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Highlights:
Dr. Bednarz's research interests include Conservation Biology, Behavioral Ecology,
Avian Ecology, and Wildlife Management.
Dr. Jim Bednarz teaches classes in the following subjects: Principles of Ecology,
Environmental Science, Ornithology, and Conservation Biology.
Degrees:
- Doctor of Philosophy, in Biology with specialization in avian behavior and ecology,
University of New Mexico
- Master of Science, Animal Ecology, Iowa State University
- Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Science, New Mexico State University
Experience:
Bednarz's current research projects are in the following topics:
- Wintering ecology and conservation of the American Kestrel
- Sociobiology of the Harris’s Hawk
- Breeding and behavior ecology of the Painted Bunting
- Status, movement ecology, habitat affinities, and conservation of the White-tailed
Hawk
Selected Publications:
The following are representative publications of Bednarz and collaborators:
- Poplin, B. A., Bednarz, J. C., & Gregory, A. J. (2025). Use of Apple Airtags to track
urban wildlife: proof of concept with Harris's Hawks. Wildlife Society Bulletin, e1599.
https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1599
- Bednarz, J. C., Therrien, J.-F. (2023). The full annual cycle of the American Kestrel:
state of the knowledge, information gaps, and conservation needs. Journal of Raptor
Research 57:125-130.
- Miller, S. J., Dykstra, C. R., Rolland, V., Simon, M. M., Hays, J. L., & Bednarz,
J. C. (2023). Sibling aggression, feeding rates, and hatch rank of nestling Red-shouldered
Hawks (Buteo lineatus). Journal of Raptor Research, 57(3), 419-433.
- Wynia, A. L., Rolland, V., & Bednarz, J. C. (2021). Rat snakes, cowbirds, and vines
lower passerine nest survival in remnant bottomland hardwood forests in east-central
Arkansas, USA. Avian Conservation & Ecology, 16(2), 19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01897-160219
- Wynia, A. L., & Bednarz, J. C. (2021). Evidence of nest material kleptoparasitism
in Worm‐eating Warblers (Helmitheros vermivorum) in east‐central Arkansas, USA. Ecology and Evolution, 11(10), 4996-5000. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7339
- Benson, T. J., Brown, J. D., & Bednarz, J. C. (2010). Identifying predators clarifies
predictors of nest success in a temperate passerine. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79(1),
225-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01604.x
- Anich, N. M., Benson, T. J., & Bednarz, J. C. (2009). Estimating territory and home-range
sizes: do singing locations alone provide an accurate estimate of space use? The Auk,
126(3), 626-634. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2009.08219.
- Bednarz, J. C. (1988). Cooperative hunting Harris' hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus). Science, 239(4847), 1525-1527.