2011 Harry R. Painton Award of the Cooper Ornithological Society, for his paper “Parallel evolution of plumage pattern and coloration in birds: implications for defining avian morphospace” selected as the best paper published in The Condor over the past four years. (Announcement in The Condor 114: 238; 2012.)

Mark's Award Announcement in Condor 2012.PDF

Article by Clark, Fleishman and Riegner (2015) highlighted on Waterbirds Journal Facebook page and on Waterbirds Society website as "Editor's Choice." 

The above article was also covered on Discovery News, with a photo spread and interview: http://news.discovery.com/animals/wading-birds-call-mexicos-alcatraz-home-photos-160121.htm

Previous to the above coverage on Discovery News, I was invited to comment on an article about the discovery of the first physical evidence for dinosaur courtship behavior. As in the previous coverage, my name and affiliation with Prescott College were reported: http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/dinosaurs-danced-in-bird-like-mating-rituals-160107.htm