Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m convinced I’m the only person on the planet who did not like Breaking Bad. 220
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDW. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#ornithology academic.oup.com/condor/advan...academic.oup.comStopover dynamics of boreal-breeding songbirds at a northern stopover siteAbstract. Migratory bird stopover ecology, including stopover duration, refueling rates, and departure decisions, is driven by inherent species traits and 062
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhD🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 30/01/2026My first book, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life, will be published by Yale University Press on 11 August (UK) and 8 September (US). Please help spread the word! 🙏 UK: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... @yalebooks.bsky.social 🏳️🌈📚🐵 US: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... @yalepress.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ 🗃️🦋 29391140
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The replies and quote posts: an intense combination of heartbreak and resilience. 2278
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 06/08/2026@umassamherst.bsky.social has a beautiful campus! 150
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Lots of great talks today by many amazing and talented people @amornith.bsky.social! 010
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Oh hi I just shook John Fitzpatrick’s hand. It’s fine. I’m fine. We’re fine. 😍 @amornith.bsky.social 120
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Just a room full of bird people fangirling over David Allen Sibley @amornith.bsky.social 😍 050
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDShannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Done! This took a long time, and there are lots of things I will do differently next time, but I learned a lot in the process and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. Hope my dad likes it! 3102
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I’ll be at the @amornith.bsky.social meeting next week in Amherst, MA! Excited to hear some great talks, meet new and old friends and colleagues, and meet David Sibley 😍 If you’ll be there, come see my talk on the North American Breeding Bird Survey Friday at 11:15 AM! 020
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDShannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I think I’m done with the Lawrence’s? Only the Brewster’s left to go! 241
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Just hit 2,000 observations on @inaturalist.bsky.social! 🎉🥳🎊 060
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDShannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I stepped away from this painting for a bit but today I was in the right headspace to (almost) finish the Golden-winged Warbler 😮💨 193
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Just a reminder that there is no safe level of wildfire smoke exposure - it's very much worth limiting time outdoors, filtering indoor air, and wearing an N95 outside. This won't be the last or worst smoke event and health impacts from repeated exposure are cumulative and long-term.reuters.comExplainer: The serious health risks posed by wildfire smokeMassive wildfires are raging around the world during unprecedented heatwaves, blanketing millions of people under pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases and particulate matter that pose s... 24717
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Why are there so many narcissists in public service? It’s counter intuitive to be in a field (conservation/wildlife biology) as a state/federal public servant where you are *supposed* to care deeply about the greater good only to be totally selfish, controlling, and manipulative. 3190
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDJeff Hostetler @jeffhostecology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Thanks to my coauthors on this release: @shannonskalos.bsky.social, Mikey Lutmerding, and Dave Ziolkowski for a timely release of the BBS data; John Sauer for his work developing the analysis methods and review of the metadata; and Jim Hines for working to get the website live so quickly. 131
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDJeff Hostetler @jeffhostecology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This analysis provides estimates of annual relative abundance at the state/province, bird conservation region (BCR), country, and range-wide scales, and trends over the whole 60-year period, since 1993, and since 2015. 131
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDJeff Hostetler @jeffhostecology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I am happy to announce that the latest USGS analysis of North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data, incorporating data through 2025, has now been released. Metadata and csv files can be downloaded at doi.org/10.5066/P1OS....doi.org 12110
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Oh hi hello Willow Ptarmigan on Presque Isle 👋🐓 040
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Started a new painting tonight that I’m very excited about! Can anyone tell what species they are? 2180
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDShannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Done! This is the fastest painting I’ve completed so far (2.5 nights!) and it’s the first painting I’ve done completely on my own without a tutorial! 041
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Started this painting tonight for my stepdad as a Father’s Day gift. Not sure what I was thinking with all these shiny curvy surfaces 😅🫠😮💨 1120
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I was gifted some ink line drawings by my mother in law recently. I decided I would color them in with watercolor. 0120
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDLev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 03/06/2026March: CHIFFCHAFF IT’S A CHIFFCHAFF OH GOD THIS IS AMAZING SPRING IS HERE April: a chiffchaff. Nice. May: got any other tunes? No? OK then. June: stfu you chiffing little bastard I swear to god 79510
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 01/06/2026What a great morning it was for a Breeding Bird Survey! 090
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 30/05/2026I think I have a fun idea for a watercolor series! 💡🎨🖌️ 060
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Wax sealed and framed! It feels good to finish paintings and see them framed. 060
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDShannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It’s finished! 061
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Thank you, @maxlambert.bsky.social and colleagues for this letter to federal scientists 🫶 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comFederal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleaguesClick on the article title to read more. 185
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Very excited and honored to have been part of this project and to now be a Science published author! 🥳 We used animal and human mobility data to explore the impacts of human presence and landscape modifications on wildlife across the continental US. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgInteracting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammalsSustainable human–wildlife coexistence requires a mechanistic understanding of the many ways that humans affect animals. However, progress is hampered by the lack of accessible data measuring the dyna... 2176
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 20/05/2026 “Academic science is not only about productivity but also deep understanding, creative solutions & training critical thinkers as next generation of researchers. Now is the time for our community to evaluate whether AI products help or hinder these.“ @lmesseri.bsky.social & @mjcrockett.bsky.social🧪👇nature.comThe uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard railsArtificial intelligence is rapidly accelerating scientific output, but risks narrowing inquiry, weakening judgement and undermining how scientists are trained. 29137
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Some of the other species banded during spring migration this season (see alt text for IDs) *all birds capture and banded under proper training and permits 180
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 16/05/2026More spring beauties from the banding station today! Including Alt Text IDs this time. *All birds captured and banded with proper training and permits 1214
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Spotted a Mississippi Kite at work today! 0140
Reposted by Shannon Skalos, PhDDanielle Welch for Congress (NY-03) @votewelch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026With 'Israel and Palestine' trending at #1 on Mother's Day, let me say James Baldwin had it exactly right: "The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." 🧵 7541150
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Framed up as a Mother’s Day gift for my mom. It feels good to be able to give handmade and personalized gifts! 🌼 091
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Happy Mother’s Day to all the hardworking mamas out there! Especially mama birds feeding their fledglings all day every day. Fledgling Robin spotted in a small tree in the front yard and being well-tended to by mom and dad. 070
Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Framed for my mom as a Mother’s Day gift 040