This project aims to study various aspects of the evolution of poorly described avian radiations. Up until this point, our compute time has been dominated by projects analyzing whole-genome sequences from several hundred individuals of the Motacilla wagtail radiation. We have recently received additional sequences (n = ~30) of wagtails and also multiple individuals from two other radiations, the larks (Alaudidae) and the leaf warblers (Phylloscopidae), for which we are anticipating a large increase in need for compute resources to generate the pre-requisite SNPs. The goal of our research is to understand the contribution of genomic diversity to these outstanding avian radiations and seek to expand our understanding of fundamental questions about speciation and natural selection.