Birds of North America’s Boreal Forest
To achieve genoscapes of many of North America’s boreal passerines and woodpeckers, we are partnering with Dr. Ben Winger of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. The Winger lab is leading an NSF-funded project to study the determinants of genetic variation across the ranges of boreal-breeding migratory birds. If you have relevant samples and are interested in potential collaborations, please contact Dr. Kristen Ruegg. We are working towards constructing genoscapes for the following boreal species:
Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Blackburnian Warbler (Septophaga fusca)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Boreal Chickadee (Poecile husonicus)
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicolis)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Septophaga coronata)
