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The best one !
Harris's sparrow
Good morning! I made it to 1500 days of Checklist streak! 😀
bird people - what are some cool recent papers on migration?
(picking a paper for migration discussion in Ornithology class, I have some candidates but curious to broaden my options)
I had never thought about recording units picking up wing beats of Birds...I wonder how that works out when you're trying to record migratory birds but huge flock of blackbirds just fly through confounding the bird calls!
Crazy!
#NocmigWebinar @wildlifeacoustics.com
New Paper alert 📄
Rüppel et al. 2026 - "movetrack: An R package to model flight paths from radio-telemetry networks"
-> this makes it possible to transform station-based radiotelemetry data into actual flight path, validated with a plane flight.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Science: Birding is good for your mental health
Me: Stressing about finding birds all the time....
Science: Birding is good for your mental health
Me: Stressing about finding birds all the time....
I don't think that guy is every cutting his hair.....
HEY‼️ Come work with my team this summer! We're hiring 2 crew leads and at least 4 crew members to work on ecological research projects across OR, WA, and CA. Postings below 👇
Hey look it's my latest email newsletter! A little more barebones than usual, because February was, uh, a lot. buttondown.com/rheisman/arc...
Anyone here knows of an agency or grants that supports early career scientist to attend meetings/conferences? Specially those who don't have funds to support their attendance in any type of conferences.... #help
This is one of the best location in the state to see them! Can't wait to head out there starting next week..I am bad at estimating flocks like this...but a few years ago, I saw a flock that covered the whole sky!
Anyone here knows of an agency or grants that supports early career scientist to attend meetings/conferences? Specially those who don't have funds to support their attendance in any type of conferences.... #help
Medium sized chicken-like bird with brown mottled plumage standing amongst rocks and shrub. A male is pictured showcasing a bright yellow air sac located on the side of the neck. It also has bright yellow feathers above their eye and a fanned turkey-like tail that has dark brown feathers with white tips.
Meet the Sooty Grouse, a forest dwelling, chicken-like charmer of the PNW! Pictured here is the male, in spring, they puff bright yellow air sacs, hoot dramatically, and strut to impress camouflaged females.
Learn more about our Bird of the Week, the Sooty Grouse on our state guide, birdweb.org.
With colleagues across ornithological societies and led by Nathan #Thayer, Ashley #Dayer, and Dai #Shizuka, I'm happy to share this first publication from some collaborative research we began in 2022 to study the role of #belonging in #ornithology: lnkd.in/gYGQzHer.
Join me and @n8swick.bsky.social Nate Swick at NOON Central TODAY! We'll be working through some tricky IDs (did someone say LBJs?), taking your questions, and more, on @aba.org ABA's What's This Bird LIVE!
www.youtube.com/live/l0ngIYW...
Meme showing hot peppers saying "evolution can you give me capsaicin to deter mammals? I want birds to spread my seeds?" Evolution, rendered as a DNA double helix, asks "to deter mammals?" and the peppers reply "yes, to deter mammals, that is precisely what I said." Then it shows two cavemen excitedly yelling "mouth hot" at some peppers, to which the peppers say "wait what the fuck?" and the final image is a bunch of hot sauces and dishes, again captioned "what the fuck?"
It's one of my favorite topics to teach in sensory physiology-- how plants likely evolved capsaicin as a deterrent to keep us from eating them and that didn't work out so great for them (or did, since we now lovingly grow and cultivate them):
In case you missed it: For Audubon, I wrote about some new research putting together the cascade of ecological events that leads to salmonella outbreaks at urban birdfeeders. 🪶 www.audubon.org/magazine/sur...
New American Birding Podcast episode!
In this episode, guests Jason Hall, Mikko Jimenez, and Sarah Swanson join host Nate Swick for the ever-popular "This Month in Birding" roundtable.
Listen here: www.aba.org/10-08-this-m...
I need:
Worm-eating Warbler
Colima Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Golden Cheeked Warbler
Rufous-capped Warbler
and the 6th (hard one) Arctic Warbler
That's awesome ! What species are you missing out on? We tried for it last April but couldn't get it! :(
What a beautiful bird!
Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons)
Photo: Jeff Hapeman
One of the 6 warblers I need to complete my US warblers!
There are only about 100 Black-tailed Godwits breeding in England.
Many of these 'limosa' birds have been to Africa for the winter.
More here:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/b...
#ornithology
Cedar Waxwings, by Jonathan Ley
Save the Date: ABA Community Weekend in Philadelphia
May 22–24, 2026
The ABA is heading to Philadelphia for a Community Weekend this May. This three-day event will feature guided bird walks, inspiring speakers, a Saturday evening celebration, and more.
More info coming. For now… save the date!
That fanned out tail feathers got me to think its AMKE....but now I see that white on the outer retricies? so is it an AMRO?
Kestrel chasing a eastern Kingbird?
Campo Troupial, by Ciro Albano
Not every bird on the ABA’s Northeast Brazil Tour is an ultra-rare skulker: the Campo Troupial is a bold, brilliant splash of yellow and black that often steals the show.
Join the ABA in Northeast Brazil and experience iconic species in this global birding hotspot: www.aba.org/northeast-br...
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Yeah, this is why I do what I do.
Evolution is just the most glorious window through which to view the world.
PSA: If you are coming to Fairbanks and need an aurora tour, hotel recs, or travel help... email me! I am happy to provide some advice free of charge. vincent@theauroraguy.com