and I guess while I am fangirling about wildlife authors I would be remiss to not include how I had the incredible honor to host Dan Flores last week in a discussion of his book, American Serengeti! What a treat to meet him and hear his stories! 🧪🪶🐺

doing my monthly random check-in with bluesky for a specific purpose: to share how excited I am that @jonathanslaght.com's latest book, Tigers Between Empires, is out and I finally got my hands on a copy! continued below👇

So proud and in admiration of my friend @manuelsalgado.bsky.social for being a huge part in making something so important and transformative! Please share and contribute, as @weact4ej.bsky.social & @greenlatinos.org want this to be a living document, where others share their stories.

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

Hope you'll come listen to these smart folks who graciously allow me to hang around them! #agu24

Wish my first quote in the Post was in better circumstances, but it is important for people to understand what is coming so that environmental justice and community organizations are supported when they need it: financially, legally, and otherwise. wapo.st/3Dgyyu0

Tried to find Emily under her handle from the old site, forgot she’s got a new one here: @emilystudiesbirds.bsky.social Here’s an episode where she talks about her work: bsky.app/profile/abab...

I’m never online anymore but sharing that I got to see @edyong209.bsky.social tonight is definitely worth posting about - what a joy to hear him talk about animal sensory worlds & how learning more about them has influenced his own! 🦉🪶🧪

This episode made the rounds again & I had a number of folks reach out asking Qs - @n8swick.bsky.social can verify, but I think this episode was recorded sometime in late 2021 - before I really had any data. 3 years later I have a lot more to share. 🦉🧪 con'd

With spring migration right around the corner, the thought of the return of those colorful warblers dazzling you, please remember to appreciate your backyard birds. #PSA #robinergy 🦉🪶🧬 Design wizardry by Brynn Heckrote

Hey POTUS, the birds I study couldn’t be more American - these GPS-tagged American Robins have chosen to visit President’s Park bc they would very much like to discuss how we can be more #birdfriendly . Can we please consider #climatechange policies? #science #birds 🪶🧪

Me, basically every day looking at my tracking data: #sillyrobins #ornithology 🪶🐦

Does anyone know whether free (or covered by insurance) PCR testing for covid is still available? Doesn’t look like CVS offers it anymore, & Walgreens doesn’t take my insurance. Any ideas welcome! #covid #covid19

I don't know which makes me laugh harder, the amount of water an American Robin can soak up during a bath or the gloriously grumpy looking expression on this one. #birds 🌿

Those who have been following along w/ my robin research have heard me say that robins have capitalized on basically every non-aquatic habitat within North America. Let me present to you today, the Coastal Robin, hanging out in a tiny spit of land on Fire Island, NY. #ornithology 🦉🧪

ended up doing another interview abt #birdnames, this time w/ Spectrum News. You don't need spectrum login details-you can click "ask later" & watch the video. check the link 👇 spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/e... 🧪🦉 #ornithology

When I was in New Brunswick, Canada earlier this summer for my American Robin fieldwork, I added a new study site. As many of you know, a large majority of my study sites are people's backyards. #ornithology #birds 🦉🧪 all photos in thread by Mike Herrera

@scrippsnews.bsky.social got in touch to talk about @amornith.bsky.social's announcement to do away with all eponymous/honorific names. Link: tinyurl.com/BirdNames4Bi... so many thanks go to #BirdNames4Birds, AOS/WOS,AFO,SCO, & the huge community of ppl who worked so hard & thoughtfully abt this. 🦉🧪

got contacted by @scrippsnews.bsky.social to chat briefly about #BirdNames4Birds-check it out! link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nKS... it's going live so I can't tell you what minute mark to scroll to, but scroll to the point you see a blonde-haired woman with a red shirt *photo) & let it play out 🦉🧪

have you ever watched birds following ant swarms? seabirds surrounding humpbacks as they bubble feed? cattle egrets following well...cattle? Excited to share a review paper summarizing these & other fascinating behaviors, out today in JAE! 🦑🧪🐢🦉 #birds #ornithology link here: t.co/clKjVU9G0V

This makes me so happy. 25 yrs ago when I was 11, I did a sea turtle rehab summer camp at the MarineLife Ctr.The turtle numbers were nothing like that then. That experience made a huge impact on me & still does-I've loved sea turtles ever since & still want to be a marine biologist when I grow up!🦑🧪

Big shoutout to the huge collective of folks who worked hard for #BirdNames4Birds. I was honored to share my excitement in this article by AP writer Christina Larson: apnews.com/article/bird...

Plants, insects, mammals, buildings, statues, & beyond! Hopefully the collective action of the bird community will be the kick in the butt for other organizations to follow!!

100% Wilson's Warbler should be Toupee'd Warbler

currently discussing re-naming the vireos in a group chat I'm in. I propose bell's vireo be the Shrubby Vireo (or White-Spectacled Vireo), Cassin's can be Cinereous Vireo. Hutton's can be Kinglet Vireo. Yeah yeah?

I've started to realize a lot of my fav science writers are birders or have become birders *cough* @edyong209.bsky.social *cough* & it makes me happy. Clearly being a writer & appreciating birds goes hand in hand, no? (as I say this to myself in hopes of writing in less academia-stuffy spaces...)

My vote is that we take the lead after whoever was responsible for naming the majority of hummingbirds. I want more sunbeams and brilliants on my life list 😉

what better first post on my new blue sky account than to share the awesome news about #BirdNames4Birds! Really proud of everyone leading this monumental change!