In 10 days we encountered 382 species, which is far more than a North Carolina backyard birder could ever hope to see in a lifetime.
Category: PhD
Killing birds: Scientists?
The unfortunate and likely end result of this Moustached Kingfisher controversy is that the task of raising funds for bird research, already a major challenge, is only made more difficult.
Killing Birds: invasive species in Hawaii
Invasive species have absolutely wrecked Hawaii’s native ecosystems and despite best efforts of committed conservation groups the native birds and plants are rapidly being lost.
Teaching biodiversity
My goal is to open these students’ eyes to astounding nature sitting right in their ‘backyards,’ to use these local resources as teaching tools for global biodiversity challenges.
Killing Birds: Glass
…as of yet, there are no ‘bird-friendly’ colleges and universities in the US. Duke is uniquely poised to be the first.
Conserved: Forests on Duke’s Campus
This is a huge victory!
Killing birds: Feed me meow!
Imagine all the cats in your neighborhood running around with bibs or frilly rainbow collars. That’s a sight that birds and I would love to see.
Water Quality Consequences for Mega-flocks at Mattamuskeet
…huge flocks of hungry herbivores have been forced to forage elsewhere.
To bird is to conserve: prospects for the endangered birds of Hispaniola
Bird everywhere you go, especially if you visit hotspots, which represent the front lines of conservation crises.
The Fate of Forests on Duke’s Campus
“…over the years and decades forests on campus have been gradually chipped away for construction…”