Jess Cosentino

MSc. Candidate, Department of Biology

 Co-supervisor: Dr. Ann McKellar

 BSc. Plymouth State University 

 Birthplace: New Hampshire, USA

 Project: Influence of winter origin on population structure, migration timing, and route selection in Sanderling (Calidris alba) during spring migration 

 My research aims to identify distinct geographic wintering origins and migration routes of Sanderling populations staging at Chaplin Lake, SK using feather stable isotopic signatures and automated radio telemetry of nano-tagged individuals. Additionally, I intend to investigate annual variation in the relative proportion of individuals from different wintering biomes in order to identify changes in the Chaplin Lake population structure migration timing over time.