Fitzpatrick, John Weaver
Professor
I am a professional ornithologist with expertise in avian behavior, ecology, and conservation biology. For 12 years I have been Director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, a world renowned institute for research, education, and conservation of birds around the world. The Lab is a global pioneer in creating and delivering "citizen science" projects that engage tens of thousands of public citizens in research on bird distribution, movements, and population trends.
research
research and scholarship focus
Recently, my main area of research has been on conservation and management of endangered species. I use detailed field studies of population biology, together with spatially explicit modelling, to project survival probabilities of the endangered Florida Scrub-Jay under alternative management scenarios. These studies are used to develop long-term conservation plans for the species, which is under severe threat from rapid human population growth and development throughout Florida.
primary investigator of
- ARCHIVING NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S "RADIO EXPEDITIONS" AT THE MACAULAY LIBRARY | Research Grant
- CONSERVATION OF BIRDS IN NORTH AMERICA | Research Grant
- MIGRATORY CONNECTIVITY OF HUDSONIAN GODWITS, LIMOSA HAEMASTICA | Research Grant
- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY MASTER AGREEMENT | Research Grant
- TRAINING ANDMONITORING FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CUBA | Research Grant
- TRAINING CUBAN STUDENTS IN SCIENTIFC TECHNIQUES | Research Grant
- UNIFYING MODELS OF GENE FLOW AT MULTIPLE SCALES IN A WELL-STUDIED VERTEBRATE | Research Grant
co investigator of
research areas
- biodiversity | collaborative research area (CALS)
- conservation biology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ecology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- evolution | collaborative research area (CALS)
- ornithology | collaborative research area (CALS)
- science education | collaborative research area (CALS)
submitted impact statement
- Rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in continental North America | 2005 Impact statement
affiliations
head of
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (CLO) | research institute
faculty appointment in
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (CLO) | research institute
member of graduate field
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (CLO) | research institute
staff member in
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (CLO) | research institute
teaching
teaching focus
I teach Cornell University`s introductory undergraduate course in Conservation Biology, offered alternate fall semesters.
teaches
- BIOEE 2670 - Introduction to Conservation Biology (MW 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2009 class
- BIOEE 2670 - Introduction to Conservation Biology (MW 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2009 class
service
outreach focus
As Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology I oversee an extensive range of public educational activities, including comprehensive websites on bird biology and conservation; award-winning magazine (Living Bird) and newsletter (BirdScope); regular press releases on issues of importance to bird conservation; engagement in public school education through the Ithaca Public Education Initiative; public lectures in a variety of forums around the U.S.; and other activities.
background
featured in
- Bird watchers set a new record: Great Backyard Bird Count participants tally millions of birds | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell helps set research agenda for how to protect birds, bats from wind turbines | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell researchers say double knocks may be 'soundprints' of ivory-bills | Cornell news release
- Cornell researchers to present audio recordings of ivory-billed woodpecker at Aug. 24 ornithology meeting | Cornell news release
- Elusive bird is everywhere and nowhere | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Lab of Ornithology helps Maya Lin realize her dream in creating arts series on species loss | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Long thought extinct, ivory-billed woodpecker rediscovered in Big Woods of Arkansas | Cornell news release
publications
linked articles
speaker at Cornell event
Keywords: citizen science, conservation, endangered species, fuertes director of ornithology, ornithology, population biology