Ornithology
Monthly Archive: December Orni
International Volunteer Managers Day: Meet Mark Peck
![Mark Peck, Ornithology Technician Mark Peck, Ornithology Technician](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/peck_profile_0.jpg?itok=lQiUbJGM)
Behind every great team of volunteers is a Volunteer Manager who ensures that their team reaches their full potential. In honour of International Volunteer Managers Day this November 5th, the ROM turns the spotlight on some of the staff who activate our many fun and exciting volunteer programs.
Moonbird re-sighting
![The orange flag on this Red Knot's leg indicates it was banded in Argentina.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/baker_red-knot_banded1.jpg?itok=LNncIbNa)
Back in 1995 ROM ornithologist Dr. Allan Baker was part of an international team that banded a small shorebird in Argentina, a Red-knot soon to become dubbed Moonbird, with a leg band with the number B95 on it.
Study explores evolution of flightless birds
![Tinamous are the closest living relatives of the flightless ratites. Brian Gratwicke/Flickr, CC BY Tinamous](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hzzq4h65-1399768480.jpg?itok=WrHC0_em)
DNA confirms relationship between the giant flightless moa and the tinamous
![](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/moa_bones_moa_and_tinamou_sm.jpg?itok=clHC7Yel)
One of the longest running debates in ornithology may finally have an answer thanks to new ROM research published in science journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.
10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird
![FlappyBird](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/flap.jpg?itok=783NMMvB)
10 birds in the ROM's collection you'll love more than Flappy Bird.