VTShorebirds
@vtshorebirds.bsky.social
The Virginia Tech Shorebird Program. Applied conservation research to protect our coastal wildlife resources.
We’re so proud of all of the work that Lucy, Ezra, and the rest of our undergraduate students have put in this year! Be sure to swipe to see Lucy and Ezra hard at work during red knot surveys last summer!
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We’re so proud of all of the work that Lucy, Ezra, and the rest of our undergraduate students have put in this year! Be sure to swipe to see Lucy and Ezra hard at work during red knot surveys last summer!
This year, he’s reviewed thousands of photos of royals terns on eBird, looking for photos of birds banded by VTSP in Hampton Roads. His search found band resights that were not previously reported to VTSP, meaning we now have better data on royal tern survival, migration, and dispersal!
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This year, he’s reviewed thousands of photos of royals terns on eBird, looking for photos of birds banded by VTSP in Hampton Roads. His search found band resights that were not previously reported to VTSP, meaning we now have better data on royal tern survival, migration, and dispersal!
Ezra has worked with our lab as a GIS and field technician. (Here he is collecting a sediment sample from a mudflat last summer!)
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ezra has worked with our lab as a GIS and field technician. (Here he is collecting a sediment sample from a mudflat last summer!)
Her research investigated how landcover has changed on the islands since 2004. She found that proportions of landcover classes have remained stable in the system, but patterns have varied a lot between different islands, with some islands such as Cobb undergoing dramatic changes, 2004-2021!
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Her research investigated how landcover has changed on the islands since 2004. She found that proportions of landcover classes have remained stable in the system, but patterns have varied a lot between different islands, with some islands such as Cobb undergoing dramatic changes, 2004-2021!
Lucy started with our lab as a Virginia Sea Grant summer intern, working with Mikayla on spatial analyses of aerial imagery of the Virginia barrier islands. (She also learned how to count large flocks of migratory shorebirds!)
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Lucy started with our lab as a Virginia Sea Grant summer intern, working with Mikayla on spatial analyses of aerial imagery of the Virginia barrier islands. (She also learned how to count large flocks of migratory shorebirds!)
Leo’s work is currently on display at @virginiatech.bsky.social in the Perspective Gallery and we were honored that he gave us a tour of his exhibit today! Thanks for showing us around, Leo!
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Leo’s work is currently on display at @virginiatech.bsky.social in the Perspective Gallery and we were honored that he gave us a tour of his exhibit today! Thanks for showing us around, Leo!
Leo worked with us over the summer as a an NSF-funded REU, and the academic year, he helps us sort through sediment samples in search of migratory items shorebird prey items as a research technician. Not only is he an incredible shorebird scientist, but he is also an amazing artist!
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Leo worked with us over the summer as a an NSF-funded REU, and the academic year, he helps us sort through sediment samples in search of migratory items shorebird prey items as a research technician. Not only is he an incredible shorebird scientist, but he is also an amazing artist!
This position will run from April 14st to October 24th with the possibility of extension through the winter season in Blacksburg, VA. We encourage all to apply!
For more information, check our job listing on Texas A&M Natural Resources Job Board:
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
For more information, check our job listing on Texas A&M Natural Resources Job Board:
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
Migratory Shorebird Research Field Technician | Natural Resources Job Board
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This position will run from April 14st to October 24th with the possibility of extension through the winter season in Blacksburg, VA. We encourage all to apply!
For more information, check our job listing on Texas A&M Natural Resources Job Board:
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
For more information, check our job listing on Texas A&M Natural Resources Job Board:
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
This project aims to evaluate the impacts of anthropogenic habitat modification from a shoreline stabilization project on Wallops Island, VA on the above species. Want to learn more about our work at Wallops Island? Check out this 3 minute video here!
news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...
news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...
NASA coastal stabilization study on imperiled shorebirds
NASA operates a flight facility at Wallops Island on the Virginia coast. Sarah Karpanty and her students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are conducting research as part of a five-y...
news.vt.edu
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This project aims to evaluate the impacts of anthropogenic habitat modification from a shoreline stabilization project on Wallops Island, VA on the above species. Want to learn more about our work at Wallops Island? Check out this 3 minute video here!
news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...
news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...
Our research adds to long-term data on the foraging ecology of Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa), Black-bellied Plovers, (Pluvialis squatarola) and Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus).
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our research adds to long-term data on the foraging ecology of Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa), Black-bellied Plovers, (Pluvialis squatarola) and Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus).