In the summer of 2015, a small group of researchers gathered in the shadow of Denali. Some had known each other for years, while others were meeting for the very first time. As Scott Weidensaul puts it, it was “instant family”. Scott Weidensaul (left) and Dr. Iain Stenhouse (right, BRI) tagging a [...]
The scope and intensity of mercury contamination in North American songbirds is more widespread than previously reported. Fifteen new scientific papers have recently been published in a special issue of the journal Ecotoxicology.Studies find that at least 58 songbird species show demonstrated effects from mercury. The journal’s October issue entitled, TheImpact of Mercury on North American Songbirds: Effects, Trends, and Predictive Factors, presents results of field, laboratory, and museum studies—from Alaska to Maine to Puerto Rico.
Special journal issue highlights W&M legacy of songbird-mercury research This article celebrates the long standing commitment of Dan Cristol (Chancellor Professor in William & Mary’s Department of Biology) to the study of mercury in songbirds and the environment, as well as his contribution as co-editor of the recent special issue of the journal Ecotoxicology, along [...]
BRI research on Blackpoll Warbler migration was recently published in the journal, Ecology. The article, A boreal songbird's 20,000 km migration across North America and the Atlantic Ocean, describes how researchers used geolocators to document migration routes and stopover sites of the small songbird. Researchers found that breeding populations from as far as western Alaska make [...]
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