10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2013

Maria and I, first-year graduate students in Zac Cheviron’s lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana-. Juncos breed in much of the U.S. My research proposal “ Towards a mechanistic understanding of feather colors ”, investigates the genetic basis for color patterns in birds. To win, we need your votes! My Project.

Panama 252

Panama Chickens Investigation Research 252

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2023

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. He died August 2022 , and the book is dedicated to him.

Science 260

Science Illinois Investigation 2006 260

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2021

On the breeding grounds of the north, a small bird flies into the night, takes a bearing for the south, gains altitude and flies onward. The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. Had birders and hikers heard its ethereal song in deciduous forests of southern Illinois? The equation seems incredible.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Investigation Shelters Sharks 264