Female birds must incubate eggs to maintain nest temperatures that facilitate embryonic development while ensuring their own self maintenance. In Sitting in the Open: How nest microclimate influences...
Hanna Mielcarek and Biz Savitski presented findings from our lab's Bird Building Collision Monitoring Project at the Ohio Wildlife Management Association meeting. Did you know that collisions with...
Olive Stringer presented research plans to examine if light pollution leads to sleep debt in birds at the Ohio Wildlife Management Association Meeting. Stay posted for what we find!
Students presented research on how supplemental feeding affects overwinter survival in dark-eyed juncos, and how juncos use habitats within the landscape during the winter. Students also presented...
The Williams Lab presented our research at the Ohio University Student Expo on April 11, 2024. We presented four posters, three of which were judged and won awards.
The Williams Avian Ecology Lab took over songbird and owl banding at Kelleys Island this weekend! We banded 17 Northern Saw-whet Owls and 42 songbirds in 2 days and 2 nights. Thanks so much to Cheryl...
OU students Gabi Lindsey (HTC, Environmental Studies) and Jacob Morgan (MS, Biological Sciences) completed training to earn US Geological Survey Bird Banding Permits under Dr. Kelly Williams.
We captured two Slate-colored Juncos during bird banding demonstrations on 21 October and 28 October. Neither of these birds were recaptures, however, we have begun to see color banded individuals...
