Today is World Swift Day
In a recent study, we found that swifts across Europe are incorporating plastic debris into their nests. We surveyed 500 nests across 7 European countries, and found plastic in many of them.
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#UrbanEcology #PlasticPollution #Birds
Extending Long-Term Avian Studies Alters Temporal and Climate-Driven Trend Conclusions | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
Less than 1 week left to register for the Canadian Society of Ornithologists 2025 Meeting, running August 13-16!
We have many exciting workshops and field trips! Come visit the FIRST bird sanctuary ever established in North America!
#Ornithology #SaskatoonBirding #BirdsofSaskatchewan
How many swifts can fit in a chimney? At least 2,400 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqO...
The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶
Possibly purple …
I had trouble settling on a colour… I recently thought pink but that lasted only - couple adult years and now it may be red haha
Anyone have any dictation-to-text apps they like to use to collect data? There are some great paid options, but free would be nice!
Shrinking body size under climate warming is not associated with selection for smaller individuals in a migratory bird | J Applied Ecology @britishecologicalsociety.org | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #animalmigration
#ornithology and #population biology folks: I need 2 sets of avian life table data to use in a chapter I'm writing. Having trouble finding good examples! Hoping for a nice fast-slow comparison, maybe tropical-temperate, or small-large body size? please help!
We're saying hello to Sand Martins, our next #SpringArrivalSpotlight!
Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long!
Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.
Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites | doi.org/10.1017/S095... | @bci-journal.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶
Hey bird people! Join us in Saskatoon for SCO-SOC 2025 Conference in Aug 13-16. Symposia and workshop submissions are open now until Jan 31!
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More than garden plants: extending the conversation of urban gardens as an important refuge for Australian birds | link.springer.com/ar... | Biodiversity and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
I’d say that’s a pretty great haul!
Can you please add me too!
If you are a Canadian ornithologist (or adjacent) and care about museum collections in Canada, I'm looking for a Canadian partner for a small project (nice honours/museum studies project, too!) #ornithology
My feed is full of Robin photos everyday and I love it!!!
Starting something new… let me know if you want to be added to this list! (reply with a bird pic)
go.bsky.app/5AD65ZD
I’ve logged back in, so let me promote our latest paper on the pesticides in stormwater ponds that accumulate in biofilms —> turns out those biofilms are bad food for bugs! #ecology #biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Bluesky and fellow #urbanists - I am an ecologist at Cal State Los Angeles. My research is focusing more and more on urbanist issues, e.g., walkability, urban design, etc., and the intersection between benefits for people and biodiversity. I'd love to connect with others thinking of similar things.
I am keen to connect w folks from around the globe and spanning sectors and disciplines keen to help bend the curve for freshwater biodiversity. B-sky seems to have lots of marine peeps but comparatively few FW champs. Let's connect and make good things happen! Pic from @wwf.
graphic with meeting logo and text "Call for symposiums, workshops, and special events now open!"
A workshop = a session that provide opportunities for participants to receive training in a particular skill set. Got an idea for a workshop for our 2024 joint mtg w/ the Assoc. of Field Ornithologists & Soc. of Canadian Ornithologists? Get your proposal in by 1/15! afoscowos2024.org/symposiums-w...
meeting logo graphic with illustrations of a tern, woodpecker, and warbler and the text "AFO SCO-SOC WOS, Peoria, IL 2024"
It's official: our 2024 joint mtg with the Association of Field Ornithologists & Society of Canadian Ornithologists has a logo! Designed by U of Illinois student Spencer Hulsey, it features a tern, woodpecker, & warbler drawn from the individual logos of the three host societies. afoscowos2024.org
Please consider signing this petition asking for increased investment in graduate student and postdoctoral researchers in Canada #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
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Conservationists fear that without a recovery plan, the Tasmanian azure kingfisher could go extinct www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
Time to Renew Your WOS Membership! Membership benefits include... Free personal subscription to The Wilson Journal of Ornithology Discounts on WJO author page charges, annual meeting registration, and books from Princeton University Press Access to professional development opportunities such as our early-career mentoring program and virtual career development events Eligibility for a range of grants and awards Being part of the warmest, most welcoming community of ornithologists around!
WOS membership starts at just $20/year for just students & early-career folks! Join us and you'll be joining a warm, welcoming community of bird people and supporting the next generation of ornithologists. 🧪🪶 wilsonsociety.org/membershipbe...
New blog post: Last week I ranted about reviewers, now a little rant about authors because fair is fair..... scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/m...
#addBirder …please!!
I have that book! It’s great!
