Allison Shultz

Sorry I missed this, but let me know if I can help!

This Non-Native Songbird Is Taking Over California—Will the Rest of the Country Next? The Swinhoe's White-eye—a small yellow bird native to Asia—has rapidly spread throughout the state and beyond in the past decade, surprising birders and experts alike.

New story out - For Audubon Magazine, I covered a booming invasive bird population in California, with some great input from @ajshultz622.bsky.social and the fine folks at eBird.

www.audubon.org/magazine/non...

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!)

democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

“Access to the Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) has been restored and the system is available to accept payment requests as of 12:00 PM ET on February 2, 2025.”

new.nsf.gov/executive-or...

Evolution 2025 logo. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Caregiver Award - up to $500 toward caregiver costs while attending the annual Evolution meeting (in person or virtually) - Deadline: March 15, 2025.

Interested in attending #Evol2025 but need help with caregiving costs? Apply for the SSE Caregiver Award, which provides up to $500 for caregiving costs while attending virtually or in person. Deadline: March 15 https://buff.ly/4ayQxbG @evolmtg.bsky.social

What a lovely photo from one of our museum specimens.

The American Ornithological Society Will Change the English Names of Bird Species Named After People AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs & engage more people in the enjoyment, protection ...

BREAKING: AOS will change all English bird names currently named after people within its geographic jurisdiction—one step in an effort to address past wrongs and engage more people in the enjoyment, protection and study of birds. americanornithology.org/about/englis... #BirdNames