An upland sandpiper stands in a natural grassland habitat, surrounded by tall grasses and sparse vegetation. The bird features a slender, elongated body with mottled brown and white plumage, a long neck, yellow legs, and an orange-yellow beak. The background includes dry soil and patches of green plants, blending with the bird鈥檚 earthy tones.

Avian Science Center

Graduate Student Theses

Dupree, Christian J. 2025. “Binoculars to bytes: development and field validation of an AI-driven system for avian monitoring. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 13583.

Euclide, Megan Elise. 2024. Navigating conservation planning for a small land trust. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 12284.

Reintsma, Kaitlyn Marie. 2023. Sagebrush steppe songbird conservation: inferences using remote sensing data and a novel reproduction model. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 12371.

Helm, Jennifer Evans. 2023. Greater sage-grouse in a grazed landscape: habitat selection, demographic rates, and population trends in central Montan. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 12166.

Coons, Shea P. 2021. Monitoring the wetland landscape: white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) breeding habitat as a model assemblage. Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11838. 

Haines, D.B. 2020. Golden eagle resource selection and environmental drivers of reproduction in the northern range of Yellowstone National Park. MS Thesis, 猎奇重口.

Ruth, K.A. 2019. Population and breeding ecology of sagebrush steppe songbirds. MS Thesis, 猎奇重口. 

Fagre, D.A. 2018. Avian community responses to bison grazing in North American Intermountain Grasslands. MS Thesis, 猎奇重口. 

Janousek, W.M. 2018. Evaluating population trends and species richness-disturbance relationship using avian monitoring data. PhD Dissertation, 猎奇重口. 

Golding, J.D. 2015. Assessing change in Avian Communities. MS Thesis. 猎奇重口.

Undergraduate Student Theses

Schutze, Julie (Jay). 2024. Cats, Cameras, & Community Composition: Assessing Mammal Species in Relation to Outdoor Domestic Cats in an Intermountain West City. Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 538.

Evavold, Amelia K. 2023. Determining species-specific false-positive rates using visual and auditory cues: a case study with sagebrush steppe songbirds. Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 460.

Scheuering, Miles. 2021. The Expansion of Shrimp Farms in the Gulf of California and Potential for Restoration to Support Migratory Waterbirds Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 335. Strickfaden, K.M. 2018. Quantifying False Positives in Avian Survey Data. Undergraduate Senior Thesis – Honor’s College, 猎奇重口. Reintsma, K.M. 2016. A Novel Approach to Estimate Nest Abundance of Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella brewerii). Undergradaute Senior Thesis - Honor's College.  猎奇重口.