People Type: Lab Alumni

I am Ousainou, or OD, and I am a recent graduate of Operation Fresh Start. I am studying zoology at Madison Area Technical College and plan to get a bachelor’s degree. I like music, anime, sleeping, and turtles.

Research I am the co-project lead for the bioacoustic monitoring program in the Peery lab. Using passive acoustic monitoring we are surveying for vocal species of conservation concern in a variety of landscapes in California. The bioacoustics program contributes to research on several different questions including habitat occupancy and usage across the Sierra Nevada by …

Research My background is split between fieldwork – namely the identification, capture, and tracking of spotted and barred owls in California, and lab work in Wisconsin – primarily genetic sequencing and analyses. I have had the privilege of participating in a number of projects within the Peery Lab, including marbled murrelet genetics, spotted owl demographics, …

Publications Fountain, E. D.*, P. J. Kulzer*, R. T. Golightly, J. W. Rivers, S. F. Pearson, M. G. Raphael, M. G. Betts, S. K. Nelson, D. D. Roby, N. F. Kryshak*, S. Schneider, and M. Z. Peery (2023). Characterizing the diet of a threatened seabird, the Marbled Murrelet, using high-throughput sequencing. Marine Ornithology. 51:145-155. Kryshak*, N.F. and Fountain*, E.D., …

I am an undergraduate student studying Conservation Biology with certificates in Environmental Studies and Science Communication. I am working under the mentorship of Dr. Zach Peery and Erin Netoskie to vet and analyze acoustic data collected in the Sierra Nevada Monitoring project. My interests include population and community ecology, and I hope to use the skills I am …

Research Hello, my research interests involve how toxins impact avian vertebrates on a molecular level. Growing up in Wisconsin’s Lower Fox River Basin, which was designated as a Superfund site by the EPA in 1998, I have long had an interest in toxicology. As an undergrad, double majoring in wildlife ecology and biology, I worked …

Research My master’s research under Dr. Zach Peery (UW) and Dr. Connor Wood (Cornell) will investigate the relative effects of fire, fuels management, and drought on spotted owl occupancy throughout the Sierra Nevada. This research will aid in comparing these environmental factors in the face of novel climate change. Additionally, I will explore how avian …

Research I assessed community variation of fish, invertebrates, and microbes in an intermittent stream for my Master’s. Of course since there is no way to ‘count’ microbes as we can with fish and invertebrates, I had to use a different method-16S rRNA sequencing. This is where I had my first glimpse and became fascinated by …

Research I am interested in wildlife ecology and demography across broad spatial scales, and in benefiting the conservation of endangered and threatened species. My master’s research is focused on acoustic monitoring of the California spotted owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) in the Sierra Nevada. I seek to assess the spatial and temporal aspects of spotted owl …

Research I came onto the Peery lab as a seasonal crew lead, helping to run a team of 8 wildlife technicians during a field season of data collection in Lassen and Plumas NFs. I continued with the lab, becoming an assistant project lead for the California spotted owl bioacoustics project. This is a cutting edge program …