When I need cheering up I look at the cards my kid's afterschool program made for a dead bug

New by me! I spoke to Northern Gannet researchers in the UK about what it was like to see HPAI rip through seabird colonies there and how things have gone since. 🪶🌎🧪 www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

Lovely piece by @rheisman.bsky.social. Off Scotland's east coast, Bass Rock rises 107 m from the ocean’s surface and is clearly visible to Edinburgh residents 40 km away, and its the largest northern gannet colony. What is avian flu doing to its winged residents? www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

After the Outbreak A northern gannet colony devastated by avian influenza is slowly recovering—and so are the researchers who witnessed the virus’s wrath. by @rheisman.bsky.social www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

A lovely article about our research on Gannets featuring interviews with #seabirders @heyjooode.bsky.social and @sue-lewis.bsky.social #ornithology

Ominous bird valentines.

New by me! I spoke to Northern Gannet researchers in the UK about what it was like to see HPAI rip through seabird colonies there and how things have gone since. 🪶🌎🧪 www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

Yes, and not RIGHT in my neighborhood but I do see scissortails around town all summer (they seem to be migratory and I don't see them in winter)

This cute fella I see it quite a bit in SF, but for some reason I see more Ravens and Seagulls... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Califor...

1) Yes. (Meadowlark) 2) Yes, in the summer several live in the meadow behind my house.

1) Yes, I know what it is. Starts with a P and ends with a “tarmigan” 2) Nope.

It's the Quail! (California) I have only seen them on the coast

1. eastern bluebird 2. no :( i don't think i've ever seen one!

1) northern cardinal 2) yes, regularly :)

1) California Quail (naturally) and 2) not really in my direct neighborhood but also easy to find not very far away (probably <3 miles)

Minnesota's is the lovely loon! I can't see one in my neighborhood but I can take a bike ride to a lake where I can. Fun loon fact: they can't walk on land! You have to visit them in their watery world if you want to see one. Sometimes they put on a different (nonbreeding) coat, so don't miss them!

Yes and… maybe? It’s been a few years since I’ve seen or heard a ruffed grouse, which I got to do for this story! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

In Alabama its the northern flicker, sometimes called the yellowhammer! I've seen them in my yard before but not nearly as often as other woodpeckers, I think they prefer dead trees but don't quote me on that

1. Texas is mockingbird. Imo it should be the great-tailed grackle since, like many texans, they also love huge box stores with massive parking lots 2. Yes

Whenever I see pseudoscientific conspiracy theories about ancient aliens or giant petrified trees or ice age satellites or whatever it drives me crazy because THE EARTH IS COOL ENOUGH JUST AS IT IS! WE DON’T NEED TO REACH FOR REASONS TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING! HAVE YOU SEEN A TULLY MONSTER??!!

It’s the phones, folks. Blocking mobile internet — not your phone — for JUST 2 weeks and people showed sharper attention (~10 YEARS’ WORTH!) and mental health gains comparable to antidepressants. Same life. Less internet. Happier humans. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

The number of Coloradans replying to this to say they don't know their state bird but DO know their state dinosaur is hilarious. (The state bird of CO is the lark bunting, which is a great choice but yeah, kind of obscure compared to many states' picks.)

Yes. My state bird is a mockingbird and they are plentiful in my area of Houston.

Yes. And yes, they are *everywhere*. (Arizona).

1) brown thrasher 2) yes

Cardinal and yes.

Yes - Chickadee Yes - all the time

Yes, yes to Tennessee's mockingbirds.

Yep! It’s the CA quail and I don’t think I’d see it in my backyard because I think they don’t really fly but only run. I have seen them out in the country/rural areas though. They are hella cute.

1) Yes; California quail 2) No.

Vermont, hermit thrush, yes.

1. Yes (Michigan) 1. Yes (it's a robin, so not difficult 😆)

I do—hermit thrush. I’ve only seen it a few times where I live.

As someone who kind of lives in two states. California - Yes - No but I could in my old neighborhood. Ohio - Yes and Yes! They're very common, I saw one when I was walking to work this morning.

Yep, I do. Alaska here. The ptarmigan (thank you autocorrect) doesn’t head into residential areas. Head further north to see them.

In MN we portray our beloved loon with lasers shooting out of its eyes. I don’t live by a lake, so they’re not in my neighborhood.

PA. Ruffed Grouse. They are in the area every now and then. Kind of a secretive bird.

1 yes, 2 no. As a child I remember being really mad when I saw an oriole in my NY backyard but have STILL never seen a frickin bluebird with my own eyes

Californian here, and yes, it's the California Quail that's the state bird, and I knew it without looking it up. Yes, they can be found in our neighborhood (South Orange County), though you're better off finding them closer to an urban/wildlife intersection than in suburban sprawl.

My state bird is the roadrunner (New Mexico) and while I have not seen one in my yard or neighborhood, I have seen them around the outskirts of town. In Albuquerque they are readily seen just about everywhere.

As a Marylander I’m contractually obligated to know our state bird (the Baltimore oriole!) and yes, it is a species I see in my neighborhood/county! Love those black and orange bois

California quail & we have several resident flocks in the neighborhood.

Western Meadowlark (Oregon) and I live in an area where I can go on a 5-10 minute walk to farmland and see them easily, if that still counts as my neighborhood. I did get one on my yard list that was singing once though. Never saw them growing up west of the Cascades.

I should have added, what state do you live in?? 😉

Poll! If you are a U.S. resident: 1) Do you know what your state bird is? (Don't look it up if you don't!) 2) If so, is it a species you can see in your neighborhood? This is related to a story I'm working on this week. ☺️

We need fewer smug Europeans posting "why aren't those docile Americans protesting?" and more Europeans asking themselves "how can I support the people in America who VERY MUCH ARE protesting?"

Nest failure due to drone use is a real thing. Please do comment to help birds and other wildlife against an absolutely stupid unnecessary hazard. Honestly, who the fuck needs a drone.

Snuck out to the coffee shop / fancy pastry place this morning No regrets

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs xkcd.com/3204/