Abstract
Current bird populations face a range of challenges from habitat loss to avian flu, with certain bird species (sea, agricultural and montane species) being especially vulnerable. Whilst their modern distributions are well studied, how past events and processes have shaped modern avian distributions in Norway and Scandinavia remains largely understudied. Here I will present some of the main findings from my PhD research and ongoing projects. The overall aim of this work has been to better understand the faunal histories of birds in Norway during the Holocene (the last ~ 10,000 years), using zooarchaeological methods to reconstruct past avian communities. I will focus on a number of species including Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Little Auk (Alle alle) and Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis).