Permits and Bird Band Coordinator; Field Biologist
emily.fellows@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600

Emily began working at BRI as a seasonal loon biologist in 2019 and was brought on full-time in 2021. During the summer field season, she assists with various avian field projects. Recently, Emily has taken on the roles of Permit and Band Coordinator. She is responsible for submitting permit applications for all types of field work and uploading the bird banding data to the Bird Banding Lab. While the bulk of her work has focused on the common loon, she has also worked on waterfowl and raptor field projects.

Education

• University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) – B.S. Environmental Biology

• Loon and waterbird conservation
• Waterfowl conservation and ecology
• Raptor conservation and ecology
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• Cray C, Burgess T, Cooley J, Fellows E, Hilling T, Passarelli M, Spanswick S, Gonzalez A, Callico A, Girardi da Fonseca FM, Pokras M. SURVEY OF ANTIBODY REACTIVITY TO ASPERGILLUS IN THE COMMON LOON (GAVIA IMMER). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2025 Jun;56(2):354-359. doi: 10.1638/2024-0142. PMID: 40638176.