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@mcclure.bsky.social
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Ornithologist, Conservation Biologist, and Raptor Researcher. Executive VP of @theperegrinefund.bsky.social

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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Maxent produces a map with no error bars, despite there often being great uncertainty in species distributions. We examine the trouble with using Maxent for delimiting species distributions, especially for Red List assessments. Open access: doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Declines can be fast, but so can recoveries.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The State of the World's Raptors is now available in paperback! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYS565J...
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The State of the World’s Raptors
Buy The State of the World’s Raptors on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
New paper in IBIS: I surveyed GenAI policies across the top 20 ornithology journals. 40% had no discoverable policy, and the rest varied widely in what’s permitted. Authors need clearer guidance. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ibi.70054 #ornithology​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Generative‐AI policies vary widely across top ornithology journals
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
People used to ask me how to design a wildlife monitoring program and then get upset when I assigned them all these books to read. So, I decided to distill all the crucial information into one volume. How to Count Birds is now available anywhere books are sold.
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The Peregrine Fund @theperegrinefund.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Out now: How to Count Birds 📖 bit.ly/how-to-count-birds #RaptorResearch #Ornithology
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The Oxford Publicity Partnership Ltd (OPP) @oxfordpublicity.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
A practical guide to making every bird count, for those who count birds out now from @hopkinspress.bsky.social How to Count Birds A Guide for Monitoring Avian Populations by @mcclure.bsky.social Buy in Europe from your local bookseller or direct www.wiley.com/en-gb/about-... now!
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Look what just came in the mail! Go on and preorder your copy today. press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This is the perfect time to order my new book! How to Count Birds launches in February, but you can preorder it today. press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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How to Count Birds
A Guide for Monitoring Avian Populations
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Five more chapters of State of the World's Raptors have been published. Check them out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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Ulises Balza @ulisesbalza.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Very proud of this collaboration with amazing colleagues from Ecuador, the Philippines and the US 🇪🇨🇵🇭🇺🇸. Island raptors should be a top conservation priority, as many are on the brink extinction meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article... @mcclure.bsky.social @theperegrinefund.bsky.social
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Conservation Letter: Status and Conservation of Island Raptors
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
We teamed up with @hawkwatch and @hawk_mountain to rank the priority raptor species for conservation action in North American countries. Check out the results in Chapter 5 of State of the World's Raptors. science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Species should be prioritized for conservation based on their evolutionary history and extinction risk. In Chapter 4 of State of the World's Raptors we outline our methods for ranking raptor species for conservation action. Check it out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
In Chapter 3 of State of the World's Raptors. We created Raptor Conservation Regions by grouping countries with similar raptor species. These regions can be used to study, monitor, and conserve the world's raptors. Big thanks to @mbzraptorfund for collaboration. Check it out! bit.ly/43IwFzQ
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In Chapter 2 of State of the World's Raptors we examine the evolution of carnivory and its implications for being a raptor. Check it out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
In Chapter 1 of State of the World's Raptors, I review the importance of birds of prey, their plight, and the philosophy of the book. Check it out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
And the award for best R package name goes to... besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Rthoptera: Standardised insect bioacoustics in R
Almost 100 years after the dawn of insect bioacoustics, freely available and robust analysis tools and protocols are still needed. We introduce Rthoptera, an open-source R package designed for ro...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
We recently developed Raptor Conservation Regions by combining countries with similar raptor communities. Read all about it for FREE! assets.peregrinefund.org/docs/project...
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The Peregrine Fund @theperegrinefund.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Our Madagascar Program Director, Dr. Lily-Arison Rene de Roland, has been named the 2025 Indianapolis Prize winner! Congratulations, Lily! Read more about Lily's accomplishments and the Indianapolis Prize at bit.ly/4klk1Od 📷 John Mittermeier   #RaptorResearch #birds #raptors
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
NEW BOOK JUST DROPPED. All chapters are free! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...
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Book: State of the World's Raptors | Conservation Science
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Finally someone says what I've been thinking about preprints.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@theperegrinefund.bsky.social is hiring a Social Scientist. Come help us save raptors from extinction! peregrinefund.org/sites/defaul...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Raptor Poisoning in Europe between 1996 and 2016: A Continental Assessment of the Most Affected Species and the Most Used Poisons meridian.allenpress.com/rapt/article...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Please stop publishing in mdpi and frontiers journals.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The best thing you can do for the environment is donate to NGOs that take direct action and vote for candidates that actually care about conservation.
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 10/01/2025
Gyrfalcon Prey Abundance and Their Habitat Associations in a Changing Arctic | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology #RaptorResearch
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Houbaras are crazy
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Let’s go!
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Birding is booming in Colombia! www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Why thousands of people are traveling to one country to see these birds
An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
No support for solar radiation as a major evolutionary driver of malar stripes in falcons nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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No support for solar radiation as a major evolutionary driver of malar stripes in falcons
The malar stripes of falcons (Falco spp.) are often hypothesised to function by reducing the amount of solar glare reflected into the falcon's eyes while hunting, thereby aiding foraging efficiency i....
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
The vast majority of mammal biomass on Earth is either humans or our livestock.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Live photo of me celebrating Christmas
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David Green, PhD @ecologistgreen.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Single-blind #peerreview leads to more positive outcomes if you are: - male - White - in the US or North America - well-published or known in your field - affiliated with a prestigious institution Can we please make double-blind the gold standard now? 🧪 #academicsky #SciPub
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Impact of author characteristics on outcomes of single- versus double-blind peer review: a systematic review of comparative studies in scientific abstracts and publications - Scientometrics
The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the role of double-blind (DB) peer review on bias against authors when compared to single-blind (SB) peer review in scientific publications. Using…
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
New analysis confirms Snowy Owls are threatened with extinction. Great work led by Hawk Mountain Sanctuary with analysis conducted by @brols.bsky.social of @theperegrinefund.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus | Bird Conservation International | Cambridge Core
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus - Volume 34
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Rediscovering this masterpiece.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Can anyone name some nonprofits who are directly working to prevent extinction?
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
California Condor being released into the wild after being treated for lead poisoning.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Frosty day at the World Center for Birds of Prey
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Four California Condors.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
These birds don’t exist.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
On this #givingtuesday I suggest donating to @theperegrinefund.bsky.social. They are the most effective conservation organization I know of.
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Donate to The Peregrine Fund
Your gift to The Peregrine Fund today will support critical raptor conservation work worldwide. Give now to protect raptors and their ecosystems for generations to come.
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Brian Rolek @brols.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🚨New publication🚨 Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... First author and awesome researcher Dr. Gabi Dri is doing amazing work! I'm grateful for the opportunity to collaborate on this one. #ecology
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Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently
Our work used large-scale data to understand how bird and mammal communities respond to timber harvest practices in temperate forests of the northeastern USA. We found that niche breadth (diet), morp...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Here's a preview of my book on bird monitoring.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hey, that’s our paper! Nice!
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Dang. www.curlewaction.org/slender-bill...
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Slender-billed Curlew declared extinct | Curlew Action
A new paper calculates that the likelihood of the Slender-billed Curlew being extinct is 99.6%. Mary Colwell reflects on this heart-breaking conclusion.
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Good to know given some recent events in the US ourworldindata.org/support-for-...
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McClure 🦉🦅🦤 @mcclure.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
ANOTHER JOB ALERT! The Peregrine Fund seeks a Quantitative Ecologist. If you're good at #Rstats come help us save raptors! ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/n...
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