Wildlife Biologist | Birder | #RaptorResearch, monitoring & applied ecology | Board of Directors @hmanahawkwatch | He/him
Laramie, WY
Joined May 2013
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Excited to lead this effort for @hmanahawkwatch, partnering w/ @birdingtoronto, @ofobirds, @nphawkwatch, @HolidayBeachMO, Hawk Cliff Hawk Watch, @hawkwatchint, & @BirdsCanada. We're recruiting participants for a 2-day dispersed hawkwatch raising a voice for raptor conservation!
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"Missouri House Republicans voted to defund all of the state’s public libraries, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate"
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For @hakaimagazine, I wrote about beach dogs, which are both shockingly harmful to coastal ecosystems *and* a wildly contentious political issue. Note: I am not w/out sin when it comes to letting my little killer roam free!
Let the angry emails commence.
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This basically sums up my entire economic and sustainability philosophy.
Found an amazing family of Northern Saw-whet Owls this weekend in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest! Here's 1 of 3 fledglings, photographed from the trail. #NorthernSawWhetOwl
ALT A fledgling Northern Saw-whet Owl sits on a branch.
Hey #BirdTwitter! Just realized I’m running dangerously low on #bird tshirts & I want to support #research & #CommunityScience organizations featuring awesome artists with my purchases. Please suggest birdy attire! My 1st one will be from @hmanahawkwatch hmana.org/product/hmana-mens…
After feeling bad about a very muddy work week, NE Wyoming is now offering free* power car washes to all residents! Current WY residents don’t even need to move their cars!
*Clean cars guaranteed for 8 hours. NE Wyoming is not responsible for future muddy work weeks.
Suddenly Swainson’s Hawks are trickling across WY’s sage-steppe! The last raptors to arrive in spring, they get the last pick of scarce nesting trees. In the next few weeks they’ll pack in b/w all the other tree nesters & cobble together flimsy little nests w/ amazing efficiency!
Field biologists are lucky to enjoy the “field house”. The best thing is the random accessories striving to be homely…washcloths for oven mitts, the wrong size coffee filters & a shortage of quality pillows. Love ‘em & leave ‘em; but always leave ‘em cleaner than you found ‘em!
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I had a job offer for a summer tech position revoked - I was told explicitly it was because of having a service dog. They claimed her presence would be too problematic even though the job was located in a national rec area where pet dogs are allowed. 🙃
Learned first-hand today that #Graycrownedrosyfinch use #Cliffswallow nests for winter roost sites! 🤯 Birds truly never get boring.
So lucky to be exploring the west again! I see lots of Front Range #birding in my future.
Got to do my first Bald & Golden Eagle winter roost flight today! First time in a fixed wing Cessna & I’m so glad motion sickness isn’t a problem 😊 Flying 200’ over 🦅 at a 40 degree angle & tucking them in for the night kinda puts life in perspective. #RaptorResearch
After a crazy Dec of un/packing, U-Hauling, 3 x-country drives, my first real Iowa & Nebraska birding, & an OH X-mas, I’m excited to finally get down to my new job in Laramie, Wyoming! A warm welcome & lots of sweet company attire from HWA Wildlife, got me off to a great start!
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Heading to the beach this weekend? Remember to follow beach regulations & give wildlife space. Animals show stress & fear differently than people do. As a general rule: if an animal is fleeing or showing avoidance, you're disturbing them. ow.ly/AcPO50HezPq #RespectWildlife
ALT graphic showing two side by side pics. Left shows a child and dog running at flushed gulls on a beach with text saying how you feel and right photo shows front view of gulls flushing with a robotic child and dog with lasers coming out of their eyes running at gulls. text at bottom reads keep your crew under control respect wildlife
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With the help of my friends, I made this imperfect subspecies map for the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).
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We're hiring an Avian Ecologist to oversee the implementation of a Mexican Spotted Owl regional monitoring project. Visit our website to learn more and apply! Please RT
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Friends, the upcoming #TheWarblers podcast holiday special on bird-friendly coffee with @AnaCardellina and @smithsonian 's Kirstin Hill will be lit! @BirdsCanada
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Graduate students selling plasma to pay for rent in Boise…. Glad this story is getting attention. Our grad stipends haven’t changed since I started in 2007. Our students are suffering. Important to get this fixed #BoiseState
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