Louisiana State
University
Museum of Natural Science
119 Foster Hall
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
225.614.4008
rgibbo3@lsu.edu
EDUCATION
2003 M.S.
Biology, Texas A&M -Corpus Christi
Thesis: Phenology and Habitat Preferences of Surface-diving
Waterbirds Wintering in a Texas Estuary.
1995 B.A. Biology, Centenary College of Louisiana
Minor study in Geology
PUBLICATIONS (peer-reviewed journal articles)
Gibbons, R.E. and K. Withers. 2006. Habitat Preferences of Surface-diving Waterbirds and
American White Pelicans in Redfish Bay, Texas The Southwest
Naturalist
Vol.50, 1 pp. 101-107
PUBLICATIONS (Gray Literature)
Bicycle
Birding, Wildbird Magazine. February 2007
Nesting
Colonial Waterbirds Under Increased Pressure, Texas Flyways Vol.
10
COURSES TAUGHT
LSU informal courses: Introduction to Birding
and Intermediate Birding
INVITED WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
2005 Southeast Partners in Flight. McAllen, Texas
2002 Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the
Americas. Asilomar, California
2000 North American Waterbird Plan. Manomet, Massachussetts
SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER
2001 Texas
Colonial Waterbirds. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
2004 American
Ornithologists Union, Habitat preferences of surface-diving
waterbirds in a Texas estuary
2003 Texas
Ornithological Society, A Geographic Information System for
determining habitat preferences
2002 Texas
Colonial Waterbirds, Management Strategy for Colonial Waterbirds
in the Central Texas Coast
2001 Texas
Colonial Waterbirds, Management of Colonial Waterbirds in the
Central Texas Coast
PRESENTATIONS FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
2006 Shreveport
Bird Study Group, Louisiana Bird Resource Center
2005 LSU Museum
of Natural Science, Phenology and Habitat Preferences of
Surface-diving Waterbirds
2005 LSU
Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana Bird Resource Center
2004 Coastal
Bend Audubon Society, Waterbird Phenology and Habitat
Preferences
2003 Guest
Lecturer in Ecology course, TAMU-Corpus Christi, Birds of the
Texas Coastal Bend
WORK EXPERIENCE
2005-2006
Coordinator, Louisiana
Bird Resource Center,
LSU Museum of Natural Science
Responsibilities: Establish an organization to coordinate the
academic, agency, and birding communities of Louisiana, collect
and archive data for the birds of Louisiana. Develop and
maintain website and other outreach materials. Recruit birders
to implement Louisiana Bird Resource Center projects.
1997-1999, 2004 Biologist,
The Institute for Bird Populations
Responsibilities: Led intensive
two-week training session for interns covering Monitoring Avian
Productivity and Survivorship project protocol, bird handling
and safety, song identification, vegetative analysis,
support/supervision of interns at multiple locations, and
recruitment of local volunteers to participate in banding
operations.
2003–2005
Biologist
and Field Guide, Gibbons
Ornithological
Responsibilities. Developed
project proposals, project designs, work was primarily
shorebird surveys for environmental consulting firms.
2000-2003
Project Manager, Coastal
Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Responsibilities: management of
regional colonial waterbird populations through management,
monitoring, outreach, and research. Progress was made in
understanding long-term declines in several waterbird species.
A regional approach was applied with gulf-wide participation in
colonial waterbird meetings. Organization and assistance for
numerous avian surveys and studies along the Western Gulf of
Mexico shores was performed for state and federal agencies.
1999 Field Coordinator,
Douglas Altshuler, University of Texas
Responsibilities:
Andean hummingbird project site searches, set-up, and volunteer
training and supervision. Six locations were established for
mist-netting and physiological trials.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Project fundraising (>$260,000)
North American bird ID by sight
and sound
Operate motor-powered watercraft, human-powered watercraft, four-wheel-drive
vehicles, all-terrain-vehicles
Remote camping and orienteering
Expedition guidance
Intermediate Spanish fluency
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2005-2006 LSU Biological
Sciences Academic Enhancement Award
2003 Caribbean Connection
Scholarship to participate in TAMU-CC Coral Reef Ecology course
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Ornithologists Union
Ecological Society of America
Society for Conservation
Biology
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
American
Birding Association
The
Nature Conservancy
Louisiana
Ornithological Society
Baton
Rouge Audubon Society
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