Who We Are
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Aaron Boone (Project Coordinator) became interested in birds at a very young age, and grew up actively birding in northern Illinois. He has worked as a field ornithologist in various research projects for Idaho State University, Clemson University, and The Ohio State University, and he holds an M.S. in natural resources from The Ohio State University's School of Environment and Natural Resources. His research at OSU utilized stable-carbon isotope analysis to investigate the impact of tropical winter habitat use on Magnolia Warblers (Dendroica magnolia) migrating through northwestern Ohio. Aaron can be reached via email at boone.70@osu.edu. |
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Paul Rodewald (Project Director) has worked in numerous bird research projects throughout the U.S. and abroad over the last 20 years. Paul is an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at the Ohio State University. He received a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Rutgers University, M.S. in Zoology from the University of Arkansas, and Ph.D. in Ecology from the Pennsylvania State University. His research interests at OSU include avian community ecology and management, and his current research addresses the ecology and behavior of landbirds using migratory stopover areas near Lake Erie and urban landscapes surrounding Columbus. He also serves as Chair of the Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative. Paul can be reached via email at rodewald.2@osu.edu. |
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Nathan Stricker (Co-Investigator) is a native of rural Shelby County in west central Ohio. He has a M.S. in zoology from Ohio State University where he investigated influences on nesting success of common terns along the Ohio shores of Lake Erie. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Natural Resources at OSU where his research has focused on habitat for nesting marshbirds. Nathan now conducts grassland bird research as a wildlife biologist at the Olentangy Upland Wildlife Research Station with the ODNR Division of Wildlife. Nathan can be reached via email at Nathan.Stricker@dnr.state.oh.us. |
| Please direct mail inquiries to: Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II School of Environment and Natural Resources The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210 The OBBA II contact telephone number is (614) 247-6458. |