Dr. Amy West

Ph.D. in Biology
University of Tulsa

MS in Biology
University of South Dakota

BA in Environmental Science and English
Simpson College

Ornithology
Avian ecology and migration
Grassland conservation
Mark-recapture computational biology

West, A. C., & Swanson, D. L. (2025). Grasslands in the Northern Prairie region support a diverse assemblage of migrant birds and facilitate fattening during migratory stopover. Ornithological Applications, 127(1).

West, A. C., Bridge, E. S., & Brown, C. R. (2024). Migratory track from the United States breeding population of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and effects of geolocators on annual survival. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 136(3), 387-392.

Coon, J. J., Nelson, S. B., West, A. C., Bradley, I. A., & Miller, J. R. (2018). An observation of parental infanticide in Dickcissels (Spiza americana): video evidence and potential mechanisms. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 130(1), 341-345.