A few years ago, biological sciences faculty member Daniel Baldassarre convinced SUNY Oswego to make an earth-friendly and bird-friendly decision to let some underused fields go wild to provide a home for bobolinks and other migrating species.
Populations are declining for the handsome bobolinks, so the Oswego Bobolink Project provides breeding grounds and safe living space, supporting broader ecosystem goals while also providing research experiences for students.
Zoology major Nikki Knecht has been working on this grasslands bird project and presented information on it at Quest on April 23. Her presentation, "Status of Bobolinks in low-maintenance hayfields on the SUNY Oswego campus," was part of the biological sciences talks.