Burns lab members past and present will be well represented at the upcoming North American Ornithological Conference in Washington, DC. Here is a list of presentations by both former and current Burns lab members (in bold):

Wednesday, 1:45 pm, Room 8 Georgetown West
Using phylogenetic distinctiveness to prioritize species conservation in the largest family of songbirds (Thraupidae) Funk, Erik – San Diego State University; Kevin Burns – San Diego State University

Thursday, 5:30-7:00 pm, Poster Session D, Poster 94
Applications of behavioral and morphological data across a hummingbird hybrid zone Myers, Brian – San Diego State University; Christopher Clark – University of California, Riverside; Kevin Burns – San Diego State University

Thursday, 5:30 pm, General Lightning Session D, Room 11 Gunston West
Genetic and behavioral divergence among Northern Cardinal populations: testing the permeability of a biogeographic barrier Provost, Kaiya – Columbia University/American Museum of Natural History; William Mauck – American Museum of Natural History; Brian Smith – American Museum of Natural History

Thursday, 5:50 pm, General Lightning Session D, Room 11 Gunston West
Asymmetric gene flow during the protracted diversification of dry-forest- bird assemblages in northwest Peru Oswald, Jessica – Louisiana State University; Isaac Overcast – City College of New York; William Mauck – American Museum of Natural History; Michael Andersen – University of New Mexico; Brian Smith – American Museum of Natural History

Thursday, 6:05 pm, General Lightning Session D, Room 11 Gunston West
Endemism in the Pacific lowlands of Mexico: Phylogeography of the White- collared Seedeater (Sporophila torqueola) Mason, Nicholas – Cornell University; Arturo Olvera-Vital – Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Adolfo Navarro- Sigüenza – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Thursday, 6:45 pm, General Lightning Session D, Room 12 Cardozo
Phylogenomics of Lories and Lorikeets (Order: Psittaciformes) Mauck, William – American Museum of Natural History; Michael Andersen – University of New Mexico; Brett Benz – American Museum of Natural History; Brian Smith – American Museum of Natural History

Friday, 4:30 pm, Room 14 Cabinet
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Andersen, Michael – University of New Mexico; Jenna McCullough – University of New Mexico; William Mauck III – American Museum of Natural History; Brian Smith – American Museum of Natural History; Robert Moyle – University of Kansas

Saturday, 11:30 am, Room 13 Fairchild East/West
Evolution of the Innate Immune System Across the Bird Tree of Life Shultz, Allison J. – Harvard University;  Julia Yu – Harvard University; Tim Sackton – Harvard University

Saturday, 11:45 am, Room 6 Lincoln West
Phylogeography and geographic variation in the Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) Barrowclough, George – American Museum of Natural History; Jeff Groth – American Museum of Natural History; Elizabeth Bramlett – American Museum of Natural History; William Mauck – American Museum of Natural History; Jonas Lai – American Museum of Natural History