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Education
B.S. in Biology, Northland College (2001)
Professional Experience
I have worked in a wide variety of positions with the Center since starting with them in the spring of 2001. As a seasonal research technician I worked on projects including; Wayne ’s Black-throated Green Warbler study, Neotropical migrant energetics study, was the resident Saw-whet bander for three years during the falls of 2001-2003. After joining the center full time in the spring of 2004, I have been responsible for designing and carrying out avian surveys in North Carolina , Maryland , and Virginia . Specifically, I have conducted fall migrant surveys on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, breeding bird surveys near the Yadkin Project area in central North Carolina , breeding bird surveys on Bureau of Land Management lands near Washington D.C. , and also in the Bear Swamp region of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I am responsible for hiring and supervising of staff for select projects, including a study on American Oystercatcher predation, and of the habitat use of migratory birds on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Prior to joining the Center full time, I was involved in a wide array of research projects across the continent.
Research Experience
Examples of Research Projects
Stop-over Patterns of Migratory Landbirds on the Lower Delmarva Peninsula (Virginia)
Surveys for Wayne’s Black-throated Green Warbler (North Carolina, Virginia)
Autumn Foraging Observations of Neotropical Migrants (Virginia)
Autumn Migration of the Northern Saw-whet Owl on the Lower Delmarva Peninsula (Virginia)
Autumn Migration of the N. Saw-whet Owl and the Flammulated Owl (Idaho)
Monitoring Productivity of the Roseate Spoonbill (Florida)
A Breeding-bird Survey of the Yadkin Project Area (North Carolina)
A Breeding-bird Survey of the Adkins Tract of the Bear Swamp (Maryland)
Nest Searching and Banding of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Arizona)
Investigation of the Over-wintering Survival of Neotropical Migratory Birds of Guantanomo Bay (Cuba)
Publications
Technical Reports
Smith, F. M., B. J. Paxton, D. S. Bradshaw. 2004. Avian Inventory Report for the Yadkin Project (FERC No. 2197). Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-14. Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg , VA. 54 pp.
Smith, F.M., B.J. Paxton, and B.D. Watts. 2004. Autumn migration of Northern Saw-whet Owls on the Lower Delamarva Peninsula 1994-2004: Project Report 2004. Technical Report Seried CCBTR-05-01. Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.
Paxton, B. J. and F. M. Smith. 2004. Surveys of Breeding Birds Within Bear Swamp, Wicomico and Worchester Counties , Maryland . Center for Conservation Biology Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-11. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 35 pp.
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