As the Moon eclipsed the Sun on 8 April 2024, birds took note. Merging community science, #MachineLearning, and a continent-wide natural experiment, researchers in Science reveal the immediate effects of light disruption on bird behavior. https://scim.ag/48oTmNO

None of this would have been possible without the over 1,700 community scientists that used SolarBird. From Mexico to Canada, those observations formed the foundation of this project and turned it into a continental-scale collaboration! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

I can’t think of a better reason to finally join Bluesky - my first first-authored paper is out! It being published in @science.org is surreal. This was a community effort in every sense, led by an incredible team with @rosvall-lab.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @juncowren.bsky.social

Pumped to share our work on bird behavior and the 2024 Eclipse, in today's @science.org. 100k bird vocalizations + 10k continent-wide observations from the public = really fun collab led by Liz Aguilar, with @juncowren.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @imillercrews.bsky.social #NSF

Watching birds watch a total eclipse--this week on the @science.org podcast w/ @rosvall-lab.bsky.social Listen here: www.science.org/content/podc...