Bridget J. Stutchbury is a Canadian biologist, currently a Distinguished Research Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University.[1][2][3][4] She is the author of the book Silence of the Songbirds, finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.[5]

Education and early career

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Bridget Stutchbury earned an M.Sc. at Queen's University and a Ph.D. at Yale University before going on to complete postdoctoral and research associate work at the Smithsonian Institution.[6][7]

Awards and recognition

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List of works

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Books

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  • Silence of the Songbirds, Walker & Co., 2007, ISBN 978-0-8027-1609-5
  • The Bird Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds, HarperCollins, 2011, ISBN 978-1-55468-348-2
  • The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life, Walker & Co., 2011, ISBN 978-0-8027-1746-7
  • Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, 1st ed., Academic Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-12-675556-5
  • Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds, 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2022, ISBN 978-0-12-823814-1

Selected Journal Publications

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  • Horn, L., T. K. Remmel, B. J. M. Stutchbury. 2021. Weak evidence of carry-over effects of overwinter climate and habitat productivity on spring arrival of migratory songbirds at a northern stopover site. Ornithological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duab012
  • Albert, S., J. D. Wolfe, J. Kellerman, T. Sherry, B. J. M. Stutchbury, N. J. Bayly, A. Ruiz-Sánchez. 2020. Habitat ecology of Nearctic–Neotropical migratory landbirds on the nonbreeding grounds. Ornithological Applications. 122: https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa055
  • VanVliet, H., B. J. M. Stutchbury, A. E. M. Newman, and D. R. Norris. 2020. The impacts of agricultural intensification on an obligate grassland bird of North America. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 106696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106696
  • Eng, M. L. Bridget J.M. Stutchbury, and Christy A. Morrissey. 2019. Neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds. Science 365: 1177–1180. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw9419
  • Eng, M. B. J. M. Stutchbury, and C.  Morrissey. 2017. Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird. Scientific Reports, 7: 15176 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15446-x
  • Stutchbury B. J. M, R. Siddiqui, K. Fraser K. 2016. Ecological causes and consequences of intra-tropical migration in long-distance migratory birds. Invited paper. American Naturalist 188, S28–S40 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26519254

References

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  1. ^ "Distinguished Research Professors". yorku.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bridget J. Stutchbury". yorku.ca. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Stutchbury, Bridget J." worldcat.org. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bridget Stutchbury". Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  6. ^ "Silence of the Songbirds". The Green Interview. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. ^ "Author". HarperCollins Canada. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  8. ^ "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  9. ^ "Finalists". Canadian Museum of Nature. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  10. ^ Canada, Wildlife Preservation (2022-09-21). "WPC Past President Bridget Stutchbury nominated for prestigious award | Wildlife Preservation Canada Blog". Retrieved 2022-09-28.