DWB volunteers and collaborating scientists have been hard at work in recent years, studying how shorebirds respond to temporary migration stopover habitat on crop fields in the Mississippi Delta, tracking how they move across the Delta landscape, and measuring how shorebird habitat affects properties of the farm ecosystem such as crop yields, nutrient cycling, soil properties, pesticide breakdown, and invertebrate communities. In this Zoom webinar featuring University of Mississippi (UM) scientists Jason Hoeksema and Jason Taylor, UM Master’s graduate Emma Counce, and possible special guests, you’ll see photos of the team (and the birds!) in action, hear a summary of key results to date, and have a chance to ask questions. Click HERE to register and obtain the Zoom link.

DWB shorebird banding volunteers

Wilson’s Snipe movement track

Oyenike Oyejide and Selena Zhao sampling invertebrates to characterize Lesser Yellowlegs habitat quality

UM Master’s graduate Victoria Blocker installs a water level logging device

Jason Taylor collects a sediment core for laboratory assays of nitrogen cycling

Emma Counce conducting shorebird surveys