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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Our paper "Water level manipulations in human-made impoundments drive species- and guild-specific responses in wetland bird communities" is now out in Wetlands Ecology and Management! 🦆

Drone image of 6 human-made wetlands separated by dykes and set into fields. A white house (research station) can be seen in the distance.

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Neil Gilbert @gilbert-lab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

recruiting a couple new grad students to start in january, please share! www.gilbertecology.com/opportunities

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Welcome to the Fascist States of America, where the EiC of a leading journal is forcibly removed by police for passing out his own editorial at the annual meeting of the field’s association…because it’s “too political” (read: it calls on scientists to speak out & stand up). We are here. This is it.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Wonderful week in the field near Nazko,BC. We were searching for good candidate sites for wetland restoration. This area has been heavily impacted by pine beetle, logging, and fire. Highlight = Great Grey Owl with lunch flying in front of the truck 🦉

View of a lake from a viewpoint in an old burn with lots of new growth

Bear tracks in the mud with my hand for scale

Recent forest burn and lots of needles on the ground and burned wood.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Well here it is: my #birdathon50 costume. Black Oystercatcher, which, of course, made it onto the species list. Ended with a total count of 101 species after 16.5 hours of birding. Please consider donating to my birdathon to support bird conservation. www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

One last push: I will be doing my #birdathon50 this Saturday! I'm hoping to get over 100 species in one day of birding. Wish me luck and feel free to toss a little $$ towards bird conservation 👇

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

One of the coolest things I've ever witnessed: a group of about 50 male Sharp-tailed Grouse performing their mating displays at a lek first thing in the morning 🤩

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Roll up, roll up! Looking for a postdoc? Want somewhere that's academia adjacent? Interested in seabirds, plastics, and conservation? Come work with me and @adriftlab.bsky.social! If you want to help develop an application, get in touch! #ornithology #seabirds #PhDjobs #PostdocJobs

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I have reached my original goal of raising $500 for @birdscanada.bsky.social #birdathon50! I have decided to try and beat my previous record ($845 in 2024) and aim for $1000 🤯 Help me raise $$ for bird conservation!! 🐦🦆🦅🦉 Donate here: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched on a branch.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm more than halfway to my goal! Help me & help the birds by contributing to my #birdathon50 🦅🐦🦆🦉

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I'm participating in the @birdscanada.bsky.social #birdathon50! Help me reach my goal of raising $500 for bird conservation 🐦 www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Happy #SuperbOwlSunday! The most recent owl that I saw (and my only "lifer" yet this year!!) was this truly #SuperbOwl: The Northern Hawk-Owl.

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Terrestrial Ecology Research Group - TUM @terrecolgroup.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in community ecology to work in the Arthropods Core Project of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social Reposting is much appreciated for widest reach! Thanks. More information here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

On Thursday, I attended the 71st Fall Convocation at the University of New Brunswick and received my doctoral degree. My parents and I flew across the country so that I could walk across the stage and accept my degree, and they could witness it. It's official: I'm a doctor! 👩‍🎓📃 #classof2025

Me standing on a balcony dressed in the bright red and blue robes of a doctoral graduate with the black beefeater hat. Yellow and green maple leaves make a stunning contrast at the backdrop.

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CEBC Predateurs Marins team @predateursmarins.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Post-doc position at CEBC to work on quantitative genetics of albatross populations using pedigree and genomic data. Info and application at emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... Contact Timothée Bonnet for more details #postdoc #seabirds #Genomics

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Post-PhD life. I was pretty good at work-life balance during 7 years of grad school, but this past year was really intense and I'm enjoying the freedom and time by painting members of Ramphastidae (why? Why not!). #PostPhdlife #PhDone

Three small painted canvases showing cokourfyl close-ups of toucan heads (Keel-billed Toucan, Fiery-billed Araçari, and Northern Emerald Toucanet). A paintbrush and a messy palette sit on the table beside the paintings.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Yesterday I successfully defended my PhD and can now say that I am officially ✨Dr. Kiirsti Owen✨ (or Ducktor, if you will 🦆). #PhDone

Opening slide of a PhD defence featuring a wetland at sunrise as the background with text "Wetland bird response to anthropogenic habitat change of the Chignecto Isthmus"

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Nice to see this paper out in @envreviews.bsky.social !! This was a fun lab collab side-project that the Mallory Lab crew did together. Enjoyed being a part of this! 🥳

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animalecol-nioo.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

New postdoc position available 🚨 We are looking for a new post doc to work on adaptive management in geese. Are you experienced in working with animal movement patterns? And are you used to working with large files of transmitter date? Then apply before the 1st op september!

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Postdoc Goose Impact

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher for research in the context of international adaptive management of geese. Did you analyse animal movement patterns during your PhD? Do you want to work wi...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

13 new bird nerds fledged from the nest and I am one happy instructor! 🪺🪹🐦 So proud of this group of super keen undergrads. They learned >50 birds by sight and sound in less than 2 weeks and they completed field research projects with only 3 days of data collection.

Class photo (16 people) standing in front of an old farmhouse with solar panels.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I recently reviewed a paper where I was one of four reviewers. The other reviewers had very little comments and suggested the paper was ready to be accepted. I was the only one who suggested "reject" because the paper was incredibly flawed.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Got to do some fieldwork last week in my new role as Senior Wildlife Biologist with KES(keefereco.com). Amphibian surveys, soil sampling, camera traps, bar detectors, and general wildlife surveys. Lots of fun!

A large Western Toad on the edge of a wet area amongst some grasses, sedges, and other short wetland vegetation.

Me smiling and holding a Columbia Spotted Frog that we caught in our amphibina traps. Grabbing a photo together before releasing this friend safely back into the wetland.

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Kyle Elliott @movementecology.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The #Arctic might be a cold place, but microclimates can get HOT! The cliffs where murres nest can get to a whopping 46.5°C in the full sun. New work by MSc student Frederique Tremblay, @emilyschoy.bsky.social, @tattersallg.bsky.social & many others available free: doi.org/10.1016/j.cb...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Some big news! I'm joining Keefer Ecological Services as a Wildlife Biologist. Grateful for the journey that brought me here and looking forward to what’s ahead! 🌿 ✨ keefereco.com

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Keefer Ecological Services - Keefer Ecological Services

Keefer Ecological Services Ltd. (KES) provides efficient, ecologically-based solutions inspired by the ingenuity observed in natural systems.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Preparing for #PhD defense - what are some good, general defense-style questions that I could use to practice?? E.g., this classic: "If you had unlimited time and money, what would you do with this research?" This is for a biology/wildlife management/social science dissertation. #phdlife

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Do you have a favourite bird song? For me, you can't beat a Musician Wren! You can hear me discuss this, and all things birdsong, on The Warblers podcast: Spotify: tinyurl.com/2skkart8 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2stnm5ak Birds Canada: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc... @birdscanada.bsky.social

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The 2025 Marie Curie Fellowships are now open! If you are interested in #PlasticPollution, #ornithology / #birds, #conservation & our work at @adriftlab.bsky.social and want to discuss an application, get in touch! #PhDjobs marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/calls/msca-p...

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr Alex Bond (Natural History Museum, Tring/London UK) [progress pride flag]
Applicants with previous experience in CT/morphology, wildlife acoustics, or plastics particularly encouraged!
Applicant eligibility
Can’t have spent >12 of the last 36 months in the UK
Previous post-doctoral experience & publication track record HIGHLY recommended
Must relocate to the UK (London or Tring; remote working is not possible under this funding scheme)
Defended PhD by Sept 2025; < 8 years postdoc experience
Previous successful applications are available as guides!
Applications shared between fellow & host with a deadline 10 Sept 2025
Email: a.bond@nhm.ac.uk / BlueSky: @TheLabAndField@bsky.social
https://alexanderbond.org

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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It’s a mistake to outsource most writing to AI. Even if the output is accurate and engaging, something valuable is lost in the process. Jotting down intuitions and spelling out hunches is how we develop and refine our ideas. Writing is where we do our best thinking.

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!

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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics

About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

the technodystopia is here nymag.com/intelligence...

Sarah, a freshman at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, said she first used ChatGPT to cheat during the spring semester of her final year of high school. (Sarah’s name, like those of other current students in this article, has been changed for privacy.) After getting acquainted with the chatbot, Sarah used it for all her classes: Indigenous studies, law, English, and a “hippie farming class” called Green Industries. “My grades were amazing,” she said. “It changed my life.” Sarah continued to use AI when she started college this past fall. Why wouldn’t she? Rarely did she sit in class and not see other students’ laptops open to ChatGPT. Toward the end of the semester, she began to think she might be dependent on the website. She already considered herself addicted to TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and Reddit, where she writes under the username maybeimnotsmart. “I spend so much time on TikTok,” she said. “Hours and hours, until my eyes start hurting, which makes it hard to plan and do my schoolwork. With ChatGPT, I can write an essay in two hours that normally takes 12.”

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Philip Loring @philiploring.com · 07/05/2025

The university experience was broken well before AI. That students are flocking to it (just like they flocked to test databases and essay writing services and Cole’s notes) says more about universities than it does the students nymag.com/intelligence...

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Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

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Sarah Dobney @sdobney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Meet LO.N, a male Savannah Sparrow living on Kent Island, NB, Canada. We know he hatched ~11 mon. ago, on this very island. We know his parents. We know his song. We even know the exact male he learned his song from! Can't wait to learn more about LO.N as the season continues! #longtermdata #birds

Image of LO.N in the hand (handled and banded with permits). Photo y Natalie Emerick.

Image of spectrogram of LO.N's song, recorded by Natalie Emerick in May 2025.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

In Québec this week for the @nserc-resnet.bsky.social AGM, which will be later this week at a true beauty of a spot in Jouvence, QC. Leading up to that, I'm meeting with lovely friends & coworkers to prep for workshops, writing retreats, and presentations 🥰

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

"What could an ornithologist and a poet possibly learn from each other?" someone once asked. Stories, words, feelings -- FEELINGS -- and beauty.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Eee!! Just sent my full #PhD dissertation draft off to my advisory committee for comments 🥳 amazing to see it as one huge beautiful 277-page document 😍

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I have a full version of my dissertation written and ready to send to my committee! Feels a bit surreal to finally be at this stage of the #PhD 🤩

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I’ve written over 60 peer reviewed scientific journal articles. I’ve written over 300 news stories and op-Ed’s for media outlets all over the world. I’m working on my second and third book. Here’s how I use AI like ChatGPT to become a better writer: 🧵

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I recently guided my first birding trip with Eagle Eye Tours in Costa Rica. It was so much fun. The people were all interesting and enthusiastic, the birds were, of course, incredible, and the weather was perfect 😚👌 It was hard to say goodbye at the end & return to reality! Back to #PhDlife.

Three male Red-legged Honeycreepers perched on a branch.

Four tanagers sharing a banana: Scarlet-rumped, 2 x Silver-throated, and Blue-Gray Tanagers.

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Looking to upgrade my tripod for my spotting scope. Any recommendations for something that is super steady, easy to use, but not super heavy? #birdinggear

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Help 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...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Tips for learning multiple languages at once? Especially in a situation where you don't get to use either of them very much. #languagelearning

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Who discovered that Down's Syndrome is caused by a genetic abnormality and what became of her? In this episode of @lostwomenofsci.bsky.social, they highlight the debates, play interviews, and attempt to understand what happened in a lab in the 1950s and for the next 60 years. #WomenInSTEM

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Lost Women of Science

In 1960 Marthe Gautier left the lab where she had discovered the genetic cause of Down syndrome, and went on to have a successful career as a pediatric cardiologist. For decades, she remained silent a...

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Kiirsti Owen, PhD (she/her) @kiirsti.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Yesterday was one of those perfect winter days: sunshine, fresh fluffy snow, chickadees singing and lots of woodpecker activity... oh and lots of squirrels for the pup to watch

A brown dog sitting in the snow with her back to the camera and looking up towards a tree (out of frame) with a squirrel on it. Sunlight is coming through the trees which are covered in snow. Blue skies beyond.

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AFS Science Communication Section @afs-scicomm.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Do you know someone who goes above and beyond to communicate their science to other groups? Consider nominating them for the Award for Excellence in Public Outreach! Additional nomination criteria and submission portal linked in our bio. Deadline for submission is April 1.

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