Jeff Buler @jbuler.bsky.social · 25/10/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Burnin’ Down the House 000
Reposted by Jeff BulerDaniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Making America poorer again: each US $1 million invested by the NIH in health research generates about $2.5 million in economic activity. NIH funding produced $94 billion in new economic activity and supported more than 400,000 jobs in 2024 alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment - Nature Human BehaviourNature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment 27857
Jeff Buler @jbuler.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Think all barriers for migrating birds are natural like deserts and seas? Not so! I helped discover that the man-made Corn Belt is also a barrier to migration for many birds. Check out more about my study here...news.cornell.eduAmerica's Corn Belt acts as barrier for migrating songbirds | Cornell ChronicleThe vast agricultural landscape of the U.S. Midwest known as the Corn Belt acts as a barrier for migrating landbirds, causing them to adjust their flight behaviors similar to when crossing natural bar... 074
Reposted by Jeff BulerFengyi Guo (Freda) @fyguo.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Grateful to collaborate with an amazing team on this work. @jbuler.bsky.social, Adriaan Dokter, @kyle-horton.bsky.social, @emlbcohen.bsky.social, Dan Sheldon, Jaclyn Smolinsky, and David Wilcove. 152
Reposted by Jeff BulerDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 29/05/2025I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...youtube.comAnnie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"YouTube video by Annie Andrews 1102207138043
Reposted by Jeff BulerJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees. These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone. www.nsf.gov/executive-or...nsf.govNSF Implementation of Recent Executive OrdersInformation for the NSF community regarding executive orders. 5167158
Jeff Buler @jbuler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025This could also jeopardize access to important climate and weather data for research. 010
Reposted by Jeff BulerJudy Shamoun-Baranes @judyshamounb.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Thank you @bou.org.uk for nominating me for the award lecture and to a great audience, who had my heart racing for the whole talk! Now time to relax and enjoy talks to come on Frontiers in #ornithology @ #BOU2025. Special shout out to @natbzielonka.bsky.social for the thread below 0247
Reposted by Jeff BulerYing-Chi (Ginny) Chan @chanyingchi.github.io · 02/04/2025How does the migration of Swiss red kites change with age? Check out the blog post about our Elton Prize shortlisted paper! @vogelwarte.bsky.social @animalecology.bsky.social 0123
Reposted by Jeff BulerKyle Horton @kyle-horton.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Birds will be arriving soon! This map shows peak migration dates across the US modeled using radar data. Keep in mind, the dates represent peaks, but migration usually plays out across a couple of weeks, so estimate ± 1 week on either side of the dates on the map for max migration activity. 1199
Reposted by Jeff BulerDr Will Leo Hawkes @willleohawkes.bsky.social · 03/04/2025So pleased to see this article about the incredible migration of flies on @theconversation.com! Fly migration is so vitally important to humans but massively under-appreciated. I'd love to spread the word further - could anyone help? theconversation.com/flies-are-ma...theconversation.comFlies are masters of migration – it’s about time they got some creditFlies are the most ecologically diverse and important migrant group. We just had no idea. 1297
Jeff Buler @jbuler.bsky.social · 29/03/2025This does not make America great. We ignore climate change to our detriment. 000
Reposted by Jeff BulerAmerican Bird Conservancy @abcbirds.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Here’s another reason to support bird conservation—Birds contribute $279 billion to the U.S. economy and create 1.4 million jobs. 💸 #Birds are big business! 14112
Reposted by Jeff BulerDr Will Leo Hawkes @willleohawkes.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Now this is exciting. Antonin and his team have just published a study showing that the number of migrating hoverflies through Czechia are positively correlated with the numbers of birds! Suggests that the birds are using the flies as fuel on migration. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.... 212847
Reposted by Jeff BulerCecilia Nilsson @cnilsson.science · 05/03/2025Weather radars continuously register the movements of billions of animals in the air! We have now published datasets covering large parts of Europe, providing an overview of the aerial habitat in a way no other method can. Data is available on Alofdata.eu , see our blogpost: go.nature.com/3F0wQ0Lgo.nature.comEuropean data on animals aloft now publicly availableWeather radars detect more than weather, they also continuously register the movements of billions of animals (birds, bats, insects) in the air. Those data are now publicly available for large parts o... 212261
Reposted by Jeff BulerNPR @npr.org · 04/03/2025Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.npr.orgJames Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has diedHarrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research. 518223304351
Reposted by Jeff BulerJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Forty-seven scientific societies have signed a letter organized by the @ucsusa.bsky.social urging Congress to protect federally funded research and federal scientists: www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...ucsusa.org48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science 12426175
Reposted by Jeff Bulerligirl66.bsky.social @ligirl66.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times 1002306528092
Reposted by Jeff BulerCALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second. 20255395436869
Reposted by Jeff BulerAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL. 57759429140877
Reposted by Jeff BulerBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 27/02/2025Near-absence of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in Little Terns Sternula albifrons across 13 European countries | www.tandfonline.com/... | @birdstudy.bsky.social | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶 14911
Reposted by Jeff BulerZiva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025New from @propublica.org: We studied a massive set of hospital discharge data to see what happened after Texas banned abortion. … 21666173
Reposted by Jeff BulerBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 20/02/2025Radar revelations: insect availability influences parental provisioning in breeding tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor | doi.org/10.1111/jav.... | @avianbiology.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶doi.orgRadar revelations: insect availability influences parental provisioning in breeding tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor - Simons - 2025 - Journal of Avian Biology - Wiley Online LibraryAirspace habitat is essential foraging space for tree swallows Tachycineta bicolor, which rely on flying insects as their main source of food. Insect availability can change quickly from hour-to-ho... 063
Jeff Buler @jbuler.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Basic science is important for medical discoveries. Thank Gila monsters for Ozempic! 000
Reposted by Jeff BulerAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1theglobeandmail.comOttawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk of catching virusThe majority of the doses will be handed out to provinces and territories, which will decide when and where to deploy the shots 1113527752
Reposted by Jeff BulerBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 21/02/2025Transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza among multiple waterfowl species and backyard poultry: the impact of the stopover period | www.nature.com/artic... | Scientific Reports | #ornithology 🪶 062
Reposted by Jeff BulerMartin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)science.orgAx falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labsMost of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend 550100204607
Reposted by Jeff BulerSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 21/02/2025We are now finding bird flu in deer mice and house mice in Washington State. H5N1 is advancing along the evolutionary ladder—affecting birds, mammals, and humans. This is not speculation; it’s a timeline. 562208797512
Reposted by Jeff BulerUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 18/02/20251/ Within one week of releasing our action alert, almost 10k UCS supporters have sent emails to their members of Congress to support the passing of the Scientific Integrity (SI) Act. Looking for a quick way to add your voice and support for Scientific Integrity? Use the link below!secure.ucsusa.orgUrge Congress to Institute Scientific Integrity Protections for Federal ScientistsScientists working for the federal government need safeguards to do evidence-based work and to inform our nation’s policymaking without political interference. Urge Congress to support the Scientific ... 213567
Reposted by Jeff BulerMikko Jimenez @mikkojimenez.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Excited to write about the first chapter of my dissertation, which was supported by @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social and published awhile back! 0246
Reposted by Jeff BulerAlice Boyle @birdfiddler.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Ornithology folks, here is a VERY cool job opportunity that appears to be relatively independent of the federal $h!t $h0w. Do you just love research and birds and want to get on with saving the world? apply here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29599academicjobsonline.orgCornell University, Lab of Ornithology Full service online faculty recruitment and application management system for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities. 0116
Reposted by Jeff BulerAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19/02/2025💥ATTENTION FEDS💥 All the termination letters going out that we've seen use "inadequate performance" as the reason for termination. SAVE YOUR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. Tell your friends who aren't on bluesky! Probationary employees can't be fired for "poor performance" if their performance is not poor 352502602
Reposted by Jeff BulerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/02/2025Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.nytimes.comTrump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health LeadersA core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs. 76446167
Reposted by Jeff BulerAmerican Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Help our Flocks Project take flight! We all need a space to feel we belong & are supported. This is what our Flocks Project—our joint effort with Wilson Ornithological Society & Association of Field Ornithologists—aims to do for ornithologists. Donate today! www.gofundme.com/f/flocks-for... 02212
Reposted by Jeff BulerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...globalnews.caHow a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.caIn 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic. 511299557821
Reposted by Jeff BulerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal. 543150893129
Reposted by Jeff BulerAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/02/2025USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers. 12968041331
Reposted by Jeff BulerAmerican Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Read the latest blog post on Wing Beat, "Using weather radar and automated flight call monitoring to sample migration in the American West" by Dylan M. Osterhaus. Blog post: americanornithology.org/using-weathe... Related paper: academic.oup.com/condor/advan... #ornithology #nocturnalmigrationamericanornithology.orgUsing weather radar and automated flight call monitoring to sample migration in the American West - American Ornithological SocietyHow to describe something we cannot see? This challenge defines nocturnal bird migration research. Every spring and fall, millions of birds fly through the night, journeying between wintering and bree... 02613
Reposted by Jeff BulerDarby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science. 12652769415654
Reposted by Jeff BulerChuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 03/02/2025An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government. DOGE is not a real government agency. DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions. DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law. DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand. 4130128403115
Reposted by Jeff BulerWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Nocturnal flight call recordings have revealed how different songbird species cooperate during migration. Cool #ornithology research led by WOS member Benjamin Van Doren!scientificamerican.comMigrating Birds Sing to Team Up with Other SpeciesSongbirds may socialize across species during nighttime migrations 14313
Reposted by Jeff BulerWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Our friends at the Ornithological Council are seeking volunteer editors, chapter leads, & chapter authors for a new edition of the Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research. Check out their call for volunteers and get in touch if you're interested! #ornithology ornithologyexchange.org…ornithologyexchange.orgCall for volunteers: New edition of the Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in ResearchThe Ornithological Council is planning a new edition of the Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research. This foundational publication provides an in-depth guide to animal welfare considerations… 082
Reposted by Jeff BulerBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 14/01/2025Integrating multi-scale terrestrial and atmospheric predictors enhance nocturnal bird migration forecasts | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithologydoi.orgIntegrating multi-scale terrestrial and atmospheric predictors enhance nocturnal bird migration forecastsAbstract. Our ability to forecast the spatial and temporal patterns of ecological processes at continental scales has drastically improved over the past de 0105