Nia McNeil

Nia McNeil is a field ornithologist who coordinates a university bird observatory and its seasonal banding station. She tracks songbird migration routes, manages mist-netting surveys during the spring and fall passages, and monitors local nest success. McNeil went to graduate school for ornithology and mentors student field technicians while overseeing long-term population datasets for regional avian conservation projects. Her field work centers on nesting songbirds across managed forest plots.