Swainson’s hawk movement & behavioral ecology in response to the California high-speed rail construction throughout the Central Valley 

How does personality influence the hunting behavior and potential for ecosystem services provided by barn owls in an agroecosystem? 

Effects of songbird nest boxes on ecosystem services and avian community composition in Napa Valley vineyards 

The use of social information for prospecting and nest site selection by Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) 

Effects of vegetation on the behavior of hunting barn owls (Tyto furcata) and their prey 

Testing Adaptive Habitat Selection in Breeding Swainson’s Hawks

Testing Vegetation Composition as a Predictor of Soil Organic Carbon on Working lands in California Using a Voluntary Monitoring Network 

Do rangeland management practices incentivized by California's Healthy Soils Program confer co-benefits for both birds and ranchers? 

Physiological conditions of barn owl (Tyto furcata) nestlings as indicators of habitat quality within the wine-growing region of Napa Valley. After graduating, Christian worked in Columbus Ohio.

Zoli joined our lab on a Fulbright Fellowship. While in California he examined social cues in Barn Owl nest box selection. He then returned to complete his PhD at the Univ Pecs in Hungary.

The effects of native perennial cover on avian physiological indicators of habitat quality in California coastal prairie rangelands. After graduating, Maddie started a PhD at The Ohio State University.

Barn owls exert top-down effects on the abundance and behavior of rodent pests. After graduating, Katherine began working as a wildlife biologist for the BLM.

Effects of habitat selection and individual quality on reproductive success of American Barn Owls. After graduating, Jaime started working as a spatial ecologist for the Yurok Tribe.

Polymorphism of barn owls in a managed ecosystem. After graduating, Laura began working for the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory.

Effects of landscape configuration metrics on American barn owl nest box occupancy and hunting. After graduating, Sam started working as a spatial ecologist for the US Forest Service.

Evaluating the use of barn owl nest boxes for rodent pest control in winegrape vineyards in Napa Valley. After graduating, Ash began working for Cal Poly Humboldt.

Bird abundance and diversity in natural forest and coffee farm in Kenya. After graduating, Frank started a PhD in Mississippi.

Farmer perceptions of barn owls as part of integrated pest management in vineyard ecosystems. Brooks completed her thesis in the Environment & Community program at Humboldt.

Ecosystem services after a disturbance: was barn owl hunting affected by wildfires in Napa Valley? After graduating, Allison went on to work for the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. 

Barn owl prey delivery rates in Napa Valley vineyard ecosystems.  After graduating, Dane went on to be a wildife biologist for Cal. Dept. Fish & Wildlife

Foraging habitat of pileated woodpeckers in relation to a managed landscape on the Hoopa Valley reservation, Northwestern California. After graduating, Dawn went on to work as a biologist for the Hoopa Valley Tribe. 

Quantifying habitat use by barn owls foraging in vineyards versus adjacent habitats. After graduating, Xeronimo went on to work for California Audubon.

Effects of canopy cover on the prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on frogs in Jamaican coffee farms. After graduating, Jen went on to work for the Yurok Tribe. 

Examining ecosystem services and disservices of bear damage on Hoopa Valley Reservation. After graduating, Shannon worked for the Hoopa Tribe and then the US Forest Service Research Station.

Examining barn owl nest box selection at three spatial scales on Napa Valley vineyards. After graduating, Carrie went on to work for Point Blue Conservation Science. 

Perceptions of shade tree cultivation by coffee farmers in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. After graduating, Shannon worked for the American Bird Conservancy.

The effects of fire severity on California spotted owl habitat use patterns. After graduating, Stephanie went on to work for the US Forest Service. 

Quantifying pest control services by birds in Kenyan coffee farms. After graduating, Megan went on for a PhD at Montana State Univ.

Bird species richness and abundance in shade and sun coffee farms in Kenya. After graduating, Stephanie went on to work for the US Forest Service. 

Pest-removal services provided by songbirds on small organic farms in Humboldt County, CA. After graduating, Megan went on for a PhD at Univ Illinois at Chicago and is now a prof at Chicago State Univ.

Habitat selection, habitat use, and home ranges of black-throated blue warblers on Jamaican coffee farms: implications for an ecosystem service. After graduating, Brent went on to work for Point Blue Conservation Science. 

Habitat relationships of great gray owl prey in meadows of the Sierra Nevada mountains. After graduating, Ryan went on to work as a Wildlife Biologist for the US Forest Service.

The effects of bird and bat arthropod predation on sapling black cottonwoods in the context of restoration. After graduating, Sacha went on for a PhD at UC Davis. 

Habitat selection by red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) in southeast Alaska old-growth forest. After graduating, Marlene went on for a PhD at Simon Fraser Univ.

Habitat use of Nearctic-Neotropic migrant birds in northeastern Costa Rica. After graduating, Jared went on for a PhD at Louisiana State Univ and is now a faculty member at Mich Tech Univ. 

Nest predation at the Cosumnes River Preserve: Is an introduced predator, the black rat (Rattus rattus), limiting songbird breeding productivity? After graduating, Jeanne went on to work for Pt Blue Conservation Science.

Bat use of redwood basal hollows with increasing isolation in contiguous, remnant, and legacy redwood forest stands. After graduating, Amy worked for the EPA in Sacramento. 

Aleutian Cackling Goose Habitat Management [co-advised with Dr. Jeff Black]. After graduating, Dom went on for the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Distribution of forest carnivores and evaluation of habitat models for American Marten in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. After graduating, Rebecca went on for a PhD at UC Davis. 

The importance of fruit to Swainson’s thrushes at stopover sites during fall migration: A field test of plasma metabolite analysis. After graduating, Amy went on to work for the Great Basin Bird Observatory.

Assessing an economic incentive for bird-friendly coffee cultivation in Jamaica, West Indies. After graduating, Jherime went on for a PhD at Univ Arizona and is now a faculty member at Oregon Inst. of Tech. 

Predictive modeling of focal bird species in Central Sierra Nevada Foothill woodlands. After graduating, Eric went on for a PhD at Univ Wisconsin and is now a prof at Cal State LA.

Hatching Synchrony in Brown-Headed Cowbirds: The influence of host density, chick gender, and habitat. After graduating, Chris went to on earn a PhD at Univ Maine and is now a prof at the Ohio State Univ.

Stopover ecology and habitat selection in fall migrant Swainson’s Thrushes along the northern California coast. After graduating, Jim went on to work for Pt Blue Conservation Science.