I am a first-year Ph.D. student working with Dr. Beissinger on the ecology of Black Rails in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I am interested in spatial ecology, population modeling, and using novel technologies and methods to advance our understanding of animals.
I received my B.A. from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN and my M.S. from the University of Minnesota. My thesis focused on building spatially explicit models of Golden-winged Warbler productivity and analyzing differences between male and female parental care after fledglings left the nest.
Publications
Streby, H. M., J. M. Refsnider, S. M. Peterson, and D. E. Andersen. 2008. Barred owl predation on hermit thrush and ovenbird fledglings. Journal of Raptor Research 42:296–298.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, and P. M. Kapfer. 2009. Fledging success is a poor indicator of the effects of blow fly infestation on ovenbird survival. The Condor 111:193–197.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, and D. E. Andersen. 2011. Invertebrate availability and vegetation characteristics explain use of nonnesting cover types by mature-forest songbirds during the postfledging period. Journal of Field Ornithology 82:406–414.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, T. L. McAllister and D. E. Andersen. 2011. Use of early-successional managed northern forest by mature-forest species during the post-fledging period. The Condor 113:817–824.
Peterson, S. M., H. M. Streby, and D. E. Andersen. 2012. Effects of brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds may persist into the post-fledging period. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124:183–186.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, B. Scholtens, A. P. Monroe, and D. E. Andersen. 2013. The ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) as a model for testing food-value theory. The American Midland Naturalist 169:214–220.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, and D. E. Andersen. 2013. The effects of force-fledging and prematurely fledging nestling songbirds. Ibis 155:616–620.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, C. F. Gesmundo, M. K. Johnson, A. C. Fish, J. A. Lehman, and D. E. Andersen. 2013. Radio-transmitters do not affect seasonal productivity of female golden-winged warblers. Journal of Field Ornithology 84:316–321.
Streby, H. M., J. M. Refsnider, S. M. Peterson, and D. E. Andersen. 2014. Retirement investment theory explains patterns in songbird nest-site choice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 281:20131834.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, J. A. Lehman, G. R. Kramer, B. J. Vernasco, and D. E. Andersen. 2014. Do digestive contaents confound body mass as a measure of relative condition in nestling songbirds? Wildlife Society Bulletin 39:305–310.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, G. R. Kramer, and D. E. Andersen. 2014. Post-independence fledgling ecology in a migratory songbird: implications for breeding-grounds conservation. Animal Conservation. doi: 10.1111/acv.12163
Streby, H. M., G. R. Kramer, S. M. Peterson, J. A. Lehman, D. A. Buehler, and D. E. Andersen. 2014. Tornadic storm avoidance behavior in breeding songbirds. Current Biology 25:98–102.
Streby, H. M., T. L. McAllister, S. M. Peterson, G. R. Kramer, J. A. Lehman, and D. E. Andersen. 2015. Minimizing marker mass and handling time when attaching radio transmitters and geolocators to small songbirds. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:249–255.
Peterson, S. M., H. M. Streby, G. R. Kramer, J. A. Lehman, D. A. Buehler, and D. E. Andersen. 2015. Geolocators on Golden-winged Warblers do not affect migratory ecology. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:256–261.
Peterson, S. M., H. M. Streby, G. R. Kramer, A. Fish, and D. E. Andersen. High tech or field techs: radio telemetry is a cost-effective method of reducing bias in songbird nest searching. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:386–395.
Peterson, S. M., H. M. Streby, and D. E. Andersen. In Press. Management implications of brood division in golden-winged warblers. In H. M. Streby, D. E. Andersen, & D. A. Buehler (Eds.), Golden-winged warbler ecology, conservation, and management . Studies in Avian Biology.
Peterson, S. M., H. M. Streby, and D. E. Andersen. In Press. Influence of patch geometry and landscape composition on full-season productivity in golden-winged warblers, In H. M. Streby, D. E. Andersen, & D. A. Buehler (Eds.), Golden-winged warbler ecology, conservation, and management. Studies in Avian Biology.
Streby, H. M., S. M. Peterson, S. M., and D. E. Andersen. In Press. Survival and habitat use of fledgling golden-winged warblers in the western Great Lakes region. In H. M. Streby, D. E. Andersen, & D. A. Buehler (Eds.), Golden-winged warbler ecology, conservation, and management. Studies in Avian Biology.