Margaret Brittingham
Professor of Wildlife Resources
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409 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802 - mxb21@psu.edu
- 814-863-8442
Research Summary
Avian ecology; avian response to oil and gas exploration and development; effects of habitat fragmentation on bird populations; managing wildlife on private land
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Most Recent Publications
Experimental playback of natural gas compressor noise reduces incubation time and hatching success in two secondary cavity-nesting bird species
Julian Avery, Danielle Williams, J Avery, T Gabrielson, M Brittingham-Brant, Margaret Brittingham, 2021, Ornithological Applications on p. 1-11
There’s a New Bird in Town: Irruptions and Superflights
Margaret Brittingham, 2020,
Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA
Laura S. Farwell, Petra B. Wood, Randy Dettmers, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2020, Landscape Ecology on p. 1353-1370
Birding and COVID-19
Margaret Brittingham, 2020, on p. 1
The birds at my table: Why we feed wild birds and why it matters
Margaret Brittingham, 2020, THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY on p. 72-73
2020-21 Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide
R Crassweller, K Peter, G Krawczyk, J Schupp, T Ford, Margaret Brittingham, L LaBorde, J Harper, K Kephart, R Pifer, K Kelley, L He, P Heinemann, D Biddinger, M Lopez de Murphy, R Marini, T Baugher, D Weber, L Kime, 2020,
Habitat of Breeding Blackpoll Warblers at a Persistent Extralimital Breeding Site in Pennsylvania
Eric J. Zawatski, Douglas A. Gross, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2019, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 31-42
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeds Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings: Support for location-based decision rule
Danielle Williams, Margaret Brittingham, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Julian Avery, 2019, Wilson Journal of Ornithology on p. 633-637
Birding the Sprirng Creek Watershed
Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2018, Spring Creek Watershed atlas
Secret Life of Bluebirds
Danielle Williams, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2018,
Most-Cited Papers
Linear infrastructure drives habitat conversion and forest fragmentation associated with Marcellus shale gas development in a forested landscape
Lillie A. Langlois, Patrick J. Drohan, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2017, Journal of Environmental Management on p. 167-176
Bird community response to Marcellus shale gas development
Ethan P. Barton, Sarah E. Pabian, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2016, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1301-1313
Experimental playback of natural gas compressor noise reduces incubation time and hatching success in two secondary cavity-nesting bird species
Julian Avery, Danielle Williams, J Avery, T Gabrielson, M Brittingham-Brant, Margaret Brittingham, 2021, Ornithological Applications on p. 1-11
Pennsylvania's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program benefits ring-necked pheasants but not enough to reverse declines
Sarah E. Pabian, Andrew M. Wilson, Scott R. Klinger, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2015, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 641-646
Threshold responses of songbirds to forest loss and fragmentation across the Marcellus-Utica shale gas region of central Appalachia, USA
Laura S. Farwell, Petra B. Wood, Randy Dettmers, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2020, Landscape Ecology on p. 1353-1370
Stewardship responsibility of Pennsylvania public and private lands for songbird conservation
Glenn Stauffer, David Miller, Andrew Wilson, Margaret Brittingham, M Brittingham-Brant, Daniel Brauning, 2017, Biological Conservation on p. 185--193
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeds Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings: Support for location-based decision rule
Danielle Williams, Margaret Brittingham, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, Julian Avery, 2019, Wilson Journal of Ornithology on p. 633-637
Habitat of Breeding Blackpoll Warblers at a Persistent Extralimital Breeding Site in Pennsylvania
Eric J. Zawatski, Douglas A. Gross, Margaret C. Brittingham, 2019, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 31-42
A bird’s eye view of the forest.
A. Barenblitt, K. Serno, Margaret Brittingham-Brant, 2015, Pennsylvania Forests on p. 11-13
2020-21 Penn State Tree Fruit Production Guide
R Crassweller, K Peter, G Krawczyk, J Schupp, T Ford, Margaret Brittingham, L LaBorde, J Harper, K Kephart, R Pifer, K Kelley, L He, P Heinemann, D Biddinger, M Lopez de Murphy, R Marini, T Baugher, D Weber, L Kime, 2020,
News Articles Featuring Margaret Brittingham
May 11, 2023
Bird bath mistakes – 8 common errors to avoid if you want to keep your feathered friends happy
Experts reveal what not to do when providing a drinking and bathing station for these backyard visitors
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Oct 11, 2021
Pennsylvania listed a reclusive forest hawk as endangered, but one falconer believes there are more
Once numbering in the hundreds in Pennsylvania, state officials say there are too few northern goshawks to accurately count in the state today.
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Jul 16, 2021
Why Are Songbirds Across The U.S. Mysteriously Dying?
A mysterious disease has affected songbirds in many Eastern states this spring and summer. Scientists still haven’t figured out the cause. But while alarming, this isn’t unprecedented. Birds have faced die-offs in the past. And more broadly, birds throughout North America are facing severe population decline.
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