Sarah Saunders

Quantitative Ecologist, National Science

Dr. Saunders is a quantitative ecologist at National Audubon Society and is based out of her home office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her work predominantly focuses on the Great Lakes region, where she models occupancy, abundance, and population dynamics of breeding marsh birds as well as common loons. She also works with Audubon’s Climate Watch program data to model how species’ occupancy dynamics are shifting with climate change.

To contact Dr. Saunders, please email her at sarah.saunders@audubon.org or 708.220.6590 

Articles by Sarah Saunders

A Hopeful Future: Another Record-Breaking Season for Great Lakes Piping Plovers
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A Hopeful Future: Another Record-Breaking Season for Great Lakes Piping Plovers

— A unified effort of dedicated conservationists, volunteers and community members are driving the recovery of an endangered shorebird
Great Lakes Piping Plovers Have a Record-breaking Breeding Season
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Great Lakes Piping Plovers Have a Record-breaking Breeding Season

— Piping plover recovery partners are celebrating many successes as the summer comes to a close
Sharing the Love of Great Lakes Piping Plovers, One Beachgoer at a Time
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Sharing the Love of Great Lakes Piping Plovers, One Beachgoer at a Time

— With mid-summer approaching, piping plover chicks are hatching throughout the Great Lakes region, ushering in a particularly vulnerable time for these endangered shorebirds