Natalie Sanchez

attendees at ornithology conferenceSeven ornithologists from the University of Windsor were among more than 800 researchers from 45 countries in London, Ont., for a joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Photo by G. Mitchell.

Bird researchers soar at international ornithological conference

University of Windsor researchers were high-flyers at the joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists last week in London.
Sarah Dobney collects recordings at a savannah sparrow nest Sarah Dobney, pictured here collecting recordings at a savannah sparrow nest in the Bay of Fundy, won a prize at the national meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Graduate students of ornithology deliver prize-winning talks

Two University of Windsor graduate students won prizes for outstanding talks at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Sarah Dobney, a PhD student in the Department of Integrative Biology, won the “Early Program Award” for an outstanding presentation from an early-career researcher. Her prize-winning talk was titled: “Quiet in the nest: Nest environment diminishes song transmission to nestlings.”