On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me this Anatomically Concerning Swan.

Snow Geese have arrived in eastern Colorado. Many dead geese also found around the reservoir have succumbed to avian flu. We counted over 100k live birds. Found 100 minimum dead snow geese along beaches. Many more sick birds loitering along the shoreline. #avianflu #goose #colorado #birding

Actually Boston is the name of the doctor, the monster is Boston’s Terrier.

“British Columbia is hosting a national wildfire symposium in Vancouver on December 5, to bring together leaders, experts, Indigenous partners and government representatives from across Canada.” www.cdnfirefighter.com/b-c-hosts-na... - Canadian Firefighter #BCWildfire #CDNWildfire #Wildfires #YVR

A trip to Vietnam follow the fall season almost immediately. Happy to be home, but hope to return someday.

Had a nice fall enjoying the birds of the north west with Rocky Point Bird Observatory.

*Parulidae, not Sylvidae

Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.

When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:

#WIPSnips from a short story I’m developing called “Big Moose” 🫎 #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmEditing

Pls share: I'm seeking ornithologists willing to comment about how the Bird Banding Lab &/or Breeding Bird Survey are crucial to their research & conservation efforts, for a piece for @therevelator.org defending these programs. Reply, DM, or email me at rebecca dot heisman at gmail. #ornithology

A nice variety of species the last 7 days. Some more common than others. #birdbanding #askmeaboutoxidativestress Captured and banded with federal permits for research purposes.

We’re very close to 200,000 comments, I would love to pass that post. Thanks to @mobydickcissel.bsky.social for bringing this to our attention. If folks can boost this that would mean a lot. Protect birds! 🐦 #NatureSky #Birds 🧪🧑‍🔬 Here’s my comment:

Spring season up and running. Yellow-rumped Warblers already coming through. Birds handled for research with proper permits. #birdbanding #birdlife

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As I lay me down to sleep I pray that Silksong will release. And if it should before I wake. Please clear my schedule for that day. #silksong #nintendodirect

I’m soooo close to 3000 followers! How exciting! Do you like talking fiction, books, writing craft and birds!? Give me a follow! #bsky #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Between the war-boys group chat leak and the genetic data of millions of people for sale on the open market, I nominate today to officially mark when cyberpunk dystopia became a sub-genre of contemporary fiction. Hot take by @mobydickcissel.bsky.social

If you’re looking for print media that has interesting art, short stories, and interviews check out Infinite Worlds Magazine. This is the first issues I’ve ever read and I’m looking forward to the next one. @infiniteworldsmag.bsky.social

Happy Sparrow Day #birding #birdbanding #womeninstem

Prairie views and Sharp-tailed Grouse

🪶 Today, more than 1/3 of the federal grant $$ we were relying on to finance our science & conservation work in 2025 is paused w/ no indication of when, or if, we will be able to access it again. Your tax-deductible donation helps us weather this period of uncertainty. birdpop.org/pages/do... 1/2

The first of many achievements to be had in 2025 I hope. #birdiegame #birdscientist

this takes just a few seconds. please comment to speak out against the erasure of trans people and this attack on our ability to get vital documents.

going to break out this addendum into its own thread because it's IMPORTANT.

One of my favorite illustrations from the interior of ‘Atlas Obscura: Wild Life.’ This drawing opens the chapter about cities! #procreate #natureart

I enjoyed watching a small flock of Mountain Bluebirds yesterday. One of a few bright spots in a week of uncertainty.

Sometimes I dabble in surface pattern design and license work to be printed on random stuff #patterndesign #surfacepatterndesign #patterndesigner #repeatingpatterns

This photo is from several weeks ago but the sentiment is the same.

I wish zotero made me a little end of year graph showing me my reading history like storygraph does. How many non bird papers did I read? #goodreads #storygraph

My favorite part about winter is the chapstick in my car stays solid.

The last season of data collection for my masters is complete. One semester of lab work coming up. 1100 birds banded, 4 classes passed, and one conference attended this semester. Time for a break. 👩‍🔬🪶

Christmas Bird Count Season has arrived. @jpspalding.com #weirdducktime #birding #christmasbirdcount 🦉🪶

If you’re a pit viper a junco is not so dark-eyed. Cool to see the temperature gradient across the feather groups. Outdoor temp was about 7C. #birdsky 🦉 👩‍🔬

Bird blood samples from a House Finch at a feeder today and when I spun them the plasma was opaque white. I’ve never seen plasma this opaque. Lipid rich? It was wild. A typical tube on the left from a Dark-eyed Junco and the House Finch on the right. #ornithology #birdbanding #womeninstem

Obsessed with Bowen Yang’s furcula glasses. #birdbiology #ornithology #wicked

Adding “Digibinned a Sedge Wren” to my resume. 🪶

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Benefit of a small town is there is no one on the trail. #birding 🪶

Joined Bluesky to connect with some cool bird scientists. Determined not to doom scroll. *Orange-crowned Warbler banded with training, state, and federal permits. #womeninstem #birdbiology #ornithology