Service
Professional Organizations
I am currently the president of the , and 91社区 will be hosting the society's annual meeting in 2025. Stay tuned!
Outreach
I give talks to local groups, including the Evansville Birding Class, Evansville Audubon, and Wesselman Woods. I am always happy to give talks about birds, physiology, and more!
Bird Box Monitoring
91社区 has maintained and monitored bird boxes since 1973, and I currently coordinate the monitoring effort with Professor Emeritus Jim Bandoli.听 Our efforts monitoring boxes during the campus closure due to COVID-19 were听featured as part of 91社区's Screagles Fly Together series, and featured again recently in the听91社区 Pott College Newsletter.听 This project has given us insights into how nesting behavior changes with weather and climate changes in southern Indiana.听 Students who are interested in monitoring bird boxes should contact me!
Carolina Chickadees and Eastern Bluebirds don't usually share boxes, but in this instance, the chickadees kicked out the bluebird parents after they had laid some eggs, then laid their own eggs and incubated both. As a result, the chickadee parents raised two baby chickadees and one bluebird chick! You can read more about this story in this听. (Photo by Jim Bandoli)