Dr. Jeremy J. Kirchman

Curator of Birds and Mammals
jeremy.kirchman@nysed.gov
518-474-1441

I am broadly interested in the evolution and biogeography of birds, but most of my research focuses on populations found on islands. Islands have long been considered “natural laboratories of evolution”, and studying birds on islands teaches us much about speciation, extinction, and adaptation.  I have a special interest in one group of birds, the rails (Rallidae), which are great island colonists, found even on the most remote oceanic islands.  Many rail species have evolved to become totally flightless on islands that lack mammalian predators. Closer to home, I am studying several species of birds that breed in “islands” of coniferous (boreal) forest isolated above 3000 feet of elevation in New York’s mountain ranges. I want to know if these populations of Bicknell’s Thrush, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Spruce Grouse and other boreal forest specialists are genetically isolated and evolving independently of one another. These high-elevation populations may be imperiled as the climate continues to warm.

Publications

2011

A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for Mecham Lake Campground, Water and Electrical System Improvements, Town of Duane, Franklin County, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
C. Rieth, A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Historic Preservation Monitoring Report \# 12 for PIN 1805.81.101, Lake Champlain Bridge Project, Crown Point, New York. (June 2011). . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for PIN 7004.06.121, NY 37B, Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
A. Gore, V. Schmitt 2011, Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for PIN 7088.34.121, NY Route 58/William Street over Oswegatchie River, BIN 1027490, Village of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York.. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
A. Gore 2011, State Route 372 Bridge over Battenkill, HAER Report, Greenwich, New York.. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
J. Dubuque, A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for PIN 1805.81.101, NYSDOT/Contractor NY Field Office, Town of Crown Point, Essex County, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
J. Dubuque, A. Gore, M.S. LoRusso 2011, Cultural Resource Reconnaissance Survey Report for PIN 7720.84.111, County Route 24, Town of Chazy, Clinton County, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
B. Dale, A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Monitoring and Data Recovery Plan for Slope Failure Area, Crown Point Campground, Crown Point, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
B. Dale, A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Monitoring and Data Recovery Plan for Slope Failure Repair in a portion of The Crown Point Historic Site and Grenediers’ Redoubt Site, DEC Campground, Town of Crown Point, Essex County, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York
C. Rieth, A. Gore 2011, Cultural Resources Historic Preservation Monitoring Report \# 13 (July 2011), Lake Champlain Bridge Project, Crown Point, New York. . Presented at the ,, Albany, New York