Ornithologist/Entomologist/natural history explorer @DelStateUniv Research featured in Smithsonian Magazine/National Geographic/Netflix docuseries Connected
Joined December 2011
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Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
Severe en route tropical weather is a predictor of morphological variation and body condition of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird [Veeries (Catharus fuscescens)]
link.springer.com/article/10…
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Incredible video here from Violet Wu. Apparently this is @MacaulayLibrary’s top-rated video of 2024. Featuring the GOAT duck- Torrent Duck.
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Barred Owls in Louisiana: learn how owls move through urban areas by night AND day, their energetics, and how this relates to human affluence (spoiler: they prefer richer areas). doi.org/10.1093/ornithapp/du…, @AmOrnith @OrnithApplic
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"UC San Diego begins requiring climate-change course to graduate in 2028" -- Bravo to @UCSanDiego for raising the bar for the rest of us:
nbcsandiego.com/news/local/u…
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
Just a scientist, standing above a boreal floodplain filled with boglands, asking you to respect and admire bogs. Keepers of carbon, cleaners of water, springboards of unique biodiversity - peatlands globally need our attention and protection.
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Excited to report that our paper on the 2023 Atlantic #hurricane season has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the AMS. We examine both observationally and using models why the season was above normal despite strong El Nino conditions:
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-03…
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
World Firefly Day is tonight (Jul 6-7th)! Ready to celebrate?
🌌Visit a special firefly-viewing site!
💡Let the fireflies talk to each other--turn off outdoor lights at night!
🔎Join Firefly Atlas to help track the firefly species around you!
Learn more at xerces.org/fireflies
ALT “World Firefly Day: A Light Show Worth Experiencing and Protecting” A timelapse of firefly flashes over a grassland. There are many trails of bright green dots made as the fireflies flash while flying around.
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
One reason why #Hurricane #Beryl intensified to a Category 5 hurricane over two weeks earlier than any other Atlantic Cat. 5 on record is due to extremely high ocean heat content levels. Caribbean ocean heat content today is normally what we get in the middle of September.
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
petition to send politicians to space so they can understand the fragility of our planet and want to protect it
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
The 12 most creative ads you'll ever see:
1. World Wildlife Foundation
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
For an ecology paper to get in Nature it needs to be so general that the title could be understood by anyone. Meanwhile, cell biology/DNA papers...
Nature research paper: N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting go.nature.com/3RuuYRK
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
light pollution is getting so bad that astronomers have coined a new term for the loss of our dark skies: noctalgia meaning “sky grief”
ALT A side by side comparison of the same area with and without light pollution. The left side shows it before a power outage: the sky is orange and barely any stars are visible. The right side shows it during a power outage and many stars are visible including the Milky Way.
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
Bangwa forest warbler females never sing solo and occasionally join a singing male in duets, suggesting singing might be related to mate guarding, signalling commitment or defence @TomaszOsiejuk @UAM_Poznan
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Christopher M. Heckscher retweeted
Yesterday, I recorded a singing Pacific wren at 9k+ ft in NW Colorado. The observation feels giddy, almost amiss. Few records/no nests yet found in the state, but they're definitely here!
