Our Plan to Count Shorebirds in the Colorado River Delta
February 28, 2022 —
A peek into Audubon’s scientific efforts to better understand a critical migration bottleneck.
Chad Witko
Senior Coordinator, Avian Biology
As Senior Coordinator, Chad Witko communicates about the Migratory Bird Initiative and other science programs within Audubon, working with data and knowledge holders across the Western Hemisphere to build relationships and acquire migratory bird datasets. Through this work, he is a principal contributor to the development of the Bird Migration Explorer.
As an expert birder and ornithologist, Chad provides a lifetime of birding knowledge and nearly twenty years of field experience to the National Science Division at Audubon.
Before joining Audubon in 2019, Chad worked on various bird research, conservation, and education projects across the United States. These include developing avian conservation strategies linked to forestry efforts in New Hampshire, serving as an eBird state reviewer, mist-netting and banding migratory passerines in California, and educating visitors to Eastern Egg Rock about seabird restoration efforts for Project Puffin.
Chad holds a BS in Environmental and Forest Biology from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and an MS in Conservation Biology and a Certificate in Applied Spatial Analysis for GIS from Antioch University New England. He currently resides in Vermont with his partner and daughter.
Articles by Chad Witko
Wandering Spoonbills Tell Us What We Need to Protect the Everglades
February 17, 2022 —
Jerry Lorenz of Audubon Florida tracked this species to shed light on how the iconic "River of Grass" is changing, for better or worse.
The Connecticut Warbler Connects Threatened Forest Habitat on Two Different Continents
October 07, 2021 —
New migration research suggests that supporting Indigenous-led Boreal Forest stewardship in Canada as well as local conservation efforts in Latin America will be key to protecting one of our most elusive songbirds.
Keeping Track of These Boreal Nomads Is Notoriously Difficult
March 02, 2021 —
The irregular irruptions of winter finches inspire both delight and bewilderment among migration scientists.
As American Kestrels Mysteriously Decline, Researchers Look to Their Migration for Clues
November 20, 2020 —
We still don't know a lot about the migration of North America's smallest falcon, but these scientists are using tracking technology that will help inform their conservation.
It's Summer, and That Means Fall Migration is Already Underway
July 10, 2020 —
For some migratory birds, "fall" is more of a guideline than a rule.
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