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Living Bird article focuses on saltmarsh sparrows
Jen Walsh receives AOS Early Investigator Award
Whitney Beisler awarded USFWS Biologist of the year!
Roberts et al. (2019) paper reported in TWS….
SHARP PI Brian Olsen in the news
Marsh Habitat Zone Map released!
SHARP postdoc Chris Field is giving a webinar for NOAA on coastal landowner behavior and attitudes
News coverage of SHARP research on the attitudes of coastal land owners towards conservation strategies
SHARP PI on Bird Calls Radio
New study in PNAS shows how understanding the beliefs and attitudes of private property owners is key to long-term conservation of tidal marshes
Infrared video from a Saltmarsh Sparrow nest during a flooding event shows nest flooding, female returning to incubate
Domino Effect: YaleEnvironment360 story on Delaware Bay
SHARP research clarifies the subspecies question for Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrows
New SHARP PhD Assistantship Available!
Category Archives: Student Award
Infrared video from a Saltmarsh Sparrow nest during a flooding event shows nest flooding, female returning to incubate
This field season, UConn graduate student Samantha Apgar is using infrared cameras to record the nesting behavior of tidal marsh birds DURING the monthly high tide events that often cause nest failure. Here’s a time lapse video from a Saltmarsh … Continue reading
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Grad student Sam Roberts won first place talk award in NYC!
Last week, SHARP grad student Sam Roberts won the first place talk award for “Best use of quantitative methods in conservation research” at the Student Conference on Conservation Science held at the Center for Biodiversity Conservation at the American Museum … Continue reading
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Two SHARP Students Receive Awards
Kate Ruskin was recently awarded first prize for presenting SHARP results on the latitudinal trends in Saltmarsh Sparrow fecundity at the Borns’ Research Symposium of UMaine’s Climate Change Institute. Mo Correll was awarded third prize for her presentation of a … Continue reading
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SHARP Maine field tech Jennie Wiacek wins research award for her senior thesis on Sharp-tailed Sparrow bill morphology
SHARP Maine demographics technician 2012-2013 and recent Unity College graduate Jennie Wiacek won the undergraduate research award at a Unity student conference. Jennie examined the shape of Saltmarsh Sparrow bill size across the global species range. She found that individuals breeding further … Continue reading
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