Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Want a free duck sticker at #AOS26? Feel free to grab one at my poster (#49). I will bring more to the poster session tonight! 0111
Reposted by Steph SzarmachLeilton Luna @leiltonluna.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I'm looking for PhD student to join my lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Fall 2027)! If you're interested in evolutionary genomics, conservation genetics, or biogeography, please reach out. I'll also be at #AOS2026 this week talking about sexual selection in small populations. 13024
Steph Szarmach @stephszarmach.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Really exciting to be part of this large multi-sensor geolocator collaboration—out now in Current Biology, proportions of migratory flights occurring during daytime vs. night for 411 individuals from 56 bird species! 011
Reposted by Steph Szarmachturgut keskintürk @tkeskinturk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026data visualization is my passion. 491173942140
Reposted by Steph Szarmachamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I’m here at the hottest nightlife place in all of DC: the reflecting pool, where everyone is talking about algae. 371197127
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Out now in @sicbjournals.bsky.social! 🪶 Did you know that male and female color variation in birds can be impacted by hormones? In our new review, we reconstruct the evolution of sexual dichromatism across 8,000+ species and compare hormonal influences on dichromatic plumage. tinyurl.com/bird-colortinyurl.comHormonal Influences on Sexual Dichromatism Across the Avian Tree of Life: A PrimerSynopsis. Color differences between the sexes (dichromatism) in birds are a hallmark example of a secondary sexual character that is frequently associated 2125
Reposted by Steph SzarmachNicolas Gonzalez @nicosgonzalez.bsky.social · 10/04/2026World Migratory Bird Day is May 9th--make your dinner reservations well in advance. 0175
Reposted by Steph SzarmachJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 03/04/2026“They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science…And they’re replacing all of it — the offices, the scientists, the institutional knowledge, the professional independence — with fifteen political appointees”hatchmag.comTrump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest ServiceLate Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ... 823641727
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Are you an early career professional (last two years of PhD or first five years in your job/post PhD?) attending #AOS26 in Amherst MA this summer? We're looking for a diverse range of speakers to be featured in our Early Professionals symposia. DM me for more details! 166
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I had a great time writing this feature on @sarahmackattack.bsky.social for the @sicbjournals.bsky.social blog! If you’re a scientist who wants to know how to make an impact in your local community, Sarah’s work is a great place to take inspiration from. #SciComm 183
Reposted by Steph SzarmachLetters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 12/02/2026Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin 157102973044
Reposted by Steph SzarmachPeter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This needs to blow up in the bird feed please 🪶 1769
Steph Szarmach @stephszarmach.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Out now in Movement Ecology: We used multi-sensor geolocators to track myrtle warblers breeding in Alaska and found that they migrated much farther than expected to the Gulf Coast—rather than to the closer Pacific Coast non-breeding area 🪶🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 13612
Reposted by Steph SzarmachDavid Toews @davetoews.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I could give you a great summary of our new warbler diet paper… but if a picture says a thousand words, this awesome graphical abstract by @rushstudio.bsky.social tells the whole story. 🦉🧪 academic.oup.com/auk/article/... 49332
Reposted by Steph SzarmachBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/01/2026semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out 379268738137
Reposted by Steph SzarmachAvian (aka Julianne Warren) @coyotetrail.bsky.social · 10/01/2026#Fairbanks #Alaska at -30F protests against ICE. We remember Renee Good and the many, many hurt and stolen. Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice. 502943651
Reposted by Steph SzarmachNathan Senner @drgodwit.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I had a blast talking with @drscottataylor.bsky.social on the most recent episode of Okay, but...birds. Tune in for my hot take on why Hudsonian Godwits are far superior to Arctic Terns as migratory birds! (I welcome any & all angry comments from tern supporters 😉) okaybutbirds.com/episodes/e5okaybutbirds.comE5: Okay, but why fly from the Arctic to Antarctica and back every year? — Okay, But... Birds 042
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Science communication is more siloed than ever - platforms, algorithms, and lack of in-person contact can cost us opportunities to connect with one another about science. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social talks about how we, as scientists, can expand our audiences and connect with our communities. (1/2) 15412
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 02/01/2026It’s very clear which game(s) my partner and i have a 50/50 winning streak at 🐘🪱 Most fun location I played at this year was jury duty #bgstats2025 @bgstatsapp.bsky.social 131
Reposted by Steph SzarmachDavid Toews @davetoews.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Just in time for the holidays, I had a fun chat with @drscottataylor.bsky.social about splits and lumps… and some of the other controversies roiling avian taxonomy 🤓 🦉🧪 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...podcasts.apple.comOkay, but why did my life list just shrink?Podcast Episode · Okay, But... Birds · S1 E3 · 27m 073
Reposted by Steph SzarmachKevin Bennett @kevinfpbennett.bsky.social · 12/12/2025New paper out. If you like colorful birds, hybridization, and phylogenetics, read on! 🧵https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003501doi.orgA colorful legacy of hybridization in wood-warblers includes frequent sharing of carotenoid genes among species and generaIntrogression between species can shape evolutionary trajectories in important ways. This study of the entire family of the colorful wood-warblers (Parulidae) uses whole-genome sequencing to reveal fr... 19844
Reposted by Steph SzarmachKaren James @kejames.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Long Pond in Acadia NP about an hour after sunset tonight, on the eve of a snowstorm. The light reflecting off of the waves in the foreground is actually moonlight, not the remnants of twilight in the distance. Look at that textbook, U-shaped glacial trough. *chef kiss* 17514
Reposted by Steph SzarmachLukas Musher @lukemusher.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Our paper on tinamou evolution is finally out in @systbiol.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan... 26934
Reposted by Steph SzarmachJessie Williamson @jlwilliamson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026. 09685
Reposted by Steph SzarmachPatrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · 28/08/2025"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika. 6404367210932
Reposted by Steph SzarmachDr. Catie Ivy @catieivy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Do you like songbirds? Are you concerned about how wildfire smoke may impact their physiology? I'm searching for graduate students who are interested in looking at the effect of wildfire smoke on songbird physiology! Come join my lab @usaskartsci.bsky.social! research-groups.usask.ca/ivy-lab/research-groups.usask.caThe Ivy Lab! - Welcome to the Ivy Lab! 03849
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Do appreciate a line dancing break during the #Gritty5k @nhl-flyers.bsky.social 141
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social for inviting me to share my story about how unexpected challenges can lead towards new discoveries! 0116
Reposted by Steph SzarmachAram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 07/09/2025The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements. 103146995478
Reposted by Steph SzarmachChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 20/08/2025Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ... 18092212657
Reposted by Steph SzarmachDavid Toews @davetoews.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Congrats to @stephszarmach.bsky.social on receiving your wizzarding robes this weekend from @psubiodept.bsky.social! Enjoy the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. They are very lucky to have you! 1102
Reposted by Steph SzarmachKevin Bennett @kevinfpbennett.bsky.social · 08/07/2025New paper published! How does a mid-size river impact gene flow and population structure, including when there is an adaptive sexual trait present on one bank but not the other? With Peri Bolton, Robb Brumfield (@limpkin.bsky.social), Jerry Wilkinson, and Mike Braun. doi.org/10.1093/evol...doi.orgImpact of a putative riverine barrier on genomic population structure and gene flow in the presence of sexual selectionAbstract. Gene flow connects populations and facilitates the exchange of alleles, impacting speciation and adaptation. In western Panama, lekking golden-co 11911
Reposted by Steph SzarmachAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"msnbc.comOpinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country. 11446631916
Reposted by Steph SzarmachDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews. 246188266426
Reposted by Steph SzarmachErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/06/20251. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government. It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering." He was warned of arrest. They marched anyway. Subscribe to support my journalism.erininthemorning.com200,000 March In Budapest Pride, Refusing To Capitulate To Anti-LGBTQ+ LawThe march can teach the world the power of organized solidarity in the wake of a global, anti-LGBTQ+ reactionary movement. 5347261020
Reposted by Steph SzarmachWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025@e-v-griffith.bsky.social is currently presenting about her work on sexual dichromatism in ducks at #WOS2025. (Emily has been posting to Bluesky about all of the talks she's been attending, so we thought it was only fair to post about hers!) 0243
Reposted by Steph SzarmachKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Thousands march through New York City’s Times Square protesting the bombing of Iran. 397178744909
Reposted by Steph SzarmachElizabeth Bailey @elizabethbailey.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Donating the limit to whomever primaries Fetterman 413422
Reposted by Steph SzarmachChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 22/06/2025Yup. I remember writing a note when the war began in 1990. “I am afraid for the Iraqnis” (I was 7.) My entire life has been full of this bullshit, and I’ve had the relative safety of watching it from here 625723
Reposted by Steph SzarmachBobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Once more with feeling 3563881322
Reposted by Steph SzarmachJoe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 22/06/2025And a hearty congratulations to every useful idiot over the past decade who laundered the myth of "Donald The Dove." Just keep scrubbing those hands, the spot will come off eventually. 631761
Reposted by Steph SzarmachSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Mahmoud said free them all 1426124
Reposted by Steph SzarmachJonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 16/06/2025*giveaway* I've got an extra copy of Jonathan Meiburg's excellent 2021 book, "A Most Remarkable Creature." I used this to prep for a talk I had with him in 2022. Do you want it? Like/Reskeet if so--will randomly pick a winner at noon East. on Wed (18 June) & ship for free. US only please. #booksky 🦉 73414
Reposted by Steph SzarmachBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice. 645251695935
Reposted by Steph SzarmachEmily V Griffith @e-v-griffith.bsky.social · 14/06/2025#NoKingsDay Philadelphia 131
Reposted by Steph SzarmachPhishatMSG @phishatmsg.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Philly showin' up today 592514599386
Reposted by Steph SzarmachNate Swick @n8swick.bsky.social · 10/06/2025This equates to approximately 764.8 years of funding the Breeding Bird Survey. 12811