{"id":595,"date":"2021-09-08T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T21:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs-draft\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:55:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:55:38","slug":"avian-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/research\/avian-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Avian Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Avian-Hero-scaled-1.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p>Ornithological research at URI is diverse and interdisciplinary. Faculty and their students study songbirds, woodcock, shorebirds, waterfowl, and Arctic nesting geese\u2014to name a few. Their research has spanned the tropical islands of the Caribbean, the Great Basin wetlands of Utah and California, and the deciduous forests of eastern North America. Most of their work involves the study of basic avian biology and ecology and its application to conservation-related problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Natural Resources Science manages the Kingston Wildlife Research Station. With nearly 60 years of data, the Kingston Wildlife Research Station is one of the nation\u2019s longest-running bird-banding stations. In association with the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Coastal Field Station, a U.S. Geological Survey unit housed at URI, the department has also developed an active coastal bird research program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of recent and current projects include: effects of habitat and landscape features on the avian community in forested wetlands; relationships among migratory birds, small mammals, deer, and ticks in the ecology of Lyme disease; colonization patterns and the evolution of the avifauna in Barbados, West Indies; nutritional ecology and physiology of migratory songbirds and geese; spatial distribution of avian biodiversity hotspots; impact of salt-marsh restoration on Sharp-tailed Sparrows; and the potential impact of offshore wind turbines on migrating birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/research\/coastal-research-field-station\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Coastal Research Field Station<\/h2><p>\u00a0The US Geological Survey unit housed at URI offers numerous research opportunities for Natural Resources Science students.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/scott-r-mcwilliams\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Scott-McWilliams.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural Resources Science faculty member, Scott McWilliams holding out the wing of a larger raptor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Scott-McWilliams.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Scott-McWilliams-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Scott-McWilliams-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Scott-McWilliams-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/scott-r-mcwilliams\/\">Scott R. McWilliams<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.7531<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:srmcwilliams@uri.edu\">srmcwilliams@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/peter-paton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Peter-Paton.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Natural Resources Science faculty member, Peter Paton holding a gull\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Peter-Paton.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Peter-Paton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Peter-Paton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Peter-Paton-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/peter-paton\/\">Peter Paton<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor Emeritus <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Department of Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2986<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:ppaton@uri.edu\">ppaton@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ornithological research at URI is diverse and interdisciplinary. Faculty and their students study songbirds, woodcock, shorebirds, waterfowl, and Arctic nesting geese\u2014to name a few. Their research has spanned the tropical islands of the Caribbean, the Great Basin wetlands of Utah and California, and the deciduous forests of eastern North America. 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