Alicia Brunner

• Master of Science
• PhD Student at Cornell University

Background Each spring and fall billions of songbirds depart on nocturnal migrations across the globe. Theory suggests that songbirds should depart on migration shortly after sunset to maximize their potential for nightly flight duration or to time departure with the emergence of celestial cues needed for orientation and navigation. Although captiv...

Improving our understanding of migratory behaviors and connectivity is fundamental for identifying limiting factors and drivers of population decline. With advances in miniaturized tracking technology, we are now able to study these critical aspects of avian ecology, which, for secretive species, was once an exceptional challenge. Here, we identify...

Behavioral flexibility of individuals is essential if organisms are to ultimately adapt to climate change. As environmental conditions, such as precipitation patterns become increasingly variable, fine-scale spatiotemporal flexibility in space use may allow for individuals to track resources during periods of adverse or atypical conditions. Individ...

A female Kirtland’s Warbler was observed and captured on 12 February 2019 at the Font Hill Nature Reserve (18°02′ N, 77°57′ W) on the south coast of Jamaica, hundreds of kilometers southwest of the typical nonbreeding range of Kirtland’s Warblers. This is the first report of a Kirtland’s Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) in Jamaica. The individual was...