Establishing a New MAPS Station in Southeastern Massachusetts
Program Report: 2023 Nuttall Grant Report – Manomet
Read MoreRusty Blackbird Survival, Movements, and Habitat Use During the Non-breeding Period
Program Report: 2023 NH Audubon Rusty Blackbird Grant Report August
Read MoreSustaining New Hampshire’s State Endangered Northern Harrier Breeding Population
Historically in New Hampshire, Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius) were likely restricted to freshwater and tidal marshes, beaver meadows, and other natural or human-made upland and lowland openings. Agricultural activity in the state during the 1800’s created a mosaic of fields and edges that turned many areas into potentially suitable harrier breeding or foraging habitat. Over…
Read MoreA Demographic Study of Cliff Swallows in New Hampshire
The Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) is a highly colonial species that occurs throughout much of North America (Brown et al. 2020). Historically, it nested on vertical cliffs in the western mountains, but expanded east as it adapted to man-made structures such as bridges and buildings. Although the species’ population is generally increasing (Sauer et al.…
Read MoreKeeping birds in mind: Connecting salt marsh bird nesting outcomes to habitat restoration work in Maine
Thanks to financial support from Blake-Nuttall, Maine Audubon biologists also were able to dedicate time and energy to Saltmarsh Sparrow outreach and succeeded in amplifying the public profile of these rare birds in Maine. Program Report: 2023 Maine Audubon report to Blake-Nuttall Fund
Read MoreExamining the Relationship between Mercury Exposure and Infectious Disease Risk in Common Loons
Program Report: 2023 Griggs Blake-Nuttall Fund
Read MoreTracking Juvenile Grassland Songbirds from Fledging to Migration – Understanding Bobolinks First Year of Life
This project aimed to describe 1) local movement, habitat selection and survival of fledgling and post-fledgling Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) in hayfields and pastures, and identify the 2) timing and trajectory of fall migration of juvenile Bobolinks from Shelburne, Vermont towards their wintering grounds. This research is an integral part of a long-term project studying the…
Read MoreMonitoring of Neotropical Migrant and Resident Birds at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve in Belize
MoSI (Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal = Monitoring Overwintering Survival) Program is a collaborative, international network of bird monitoring stations across the northern Neotropics that has been in operation since 2002. The primary goal of MoSI is to gather information on population trends, site persistence, and adult survival rates by monitoring bird communities over multiple years.…
Read MoreDeveloping a Genetic Tool for Assessing Kinship in Bobolinks
The proposed objectives of this project were to 1) develop SSR primers specifically for Bobolinks and 2) screen the developed primers using gel assays to prove they work for Bobolinks. Funding provided by the Nuttall Ornithological Society, was utilized entirely for purchasing developed primers from the company CD-Genomics based in Shirley, New York. This project…
Read MoreThe Continued Monitoring of Neotropical Migrant and Resident Birds at Runaway Creek Nature Reserve in Belize
MoSI (Monitoreo de Sobrevivencia Invernal = Monitoring Overwintering Survival) Program is a collaborative, international network of bird monitoring stations across the northern Neotropics that has been in operation since 2002. The primary goal of MoSI is to gather information on population trends, site persistence, and adult survival rates by monitoring bird communities over multiple years.…
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