I'm heading for blue skies. See you there! @dmennill.bsky.social

Our new paper is in today's issue of Ornithology: "Effects of age, breeding strategy, population density, and number of neighbors on territory size and shape in Savannah Sparrow". Led by undergrad Sarika Sharma and our collaborative team. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3zxssu99

Last weekend I had the pleasure to deliver the guest lecture at the annual fundraising dinner of the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory. What a dedicated group of naturalists, conservationists, and bird enthusiasts! Thank you for inviting me. [📷 T. Havelka]

Yesterday morning, I noticed my students were wearing unusually nice shirts. It wasn’t until our lab meeting that I realized what was going on. It was a Hallowe'en send up; they were wearing the sort of shirts favoured by their supervisor. Hilarious! Happy Halloween, team. 🎃🐦‍⬛👕

This Hallowe'en I taught my Ecology class dressed as the symbiotic relationship between Bullhorn Acacias and Acacia Ants. Happy Hallowe'en! 🎃

I've enjoyed an inspiring visit to @michiganstateu these last two days, talking about vocal learning in sparrows, and sharing ideas about biology and ornithology. Thank you @mcgrawlabmsu and your great department!

Postdoc Dr. Natalie Sanchez @Nati_SanchezU is starting an exciting new project on wren feather colour in collaboration with @steph_doucet and I. We're so happy to have your bright and creative ideas in our lab Natalie! 🪶🎨🐦🇨🇷🇨🇦

A big international week in our lab: Dr. Vianney Cupiche Herrera from @UIMQRoo Mexico is here to build new collaborations. Dr. Natalie Sanchez @Nati_SanchezU is here to analyze new data from Costa Rica. Pedro Santos continues his stay as a visiting student from Portugal. 🇲🇽🇨🇷🇵🇹🇨🇦

Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory's "Banquet for the Birds: Who Gives a Tweet?" annual dinner is Saturday at 6pm. I have the honour of being the guest speaker. I'll talk about how birds learn their complex songs. 🐦🎶🇨🇦 Near Owen Sound and interested in birds? Join us!

“Every window makes a difference, if it’s a window that kills a bird.” A reporter from @TheWindsorStar found a window-killed migratory bird. He reached out to chat about window kills. Check it out: windsorstar.com/news/local-n…

My favourite undergraduate club, the UWindsor Ornithology Club, has a great table at today's @UWindsor Clubs Fest.