Bridget Stutchbury Explained

Bridget J. Stutchbury is a Canadian biologist, currently a Distinguished Research Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} She is the author of the book Silence of the Songbirds, finalist for the 2007 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction.^[5]

Education and early career

Bridget Stutchbury earned an M.Sc. at Queen's University and a Ph.D. at Yale University before going on to complete postdoctoral and research associate work at the Smithsonian Institution.^{[6] [7]}

Awards and recognition

• Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award, 2007.^[8]
• Shortlisted for the Canadian Museum of Nature Nature Inspiration Awards, 2022.^{[9] [10]}

List of works

Books

• Silence of the Songbirds, Walker & Co., 2007,
• The Bird Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds, HarperCollins, 2011,
• The Private Lives of Birds: A Scientist Reveals the Intricacies of Avian Social Life, Walker & Co., 2011,

Selected Journal Publications

• Horn, L., T. K. Remmel, B. J. M. Stutchbury. 2021. Weak evidence of carry-over effects of overwinter climate and habitat productivity on spring arrival of migratory songbirds at a northern stopover site. Ornithological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/duab012
• Albert, S., J. D. Wolfe, J. Kellerman, T. Sherry, B. J. M. Stutchbury, N. J. Bayly, A. Ruiz-Sánchez. 2020. Habitat ecology of Nearctic–Neotropical migratory landbirds on the nonbreeding grounds. Ornithological Applications. 122: https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duaa055
• VanVliet, H., B. J. M. Stutchbury, A. E. M. Newman, and D. R. Norris. 2020. The impacts of agricultural intensification on an obligate grassland bird of North America. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 106696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106696
• Eng, M. L. Bridget J.M. Stutchbury, and Christy A. Morrissey. 2019. Neonicotinoid insecticide reduces fueling and delays migration in songbirds. Science 365: 1177–1180. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw9419
• Eng, M. B. J. M. Stutchbury, and C.  Morrissey. 2017. Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird. Scientific Reports, 7: 15176 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15446-x
• Stutchbury B. J. M, R. Siddiqui, K. Fraser K. 2016. Ecological causes and consequences of intra-tropical migration in long-distance migratory birds. Invited paper. American Naturalist 188, S28–S40 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26519254

Notes and References

1. Web site: Distinguished Research Professors . yorku.ca . January 29, 2017.
2. Web site: Bridget J. Stutchbury . yorku.ca . January 29, 2017.
3. Web site: Stutchbury, Bridget J. . worldcat.org . January 29, 2017.
4. Web site: Bridget Stutchbury . January 29, 2017.
5. Web site: Past GGBooks winners and finalists . 2022-09-28 . Governor General's Literary Awards . en.
6. Web site: Silence of the Songbirds . 2022-09-28 . The Green Interview . en-US.
7. Web site: Author . 2022-09-28 . HarperCollins Canada . en-US.
8. Web site: Past GGBooks winners and finalists . 2022-09-28 . Governor General's Literary Awards . en.
9. Web site: Finalists . 2022-09-28 . Canadian Museum of Nature . en-CA.
10. Web site: Canada . Wildlife Preservation . 2022-09-21 . WPC Past President Bridget Stutchbury nominated for prestigious award Wildlife Preservation Canada Blog . 2022-09-28 . en-US.