
Avian Ecologist, Currently a postdoc with @CornellBirds PhD in Eco& Evo, @sbuEcoEvo M Sc in Aquatic and Fishery Sci, @UW_SAFS he/him
Joined October 2016
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Thrilled to be featured in the latest @Team_eBird Reviewer Spotlight. Hopefully our recent work on improving the review of off-shore #eBird records will lead to more quality #seabird data!
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It has finally happened. HPAI has been confirmed for the first time in Antarctica.
Two skuas found at Primavera Station (Arg) and analysed by molecular biologists of the Spanish polar programme.
Fingers crossed for the penguins and the seals next season 😕🤞🐧
Científicos del @CBMSO_CSIC_UAM del @CSIC, dependiente de @CienciaGob, confirman la presencia por primera vez en la Antártida del virus de la Gripe Aviar Altamente Patogénica.
ciencia.gob.es/Noticias/2024…
It's time for the annual @Team_eBird taxonomy update! Read more here:
ebird.org/news/2023-taxonomy…
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I'd like to take this opportunity to pivot to an iconic US endemic we *KNOW* still exists and that is *GOING TO BE EXTINCT* in the next 30 years if we don't do something drastic, fast.
The Saltmarsh Sparrow:
The ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird presumed to be exctinct but one that has become a kind of Holy Grail for American birders, still exists, a new study suggests. But some scientists are skeptical, saying the evidence is on this “very poor video.” nyti.ms/3Ml9gvW
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Here is a penguin knowledge test for you in honour of #WorldPenguinDay. This was taken on Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, in 2021. What's "out of place"?
📸Chloe Kaczvinsky
Updated @Team_eBird trend maps are here! Take a look and explore what all of our birding data are able to produce: science.ebird.org/en/status-…
**NEW** eBird Trend maps for N. America - Thanks to >1 million citizen scientists we now have fine-scale maps of population trends for >500 bird species. Many are deeply sobering, but they also contain hope that we can act @Team_eBird @CornellBirds science.ebird.org/en/status-…
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The eBird Taxonomy update is HAPPENING NOW! Expect changes to #bird names and life list totals as we update millions of eBird records with the latest splits, lumps, new species, name revisions & more. Stay tuned for additional details
#birding #BirdTwitter
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REQUEST FOR PHOTOS. Do you have photographs of Desertas Petrel and / or Cape Verde Petrel for our research into field separation and identification of the two species. We would be truly grateful.
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Old Blue Eyes - from a distance Brandt’s Cormorant is just like any other black cormorant around the coast. Get up close and those spectacular sapphire eyes and oil slick plumage make it a very special bird.
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#Eels have piqued the curiosity of scientists for millenia. The #Sargasso is thought to be where they spawn but eels had never been tracked there. Until now.
For the first time ever, we followed eels to their spawning grounds
#europeaneel #anguilla 🐟 nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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The 2022 U.S. State of the Birds report has been issued by @CornellBirds and many bird conservation partners. Read the report: StateoftheBirds.org
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Birds tell us that the health of our nation is at stake. The 2022 #StateOfTheBirds report finds that 70 species are on track to lose half their population in 50 years if no action is taken. We can reverse bird declines if we work together. StateoftheBirds.org #BirdsTellUs
Cool paper by Helen Rößler and my former @TheLynchLab labmate Maureen Lynch on how Gentoo #Penguin calls differ based on presence of other species! 🐧Lots of #Antarctic #CommunityEcology implications. doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/… @AukJournal
Started today's #OctoberBigDay by hanging out with Ken Rosenberg and migration-guru Bill Evans 😊 @CornellBirds @Team_eBird
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We are looking for a quantitative ecologist to study the large scale demographic patterns of migratory birds in North America. Join our team @CornellBirds Find out more adriaandokter.com/opportunit… Apply by Nov 11
Just came across this paper by @nic_rawlence_nz et al. on radiation of Southern Ocean #Shags. (New to me - must have missed it when I was in the field😅) Very cool stuff! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Birdwatchers all over the world are gearing up for #OctoberBigDay and #WorldMigratoryBirdDay. Rain or shine, step outside & enjoy birds tomorrow with @Team_eBird. See more at ebird.org/octoberbigday Thx @LowaBoots for sponsoring our Big Days!
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Join us Thursday for an online lecture from Dr. Ben Sheldon, University of Oxford, to learn all that a beloved backyard bird has taught us over 75 years about behavior, ecology, and evolution. Registration (free) and full details: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi…





















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![[Image description: Slide 3: Graph showing a dotted line to indicate that these species are on track to lose another half in the next 50 years, if nothing changes.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fe4NnJlXoAAmhQH.jpg?name=small&format=webp)
![[Image description: Slide 4: Graph showing a dotted green line to indicate positive change. Let’s make a change: #StateOfTheBirds offers solutions to #BringBirdsBack.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fe4NnJmXoAAl7eo.jpg?name=small&format=webp)





