Jim Bednarz

Dr. Jim Bednarz teaches Environmental Science (BIOL 1132), Principles of Ecology (BIOL 2140), and Ornithology (BIOL 4055/4056)

Degrees:

Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, The University of New Mexico

Master of Science in Animal Ecology, Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Management, New Mexico State University

Experience:

 

Jim has conducted research on six continents for more than three decades emphasizing avian behavior, population ecology, and conservation. Jim has published over 130 scholarly works including journal articles, monographs, book reviews, book chapters, conference proceedings, one book, and was the Editor of the Journal of Raptor Research for 6 years. Although Jim has studied all types of birds, he has primarily worked on migratory passerines and raptors. He is especially interested in process questions related to ecological interactions and the impacts of human activities on ecological systems. Topics of research have included the effects of habitat fragmentation, modeling bird demography, the influence of habitat modification on wildlife populations, habitat and spatial use studies on a variety of wildlife species, and understanding the drivers of social behavior of many different organisms.

Selected Publications:

The following are selected recent and the most cited publications by Dr. Jim Bednarz:

1. Anich, N. M., Benson, T. J., & Bednarz, J. C. (2009). Estimating territory and home-range sizes: do singing locations alone provide an accurate estimate of space use? The Auk, 126(3), 626-634.

 

2. Bednarz, J. C. (1988). Cooperative Hunting in Harris' Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus). Science, 239(4847), 1525-1527.

 

3. Bednarz, J. C., Huss, M. J., Benson, T. J., & Varland, D. E. (2013). The efficacy of fungal inoculation of live trees to create wood decay and wildlife-use trees in managed forests of western Washington, USA. Forest ecology and management, 307, 186-195.

 

4. Bednarz, J. C., Klem Jr, D., Goodrich, L. J., & Senner, S. E. (1990). Migration counts of raptors at Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania, as indicators of population trends, 1934-1986. The Auk, 107, 96-109.

 

5. Bednarz, J. C., & Therrien, J. F. (2023). The Full Annual Cycle of the American Kestrel: State of the Knowledge, Information Gaps, and Conservation Needs. Journal of Raptor Research, 57(2), 125-130.

 

6. Benson, T. J., Brown, J. D., & Bednarz, J. C. (2010). Identifying predators clarifies predictors of nest success in a temperate passerine. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79(1), 225-234.

 

7. Biles, K. S., Bednarz, J. C., Schulwitz, S. E., & Johnson, J. A. (2023). Tracking device attachment methods for American kestrels: Backpack versus leg-loop harnesses. Journal of Raptor Research, 57(2), 304-313.

8. Bullock, H. E., Biles, K. S., & Bednarz, J. C. (2023). Female-Female Spring Fling in American Kestrels: An Observation of a Female–Female Pair and Copulation Behavior. Journal of Raptor Research, 57(2), 314-319.

 

9. Hagler, S. J., Gibbons, A., Bednarz, J. C., Clark, W. S., & Bonter, D. N. (2022). Nest Provisioning and Sociality at Harris's Hawk Nests in South Texas. Journal of Raptor Research, 56(2), 161-170.

 

10. Miller, S. J., Dykstra, C. R., Rolland, V., Simon, M. M., Hays, J. L., & Bednarz, J. C. (2023). Sibling Aggression, Feeding Rates, and Hatch Rank of Nestling Red-Shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus). Journal of Raptor Research, 57(3), 419-433.

 

11. Wynia, A. L., & Bednarz, J. C. (2021). Evidence of nest material kleptoparasitism in Worm‐eating Warblers (Helmitheros vermivorum) in east‐central Arkansas, USA. Ecology and evolution, 11(10), 4996-5000.

 

12. Wynia, A. L., Rolland, V., & Bednarz, J. C. (2021). Rat snakes, cowbirds, and vines lower passerine nest survival in remnant bottomland hardwood forests in east-central Arkansas, USA. Avian Conservation & Ecology, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01897-160219