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Carolyn Coyle (she/her)

@carolyncoyle.bsky.social
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Black Lives Matter. NSF GRF 🐦🏳️‍🌈 PhD candidate exploring potential pollination services provided by songbirds 🧬🌎 Colorado State University FWCB, GDPE

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe , and for a nectivore this is what predation looks like LOL. :) I'iwi on 'illiahi, Haleakala National Park 🌿🦉📷
An I'iwi (small vermillion honeycreeper) with black wings and a long curved beak sipping nectar from 'iliahi blossoms, which are dark red on the outside and bright white when opened
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I gave my Ph.D exit seminar yesterday! What an absolute blast, so appreciative to have such a packed room that folks were sitting on the floor. And thank you to my wonderful co-advisor, Caitlin Wells, for the delicious bird cupcakes 💖
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Hi folks! Does anyone have experience banding killdeer? Please reach out, if so! I have a friend who would love to pick your brain about techniques
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 19/06/2025
In the LATEST ISSUE of IBIS Pollen analysis as a tool to advance avian research and inform conservation strategies | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Anne E. Goodenough, Julia C. Webb | #ornithology 🪶
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Love seeing Fort Collins @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience. Amazing turnout from our community
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Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
I miss spring time already 😴 📷🌿🪶
Orange crowned warbler on ocotillo bloom
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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
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Study shows that artificial light is luring birds to cities and sometimes to their deaths
Nearly 1,000 birds were killed Oct. 4–5 when they collided with an illuminated glass building in Chicago. Though mass fatalities of this magnitude are rare, light pollution poses a serious—and gro...
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
I’ve just been doing grant writing and data entry since I passed my prelims (woo!) so here’s another picture of my WFH space featuring my new ceramic keycaps installed on my keyboard 💜
A very pink-lit room with glowing string lights, large desk with two screens and bright blue background
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Chicago Ornithological Society @chicagobirder.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
This Saturday! Join COS for a Taste of Bird-Friendly Coffee. Learn what bird-friendly coffee is, why it is important, and why it is tasty! RSVP:
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A Taste of Bird Friendly Coffee — Chicago Ornithological Society
RSVP RequiredJoin Chicago Ornithological Society for an in person program to learn about what makes a coffee bird friendly followed by a tasting of some fresh brews.
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Preliminary exam writtens: day 1 of 4 - commence! 📚🖊️🐦‍⬛
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 02/08/2023
A yellow warbler at Lake Tahoe receiving a gentle dusting! So great to get images like this from collaborators helping me to find pollen on songbirds. All birds handled safely and with proper permits.
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
ok how do I study a BOOK for my prelims, bc taking notes while reading feels so painstakingly slow 😮‍💨
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 25/07/2023
I’m beginning to study for my prelim exams (nightmare nightmare nightmare) but I will say, my desk set up is NICE 🌸
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Carolyn Coyle (she/her) @carolyncoyle.bsky.social · 24/07/2023
Check out my active research focusing on songbirds as potential pollinators at carolyncoyle.wixsite.com/sapproject
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The SaP Project | Songbirds as Pollinators
The SaP Project is a collaborative research initiative through Colorado State University exploring the role of flower foraging songbirds in North American pollination systems.
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