Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and book chapters

Rooney, B. et al. 2025. SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States. Global Ecol Biogeogr, 34: e13941. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13941

Kays, R., et al. 2024. Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States. Diversity and Distributions 30: e13900. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13900

Shamon, H., et al. 2024. SNAPSHOT USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Ecology https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4318

*Lui, Z, L. Sandoval, L.B. Sherman, and A.M. Wilson. 2023. Vulnerability of Elevation-Restricted Endemic Birds of the Talamancan Montane Forests (Costa Rica and Panama) to Climate Change. Neotropical Biodiversity 9: 115-127.

*Amaral, M.R., A.M. Wilson, J. Blum, and D.A. Miller.  2023. Quantifying regional-scale impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid invasion on North American forest bird communities. In press: Biological Invasions 25: 4009-4025.

Kays, R. et al. 2022. SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Ecology 103: e3775.

Wilson, A.M. 2022. Nocturnal Bird Migration over Frederick, Maryland, Spring and Fall 2021. Maryland Birdlife 71(2):37-61.

*Wilson, A.M., D.B. Glass, M.A. Immordino, P.S. Ozoh, L.B. Sherman, and M.D. Somers. 2022. A method for estimating songbird abundance with drones. Drone Systems and Applications: 10(1).

Ankori-Karlinsky, R., M. Kalyuzhny, K.F. Barnes, A.M. Wilson, C. Flather, R. Renfrew, J. Walsh, E. Guk, R. Kadmon. 2022. North American Breeding Bird Survey underestimates regional bird richness compared to Breeding Bird Atlases. Ecosphere: 13:e3925. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/r/ecs21of18https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3925

*Wilson, A.M., K.S. Boyle, J.L. Gilmore, C.J. Kiefer, M.F. Walker. 2021. Species-Specific Responses of Bird Song Output in the Presence of Drones. Drones 6(1).

Wilson, A.M. 2021. Chapter 5: Analytical Methods, in The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in West Virginia, Edited by R.S. Bailey and C.B. Rucker. Penn State Press, University Park, PA.

Paton G. D., A. V. Shoffner, A. M. Wilson, S. A. Gagné. 2019. The traits that predict the magnitude and spatial scale of forest bird responses to urbanization intensity. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0220120. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220120

Shoffner, A., A. M. Wilson, W. Tang and Sara A. Gagné. 2018. The relative effects of forest amount, forest configuration, and urban matrix quality on forest breeding birds. Scientific Reports: 8 Article number: 17140.

Wilson, A.M., D.W. Brauning, C. Carey, R.S. Mulvihill. 2017. Spatial Models to Account for Variation in Observer Effort in Bird Atlases. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3201

Stauffer, G., A.M. Wilson, M. Brittingham, D.W. Brauning, and D. Miller. 2017. Stewardship responsibility of public and private lands for songbird conservation. Biological Conservation: 213:185–193.

*Wilson, A.M., J. Barr, and M. Zagorski. 2017. The feasibility of counting songbirds using unmanned aerial vehicles. The Auk: 134(2):350-362.

Shumar, B., A.M.Wilson, and P.G. Rosewald. 2016. Chapter 3, Survey Design and Analytical Methods. In: Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio (eds: Rodewald, P.G., M.B. Shumar, A.T. Boone, D L. Slager, and J. McCormac). Penn State Press, University Park, PA.

Tavernia, B.G., J. Lyons, B. Loges, A. Wilson, J.A. Collazo, and M. Runge. 2015. An Evaluation of Rapid Methods for Monitoring Vegetation Characteristics of Wetland Bird Habitat. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 24:495–505.

Wilson, A., B. Lonabocker, and M. Zagorski. 2015. Online Mapping Tools for Geolocating Amish Settlements. Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 3(2):202-211.

Pabian, S.E., A.M. Wilson, S.R. Klinger, and M.C. Brittingham. 2015. Pennsylvania's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program benefits ring-necked pheasants but not enough to reverse declines. Journal of Wildlife Management DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.870.

van der hoek, Y., A. Wilson, R. Renfrew, J. Walsh, P. Rodewald, J. Baldy, L. Manne. 2015. Regional variability in extinction thresholds for forest birds in the northeastern United States: An examination of potential drivers using long-term breeding bird atlas datasets. Diversity and Distributions, 21(6):686-697.

*Yeager, A., J. Commito, A. Wilson, D. Bower, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2014. Sex, Light, and Sound: Location and Combination of Multiple Attractants Affect Probability of Cane Toad Rhinella marina Capture. Journal of Pest Management 87:323-329.

Pabian, S., A.M. Wilson, and M. Brittingham. 2013. Mixed Responses of Farmland Birds to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Pennsylvania. Journal of Wildlife Management 77(3):616-625.

Wilson, A.M., D.W. Brauning and R.S. Mulvihill (eds). 2012. Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania. Penn State Press, University Park, PA.

Authored chapters:

Wilson, A.M., and D.W. Brauning. 2012a. Coverage and Results.

         Wilson, A.M., J. Bishop, and M. Brittingham. 2012. Habitats and Habitat Change.

         Wilson, A.M., and D.W. Brauning. 2012b. Interpreting Species Accounts.

         Wilson, A.M. 2012. Analytical Methods.

         Wilson, A.M., and B. Haupt. 2012. The Geography of Pennsylvania.

Wilson, A.M., and M. Brittingham. 2012. Initial response of bird populations to conservation grasslands in southern Pennsylvania. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 67(1):59-67.

 Wilson, A.M., M. Brittingham, and G. Grove. 2010. Association of wintering raptors with Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program grasslands in Pennsylvania. Journal of Field Ornithology 81:361-372.

 Wilson, A.M. 2010.Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis, Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis, Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda, Barn Owl Tyto alba and Bank Swallow Riparia riparia. In: Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania (eds M.A. Steel, M.C. Brittingham, T.J. Maret, and J.F. Merritt). The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

 Wentworth, K., M. Brittingham, and A.M. Wilson. 2010. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program fields: cross community benefits for birds in Pennsylvania. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 65:50-60.

 Wilson, A.M. 2009.Conservation Issues: Conservation and Farmland. In Avian Ecology and Conservation: A Pennsylvania Focus with National Implications (eds S.K. Majumdar, T.L. Master, M.C. Brittingham, R.M. Ross, R.S. Mulvihill, and J.E.Huffman). Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Easton, PA.

Gillings, S., A. Wilson, and S. Delany. 2009. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus. In: An Atlas of Wader Populations in Africa and Western Eurasia (eds. S. Delany, D. Scott, T. Dodman, and D. Stroud). Wetlands International, Wageningen, Netherlands.

Gillings, S., A.M. Wilson, G.J. Conway, J.A. Vickery, and R.J. Fuller. 2008. Distribution and abundance of birds and their habitats within the lowland farmland of Britain in winter. Bird Study 55:8-22.

Wilson, A.M., J.A. Vickery, and C. Pendlebury. 2007. Agri-environment schemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders: Mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England. Biological Conservation 136:128-135.

Wilson, A., and R. Murray. 2007. Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus, and Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros. In The Birds of Scotland. (eds R. Forrester, and I. Andrews). Scottish Ornithologists’ Club. Edinburgh, UK.

Wilson, A.M., R.J. Fuller, C. Day, and G. Smith. 2005. Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos in scrub habitats in the southern fens of East Anglia, England: associations with soil type and vegetation structure. Ibis 147:498-511.

Wilson, A.M., J.A. Vickery, A. Brown, R.H.W. Langston, D. Smallshire, S. Wotton, and D. Vanhinsbergh. 2005. Changes in the numbers of breeding waders on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales between 1982 and 2002. Bird Study 52:55-69.

Wilson, A.M., and J.A. Vickery. 2005. Decline in Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava breeding on lowland wet grassland in England and Wales between 1982 and 2002. Bird Study 52:88-92.

 Wilson, A.M., M. Ausden, and T.P. Milsom. 2004. Changes in breeding wader populations on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales: causes and potential solutions. Ibis 146:32-40.

Sheldon, R., M. Bolton, S. Gillings, and A. Wilson. 2004. Conservation management of Lapwing Vanellus vanellus on lowland arable farmland in the UK. Ibis (Suppl.2):41-49.

Wilson, A.M., A.C.B. Henderson, and R.J. Fuller. 2002. Status of the Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in Britain at the end of the 20th Century with particular reference to climate change. Bird Study 49:193-204.

 Wilson, A. 2002. Eurasian Jay (Jay) Garrulus glandarius. In: The Migration Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland (eds C.V. Wernham, M.P. Toms, J.H. Marchant, J.A. Clark, G.M. Siriwardena, and S.R. Baillie), pp 612-613. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.

Henderson, I.G., A.M. Wilson, D. Steele, and J.A. Vickery. 2002. Population estimates, trends and habitat associations of breeding Lapwing Vanellus vanellus , Curlew Numenius arquata and Snipe Gallinago gallinago in Northern Ireland in 1999. Bird Study 49:17-25.

 Wilson, A.M., J.A. Vickery, and S.J. Browne. 2000. Numbers and distribution of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus breeding in England and Wales in 1998. Bird Study 48:2-17.

 Chamberlain, D.E., A.M. Wilson, S.J. Browne, and J.A. Vickery. 1999. Effects of habitat type and management on the abundance of Skylarks in the breeding season. Journal of Applied Ecology 36:856-870.

Reports to State and Federal Government Agencies

A.M. Wilson. 2022. Scoping Study for a Third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas & Atlas of Life. A Report to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

A.M. Wilson. 2015. Assessment of eBird data for the importance of Pennsylvania as a bird migratory corridor. In: Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan, 2015-2025 (eds C. Haffner and D. Day) Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

Loges B.W., B.G. Tavernia, A.M. Wilson, J.D. Stanton, J.H. Herner-Thogmartin, J. Casey, J.M. Coluccy, J.L. Coppen, M. Hanan, P.J. Heglund, S.K. Jacobi, T. Jones, M.G. Knutson, K.E. Koch, E.V. Lonsdorf, H.P. Laskowski, S.K. Lor, J.E. Lyons, M.E. Seamans, J.W. Stanton, B. Winn, L.C. and Ziemba. 2014. National protocol framework for the inventory and monitoring of nonbreeding waterbirds and their habitats, an Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Initiative (IWMM) approach. Natural Resources Program Center, Fort Collins, CO.

Non-peer reviewed journal articles

Wilson A., and T. Carney. 2019. Barnacle Geese in Maryland. The Maryland Yellowthroat 39(2): 11.

Wilson, A. 2016. Identification of a challenging empidonax flycatcher resolved. Pennsylvania Birds 29(4):186-188.

Brauning, D.W., and A.M. Wilson. 2015. Highlights of Pennsylvania’s Second Breeding Bird Atlas for the Piedmont. Cassinia 74-75:38-43.

Wilson, A.M., and S.J. Browne. 1999. Breeding population estimates for Lapwing, Oystercatcher and Curlew in Scotland: results of the 1998 BTO Lapwing Survey. Scottish Birds 20:73-80.

Fuller, R.J., A.C.B. Henderson, and A.M. Wilson. 1999. The Nightingale in England – problems and prospects. British Wildlife 221:221-230.

Edited conference proceedings

Wilson, A.M., and M. Brittingham. 2006. Bird Population Responses to CREP in Southern Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the 5th Eastern Native Grassland Conference. NRCS.

Wilson, A.M., and J.A. Vickery. 2003. The status of the Lapwing and the effects of agricultural change in England and Wales. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of the European Bird Census Council.

Chamberlain D., and A. Wilson (eds). 2002. Avian Landscape Ecology: Pure and Applied Issues in the Large-scale Ecology of Birds. Proceedings of the eleventh annual IALE (UK) conference, held at the University of East Anglia, 10th-13th September 2002.

Non-peer reviewed books and book chapters

Wilson, A.M. 1999. Birds of the Wider Countryside. pp 221-224 in Pemberton, J.E. (ed.) The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook and Diary 2000. Buckingham Press, Christchurch.

Wilson, A., and R. Slack. 1996. Rare and Scarce Birds in Yorkshire. Kilverstone, UK.

Book reviews

Wilson, A.M. 2009. The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State. The Auk 126:939-940.

Presentations at scientific meetings (* co-authored with Gettysburg College students)

*Wilson, A.M., J. Stergio, and K, Anderson. 2024. Highly Efficient Songbird Surveys using Drones. Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Hyannis, MA, April 2024.

Stergio, J., and A.M. Wilson. 2024. mating Songbird Occupancy using Unoccupied Aircraft Systems. Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Hyannis, MA, April 2024.

*Hoffman, Z. and A.M. Wilson 2023. Bird Migration Measured by Audio and Radar are Poorly Correlated. Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Wilmington, DE, April 2023.

*Clarke, M. and A.M. Wilson. Has Historic Redlining Influenced Urban Butterfly Diversity?  Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Wilmington DE, April 2023.

*Wilson, A.M. 2021. The Potential of Drones for Bioacoustic Monitoring. Online presentation. British Ornithologists’ Union Annual Meeting, November 24-25, 2021.

*Gilmore, J., D. Munroe, D. Nowacek, W. Piniak, A. Wilson. 2021. Does boat noise delay oyster larvae metamorphosis? Oral presentation, 113th National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Virtual, March 22-25, 2021.

*Wilson, A.M., M.A. Immordino, P. Ozoh, L.B. Sherman, and M.D. Somers. 2019. Airborne bioacoustics — a new way to survey birds. Joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists. Cape May, NJ.

*Somers, M.D., M.A. Immordino, P. Ozoh, L.B. Sherman, and A.M. Wilson. 2019. Estimating Songbird Abundance using Drones. Joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists. Cape May, NJ.

*Wilson, A.M., K. S. Boyle, J. L. Gilmore, and C. Kiefer. 2019. Do Drones Bug Songbirds? 137th meeting of the American Ornithological Society, Anchorage, Alaska.

*Gilmore, J. and A.M. Wilson, D. Nowacek and W. Piniak. 2019. Impact of Recreational Boat Noise on Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Larvae Settlement. 2019 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America. Bowie State University, MD.

*Wilson, A.M., and Liu, Z. 2017. Vulnerability of Elevation-Restricted Endemic Birds of the Talamancan Montane Forests (Costa Rica and Panama) to Climate Change. 21st Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation (SMBC), San Jose, Costa Rica.

* Pruitt, R., and A. Wilson. 2017. Changes in the breeding range of the Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) due to habitat fragmentation in the Northern Appalachians. Lehigh Valley Ecology and Evolution Symposium, Center Valley, PA.

* Liu, Z., and A. Wilson. 2017. Vulnerability of elevation-restricted endemic birds of the Talamancan Montane Forests (Costa Rica and Panama) to climate change. Lehigh Valley Ecology and Evolution Symposium, Center Valley, PA.

*Wilson, A., J. Barr, and M. Zagorski. 2016. The Feasibility of Using Drones to Count Songbirds. North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, DC.

* Zagorski, M. and A. Wilson. 2016. Field Testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to monitor avian abundance through audio recordings. The Mid-Atlantic Conference of the Ecological Society of America, Kutztown, PA.

* Shoffner, A., A.M. Wilson and S. Gagné. 2015. The relative effects of habitat amount, habitat configuration, and urbanization on forest breeding birds. International Association of Landscape Ecology World congress, Portland, OR.

 * Barr, J., and A.M. Wilson. 2015. A feasibility study of using unmanned aerial vehicles to survey avian abundance by using audio recording. Annual Conference Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ecological Society of America, Elizabethtown, PA.

* Blum, J., and A.M. Wilson. 2015. Spatial and temporal relationships between forest bird declines and prevalence of the hemlock woolly adelgid in the northeastern United States. Annual Conference Mid-Atlantic Chapter Ecological Society of America, Elizabethtown, PA.

Wilson, A.M., D.W. Brauning and R.S. Mulvihill. 2014. Spatial Models Can Overcome Coverage Issues in Bird Atlases. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Brittingham, M.C., A.M. Wilson and J. Bishop. 2014. Effects of Shale Gas Development on Forest Habitat and Birds in Pennsylvania. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

* Wilson, A.M., and J. Blum. 2014. Kittatinny Priority Forest Bird Survey. Kittatinny Science Summit III. Slatington, PA.

* Wilson, A.M., D. Williams and D.W. Brauning and R.S. Mulvihill. 2013. The importance of public lands for forest interior birds in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, State College, PA.

* Di Salvo, P., K. Hansel, J. Zupancic, and A.M. Wilson. 2013. The Status of a PA Endangered Bird – the Upland Sandpiper. Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, State College, PA.

* Yeager, A., J. Commito, A. Wilson, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2012. Catching cane toads: Determining biological differences in cane toad (Rhinella marinus) trappability and assessing the effect of acoustic attractant position on cane toad capture rates. Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference, Austin, Texas.

Wilson, A.M., D.W. Brauning and R.S. Mulvihill. 2012. Range changes among Guilds of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania between 1983-89 and 2004-2009. The Pennsylvania Wildlife Diversity Forum, State College, PA.

* Greenwald, K.A., and A.M. Wilson. 2012. Defining Critical Forest Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America, Blacksburg, VA.

Wilson, A.M., S.E. Pabian and M. Brittingham. 2012. Mixed Responses of Farmland Birds to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, State College, PA.

Wilson, A., J. Casey, J. Coppen et al. 2011. Strategic habitat conservation through the Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Program. The Waterbird Society Annual Meeting, Annapolis, MD.

Wilson, A.M., and M. Brittingham. 2010. The Status and Conservation of Farmland Birds in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Harrisburg, PA.

Wilson, A.M., R.S. Mulvihill, D.W. Brauning et al. 2009. Bird Population Estimates for Pennsylvania: the added Value of Density Estimates in Bird Atlas Projects. American Ornithologists' Union Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Wilson, A.M. 2009. Bird Population Responses to Conservation Program Grasslands in Pennsylvania. Wilson Ornithological Society/Association of Field Ornithologists, Pittsburgh, PA.

Wilson, A.M., and M. Brittingham. 2008. Grassland bird population responses to conservation grasslands in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, State College, PA.

Wilson, A.M., M. Brittingham and K. Wentworth. 2007. Avian responses to Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program grasslands in Pennsylvania. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA.

Wilson, A., and M. Brittingham. 2006. Bird population responses to the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program in Southern Pennsylvania. The Fifth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Harrisburg, PA.

Wentworth K., M. Brittingham and A. Wilson. 2006. The Use of Conservation Reserve Enhancement Fields by Grassland Birds in Southern Pennsylvania. The Fifth Eastern Native Grass Symposium, Harrisburg, PA.

Wilson, A.M., and M. Brittingham. 2005. Monitoring usage of CREP fields by birds in southern PA. Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, State College, PA.

Wilson, A.M., M. Ausden, and T. P. Milsom. 2004. Changes in breeding wader populations on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales: causes and potential solutions. British Ornithologists’ Union Annual Conference, Leicester, UK.

Sheldon, R., M. Bolton. S. Gillings and A. Wilson. 2004. Conservation management of Lapwing Vanellus vanellus on lowland arable farmland in the UK. British Ornithologists’ Union Annual Conference, Leicester, UK.

Wilson, A.M. et al. 2003. The value of winter crop stubble for declining granivorous birds. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Manchester University, UK.

Wilson, A.M., and R. J. Fuller. 2002. Habitat association of the Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in the fens of East Anglia. International Association of Landscape Ecologists, University of East Anglia, UK.

Wilson, A.M., R.J. Fuller and A.C.B. Henderson. 2001. The status of the Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos in England. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Warwick, UK.

Vickery. J., P. Atkinson, A. Cannon, R. Robinson, A. Wilson. 2002. The value of winter crop stubble for declining farmland birds in Britain. 23rd International Ornithological Congress. Beijing, China.

Wilson, A.M., J. Vickery and S.J. Browne. 2000. Changes in the status of the Northern Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus in England and Wales, 1982-1999. 15th International Conference of the European Bird Census Council, Nyíregyháza, Hungary.

Wilson, A.M., J. Vickery and S.J. Browne. 2000. Range and habitat changes of the Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus in England and Wales. British Ecological Society Meeting, Birmingham, UK.

Conference Workshops hosted/co-hosted.

*Wilson, A.M, and Boyle, K. 2018. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) in wildlife research and monitoring” at the 75th Annual Conferences of the Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, University of Vermont.

Wilson, A.M. 2018. Using Drones to Investigate Nesting Birds. West Virginia Master Naturalists Annual Meeting, Cacapon Springs, WV, June 16th 2018.

Bird, D., and A. M. Wilson. Drone technology for ornithologists. 2017. 135th meeting of the American Ornithological Society, East Lansing, Michigan.