Sahas grew up in India and got his PhD from Cornell University in 2017. Sahas is an integrative biologist broadly interested in the evolutionary ecology and conservation biology of birds with research emphasis on cooperative breeding in birds. Beyond Florida Scrub-Jays, Sahas also studies Acorn Woodpeckers in California and birds in the Himalayas. Sahas is an avid birder and cook, and loves listening to Indian classical music.

Sahas Barve, Ph.D.

John W. Fitzpatrick Director of Avian Ecology, Assistant Research Biologist

Tori Bakley joined Archbold's Avian Ecology program as a 2021 intern and has been full-time with the program since. Currently, she supervises fieldwork on Florida Scrub-Jays at Archbold Biological Station and helps train and guide interns in the field and in their independent projects. Her work on protected sites throughout central Florida has strengthened her love for the natural beauty of her home state. She hopes to continue contributing towards the conservation of threatened species and spaces through her fieldwork.

Tori Bakley, B.S.

Research Assistant IV

Board member since 2011
(spouse, Molly) Ithaca, New York. Ornithologist, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University. Former curator at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History, then Director of Archbold Biological Station. From 1995 to 2021, Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a renowned center for ornithology, conservation biology, and public engagement in science.

John Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.

Board Member

(2016 – 2025)
Easter Michigan University, Department of Biology

Peter A. Bednekoff, Ph.D.

 Research Associate

(2015 – 2024) 
Cornell University, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 

Nancy Chen, Ph.D. 

 Research Affiliate

The Avian Ecology Program at Archbold Biological Station is seeking an art  student interested in illustrating the story of Florida Scrub-Jay (FLSJ) conservation. This  involves, but isn't limited to, depictions of research and management methods, unique animal  behaviors, the history of FLSJs in FL, and other species in the Florida scrub habitat. The application is due March 1, 2024.

Scientific Illustration Internship Description

Scientific Illustration Internship

Avian population ecology, Evolution of cooperative breeding, Behavioral ecology, Landscape genomics, Endangered species management and conservation

Primary Research Areas

Archbold Biological Station, Avon Park Air Force Range, Buck Island Ranch, Lake Wales Ridge, Florida Wildlife Corridor 

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The Avian Ecology Program conducts basic and applied research on Florida's birds with an emphasis on the biology of the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens). We study birds across natural and human-altered landscapes in central Florida. Through our work, we train young scientists, support land managers and conservation decision makers, and inspire people to conserve birds.   

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