003 Christina Donehower School: "McGill Universtiy, Montreal, Canada PHD Candidate" Field of study: Project: Elimination of Lobster Bait Discards - the Key to Effective Gull Control in Maine? |
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2002 Angela McMellen School: University of GA |
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2002 Kirk Roth School: Ball State University Field of study: Study: "Cerulean Warbler Breeding Biology". |
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2001 Amber Pairis School: "Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hamshire - Ph.D." Field of study: Study: "The Role of Fire on Califonria Gnatcatcher Reproductive success on Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base" Project location: Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base |
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2001 Liba Pejchar School: UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. student in the Department of Environmental Studies Field of study: Study: "Foraging Behavior and Critical Habitat of the Endangered Akiapolaau (Hawaiian Honeycreeper)" |
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2001 James Tucker School: Auburn University Ph.D. Candidate Graduates 2002 Field of study: "Study: Investigate the relationship between the declining Bachman's Sparrow and the management of its prime habitat, long leaf pine forests." |
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2000 Bonnie Peterson School: "San Diego State University, San Diego, CA" Field of study: Study: The Effects of Adjacent Land Use and Habitat Edge on Nest Predation of the Least Bell's Vireo. |
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2000 Bryan Sharp School: San Diego State Field of study: Study: Factors Influencing the Incidence of Brood Parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds on the least Bell's Vireo. |
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1999 Ralph Hames School: Cornell University Ph.D. Candidate Field of study: Habitat fragmentation of Cooper's Hawks Project location: "Tompkins County, NY" |
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1999 A. Williams School: Appalachian State University Field of study: Study: To monitor the activity of fledgling saw-whet owls when they leave their natural home in the forests of southern Applachian Mountains. Project location: Southern Appalachian Mountains |
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1998 Stephen Hale School: University of New Hampshire Field of study: "Predictive Mapping of High Elevation, Spruce-fir Community Bird Species in Using Remote Sensing (Bicknell's Thrush)" Project location: New Hampshire |
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1997 Lauren Wemmer School: University of Minnesota Field of study: Critical habitat evaluation for the Piping Plover Project location: Great Lakes Region |
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1997 Matthew Wasson School: Cornell University Field of study: Ecological importance of calcium availability for passerines breeding in highly acidified areas Project location: Northern US |
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1995 Rebecca Safran School: Humboldt State University Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan BS Field of study: "Analysis of habitat use of the White-faced Ibis, a listed species of special concern to detemine specific patterns of use." Project location: "West Grasslands District, Pacific Flyway (University of Nevada-Reno)" |
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