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Nelsy Niño Rodríguez

@nelsyninor.bsky.social
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🇨🇴 Biologist and anthropologist.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"People have been listening to birds for generations, and in that listening lies a memory of the land and a vision of sustainability for the future." - Nelsy Niño A great profile of PhD Candidate @nelsyninor.bsky.social in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research magazine: tinyurl.com/yzy855hy
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Key practices for ethical research during scientific expeditions." Read our new paper, led by Nelsy Niño and collaborators, in Conservation Science and Practice: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... We advocate for a shift from “parachute science” towards collaborative approaches. @nelsyninor.bsky.social 🧵1
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Andrés Cuervo @amcuervo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's 2026, and you still carry that parachute? Key practices for ethical research during scientific expeditions. By @nelsyninor.bsky.social et al. in @conservationsp.bsky.social @society4conbio.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #expeditions #science #museums
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Jaclyn Aubin @jaclynaubin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Our new paper on beluga spatial structure is now published in Animal Behaviour! Here is the story of what we found 🧵1/6 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
Overhead image of a group of belugas swimming in dark water. The title page of the paper is overlaid. It reads “From calls to communities: Acoustic monitoring of contact calls indicates spatial structure in endangered belugas”
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 24/07/2026
EARLY VIEW in IBIS Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) occupancy patterns reveal sensitivity to low precipitation on nonbreeding grounds in northern Costa Rica | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Isabel Vargas-Valverde, Natalie V. Sánchez, Manuel Spínola, Gerardo Avalos | #ornithology
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Flags placed at 1 and 2 metre distances around a loudspeaker, binoculars and voice recorder ready, Nelsy is conducting a playback experiment to study vocal behaviour of Gray Seedeaters (Sporophila intermedia) in Colombia. Great field research @nelsyninor.bsky.social! [📷 N. Niño, S. Rosado Hidalgo]
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
From the field, in Medina, Colombia, Nelsy is studying the ecology and evolution of vocal mimicry in tropical seedeaters. We're so thankful to Jessica Diaz for field assistance and Santiago Rosado Hidalgo for these beautiful photographs. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
As part of her dissertation research on vocal mimicry in tropical birds, Nelsy Niño has just banded her 100th Grey Seedeater. A congratulatory rainbow appeared in the Colombian sky. 🌈🐦🇨🇴🇨🇦 Keep up the great field research Nelsy and Jessica! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Nelsy is leading a research expedition in Medina, Colombia to study vocal mimicry in seedeaters. With her assistant Jessica, she’s cutting net lanes, banding birds, recording songs, & conducting playback. Amazing work @nelsyninor.bsky.social! 🇨🇴🇨🇦 @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Motus Audio Day 1: Vancouver BC. After a year of designing, planning, and building, today is a big day: Natalie and Madison are starting a cross-Canada trip to launch 100 Motus Audio recorders. Follow us as we build a continent-wide microphone network. motus-audio.web.app #bioacoustics #ornithology
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Nelsy Niño won the Faculty of Science Ambassador Award! Nelsy exemplifies being an ambassador: she builds bridges between communities and universities, engages community interests with expertise and humility, and elevates #ornithology through her leadership. Congratulations @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our new article appears in today's issue of Ethology: "In the Danger Zone: Wrens Respond More Strongly to Experimentally Simulated Predators Near Their Nest" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... We presented 3D-printed owls near versus far from nests of tropical wrens. How did wrens respond? 🧵1
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Jaclyn Aubin @jaclynaubin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our new review of beluga sociality and culture just dropped at Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology! Some of our key conclusions summarized 🧵 doi.org/10.1007/s002... @marine-valeria.bsky.social @dmennill.bsky.social @raincoast.org
A white beluga surfacing in greenish-brown waters. Overlaid is the title of a new review published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology: Beluga Societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete.
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Congratulations to Nelsy Niño @nelsyninor.bsky.social for hosting a #bioacoustics workshop, with co-organizers Andrés Sierra and Fabricio Gorleri. They hosted their workshop in Cali, Colombia in concert with the 8th Colombian Ornithology Congress. 🎤🇨🇴 Think of those tropical wildlife recordings...
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Birds Canada @birdscanada.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
On the latest Warblers Podcast, we answer YOUR questions! Do Northern Lights impact migration? How do Surf Scoters digest clams whole? And more! Thanks to our guests for sharing their insights! @evoneuro.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, @jodyallair.bsky.social, @dmennill.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Congratulations to Nelsy Niño for presenting her research on the ecology and evolution of female song at the 8th Colombian Ornithology Congress in Cali, Colombia. Way to go @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Do birds have feelings? 🦉🦚🦅🦜 I'm a guest on The Warblers today, the podcast of Birds Canada. I answer a question about chickadee song. Nelsy Niño @nelsyninor.bsky.social answers a question about mimicry. Thanks for having us @birdscanada.bsky.social! Listen here: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
We've launched a Motus Audio Recorder on Pelee Island! Natalie, Madison, and Nelsy launched our 10th recorder, which will survey migratory birds passing over Pelee Island this fall. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social @peleeislandbird.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Assisting the outstanding bird banders at Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, Nelsy, Natalie, and Madison have been helping to band fall warblers at Holiday Beach. @nelsyninor.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
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Gloriana Chaverri @morceglo.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Small but not defenseless 🦇 In our latest paper, we describe a behavior in disc-winged bats that is endearing and a little fearsome. When threatened, these bats shake the leaf, producing a loud drumming-like sound. This display likely signals to predators that the bats are aware of their presence.
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Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats - Mammalian Biology
Roosting animals face frequent threats from intruders, including predators, competitors, and parasites, and have evolved a range of strategies to mitigate these risks. Here, we report the first eviden...
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Our new paper is out: "Avian biodiversity in the urban green spaces of Paris: higher bird species richness in larger parks and park centers". Co-authored with 14 UWindsor students from a Study Abroad field course. In Avian Conservation & Ecology: ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a... Here's our story... 🧵1/8
Photograph of a group of University of Windsor students on a Study Abroad field course in Paris, France. We're giving the "thumbs up" next to a Song Meter we used to record birds in urban parks. Superimposed over the photo: the title of our new paper in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology: "Avian biodiversity in the urban green spaces of Paris: higher bird species richness in larger parks and park centers."
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
How loud is a sparrow? Our new project involves measuring the amplitude of Savannah Sparrow songs. This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
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Sarah Dobney @sdobney.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Quick, it's not too late to participate in #Birdathon! Help us protect birds by donating, or raise money yourself and do a big day! Our team, The Windsor Warblers (www.canadahelps.org/s/jmhwMw) had so much fun on our big day! @nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
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Sarah Dobney @sdobney.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The Savannah Sparrows are officially nesting on Kent Island! Our team found the first nest yesterday with 4 eggs 🥚. The happy couple is N.WB & B.RN, returning birds from 2024. Check in as we find more! @dmennill.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @nelsyninor.bsky.social
Ground nest with four eggs, hidden under blueberry bush.
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Our team assisted visiting scientists banding Herring Gulls and Greater Black-backed Gulls on Kent Island. Thank you Rob and Laura from Birds Canada and Environment Canada for letting us be gullible. @nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @sdobney.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
In the fog on Kent Island at Bowdoin Scientific Station, Savannah Sparrow banding is underway. Great research Sarah, Nelsy, Madison, Natalie, and Jaclyn! @sdobney.bsky.social @nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
"Exploring Bird Sounds with Dan Mennill." What an honour to be interviewed on The Warblers, the Birds Canada podcast. Listen here: Spotify: tinyurl.com/2skkart8 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2stnm5ak Birds Canada: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc... @birdscanada.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
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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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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Nelsy Niño Rodríguez passed her Comprehensive Exam today! She expertly answered a wide-ranging set of questions from six examiners. Congratulations @nelsyninor.bsky.social! Our whole lab is very proud of you!
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We are celebrating Dr. Natalie Sanchez @natingui.bsky.social. This week marks the end of Natalie's three year postdoc in our lab. She has been such a productive and collaborative colleague and an outstanding mentor on our team, I can scarcely imagine what we will do without her! [🧵1]
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Nelsy brought us stickers and bookmarks from her new short film: "Mingoya: Tierra de Ornitólogos". Nelsy co-directed and co-produced this colourful documentary about tropical #birds and #ornithology in Mingoya Colombia. 🇨🇴🦜 Thank you @nelsyninor.bsky.social! Check it out: youtu.be/EwV-REW2liw
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
This week Nelsy is leading a new recording expedition to study the voices of Colombian birds. 🎤🎶🐦🇨🇴 Great research @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
"The silence of the females: the importance of documenting their songs in a megadiverse country." 🐦🎶🇨🇴 I'm proud of @nelsyninor.bsky.social for presenting her dissertation research at the 2nd Congreso Colombiano de Bioacústica & Ecoacústica in Medellín. Congrats Nelsy! #ornithology #bioacoustics
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