{"id":23,"date":"2016-05-20T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T19:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2023-10-31T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T20:13:20","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list article-list simple-list list-style\"><ul>\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-1280x1085.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-1280x1085.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-720x610.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-1920x1628.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212-480x407.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Vulture-e1470424991212.jpg 1972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">David Bonter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Arthur A. Allen Director of Citizen Science at the Lab of Ornithology and a Senior Lecturer at Cornell University, David is in the fortunate position of engaging the public in research focused on birds&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;encouraging the development and scientific explorations of a growing cohort of bright undergraduate students. Dozens of students attend my weekly lab group meetings. Below are profiles of students who have published work resulting for independent research in my lab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-1280x850.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-1280x850.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-720x478.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-1920x1276.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eric_Hughes-480x319.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eric Hughes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric studied birds in Peru, Kenya, and Australia in his time as an undergraduate. He worked with Master\u2019s student and labmate Rachael Mady for his thesis, which examined the accuracy and biological meaning of radio-frequency identification data recorded by RFID-equipped bird\u00a0feeders and was <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ece3.8352\">published in Ecology &amp; Evolution<\/a>. Interested in environmental management and protection, Eric hopes to pursue a career in government or environmental consulting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-1920x1441.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Sam_HAHA-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samantha Hagler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam\u2019s primary research interest is in behavioral ecology, and she is especially interested in studying social behavior, cooperation, and polygamous mating systems in birds. She is keenly interested in the movement and foraging ecology of raptors. For her senior thesis, Sam studied the breeding biology and diets of Harris\u2019s Hawks in South Texas, with a goal of better understanding the benefits of cooperation in this uniquely social raptor species. This work was <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3356\/JRR-21-39\">published in the Journal of Raptor Research<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Rachael_Mady.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachael Mady<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MS Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachael&#8217;s work examined how supplemental feeding affected the distribution of wild birds. Her primary thesis chapter was <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/beheco\/arab002\">published in Behavioral Ecology<\/a>. Now a full-time research assistant with the Lab&#8217;s Center for Engagement in Science and Nature, Rachael&#8217;s work bridges the social and ecological sciences in studying how to engage the public in science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"914\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Andrew-Esther.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Andrew-Esther.jpg 914w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Andrew-Esther-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Andrew-Esther-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Andrew-Esther-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andrew Schmalfuss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew\u2019s academic research and career plan is focused on raptor movement ecology, behavior and conservation. His senior thesis, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3356\/JRR-21-134\">Response of Red-tailed Hawks (<em>Buteo jamaicensis<\/em>) and Turkey Vultures (<em>Cathartes aura<\/em>) to an unintentionally provided, superabundant prey resource<\/a>, studied regional changes in the distribution and abundance of birds near the Ithaca NYSDEC Game Farm and Cornell University compost facility and was published in the <em>Journal of Raptor Research<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_5718-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chris Sayers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris is an avid birder and photographer who, during his undergraduate career, traveled twice to Kenya on Ivy Expeditions collecting wildlife media for Macaulay Library. For his senior thesis, Chris collaborated with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tidalmarshbirds.org\/\">SHARP team<\/a>\u00a0to study mercury in sparrows in saltmarshes along the East Coast. This work was <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10646-021-02461-y\">published in Ecotoxicology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Facundo_Fernandez_Duque2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facundo Fernandez-Duque<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facundo studied gulls and swallows on Appledore Island, Maine; fairy-wrens in Australia; and bluebirds and House Sparrows in Ithaca during his undergraduate career. He\u2019s a skilled bird bander always looking for an excuse to study birds. His first manuscript on the use of egg oiling to limit reproduction in an invasive passerine was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ace-eco.org\/vol14\/iss2\/art20\/\">published in\u00a0Avian Conservation and Ecology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dzielski-e1481584242104.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dzielski-e1481584242104.jpg 738w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dzielski-e1481584242104-720x545.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dzielski-e1481584242104-480x364.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah Dzielski<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah has traveled the globe studying birds in Panama, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Australia, and already has two scientific publications. For her senior thesis, Sarah worked with Vanya Rowher and Lilly Twinning to study mercury contamination in historic and contemporary bird specimens. While in the lab, Sarah worked on a supplemental feeding study, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jofo.12376\">published in the Journal of Field Ornithology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Smith_Witynski-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Max Witynski<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Max is an experienced birder and bander who studied Yellow Warblers in Wisconsin and Maine as well as lyrebirds in Australia. His senior thesis project used light-level geolocators to study migratory connectivity in Yellow Warblers, and was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/jofo.12237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published in the\u00a0Journal of Field Ornithology.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Connor_Rosenblatt.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connor Rosenblatt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When not running really long distances, Connor conducts research focused on how birds of open fields (Snow Buntings, Horned Larks) utilize habitat during the nonbreeding season. He\u2019s now pursuing a graduate degree at Ohio State University. Connor\u2019s senior thesis was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1676\/1559-4491.130.4.924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published in the\u00a0Wilson Journal of Ornithology<em>.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Liam_Berigan_eider_garb-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liam Berigan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1676\/1559-4491-132.2.248\">senior thesis<\/a>\u00a0examined factors correlated with House Sparrow declines across North America using data from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feederwatch.org\/?__hstc=161696355.7005a9411cfae80f95722ff5479c7c87.1618245628271.1622120658276.1622124459494.35&amp;__hssc=161696355.3.1622124459494&amp;__hsfp=2831226065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project FeederWatch<\/a>\u00a0and was published in the\u00a0<em>Wilson Journal of Ornithology<\/em>. He also worked on a GIS project examining nest site selection in Common Eiders on Appledore Island, Maine. Following Cornell, Liam completed a Master\u2019s degree studying prairie-chickens at Kansas State and then began a PhD at the University of Maine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Taylor_Heaton_Crisologo_postersession_2015-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taylor Heaton Crisologo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor studied parental nest defense behavior and the factors influencing nesting success in Herring Gulls at Shoals Marine Lab. She also worked on Superb Lyrebird displays as well as fairy-wrens in Australia. Taylor\u2019s senior thesis was <a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/eth.12578\/full\">published in Ethology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/CURB2016_Hunter_Reed2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hunter Reed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunter\u2019s senior thesis focused on the influence of bird feeders on the distribution of small mammals, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/eap.1683\">published in&nbsp;<em>Ecological Applications<\/em><\/a>. He graduated from Cornell Vet School in 2020 and is currently a wildlife veterinarian with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1069-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michelle Moglia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle studied the array of coloration in bird eggs, using the gulls of Appledore Island as a model system. She has two scientific publications from her undergraduate career based on her two summers of adventures working in the gull colonies at Shoals Marine Lab. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Shailee_Shah_CURB_poster-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shailee Shah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shailee\u2019s novel research demonstrated how gulls encode information in their alarm calls\u2014work <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2015.05.011\">published in\u00a0Animal Behaviour<\/a>. Shailee went on to complete a PhD at Columbia University conducting research on Superb Starlings in Kenya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Luke_Guillemot.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luke DeFisher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pulled from the kitchen at Shoals Marine Lab, Luke proved to be a keen biologist and inspirational member of the lab. Luke\u2019s thesis work on the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0064185\">invasive ants on gull reproduction<\/a> was one of two publications from his undergraduate career. Luke is now an expert cider maker at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rootstockciderworks.com\/\">Rootstock Ciderworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Sarah_MacLean_RPRS_poster-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sarah MacLean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A founding member of the lab group, Sarah won the SUNY Chancellor\u2019s Prize and numerous other awards during her illustrious undergraduate career. She has 3 scientific publications from her undergraduate work and went on to complete a PhD at UC Berkeley. Check out her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/macleanbirds.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Savoca_banding-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Savoca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell Class of 2010<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt\u2019s research on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1525\/cond.2011.100192\">gull nest site selection and success<\/a> led to his first publication and sparked an interest in seabird ecology. He completed a PhD at University of California, Davis, studying why seabirds ingest plastic, a major conservation issue.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/matthewsavocaecology.weebly.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Matt\u2019s work<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_birdpress_hero_toggle":true,"_birdpress_hero_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_image_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_style":"article","_birdpress_hero_ratio":"","_birdpress_hero_h1":"","_birdpress_hero_media_id":162,"_birdpress_hero_media_array_id":[],"_birdpress_hero_media_array":[],"_birdpress_hero_media":0,"_birdpress_hero_video_id":0,"_birdpress_hero_video":0,"_birdpress_hero_youtube":"","_birdpress_hero_content":true,"_birdpress_hero_byline":"","_birdpress_hero_byline_bottom":"","_birdpress_hero_button_link":"","_birdpress_hero_button_text":"","_birdpress_hero_button_color":"","_birdpress_hero_date":false,"original_guid":"","_birdpress_hide_search":false,"_birdpress_page_width":"","_birdpress_global_cta":false,"_birdpress_widget_sidebar":"","_birdpress_next_article":0,"_birdpress_next_article_title":"","_birdpress_prev_article":0,"_birdpress_prev_article_title":"","_birdpress_sub_navigation_id":0,"_birdpress_sub_navigation":"","_birdpress_sub_navigation_title":false,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation_id":0,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation":"","_birdpress_postType":"both","_birdpress_categoryID":0,"_birdpress_tagID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostTitle":"","_birdpress_menuID":0,"_birdpress_menuName":"","_birdpress_listHeader":"","_birdpress_listLayout":"card-display","_birdpress_listColumns":"","_birdpress_maxItems":12,"_birdpress_listPaginate":true,"_birdpress_displaySort":true,"_birdpress_sortOrder":"DESC","_birdpress_sortBy":"date","_birdpress_listID":"","_birdpress_listClass":"","_birdpress_displayImages":true,"_birdpress_displayCaptions":false,"_birdpress_displayExcerpts":false,"_birdpress_attTop":"","_birdpress_attBottom":"","_birdpress_showLogos":false,"_birdpress_post_logo":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/bonter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}