LAKE EFFECT?! AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AT THIS TIME OF DAY, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN CENTRAL PA!?

Super excited to release this virtual field / lab experience called "VRmivora": davetoews.com/vrmivora/ It's free to download via SideQuest for a Meta VR headset: sidequestvr.com/app/44760/vr... Thanks to all involved, especially the Center for Immersive Experiences: immersive.psu.edu 🦉🧪

Was literally just talking about this in my evolution class this morning. Very cool!

By law, fire alarms have to chirp between 2-5AM when they are low on batteries

Hell yes—nearly photorealistic! Go Jays!

What do you think of the latest podcast episode artwork? lol This week’s episode is about the Osprey… An absolute honor to have @thebirdist.bsky.social Nick Lund as the expert judge for this edition of Extremely Accurate Bird Songs! Join the ride — only 11,136 species to go! lnk.to/extremelyacc...

A big night for Trey Yesavage 🔥 The Blue Jays pitcher broke the rookie World Series record with 12 strikeouts.

If Coca-Cola wants to make a gagillion dollars off nostalgic millennials, they'd better recreate these spots for the Blue Jays asap www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQlv...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr now has 7 home runs this postseason, passing Joe Carter and Jose Bautista for most in the postseason in a career in Blue Jays history

I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them

The Blue Jays score four big runs in the seventh at Dodgers Stadium. Still plenty of baseball to be played, but the Jays absolutely needed an inning like that. Now finish the job. Tie the series.

finally: a comic so niche that only birders will understand

The dark truth behind FormatMyPaper.com

Tis a good day

Wow! A paper on Wheatear plumage evolution in @science.org - unforeseen collision of interests here www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.

I'm very excited to announce that UNC Biology has 6 faculty positions open this year! The first is for an Asst Professor who studies organismal resilience using an integrative approach 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Had the lab over last night. Tricked 'em—they made us dinner! Fresh pasta with smoked salmon 😋 @psubiodept.bsky.social

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

Arthur Caplan, N.Y.U. Medicine QOTD: “The announcement on autism was the saddest display of a lack of evidence, rumors, recyling old myths, lousy advice, outright lies and dangerous advice I have ever witnessed by anyone in authority in the world claiming to know anything about science.”

NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas. Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

The promotion and tenure celebration tradition at Penn State includes profs choosing an important book that has a deep, personal and professional meaning. I chose ‘The Beak of the Finch’ by Jonathan Weiner. Definitely check it out if you haven’t yet! @psubiodept.bsky.social

An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

Nice interview to Katie Peichel @currentbiology.bsky.social I completely agree with her claims for more funding for curiosity-driven research, basic Science... Science. www.cell.com/current-biol...

NY Times confirms Trump's signature by comparing to several other public examples from the same time period. #EpsteinCoverup www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Flashback Friday: Ruby-crowned kinglet, December 20th, 2022. Don't think I ever posted this one—and if I did, I had about 200 followers here at the time.

Well there you have it: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

New academic year, new ecoevojobs site. Already >200 faculty / permanent jobs! ecoevojobs.net

Congrats to @stephszarmach.bsky.social on receiving your wizzarding robes this weekend from @psubiodept.bsky.social! Enjoy the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. They are very lucky to have you!

This is a fun vid from @climatetown.bsky.social youtu.be/r1bMJekCiBw?...

#AOS2025 don't miss @kevinfpbennett.bsky.social's talk at 11:15am on Wednesday in the Genomics 2 session (Ballroom C). We're cooking up some cool stuff with @mbtoomey.bsky.social on warbler carotenoid processing enzymes! 🦉🧪

Interested in how new sex chromosomes evolve in birds? Our NSF-funded collaborative work with the (Daven) Presgraves lab at @urochester.bsky.social is out this week in @pnas.org. Check it out! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.

Does anyone know who first used the term "Manhattan Plot"? Wikipedia links to a 2010 paper by Greg Gibson. I haven't yet found an earlier use, but Greg's phrasing suggests that he did not invent the term. doi.org/10.1038/ng07...

Just a teeny tiny chanterelle…

Wonderful piece by Emmett Duffy. Science is a sacred obligation—and a team sport. It thrives on curiosity, humility, and the wisdom of crowds. Let’s keep exploring, questioning, and building a better world together. Let’s do this, people! doi.org/10.1093/ices...

LOL, @beyer.house.gov ftw

The NIH has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young researchers, many of whom come from the very places that supported Trump. “People on the right, they don’t realize they’re limiting the opportunity of their own kids by supporting this.” nyti.ms/4lMDXtN

A sweet black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) from this morning at Fullers Overlook 🦉(with a touch of bed head)

Researchers came from around the United States to showcase projects, ranging from modeling coastal hazards to teaching quantum information science, that were killed prematurely this spring by one of a half-dozen federal agencies. scim.ag/3Tv5iVC

Just the crispiest mask on this common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) from this morning at Fullers Overlook 🦉🧪

A chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) from this morning at Fullers Overlook 😍🦉🧪

🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦

Caesars. Ketchup chips. Garlic fingers. Butter tarts. Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦 ❤️

Congrats @stephszarmach.bsky.social ! www.miningjournal.net/news/local/2...

Probably one of the better bird rock podcasts out there ...

Watch: NSF staff protest the takeover of their building today by Gov. Youngkin and Trump's HUD, chanting "NSF! NSF!"