Monday, October 28, 2019

ESKIMO CURLEW RESEARCH NOW AVAILABLE

Plumage states of the Eskimo Curlew
Our Eskimo Curlew research is now available as an open access document at http://www.birdconservationresearch.org/…/eskimo%20curlew%2…
It investigates the external anatomy of males vs. females and adults vs. juveniles, and identifies two previously undescribed plumage states. One of these states (see photo) exhibits prominent y-shaped markings on the breast whereas the other exhibits linear markings. It also documents, based on specimen data, the species' historical distribution.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

YALE FOREST BIRDS SHOW POPULATION INCREASE


Bird populations at Yale Forest have increased since 1985, but the amount of variability among individual study sites has also increased. As the figure shows, surveys were duplicated each year to gain a perspective of survey variability.

Unlike continental trends, which show that birds have declined by 30%, forest birds in northeastern Connecticut have undergone a 20% increase. Read about this and more in Bird Conservation Research's October newsletter: http://www.birdconservationresearch.org/pdf/bcr%20newsletter%2021-4.pdf.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

ENDANGERED SPECIES COURSE DEBUTS


The first of the presentations for Bird Conservation Research's new course on endangered species conservation are now available.  These presentations focus on the history of endangered species conservation, the philosophical underpinnings of these efforts and the role of environmental scale in endangered species designation.  These presentations may be viewed at the BCR web site by following this link to the slideshow page.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to see Endangered Species Conservation.