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As a part of ongoing research with a variety of North American migrants, birds breeding in interior AK, like this long-tailed jaeger, are being fitted with GPS tags to collect data on their migration ecology.

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2019-11-06

it’s a good time to share this illustration I did of a dipper dipping. 😄

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2019-10-27

Drop everything and Google willow ptarmigan call. It is the goofiest thing you will hear all day!
Thanks to climate change, AK's state bird is projected to lose 46% of its current habitat (w/ 3 deg C warming)😔

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2019-10-17

The European Vulture Conference is almost here!

will be summarizing the fantastic presentations during the conference through scribing.

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2019-09-29

Adverse wind conditions during northward Sahara crossings increase the in‐flight mortality of Black‐tailed Godwits https://t.co/3UxYFwcSNQ | |

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2019-09-20

Ida Applebroog feels like we're living in a world where we all feel angry. She has managed to mix ornithology, American politics and drawing with her book 'Ida Applebroog: Angry Birds of America' published for her show https://t.co/SOattHq0pf

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2019-09-15

The most common bird in Switzerland is a really pretty one. 😊 I didn't know chaffinches were so frequent here until i once took an ornithology course.

Watercolor and ink on mixed media paper (A5 size).

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2019-09-15

The Bald Eagle is one of many species that has recovered thanks to a strong Endangered Species Act. New rules that came out today will substantially weaken protections for wildlife.

https://t.co/b5Fg0e25eU

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2019-08-13

Non-stop from to the by one of our whimbrels marked in Guiné-Bissau, where it landed upon arrival. Extreme individual site-fidelity for a with massive distribution range!

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2019-08-12

Exciting new paper! How do ingested plastics affect the blood chemistry of seabirds? Many appear healthy, but sublethal effects may lurk undetected https://t.co/YBGpHSOaSe

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2019-07-30

Today’s award for ‘most unexpected location for a European Robin nest’ in the archives of the is ‘Nest built in old handbag pushed in mixed hedge’ in 1975. Just proves that if we give birds somewhere suitable to nest in the right location they’ll use it!

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2019-07-27