Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Coming off of my nutcracker summer, I think I’m gearing up for a corvid obsessed fall and winter. Since getting back to the Bay, I’ve really been taken by the local American Crows that fly south in over where I live towards their nightly roost (somewhere in Oakland?) in the hours before sunset. 000
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Now that I am back from the eastern Sierra and no longer likely to run into nutcrackers (though you never know!), I will be turning my attention to my neighborhood corvids. 000
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’ve got one more Clark’s Nutcracker survey left before I wrap up the first field season of my dissertation research! Oh how the summer flew by. 010
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I was not expecting the dopamine hit I would get when I would see a Clark’s Nutcracker with a FULL sublingual pouch (the special pouch beneath their tongue where they store their seeds for transport). Even in this blurry photo you can see the pouch bulging with seeds beneath the bird’s chin!! 000
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As I start to parse through my nutcracker count data, I am struck at how much of it gets distilled down to just the number of detections (or even just presence-absence) at a given loc. Where do I put it in the model that one curious/confused nutcracker flew to <1 m of me and made eye contact? 000
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyGreat Basin Bird Observatory @greatbasinbirds.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Pinyon Jays can carry 50+ pine nuts at a time in their crop & fly long distances to cache them across the landscape. As scatter-hoarders, #PinyonJays may hide millions of seeds over their lives. While they recover many, some are forgotten, giving new pinyon pines the chance to grow. #ForestFriday 111220
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyGreat Basin Bird Observatory @greatbasinbirds.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Late summer marks the start of pine nut harvest for Pinyon Jays. As pinyon pine cones ripen, the jays begin collecting and caching seeds for the months ahead, though the timing of cone maturity varies from year to year. #PinyonJays #pines #birds 0103
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I’m lifting my head up for a moment before diving back into the last few weeks of my first field season researching Clark’s Nutcrackers in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada Mtns. I may leave my field season with more questions than answers, but one things for certain: these birds are special! 182
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyTommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025bird song 343393
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyAssociation for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 22/12/2025New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! "A post-fire reforestation assessment and prioritization tool for the Western United States" #SNFECO🔥 Read it here: ow.ly/mtot50XJWmr 041
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyKat Kerlin @katkerlin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Some called it the "Christmas Valley miracle" when that Tahoe community and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A @ucdavis.bsky.social study reveals which pre-fire treatments worked best to ⬇️ the fire damage. Also: Unburned fuel piles are a big problem. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...ucdavis.eduLessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’The Lake Tahoe communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A UC Davis study reveals which pre-fire fuel treatments worked best to bring about the Christmas Valley... 082
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyTsupi_WBSY カラリーマン @tsupi-wbsy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025日本の一般的カラ類混群メンツ:非シジュウカラ科 ・キクイタダキ科 (ほかにもまだいるかな?) キクイタダキ Goldcrest / Regulus regulus エナガより小さいこのこたちも、カラの混群に混ざっていることがあります。 ヒガラと似たようなところでチョコチョコ。 Mixed flocks of tit birds in Japan: non-tit birds #ArtAdventCalendar #BirdArt 25915
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Your Friday #ornithology read: A snapshot of how birds populations in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest are responding to climate change.theconversation.comNew study finds Pacific Northwest birds are becoming more common in the mountains as the climate warmsA new study provides a clear picture of how birds are responding to climate change in the mountains near Vancouver. 093
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I had a lovely time at Staten Island this weekend watching the Sandhill Cranes return to their overnight roost. Winter birding in the Central Valley is magical! 050
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 10/11/2025It’s awesome to read about the field research my advisor, lab mates, and I conducted this summer in California’s high Sierra. It’s giving me motivation as I wrap up proposals to fund my 🤞🏻 field research on Clark’s Nutcrackers! 030
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyDan Starr @danstarrucdavis.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️ 1082115
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneySK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 24/10/2025According to @corvidresearch.bsky.social on a reddit post about it from years ago, they have a expandable sublingual pouch to hold food. I can't find a jay diagram, but here's one from a Clark's Nutcracker paper, guessing it's similar: digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont... 393
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyPoint Blue Conservation Science @pointblue.bsky.social · 22/10/2025🔥🐦🌎🧪Can fire boost bird populations!? A new study found that population density of some #bird species grew rapidly in burned areas. While high-intensity megafires threaten birds, low to moderate intensity #prescribedburns may have benefits. Learn more: shorturl.at/coEC6 #GoodFire #FireEcology 2468
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyThe Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 21/10/2025🪶 IBP is proud to be a Founding Partner of California Bird Atlas (@californiabirdatlas) — a new nonprofit launching the first-ever statewide effort to map CA's breeding birds. (1/2) 1265
Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney @mikecmahoney.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Time for an intro! Hi everyone, my name is Mike, and I recently started grad school in the Safford Lab at UC Davis where I’ll be working towards a PhD in the Grad Group in Ecology researching avian ecology for improved conservation efforts and ecosystem management, primarily in forested systems. 191
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyAssociation for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 15/10/2025New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! By Chris Ray, Rodney B. Siegel, Robert L. Wilkerson, Lynn Schofield, Morgan W. Tingley, Sonia Aronson, Sylvia Haultain, Sarah Stock, and Kent van Wagtendonk #SNFECO 🔥 Read it here: ow.ly/RFjr50XazhK 053
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyAlejandra Echeverri, PhD @ornithoale.bsky.social · 10/10/2025New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries 042
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925... 184
Reposted by Michael (Mike) C. MahoneyPoint Blue Conservation Science @pointblue.bsky.social · 17/07/2025🌊🦑🦉Check it out! Our Farallon Islands-inspired apparel collaboration with #BirdCollective is here! Rock threads featuring Farallones favorites like the #CommonMurre, #RhinocerosAuklet, #TuftedPuffin, & more! Shop: shorturl.at/mhIZQ #seabirds #marinelife 0133