Date: 6/11/25 2:12 pm
From: Steingraeber,David <David.Steingraeber...>
Subject: Re: [cobirds] A feather in the cap of Colorado birding
If you're interested in learning more about Kristen's superb work, here's a link to the Bird Genoscape Project's website: https://www.birdgenoscape.org/

In 2020, the National Geographic released a wonderful video, Feathers in Flight, on the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p43ksRgIlk

For those interested in even more details, here's a link to a recording of Kristen's presentation from last Nov. at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology where she gave the 2024 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lecture, the Lab's most prestigious annual lecture: https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/mapping-migratory-routes-with-feathers/

Kristen's work also is prominently featured in the 2023 book, Flight Paths — How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063161125/?bestFormat=true&k=flight%20paths%20rebecca%20heisman&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_12&crid=2VWQCKE4KYPO5&sprefix=flight%20paths

Enjoy!

Dave Steingraeber
Ft. Collins (currently in Portal, AZ)


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From: <cobirds...> <cobirds...> on behalf of Susan Rosine <u5b2mtdna...>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 12:24 PM
To: Colorado Birds <cobirds...>
Subject: Re: [cobirds] A feather in the cap of Colorado birding


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That's great news!

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies sends feathers to the Bird Genoscape Project, which she co-founded.

Susan Rosine
Brighton


On Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 10:59 AM DAVID A LEATHERMAN <daleatherman...><mailto:<daleatherman...>> wrote:
I just received notice from my friend Dr. David Steingraeber, recently retired botany prof at CSU and noted Fort Collins birder (currently spending good portions of the year with his wife Carol in a rented casita in Portal, AZ), that we have a celebrity in our midst.

Dr. Kristen Ruegg of Colorado State University is the recipient of the William Brewster Memorial Award, presented by the American Ornithological Society to the author of the most meritorious body of work on birds of the Western Hemisphere published during the past ten years. Her research involves using feathers and high-powered chemistry to sleuth the migratory pathways of birds.

Read about it here: https://americanornithology.org/aos-announces-2025-achievement-award-winners/

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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