Staff Member
Shelby McCahon
Master's
Email: smccahon2@alaska.edu
Email: smccahon2@alaska.edu
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Effects of agricultural pesticides on migrating shorebirds | July 2025 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, and K. Christie. 2024. Staging site quality for migratory shorebirds using agricultural wetlands in the Midcontinent Flyway. 10<sup>th</sup> annual Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting. Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. 14 Aug 2024. | August 2024 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2025.. Shorely exposed: Insecticide accumulation and impacts on migratory shorebirds in an agricultural landscape. Waterbird Society Annual Conference. San Jose, Costa Rica. 7 Jan 2025. | January 2025 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2024.. Insecticide exposure and associated physiological effects on migratory shorebirds in the Prairie Pothole Region. American Ornithological Society Annual Conference. Estes Park, CO. 3 Oct 2024. | October 2024 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2024. Lesser Yellowlegs & Insecticides in the Prairie Pothole Region. 30<sup>th</sup> Annual Alaska Shorebird Group Meeting. Anchorage, AK. 2 Dec 2024. | December 2024 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2024. Insecticide exposure in migratory shorebirds using agricultural wetlands in the Midcontinent Flyway. 10th annual Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group meeting. Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. 14 Aug 2024. | August 2024 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2023. Lesser Yellowlegs exposure to neonicotinoids - Insecticide exposure in migratory shorebirds using agricultural wetlands in the Midcontinent Flyway. 20th Alaska Bird Conference, Anchorage, AK. 11 Dec 2023. | December 2023 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2023. Exposure and accumulation of neonicotinoid insecticides on migratory shorebirds in the Prairie Pothole Region. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. 7 Nov 2023. | November 2023 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2023. Disentangling threats to Lesser Yellowlegs: Neonicotinoids or habitat degradation? USFWS Division of Scientific Resources Biologist Meeting. 11 Jan 2023. | January 2023 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2023. Agricultural impacts on shorebird abundance, body condition, and invertebrate biomass. International Lesser Yellowlegs Working Group meeting. International Lesser Yellowlegs Working Group meeting. Virtual. 15 Dec 2023. | December 2023 |
| McCahon, S., C.J. Conway, K. Christie, and C. Morrissey. 2022. Evaluating the effects of neonicotinoids and habitat loss on Lesser Yellowlegs in the Prairie Pothole Region. Conservation Actions for Lesser Yellowlegs in the Americas Western Hemisphere Shorebird Working Group Meeting. Virtual. 5 Sep 2022. | September 2022 |