Bird research

Our group has been involved in a number of bird research projects, including a recent study of double-crested cormorants, and current studies of sharp-tailed grouse and wild turkeys.

Students

Britney Niedzielski, M.Sc. student, Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University

Wild turkey survival and habitat ecology

Alumni

Heidi Scherr, M.Sc. graduate, 2009, Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University

Breeding dispersal, migration, and winter movements of the eastern interior population of double-crested cormorants.

Co-supervised with Dr. Ken Abraham

Bird publications

Guillaumet, A., B. Dorr, G. Wang, J. D. Taylor II, R. B. Chipman, H. Scherr, J. Bowman, K. F. Abraham, T. J. Doyle, and E. Cranker. 2011. Determinants of local and migratory movements of Great Lakes double-crested cormorants. Behavioral Ecology 22: 1096-1103.

Bowman, J., D. S. Badzinski, and R. J. Brooks. 2010. The numerical response of breeding northern saw-whet owls suggests nomadism. Journal of Ornithology 151: 499-506.

Coombs, A. B., J. Bowman, and C. J. Garroway. 2010. Thermal properties of tree cavities during winter in a northern hardwood forest. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 1875-1881.

Scherr, H., J. Bowman, and K. F. Abraham. 2010. Migration and winter movements of double-crested cormorants breeding in Georgian Bay, Ontario. Waterbirds 33: 451-460.