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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In a first for migration research, this tiny little ruby-throated hummer flew an astounding ELEVEN HOURS in the wind tunnel at @westernu.ca! At 7 m/s that equals 280 km. Grad student Amalie Hutchinson is the first to fly hummers in a wind tunnel without a feeder. Go Amalie!

A tiny hummingbird during his 11 hour voluntary flight in the climate-controlled hypobaric wind tunnel at Western's Advanced Facility for Avian Research

CAM grad student releasing the super-hero hummingbird after the experiment was finished

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Western University @westernu.ca · 01/10/2026

#WesternU student Kolbi Williams turned a Haudenosaunee teaching into a striking orange shirt design for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation that encourages people to look beyond appearances, honour Indigenous voices and put reconciliation into practice. #NDTR

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Orange shirt design created by student artist - Western News - Western University

New orange shirt design created by student Kolbi Williams for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is available at Western University

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Western University @westernu.ca · 01/10/2026

The Guardian featured Margaret Atwood’s $1M gift to establish the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology at #WesternU as a full-page story in this weekend’s edition. The gift is in honour of her late partner, who was an avid bird watcher. @theguardian.com

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‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research

Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our #MovementMonday series is back, and today we got to see fun cat body cam footage and learn about factors influencing cat 🐈‍⬛ predation on native fauna. Thanks Jonathan Chu!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Birding walks and banding demos happening NOW, right outside the Advanced Facility for Avian Research. You can register on site :D #WesternU #WesternHoco

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tomorrow’s the day! We have exciting morning, midday, and evening things going on. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED for the indoor interactive-activities and science showcase (11 am-2 pm at the Great Hall).

Flyer for Fall Festival events with link to info and registration

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s fall and animals are on the move! Come check out our Fall Festival on @westernu campus, Saturday September 26th. (1/3) #WesternU #WesternHoco

Photo of a yellow-rumped warbler with a radio tag, gently restrained in the hand

Photo of a green darner dragonfly being gently held by the wings

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our second annual fall festival of Animals on the Move is coming up this weekend! There are still a few slots for bird banding demos and bird walks, and the science showcase doesn't have a cap, so please come and join us!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Whoo-hooo! @westernu.ca is expanding it's coverage of bird-protecting window dots, and the AFAR (advanced facility for avian research) is the most recent beneficiary! we are so happy!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Over the past few months, many of our CAM members have been in the field. Spotlight on Ingrid Tello-Lopez who is studying threatened Eastern Whip-poor-wills in the beautiful Carden Alvar. Some animals are so hard to catch... including this beautiful female. So many bug bites and kms walked...

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Listen to our very own Beth MacDougall-Shackleton interviewed on BBC's Unexpected Element talking about Song Sparrows engaged in rap battles! Click link and skip to the 14:00 min point! www.bbc.com/audio/play/w... @westernu.ca @isbe2026.bsky.social

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BBC Audio | Unexpected Elements | Bald caps, sparrow raps and lightning claps

A record at a Pitbull concert has us exploring baldness, fireballs, and rapping sparrows.

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

CAM is at @isbe2026.bsky.social ! If you are there, check out the excellent research done here (although sadly, you’ve missed Beth’s talk!)

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Alice Boyle @birdfiddler.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Hey! Check out this great NYT article featuring CAM researcher Carrie Branch! Chickadees are so smart… share.google/SdSN6eE9dojs...

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Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre @salthavenwildlife.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We get it, #climatechange is a massive issue. While you may not be able to change when or where rain falls, you can still make an impact, especially when it comes to saving our #songbirds. 🎙️ @westernu.ca @birdfiddler.bsky.social @animalsonthemove.bsky.social

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We are so VERY proud of our grads! A person very near and dear to many of us successfully defended his PhD recently! CONGRATULATIONS Scott Walters! (So so so ❤️ the #GobletOfKnowledge tradition at @westernu.ca )!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Very cool new #review of #migration in dragonflies! (& awesome title too)! We know so little about insect migs compared to vertebrates so this = big contribution. Turns out that altitudinal migration is the only form of single-generation return mig in Odonata! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Check out this podcast in which CAM's @birdfiddler.bsky.social talks about the impacts of rain on wildlife

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Check out this story of 2 incredible human athletes in a "race with nature" (except that we know the birds will win!). From the arctic to S Chile, following the tracks of Whimbrels tagged by CAM's Chris Guglielmo & colleagues. @westernu.ca @birdscanada.bsky.social globalnews.ca/video/118891...

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Edmonton expeditioners to depart on ‘world-first race with nature’ | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Edmonton expeditioners to depart on ‘world-first race with nature’ Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Major projects should not come at the expense of safeguarding communities & the environment. CSEE President Julia Baum, VP Marc Johnson & incoming VP Sarah Otto explain why in their @ca.theconversation.com article: theconversation.com/canadas-majo... @juliabaum.bsky.social @evoecolab.bsky.social

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Speaking of animals on the move, one of our CAM members is doing a huge nomadic peregrination around the prairie provinces right now. Check out this stunning landscape where she will be working in coming years!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Congratulations to one of our amazing CAM grad students, Evelyn Petro—BEST POSTER at CSEE!!! Yeah Evelyn!

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sjbonner.bsky.social @sjbonner.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Came visit @animalsonthemove.bsky.social at @westernu.ca during Science Rendezvous today 12-6pm.

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sjbonner.bsky.social @sjbonner.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

@animalsonthemove.bsky.social Dr Strang showing her true colours!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@cbcnews.ca featured our agreement with @birdscanada.bsky.social yesterday! Read all about it here: sl1nk.com/71ldpva

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Yesterday, @westernu.ca and @birdscanada.bsky.social signed an MOU that will promote a future of closer collaboration and integration as we work towards a future with thriving birds & other wildlife. Thanks to all that marked this special event!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

What scientists do when they go looking for woodcocks... take a thermal camera! We need to perfect technique (and find somewhere with fewer shrubs) but Chris captured some imagery of these cool birds last night!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Wishing all our undergrads success in their exams next week and huge luck to CAM folks heading to the field already! Spring is really here!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Look who just joined our team at the CAM? Welcome to Dr. Ben Sonnenberg (@sonnenbird.bsky.social)! We are so happy you are here! Learn more about Ben's work on his beautiful website: www.bensonnenberg.com/home

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Ben Sonnenberg

Benjamin Sonnenberg, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - Oregon State University

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Post-doc opportunity at the CAM! Come and join our vibrant and collegial community! @westernu.ca !

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Marco Festa-Bianchet 🇨🇦 @marcofesta.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

When Australians poison dingos, they call them wild dogs. When Canadians poison ground squirrels, they call them gophers. Awful stuff, will kill hawks, foxes etc. that eat poisoned squirrels. Weirdly, Health Canada claims that there is a 'safe level' of strychnine 🤡 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Ottawa authorizes emergency use of strychnine in Alberta, Saskatchewan to address gopher infestation | CBC News

Ottawa is authorizing the controlled and time-limited emergency use of strychnine to address millions of dollars worth of damage in Alberta and Saskatchewan caused by an infestation of Richardson's gr...

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Check out this podcast! Grad student, Alex Muth, explains how #chickadees have dialects! He also gives us insight into how he studies this, why it is interesting, and his life in grad school. Go Alex! fmjzxvm.short.gy/my-link #ornithology #academia #birds

2 chickadees, one on left with beret and moustache, with musical notes coming out of bill, the one of right wearing a Hawaiian outfit and with a thought bubble with question marks coming out of head

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We are super lucky to have another out-of-town #MovementMonday seminar speaker today! Dr. Eva Fischer form UC Davis speaking about parental care in the coolest little #frogs! #smallisbeautiful #parenting101

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Fantastic reporting on mind-blowing #migration of tiny animals! Love the descriptions & graphics showing how scientists figured out where and how far these little butterflies flew... from Western Europe, across the Sahara, refuel in the Sahel, and then on to South America! tinyurl.com/wkjs4xen

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Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tra...

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Its #MovementMonday! Sooooo looking forward to this talk by Jamie Cornelius (@cornelius_littlebirdlab). Rain, unpredictable movements, changing world, Crossbills... what more could you want? #ornithology #migration #climate #physiology

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#TheGooseVideo is here! do you know how to #MakePeaceWithTheGeese? Created by CAM grad students for the @westernu.ca students and the whole Western Community! @westernualumni.bsky.social Check it out here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKQ...

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Making Peace with Canada Geese

YouTube video by Animals On The Move

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Yes, goose attacks happen at @westernU this time of year! Want to know how to keep yourself and the geese safe? #TheGooseVideo is coming…

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

@westernu.ca has a thing with Canada Geese. For good reason. Want to find out why? #TheGooseVideo is coming! Stay tuned…

Huge outdoor banner on western university campus with image of flying geese and the slogan ALL IN

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Today's #MovementMonday speaker is going to be a treat! We will be learning about Shakespeare's Red List Birds from Dr. Randall Martin! If you are on @westernu.ca campus, join us at 3:30 in 112 Collip!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We all need some good news about now, right? Some of the weirdest parrots in the world are finally doing a bit better!

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Centre for Animals on the Move at Western @animalsonthemove.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Good morning, sky-mates! I'm excited to share that today's #MovementMonday talk will be from CAM's own Alex Muth who will be telling us about how and why Mountain and Chestnut-backed Chickadees differ in their vocal communication. If you are on @westernu.ca campus, come by Collip at 3:30 today!

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