Autumn Iverson

I spent a lot of time on tag retrieval in the fall and early winter. I was usually out there about four days a week, attempting to get back as many birds as possible with tags. And there is good ne...

It was a busy winter getting all the tags out and with your generous donations and the money from National Geographic, I was able to deploy 35 tags!! 17 of these were deployed at the coastal Califo...

Hi there! I have created a new Instagram account where I will post pictures and project updates. If you have Instagram, follow me at @autumn_ecology! I will also continue to post some updates here ...

Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia, Zonotrichia! I am used to seeing Golden-crowned sparrows and White-crowned sparrows at my field sites this time of year - both in the genus Zonotrichia. Recently though, ...

I just wanted to write a super quick note to let you all know something encouraging for the project. I've been getting things ready for banding at the inland location (still have to make some cages...

My last lab note talked about how stable isotope analyses can help with understanding migratory connectivity for a larger sample of individuals. I added a stretch goal of another $1000 to cover cos...

There are only two days remaining in the campaign! I know I've said it before, but thank you AGAIN to all the people that donated! Before the campaign ends, I wanted to share with you one other way...

Thank you to all of the 59 backers that helped make this project happen!! Reaching 100% funding is amazing and I'm so excited to get the birds tagged this winter! I can't wait to share the results ...

Most birds make sounds, whether a barking call or a melodious song. However, not all birds learn these sounds through acoustic experience. Golden-crowned Sparrows are oscine passerine birds, one of...