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NYSOA Awards Three Research Grants
Spring 2026
NYSOA research grant program is in its inaugural year, and three recipients have been recognized for their research proposals that investigate ornithological issues relevant to New York State. The grant awardees are:
Observing Wildlife Longitudinally Multi-site Survey Network
The recipients are Georgia Silvera Seamans and Loyan Beausoleil, who represent
the Local Nature Lab (www.localnaturelab.org) Seamans and Beausoleil study the natural history of historic parks in lower Manhattan. The project started in 2016 and has expanded to study the diversity and phenology of seven urban parks. Results from these studies are used to support habitat improvement recommenda-tions, sustaining native bird species in New York City’s oldest urban green spaces.
Population dynamics at a range front: Cerulean Warblers on Howland Island
Recipient Iliana Dafoe is an undergraduate at SUNY Oswego, studying under Dr. Daniel Baldassarre. The purpose of this study is to observe the reproductive
behavior of Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) on Howland Island (Cayuga County, NY) at the northeastern extreme of their range. The goal is to gain a holistic understanding of how and why this population seems to thrive at the
edge of the species range.
Exploring how migration behavior constrains seasonal reproduction in birds Recipient Abigail A. Kimmitt is an assistant professor at Hofstra University who studies genetically distinct populations of Song Sparrows that differ in migratory
behavior. Endemic resident subspecies
live on the south shore of Long Island year-round, whereas a more broadly distributed eastern subspecies winters and migrates through the same region. This research will test how differences in migratory behavior affect timing of reproduction, by measuring circulating sex steroid hormones in spring. Understanding population differences in reproductive success, will help predict how these populations will respond to seasonal changes resulting from climate change. |
NYSOA 78th
Annual Meeting - A Great Success!
This year's annual conference, hosted by Cayuga Bird Club at the Ithaca Downtown Conference Center in September, was
all one could have hoped for! Attendees enjoyed various social, educational, and birding activities, including a paper session, distinguished speakers, NYS Young Birders Club Photo ID Challenge, field trips, vendors, a silent auction, and a banquet dinner.
The draft minutes of the NYSOA business meeting will be published in The Kingbird. NYSOA members can check out the winter issue of our newsletter, New York Birders, for a detailed report and some photos taken at the conference.
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