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🐦Do some birds have #PrettyPrivilege? New paper! 💫We show that ~half the variation in research effort on 293 bird species in US+Canada is explained by just 3 factors: 1)visual appeal, 2)range size, & 3)# of universities w/in ranges. Here’s what we did: 🧵royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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Bird collisions are something we can reduce but we don't. Our Opinion piece is simple: Enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act - Now! w/Andrew Farnsworth & @Kyle__Horton #LightsOut
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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#NewPaperAlert! Stoked to share our pub on the migration phenology of songbirds tracked with the #MotusWTS network as they travel through North America in spring, now published in @AnimalEcology! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… 🧵
ALT Graphical predictions of different migration strategies relative to the green wave of spring onset: birds might travel at the same speed as the wave (surfing), trail behind it, jump over it, or catch up to it during their migratory journeys.
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#TWS2023 | Interested in birds and/or how biologists choose their study species?
I'll be talking about bias in bird research TODAY from 1:30-1:45pm in the Conservation and Ecology of Birds I session (Breathitt--East Tower, 2nd Floor Ballroom Level)! Hope to see you there!
ALT A title slide from a powerpoint. The title reads "Ornithological wallflowers? Drab and distant birds are studied less than their fancy-feathered friends". Text of "fancy-feathered friends" is in rainbow colors. Below that are logos for TWS2023, UToledo, Ohio U, Cornell College, as well as a QR code to the BioRxiv preprint. On the right side are illustrations of Tree Swallow, Baltimore Oriole, and Gray Vireo alongside their breeding range maps.
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The answer is ~490 species! Plus 75 of those species are only found on DoD lands. Learn more about our NR program here: denix.osd.mil/nr/resources/p…
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Considering your next study system/species? Don’t forget to check your subconscious bias…what are we missing out on by only studying colorful/boldly patterned and geographically convenient species? This is a plug for studying drab&distant birds (looking @ u, Gray Vireos!) 🩶🤎🩶
ALT A hand holding an adult Gray Vireo with white, blue, and orange color bands.
Rich Fischer retweeted
✨New preprint! We report that nearly half of the variation in research effort on 293 bird species in the US+Canada is explained by just 3 factors: 1) visual appeal, 2) breeding range size, & 3) # of universities w/in that range. Here’s what we did:🧵
➡️doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.26.5…
ALT Figure 1 from Fischer et al preprint
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Introducing my favorite #GrayVireo of all time—045F! I banded her in 2017 during my 1st year of grad school. Since then, I’ve found her nests&tracked her fledglings every yr, tracked her migration with a geolocator, and have consecutive blood samples too. This bird is my hero🐦🥰
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Very cool paper on migrant bird dispersal (the black box of avian population ecology): Empirical tests of habitat selection theory reveal that conspecific density and patch quality, but not habitat amount, drive long‐distance immigration in a wild bird onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Join Robinhood with my link and we'll both get free stock 🤝 join.robinhood.com/richarf11… #RobinhoodRewards @RobinhoodApp HTZGQ – at Kentucky, USA
Researchers identified military installations that likely contain — and don’t contain — habitat for secretive marsh birds, allowing the Department of Defense to plan for conservation and military readiness. uidaho.edu/cnr/about/feature… – at Kentucky, USA
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The 2020 NMFWA annual meeting and training workshop is coming up March 9-13! Register today to secure your spot in the valuable training courses that will be offered. nmfwa.org/workshop2020.html
One of the few remaining USS Indianapolis survivors on ATL-SLC @Delta flight. What a privilege and moving experience to fly with him and shake his hand!
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Many people don’t know that DoD has a NR program😱 However, DoD manages ~25 million acres of land, air, and water resources! Do you know how many federally-listed plant and animal species are found on DoD lands?
0%~325
33%~410
67%~490
3 votes • Final resultsProud to be a part of an amazing climate change and American Kestrel investigation on DoD lands funded by @SERDP_ESTCP. @DoDNatRes @KestrelPartners
Excited for new #climatechange #phenology project w/ UCLA @hawkwatchint @KestrelPartners @richfisc @SERDP_ESTCP_RC bit.ly/2qdoEy4
Amazing Delta Airlines service this week in ATL. @Delta @AssistDelta with the tarmac ride from B to A to not miss conxn and make my meeting in BOI. Gold Star and huge thank you to driver Larry Epps and ATL ground crew! #MyAirline #2MillionMiles
Updated requirements begin today for @Delta customers traveling with service or support animals @DeltaNewsHub bit.ly/2t5cqhL
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Excited for new #climatechange #phenology project w/ UCLA @hawkwatchint @KestrelPartners @richfisc @SERDP_ESTCP_RC bit.ly/2qdoEy4