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Evan Adams

@ecoevan.bsky.social
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Quantitative Ecologist, birder, disc golfer, qwerl.org

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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 4h
What's New in Avian Taxonomy (2026 Edition). Join Cornell Lab's taxonomy experts on Nov 19 for a discussion of this year's taxonomic revisions. There will be time for audience Q&A. Register for the free seminar: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/bow.... @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #birds
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Birds of the World - BOW Seminar: What’s New in Avian Taxonomy (2026 edition)
Join us as the BOW taxonomy team provides an overview of 2026 taxonomy updates.
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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This is such an often overlooked thing. It also goes for review work. If you think a piece of work - or specific part of it - is cool, it doesn't hurt to tell the authors. We mostly get rejections and criticisms, which is somehow part of the game, but also makes sincere and specific praise valuable
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.
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𝙱.𝙺. 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 @bksandercock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
New paper in Glob. Change Biol. compiling a massive dataset on phenology of grassland birds in the Great Plains. Breeding seasons becoming shorter in the arid south but longer in the prairie potholes. Led by @ksellis.bsky.social with a big team of contributors. #ornithology doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Maps of nesting phenology for grassland birds in the Great Plains
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Nick Mason @nick-mason.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
LSU is hiring an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Ecology! Please see the job posting here and share. Application review begins November 15th. lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...
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Assistant Professor-Behavioral Ecology
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
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Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study shows
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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Reminder to graduating PhD students looking for postdocs in the US: this is the fallow period when: 1) NSF historically does not release many awards 2) Universities are starting to look at faculty applications but not making offers (so no new startups) It should look better in a few months. 🧪
Line plot of NSF grants awarded per day, two week rolling average, for this year (red line), last year (blue line) and previous years (grays). The year starts out low (January) but increases to have a pulse of activity July through September
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Marine Ornithology @marineorno.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#seabirds
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Evan Adams @ecoevan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Same is true in avian ecology. Lots of good options depending on what you want.
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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Northern Gannets, Bonaventure Island, 2023. No mass mortalities. 40% +ve for anti-NP antibodies, w 92% having elevated iris pigmentation irregularities. Relationship less strong with H5 seropositive birds. Some pigmentation pre outbreaks.. 👉 academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...
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SEAPOP.bsky.social @seapop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
New SEAPOP data product available: Want to know where the Norwegian seabird populations find their food during the breeding season? Check out our new Web-Application seapop.no/en/2026/10/n... #seabirds #foraging #habitat
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New SEAPOP Data Product: Seabird Habitat Use During the Breeding Season
In close collaboration with SEATRACK, we have continuously expanded our knowledge since 2015 of where North Atlantic seabirds spend the winter months by using geolocators for individual position…
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Evan Adams @ecoevan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New paper on seabird densities in the Gulf of Maine that I worked on with great colleagues. This is just another small piece of the puzzle though. We need more data in this rapidly changing area.
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The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I looked back at more than 100 years of TV and movies and charted how birding and birders have been portrayed over time in a new piece for @audubon.org There are distinct eras! The Golden Years! The Bleak Years! Lots of bow ties! Popeye! Angela Lansbury! Much more! www.audubon.org/magazine/his...
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How Movies and TV Made Birdwatchers Uncool—and Then Cool Again
A century of screen history shows how heroic conservationists became tweed-clad caricatures, and when Hollywood finally started to ditch the tired trope.
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𝙱.𝙺. 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 @bksandercock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New paper in J. Appl. Ecol. on collision mortality of migratory Black-necked Cranes. Seasonal mortality highest in juveniles but declined with age and experience. Project led by Lijia Wen, Yumin Guo and @yanjiexu.bsky.social with partners in China, Spain, Finland and Norway. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Migration routes and collision mortalities of Black-necked Cranes in ChinaSeasonal survival and hazard rates for different age-classes of migratory Black-necked Cranes
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SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
some top researchers in my field have been replacing their cut NSF funding with crowd sourcing (the Go Fund Me is still active to support this project if you can! We need help doing DEI work in US science now more than ever): www.gofundme.com/f/flocks-for...
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Donate to Help Flocks take flights for ornithologists!, organized by Ashley Dayer
We all need a space to feel we belong and where we are supported. This is wh… Ashley Dayer needs your support for Help Flocks take flights for ornithologists!
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Evan Adams @ecoevan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was on NPR talking about the Maine Baird Atlas today with @dhitchcox.bsky.social and Adrienne Leppold. It was a blast. Check it out here for atlas fun facts and only the best answers to fall birding questions. www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
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Maine Bird Atlas & Fall Birding
What went into researching and compiling the now-complete Maine Bird Atlas—and answers to fall birding questions
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026
Butterbutt. An older comic.
A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."
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Alex Sauerbrunn @birdsbyalex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The 2026-2027 Winter Finch Forecast is out! 🪶
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Winter Finch Forecast 2026-2027 - FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK
By Tyler Hoar: Cover Photo of Dancing Crossbills by Jamie Sylvan– GENERAL FORECAST: Last year was a bit of a mixed bag for boreal irruptions, but it was a solid flight year here in the Read More
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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) violated the Endangered Species Act in refusing to protect habitat for extremely endangered, extremely elusive Sierra Nevada red foxes. In 2021, the FWS listed the foxes as endangered but didn't designate critical habitat.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - Nature
Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interesting social science study here on attitudes toward the proposed renaming of eponymous bird species by @amornith.bsky.social. They surveyed 1,063 birders across 42 states and found 48% felt positively about renaming. 29% were neutral. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Birds of many feathers? Examining perceptions among US birders following the American Ornithological Society's eponymous renaming decision
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dream job for an #editor & nature lover! 🐦🌿Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📅 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £38,710.00 per annum. 📍 BTO HQ in Thetford, Norfolk (Hybrid working). Deadline for applications: 30 September 2026. #Ornithology
A Nightingale perches on a branch amongst the green foliage of a bush. Wording over the image reads: We're hiring! Science Communications Manager.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'd be grateful if you could circulate to good students: I'm recruiting PhD students for Fall '27 in the areas of species interactions and animal behavior. Ad here - jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 19/09/2026
Flat illustration of a gathering of warblers in Fall plumage perched on painted colorful flint corn. Warblers are (left to right) Lady Canada, Bay-Breasted, Hooded, Wilson's, and Connecticut on the bottom inspecting a kernel.
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SORTEE @sortee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interested in helping make science a better place? Nominations for 2027 #SORTEE volunteer positions are open now! With 10 committees to choose from and so many ways to get involved, we welcome everyone to volunteer with us! Nominations close 31st Oct. sortee.org/join/ #openscience
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States United Democracy Center @statesunited.org · 16/09/2026
💰🚨 NEW: Since January 2025, the Trump administration has disrupted $177 billion across 17 funding sectors in all 50 states and DC. Our new project with @grantwitness.org tracks every dollar, grant by grant, and shows the impact of disruptions 🔗 www.lostfunds.org
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Lost Funds — $177 Billion Gone
Track the Trump administration’s federal funding disruptions state by state — what was cut or frozen, who it hurts, and how states are fighting back in court.
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Peter Santema @petersantema.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New #ornithology paper out in @ecography.bsky.social! The tendency of birds to return to the same breeding area in different years varies wildly among species. We show that breeding site fidelity is much lower in #shorebirds nesting in the #Arctic tundra than in those nesting in other habitats. 1/n
Map showing the geographic locations of shorebird populations included in the study, alongside four Arctic-breeding shorebird species with low breeding-site fidelity: Red Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, White-rumped Sandpiper, and Pectoral Sandpiper.
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
BIRD FRIENDS! I need someone who knows Malta and its birds. I am pulling my hair out looking for a reviewer (I think I've tried about a dozen). If that's you (not "someone I know" please), make yourself known! #ornithology
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Martin Jung @martinjung.eu · 11/09/2026
Interesting paper. Showing how - despite the hype around nature credits, finance, no-net-loss metrics etc - private investments are still negligible for ecosystem and species conservation.
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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 10/09/2026
Long-distance navigation is no easy feat, but for some seabirds it can involve traversing hundreds of kilometres of open ocean New research led by @plewin.bsky.social shows that even if Manx shearwaters can sense the earth’s magnetism, they don't rely on it to get home 👇
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Homing shearwaters don’t need magnetic sense to navigate
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
DHS is doing predictive policing using unknown financial databases and other info and then passing targets to local cops. What could go wrong? www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
cool job alert broad call that includes coastal bird populations + migrations I visited Dauphin Island Sea Lab last year and it's a sweet spot with good folks & located right on a bird migration hotspot www.disl.edu/about/employ...
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Faculty Position, Marine Science
Posted: September 4, 2026 The Dauphin Island Sea Lab invites applications for an open-rank faculty position in Marine Science. We seek a faculty member to join and strengthen our growing community of ...
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Eric Schares @eschares.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨Update: Our analysis of global APC expenditure has now been expanded to cover more publishers (7 -> 14) and more years (2019-2025). We estimate $15B in APCs paid over seven years, $3.7B in 2025 alone. Elsevier crosses the $1B threshold by itself in 2025. arxiv.org/abs/2608.16322 #ScholComm
Line chart showing 5 biggest publishers from 2019-2025
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alexandra @birdmotif.alextey.co · 27/08/2026
as rising seas drown their nests along the US east coast, saltmarsh sparrows have declined by ≥90% this century. now, trump's interior department is gutting the endangered species act, and extinction looms for this long-overlooked songbird today in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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This Little Bird Is in Big Trouble—and Trump Is Making Things Worse
The Saltmarsh Sparrow’s numbers are cratering. Why isn’t the government doing something about it?
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 24/08/2026
Hummingbirds.
A four panel comic. In panel 1, a rufous hummingbird flies down toward a large hummingbird feeder with as many as 6 holes on top. He thinks "The humans put up a new feeder!" In panel 2, he lands on the feeder and gazes down at it. He thinks "It's huge. Many of us could feed here at once." In panel 3, we see a close up view of the hummingbird, and he's thinking "This could end the ancient rivalries. Usher in an era of peace. Interesting." In panel 4, an Anna's hummingbird hovers over the feeder and says "Hey, can I have some necta-" and the rufous hummingbird says "No."
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Roland Kays @rolandkays.com · 05/08/2026
New paper - What could the next 20 years of wildlife tracking look like. Our horizon scan, out today in Proc Royal Soc B, maps out 28 innovations to unlock movement ecology's untapped potential. wildlabs.net/en/article/o...
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
🪶Want to band cool birds on an island in the western Pacific?IBP is hiring 2 banders to help re-establish & operate bird banding stations on the island of Rota, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. PROJECT DATES: Oct. 10 thru Dec. 20, 2026. More info here: birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Ro...
Photo of a bander's hands holding a Mariana Fruit Dove by Kristin Attinger. Text on graphic says: We're hiring experienced bird banders.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.
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Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our @adriftlab.bsky.social blog post for our latest paper is now up: The Birds That Never Came Home: Long-Term Data Reveal Population-Level Impacts of Ocean Plastic Pollution adriftlab.org/news/the-bir... #ornithology #PlasticPollution
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The Birds That Never Came Home: Long-Term Data Reveal Population-Level Impacts of Ocean Plastic Pollution
For decades, scientists have documented plastic inside the stomachs of seabirds. We have measured it, weighed it, counted it, photographed it, and described the damage it causes.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"NSF plans to claw back around US$500 million that has already been distributed to grant-making divisions. That money would be withdrawn from three of the NSF’s eight main areas, or directorates: engineering; computer and information science and engineering; and mathematical and physical science."
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NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative
A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency struggles with a squeezed budget and a backlog of grant applications.
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oh no @ili.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
en esta economía??????
nyt cooking melissa clark seis leches cake january 21, 2020
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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My WARBLERS OF NORTH AMERICA poster is finally finished & signed copies are available in my Etsy shop! jadafitch.etsy.com The 18 x 24 inch art print showcases males & females of all 59 species of wood-warblers most commonly found across the continent. #warblers #birds #watercolor #natureart
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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Big new @adriftlab.bsky.social paper - we show for the first time that plastics affects seabirds at the POPULATION level. Plastic ingested as a chick reduces recruitment of birds to the breeding population. And the story is pretty grim. 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Anna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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