Auriel M.V Fournier, PhD

New Paper - Migratory behavior of King Rails in southeast Arkansas

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Novobilsky, J #, Roberts, CP, McCallie, J, Rowe, K, Fournier, AMV 2026 Migratory behavior of King Rails in southeast Arkansas Avian Conservation and Ecology 21:10.5751/ACE-03134-210209

Elected a fellow of the American Ornithological Society

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Excited to share I was elected a Fellow of the American Ornithological Society at last week’s AOS conference!

New Paper - Co-Producing Coastal Bird Research on the Gulf Coast through Structured Decision Making (SDM) and Constructed Value of Information (CVoI)

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Fuller, JL, Michel, NL, Grimm, KE, Dayer, AA, Adams, EM, Darrah, AJ, Fournier, AMV, Gleason, JS, Grace, JK, Johnson, EI, Maness, TJ, Ottinger, MA, Saunders, SP, Taylor, CM, Zenzal Jr, TJ. 2026 Co-Producing Coastal Bird Research on the Gulf Coast through Structured Decision Making (SDM) and Constructed Value of Information (CVoI) Estuaries and Coasts 49: 10.1007/s12237-026-01785-4

New Paper - Variation in cloacal microbiota of Canada goose (Branta canadensis) across rural and urban areas in Illinois, USA

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Raudabaugh, DB, Villazan Perez-Girones S, Rivera, NA, Latif, T, London, EW, Pietrunti, NF, Brown, WM, Mateus-Pinilla, NE, Fournier, AMV. 2026 Variation in cloacal microbiota of Canada goose (Branta canadensis) across rural and urban areas in Illinois, USA Frontiers in Microbiomes doi:10.3389/frmbi.2026.1820309

New Paper - Locations and management strategies for prioritizing King Rail conservation efforts in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Brewer, DE, Webb, EB, McCallie, J, Novobilsky, J, Fournier, AMV, Roberts, CP, Mini, AE, McKnight, SK. 2026 Locations and management strategies for prioritizing King Rail conservation efforts in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley Ecological Solutions and Evidence 7:e70233 doi:10.1002/2688-8319.70233

New Paper - Abundance estimates of Eastern Black Rails in Southeastern Colorado

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hargett, EM #, Benson, TJ, Rossi, L, Fournier, AMV 2026 Abundance estimates of Eastern Black Rails in Southeastern Colorado Wildlife Society Bulletin 10.1002/wsb.70021

New Paper - Physiological Impacts of Sublethal Cyathocotyle Bushiensis and Sphaeridiotrema Pseudoglobulus Infections in Captive Lesser Scaup

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Beach, CR, Fournier, AMV, Lancaster, JD, Cole, RA, Hagy, HM, Jacques, CN. 2026 Physiological Impacts of Sublethal Cyathocotyle Bushiensis and Sphaeridiotrema Pseudoglobulus Infections in Captive Lesser Scaup Wilson Journal of Ornithology

New Paper - Burning For Birds A Manual for the Application of Prescribed Fire in High Marshes of the Northern Gulf Coast.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cox, JA, Beilke, EA, Fournier, AMV, Johnson, EI, Kalasz, KS, Kross, CS, Lamb, BD, Lancaster, JD, Levy, HE, Monopoli, LF, Nyman, JA, Wilson, JK, Woodrey, MS. 2025. Burning For Birds: A Manual for the Application of Prescribed Fire in High Marshes of the Northern Gulf Coast. INHS Special Publication 33. https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/137934

New Paper - Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Lamb, BD, Levy, HE, Beilke, EA, Kross, CS, Kappes, PJ, Sukkienik, MJ, Cox, JA, Wilson, JK, Woodrow, JO, Butler, MJ, Zenzal, TJ, Fournier, AMV, Woodrey, MS. In Review Variation in Detection Distance of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Vocalizations by Autonomous Recording Units Waterbirds 48:1-13

New Paper - Rallus elegans (king Rail) occupancy is stable, but habitat is in short supply in the Arkansas Delta

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Roberts, C.P., J. Novobilsky, P. Akpejeluh, L.L. Berry, M.J. Budd, M.C. Ferrara, L.A.P. LaBrie, L. Luther, V. Karki, D. Krementz, K. Rowe, M. Shaw, K. Wilson, and A.M.V. Fournier. 2025. Rallus elegans (king Rail) occupancy is stable, but habitat is in short supply in the Arkansas Delta Ornithological Applications duaf061.