Chapin Czarnecki

Hello!

I am a graduate student in the Kitzes Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. My work focuses on the use of automated recorders and machine learning methods to analyze bioacoustics data in the advancement of conservation goals. Currently, I am working on a project to identify individual songbirds birds based on their vocal performance alone using large scale acoustic data. I am also interested in investigating the stopover habitat use of long-distance migrantory birds during spring migration in the eastern US. 

Before joining the Kitzes Lab, I completed a B.S. in Wildlife Science at SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry. Between graduation and coming to Pittsburgh, I spent several years working as a field technician for various ornithology-related projects around the U.S. 

When I take my research hat off, you can still often find me in the woods birding and investigating all manner of biota. I am also passionate about transit justice and I am a dedicated cyclist.