Northeast fall is something else

Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Years ago, I attempted a self-assessment of my potential gender biases in an academic research setting: ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2016/04/subt... Today, I happened on a very nice summary of how to avoid such biases in letters of recommendation, which provides an comprehensive outline. Check it out

Please share! Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology. Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166... #boost

A very nice summary and rebuttal (and well worth reading through the 18-post thread)

If anyone's interested, they would need to have a proposal ready to go in the next week and a half....so short notice! 🧪

Please share! Cornell Biomedical Sciences is doing a survey to gauge feelings about birth control with the goal to shape future male contraception options They're aiming for male participants but anyone can join (I did—it was lovely) It's a ~20min confidential Zoom interview (signup links ⬇️)

You've heard of eBird, now get ready for dBird (the dead bird app)! dBird.org

POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California 2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin. ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003

I don’t think most people (including academics) realize just how screwed American universities are right now. Yes, the Trump attacks hurt. But the deeper crisis comes from the slow rot of a corporate mindset in university leadership that traded mission for growth. Let’s talk about that. A 🧵 1/10

Come work with me!

Out now on the cover of @journal-evo.bsky.social! Led by Sarah Khalil, we took a genomic approach to investigate the hybrid zone between different-colored Red-backed Fairywren subspecies. We found some interesting candidate genes under selection. Check it out! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

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.

Post-conference jaunt to the Canadian Rockies

🐦Funded PhD @Bristol for UK-domiciled applicants of Black heritage ✨ How does human pressure impact the stability and longevity of bird populations in the Global South 🌍 Train in R & Bayesian modelling with partners in Tanzania, Kenya, SA, @zslscience.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

"Right now, if one of my students came to me and said, 'Hey, as part of my Ph.D. I want to enter the world's birds into a dataset,' I'm like, 'No, you're not doing that. You'll never finish your Ph.D.' " Too true omg 😂 Anyway, this is a very exciting dataset! phys.org/news/2025-09...

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

Frozen art from nature in Greenland…

🪶 If you are able, you donate here: birdpop.org/pages/do... We lost roughly $1 million in funding without warning. Projects cancelled included all of our bird monitoring work for the National Park Service & projects w/ the Bureau of Land Management on Gunnison's Sage-Grouse, Pinyon Jays & more. 1/4

Dress for the job you want

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Happy to share that the American white pelican Birds of the World account version 2 has just been released! If there's anything we missed, give me a shout! doi.org/10.2173/bow....

Scientists take on Trump: these researchers (including the amazing @noamross.net) are fighting back Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Le Mont Saint Michel Rising from a sea of low fog… Captured Friday morning in this iconic location, which happens to be super close from my home. #photography #art #landscape

I am so glad to have contributed airborne lidar scanning #ALS data from several temperate forests 🌳🌳🌳 in 🇨🇵 #IMPRINT Plenty to do w/ this global atlas on tree canopies #GCA, the 8th contient 🌐🌎🌲🌳 @agencerecherche.bsky.social @cnrs-hautsdefrance.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr

There is little that can compare with a beautiful sunset by the sea.. The calm of the ocean sounds and watching the sun setting behind the horizon.. #sunset #naturephotography

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge? It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

Unbreaking has added an ton of stuff since they started tracking current US policy's effects on immigration, food safety, personal data security etc. a handful of months ago! If you're not familiar, they build citation-heavy timelines of current events and topical explainers at unbreaking.org

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) put together an anonymous survey to better understand the challenges faced by Arctic researchers under the current U.S. landscape to determine how to best support researchers. Complete the survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My feed is full of depressing and serious things, but there IS still beauty and fun in the world, so here’s a pelican in St James’s Park gently trying to filch @davidho.bsky.social ‘s shoe. It decided it wasn’t worth it and solemnly set about collecting leaves in its beak to make a nest on a bench.

BREAKING, from NY Playbook PM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid vaccines to New Yorkers who request them.

The American Ornithological Society just put together a resource hub to help support avian research and guide scientists through the rapid policy changes we're facing here in the US. Much of it is applicable to ecologists of all flavors so go check it out! americanornithology.org/professional...

Analytical AI is doing amazing things in science and medicine. Generative LLMs are theft. Do not conflate the two.

Rest in peace and power to elder and actor Graham Greene who belonged to Oneida of the Six Nations, People of the Standing Stone, and who hailed from Ohswekan which I visited in 2018 to interview an Indigenous Seedkeeper. Condolences, solace to his family and community. Huge loss and far too young.

Still open with a soft closing date of mid-September!

✨ New preprint! "Too few, too many, or just right?" 🌍🌎🌏 We explore how to evaluate study design in animal tracking studies by assessing sampling duration, interval, and, now, the number of individuals needed for reliable population-level estimates. #movementecology www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

aeroecolab.com/illinois turn off non-essential outdoor lighting from 11 pm–6 am & close shades to reduce skyglow for migrating birds

A tūturiwhatu (New Zealand dotterel) keeping an eye on me this morning. 🪶🇳🇿

Top contender for my next potluck contribution

The Department of Biological Sciences at @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology. lnkd.in/gMt2i9C7 #FreshwaterEcology #AcademicJobs #AcademicChat #EnvironmentalScience #AquaticEcology 🧪

University of Oregon is attacking its faculty and the right to tenure. Help them fight back by signing here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fi...

Geez, Bird Collective found their target audience with this one! It's even got Gunnison Island on it www.birdcollective.com/collections/...

Hey bird postdocs! Open now: a three-year PI position with @cornellbirds.bsky.social overseeing the longterm Hubbard Brook avian monitoring program. Looking for people w/ a strong research & field background (FYI the due date is wrong—should be fixed soon) Reach out w/ questions & please share!

ICYMI, Utah’s Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands will seek to terminate US Magnesium’s leases to operate on the Great Salt Lake, FOX 13 News has learned: www.fox13now.com/news/great-s... #utpol #Utah

I'm trying to dig up some info about pelican population range in regards to freezing isotherms and I just stumbled across a NOAA blog post that references Monty Python extremely heavily www.climate.gov/news-feature...

At first, I felt like I had freaking super powers. Like a PI with a nearly infinite supply of talented lab members, who worked at 1000x speed. It was exhilarating. But then, the cracks started to show. TL;DR: If Claude were my grad student, I'd kick them out of my lab.

Neat view in line for takeoff at the Denver airport

*chugs saltwater to distract from the shameless media self-promotion* www.audubon.org/magazine/how...

Are you planning on attending the @amornith.bsky.social (American Ornithological Society) #AOS25 meeting in St. Louis this year? I'm making a Starter Pack of attendees so we can easily follow each other. Attending the meeting and want on the list? Comment here or DM me! go.bsky.app/3dybD1a

What an incredible sight to see, as raptors migrate back to Africa from Europe across the Gibraltar Straits. Follow @ingloriousbustards.bsky.social for more amazing images and footage! #birds