Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor @ University of California Cooperative Extension – Raptor & avian ecologist 🐦 #WildAg
Joined January 2014
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What’s on the menu for American Kestrels spending winter on California farms? 🧬🐛🦗🦎🐦🐭🧬 Check out @Birding_Badger’s poster for some preliminary results!: researchgate.net/publication… @Burnabea @GVLUCDavis #RaptorResearch
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Second winter field season is underway! This fierce lady had blood on her beak! Can’t wait to see what she caught🧬
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My master's research describing Hg trends of raptors in North America was just accepted for publication. I'm excited this study will highlight the role raptors play in biomonitoring environmental contaminants/health in North America. Looking forward to sharing. #raptorresearch
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Higher trophic levels= higher mercury exposure. Not good news for #raptors (but a great study by @talonDNA @Burnabea)
We assessed #Hg in archived feathers collected from raptor populations that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. #Raptors that specialize in hunting avian prey generally feed at a higher trophic level, which may explain the elevated Hg levels in species like the #SharpshinnedHawk.
ALT Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk migrant
Breanna Martinico retweeted
We assessed #Hg in archived feathers collected from raptor populations that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. #Raptors that specialize in hunting avian prey generally feed at a higher trophic level, which may explain the elevated Hg levels in species like the #SharpshinnedHawk.
ALT Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk migrant
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#Mercury pollution is a global issue impacting human and wildlife health. Since raptors are indicators of environmental health, we analyzed Hg in #Merlin feathers in North America. Our findings reveal differential Hg exposure across their breeding range. link.springer.com/article/10…
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Check out the pectinate claw, or serrated talon, on adult #BarnOwls. Thought to be useful in grooming that immaculate feathered head and facial disc, and possibly for combing out ectoparasites.
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California: Threat to rare local condors is pervasive, study says: goo.gl/gUGOq3
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Bumblebees lose foraging skills after exposure to systemic neonicotinoid pesticides wp.me/pJ91e-h1E #environment
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Farm predator CSI: Barn owl diet study wildfarms.weebly.com/blog/fa…
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Here is my favorite #turkey documentary. 'My Life as a Turkey' from @pbs nature - pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-… Watch it now, it's awesome!
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Looking for migratory raptors? Alfalfa fields won't let you down. #coyotevalley #WildAg
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How global warming threatens the survival of Joshua trees in @JoshuaTreeNP desert.sn/1mDPGHo #IPCC #climatechange
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Last day of #fieldwork in the sunflower fields: depressed-looking sunflowers and Fall migrants @sara_kross @Burnabea
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Dead fish in a drying pond near Zamora CA. Shorebirds using last water left here.
Sunflower fields are home to giant spiders where dragonfly is on the menu! #wildag @sara_kross
