Kudos to Rin Pell for winning the Mark E. Hauber Award — Given for the best oral presentation on avian behavior — at the recent American Ornithological Society meeting! Keep ’em comin’ dude!

https://americanornithology.org/aos-2024-student-presentation-award-winners/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGSz_VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ9q9-_4blqzh9N2D-feuM1wSSdIuBNqV1uyqtV3w5qgOTjJhbG8WkDqvw_aem_51PwVca4mcDVYqNjm1I_iA

Super proud moment as @shelbilicious_901 just became our newest Master! She just defended her thesis — investgating the threats of predation and parasitism in space and time — which has opened the door for many new projects. Kudos to Shelby on a stellar job. We will be celebrating her triumph accordingly 🍾 🙂

We went, we presented, we conferenced! The Bowers lab spent last week in the Rockies at the annual @amornith conference! 🏔️🫎🌲🥾🪶
We are all truly grateful for the travel awards and grants we received to be able to present and attend this conference, both from the University of Memphis and the American Ornithological Society. Thank you! ☺️

PhD student: Madi Mash presented a poster on her research focusing on song in relation to parental compensation, signaling and mate retention. (#2)

MS candidate: Shelby Green presented on her research focusing on community ecology, species interactions and neighborhood effects in wild songbirds. (#3)

Postdoc: Dr. Kelly Miller presented on one of her research projects focusing on host and brood parasite nestling mouth coloration and parental care. (#4)

PhD candidate: Rin Pell presented on one of her research projects focusing on the effects of brood parasites and ectoparasites within their host species’ nests AND won a student presentation award!! 🎉 (#5)

We were fortunate enough to have our own photographer on the trip, scenic and wildlife photos are by @madison_mash00 📸

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Post semester happies, the Bowers lab has had a lot to celebrate as of late! ✨🎓🥳

We have two new candidates in the lab: Rin Pell (PhD) and Shelby Green (MS) both successfully defended their thesis prospectus this Spring! (#1 Rin in field action, #2 Shelby in field action)

Dr. Kelly O’Neil graduated!! (#3, #6-8 backyard cookout commencement ceremony)

Beloved lab undergrads: Madison ‘Mad Dog’ Brode and Mary Gianinni both graduated this Spring!! (#4 Mad Dog in field action, #5 Mary in field action)

Cheers to a productive past semester and summer field season! 🎉 May the wrens be fecund. 🤎

**All birds are handled for the purposes of research by trained and permitted individuals.**

#biology #ornithology #avainecology #bowerslab #birdgang #womeninstem #womeninscience #wildlifebiology #fieldbiology #evolutionarybiology #meeman #uofm #uofmemphis #breedingbiology #fieldseason #carolinawrens #prothonotarywarblers

Research grants, Conferences and Awards, oh my! 🪶🪺

Other big things that happened for the Bowers lab last week:

Dr. Miller (postdoc) and Shelby Green (MS student) both received research grant awards from the Tennessee Ornithological Society for projects they’re working on!

Not only did Dr. O’Neil and Rin Pell (PhD Student) present their research at the Association of Southeastern Biologists conference in Chattanooga last week, they also BOTH received awards for their presentations!! @sebiologists

Dr. O’Neil received the Eugene P. Odum award for outstanding oral presentation from the Ecological Society of America Southeast Chapter, and Rin Pell received the ASB Oral Presentation Award in the Animal Biology category.

1) Dr. Kelly Miller holding a female Carolina Chickadee after processing in the field.

2) Shelby Green processing a female Carolina Wren in the field.

3) Dr. Kelly O’Neil with her award at the ABS award ceremony.

4) Rin Pell with her award at the ABS award ceremony.

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It’s been a BIG week for the Bowers Lab! As of Tuesday, 3/19 we have another Dr. in the lab! Kelly O’Neil successfully defended her dissertation before heading off to a conference the very next day! 🎉🥳

We are all so proud of Kelly for the hard work she has put in and the lasting impact she has made on all of us.

Congratulations Dr. O’Neil!!! 🥾🌾🪶🪺🐤

Photos were collected from @kelly.inthewoods @rinpell @sh.0.jeong and @shelbilicious_901

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The Bowers Lab got the opportunity to work with the Delta Wind Birds project banding shorebirds this past week! **Give them a follow and check out the amazing and important work they are doing! @deltawindbirds

1) Emma Counce of Ole Miss (who recently defended her Master’s thesis🎉) preparing to release a newly radio transmitter tagged female Wilson’s Snipe.

2) Male Dunlin being processed before receiving a radio transmitter tag.

3) Dr. Jason Hoeksema of Ole Miss and Delta Wind Birds President explaining the process of radio transmitter tagging and the data collected.

4) Setting up mist nets in the field.

5&6) Flooded field scenery.

7) Bowers lab grads, postdoc and beloved undergrad (everyone is tagged).

8) Obligatory Mississippi muddy boot photo. You think you know mud!

9) Just a gaggle of bird nerds.

**All birds are handled and processed by trained and permitted individuals for research purposes.

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On top of fieldwork and storm clean-up, the lab has also been busy presenting research this summer! 🐤🪺📊

Dr. Kelly Miller (post-doc) and Rin Pell (PhD student) both presented at the Wilson Ornithological Society Conference. (pics 1&2) @wilsonornithsoc

Kelly O’Neil (PhD candidate) gave a talk for @nerdnitememphis . (pic 3)

Kelly O’Neil and Rin Pell both presented at the Animal Behavior Society conference in Portland, OR. (pics 4&5) @animalbehaviorsociety

Dr. Kelly Miller and Shelby Green (Master’s student) both presented at the American Ornithological Society conference in London, Ontario, CA. @amornith

Signs of Spring are trickling in across the field station 🌿✨🌸🐝

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