Western screech-owl (Otus kennicottii) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 16

Biographical Summary of Contractor

Rosalind Chaundy-Smart has a B.Sc. in zoology from the University of British Columbia, and an M.Sc.F. from the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, she examined the effects of clear-cutting and wildfire on insects and plants of mixed coniferous and deciduous forests.

She has been a keen field ornithologist for 20 years, conducting bird surveys and assessments for conservation organizations and governments, and birding across the breadth of the continent for personal pleasure. She has worked on diverse ornithological projects including: raptor use of the Redhill Valley, Hamilton; seabird surveys along the coast of BC; interior BC forest songbird studies; and the Woodlands Biodiversity project, which was a forest fragmentation study. Ms. Chaundy-Smart also spent two years at the Owl Foundation in southern Ontario observing owl behaviour. She recently worked for Bird Studies Canada as the technical coordinator of the Canadian Important Bird Areas program and currently works for an environmental consulting company, Gartner Lee Limited, in Markham, Ontario.

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