See below for news articles associated with the McWilliams Lab Research Group

November 24, 2025: Rhode Island launches first-ever statewide turkey census

November 3, 2025: Gobble report: Assessing wild turkeys in Rhode Island

October 6, 2025: At one of America’s oldest bird banding stations, a quiet fight to track avian decline

August 20, 2025: Block Island bird study reveals some good news for island’s migrating songbirds

July 28, 2025: Novel discoveries about Eastern Whip-poor-will nesting and chick growth

April 17, 2024: URI-led team finds direct evidence of ‘itinerant breeding’ in East Coast shorebird species

December 22, 2021: URI grad student assessing how waterfowl interact with aquaculture facilities in Rhode Island waters

May 21, 2021: Do We Know How Many Birds and Bats Are Killed by Wind Turbines per Year?

June 18, 2020: URI researcher: Antioxidant-rich diet reduces stress response during bird migration

May 21, 2020: How Are Birds Affected by the Block Island Wind Farm and How Do They Interact With the Wind Turbines?

December 18, 2018: Changes in Forest Habitat Impact Funky Timberdoodle

March 20, 2018: How birds get from there to here

November 9, 2016: URI doctoral student links diet, behavior in migrating songbirds on Block Island

April 15, 2014: URI researcher: Gut capacity limits wildlife’s ability to adapt to rapid climate change

March 24, 2010: URI scientists believe birds can teach us about healthy eating

July 7, 2003: URI researcher: Migration takes guts — Birds modify digestive physiology during migration

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