Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinBernard Cadiou @bernard-cadiou.bsky.social · 13/06/2026"It is never too late to start a long term monitoring survey, but it is always too early to stop it" I have start a ringing programme on European storm-petrels in 1997 and ring my 30,000 birds this week 😀 #seabirds 14012
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinKate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications. My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/ academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...academic.oup.comReplication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecologyReplicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d 5245129
Trevor MacLaurin @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In honour of getting our tenth (and final!) tag out, here’s a photo of one of our tagged birds! Keep an eye out for white flags EJ0-EJ9 👀 #whimbrel 030
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinWildlife Biology @wildlifebiology.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Variation in food availability affects the population age structure of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the Faroe Islands vist.ly/42u2s #JuvenileFishIndex #SeaBirds 054
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinGerman Ornithological Society @dornitholges.bsky.social · 16/04/2026We are happy to introduce you to another member of our society, Kristin Piening! Photo: Uwe Franzen 183
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinInternational Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Un-brie-lievable: A cheese-eating Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NEW SHORT COMMUNICATION by Trevor MacLaurin www.waderstudygroup.org/article/20174/ #waders #shorebirds #research #ornithology 2145
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinAnne Ausems (she/her) @anneausems.bsky.social · 14/04/2026‼️🚨New Paper Alert! 🚨‼️ Using a decades-long dataset on puffins in the Faroe Islands, we show a change in population age structure and relate the increase in older birds/decrease in cohort sizes to (pre-)hatch year food availability. doi.org/10.1002/wlb3... @kasiawojczulanis.bsky.socialdoi.orgVariation in food availability affects the population age structure of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the Faroe IslandsAcross their entire Atlantic breeding range, Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica have experienced decreases in food availability, often leading to population declines. The species is one of the most .... 12415
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Session 8 at #EOU26 focused on biologging Thiemo Karwinkel, Susan Ellen McKinlay, Giovanna Sandretti da Silva, Ryan Boswarthick and Trevor MacLaurin on tracking movements, flight behaviour, survival, and tag effects. A lot of insight from these approaches—what stood out to you? 093
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 29/03/2026A huge thank you to all organisers, volunteers, presenters, poster contributors, and participants for making #EOU26 such a great conference! 🐦 Enjoy the rest of your time in Gdańsk, and have a safe journey home—no matter how far you’re travelling! 02912
Trevor MacLaurin @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Are you responsible for American Oystercatcher habitat management? If so, this is for you! Our latest paper explores how vegetation and elevation shape nest-site selection and reproductive success in Virginia’s American Oystercatchers. Link: doi.org/10.1675/063.... 043
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinJulia Baak, Ph.D. ❄️🦆🧪 @juliaellenbaak.bsky.social · 11/03/2026🚨 #HotOffThePress in @cdnsciencepub.com "Black-legged #kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) readily consume #ArcticCod (Boreogadus saida) in the Canadian #Arctic: insights from #StomachContent and #StableIsotopeAnalyses" This is the last chapter of my #PhD to be published! A thread🧵of the main results: 1134
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinMadeline G. Eppley, PhD @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026New paper out in ecology letters! with @andylee.bsky.social @allydefduf.bsky.social We synthesized the active debate on how scientists define sex, including limitations and assumptions. We believe this discussion will lead to more accurate science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThere is No Consensus on Biological SexAt this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr... 317684
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinW. P. Mueller @wpmueller.bsky.social · 09/02/2026#ornithology arcticeider.comarcticeider.comArctic Eider SocietyA registered Canadian charity supporting Indigenous driven solutions for thriving communities through self-determination in research, education and stewardship. 0125
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinJournal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 30/01/2026📖 Published! A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊 Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z 0146
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinGraham Appleton @wadertales.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Shortest day. For an Oystercatcher that winters in Iceland it was only 4 hours between sunrise and sunset today. A bird that migrates to Dublin will have experienced 7.5 hours. Thoughts about the two strategies: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/m... #ornithology 1288
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinSEAPOP.bsky.social @seapop.bsky.social · 11/12/2025New large-scale study based on SEAPOP data shows that #ocean #warming threatens #seabirds in the North Atlantic @ninanatureresearch.bsky.socialseapop.noOcean warming threatens seabirds in the North AtlanticClimate change is causing ocean warming, acidification and loss of sea ice. This, in turn, is leading to shifting biogeographic distribution and in some cases species extinction. 02219
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinUK Seabird Monitoring Programme @smp-seabirds.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Where to now?! A number of seabirds covered by the SMP are migratory, spending the winter away from the UK. Storm Petrels are a great example, wintering off the coast of southern Africa in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 03316
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRichard McElreath 🐈⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students. I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s... 12660233
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinGraham Raby @graham-raby.bsky.social · 05/12/2025This new paper was a team effort among students in my lab, led by @mitchellshorgan.bsky.social. Please share with your fish tracking colleagues! @oceantracking.bsky.social @glatos-fish.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comEffects of surgical implantation of electronic tags in fishes: a review and meta-analysis - Reviews in Fish Biology and FisheriesElectronic tags have been used to track fishes for decades and continue to gain popularity. Tags are often implanted in the coelom of fishes, with a substantial body of experimental evidence now asses... 057
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The perfect Christmas gift for the seabird-nerd in your life. www.awesomebooks.com/book/9781472...awesomebooks.comThe Storm-petrels (New) | Rob Thomas | 9781472985828 | Awesome BooksThe Storm-petrels by Rob Thomas. Buy new & second-hand books online with Free UK Delivery at Awesome Books. 0105
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 27/11/2025🎤 We’re thrilled to announce our first plenary speaker for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting in Gdańsk (27–29 March 2026)! 🌊 Jérôme Fort (@umrlienss.bsky.social) will discuss how seabirds respond to challenges shaping marine ecosystems — and what they reveal about ocean health. #EOU26 #Ornithology 0167
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinSEAPOP.bsky.social @seapop.bsky.social · 20/11/2025#biologging #research is booming - but do #loggers actually impact the birds? Yes, they do - depending on the mass and attachment location. If you work with biologging, you should read our latest publication seapop.no/en/2025/11/l... @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social #seabirdsseapop.noLoggers attached to birds can affect foraging behaviourLoggers have become a central part of research on seabirds and other groups of animals over the past 20 years. In seabird research, loggers provide very useful documentation of diving behaviour… 02513
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Our latest introductory and advanced courses on Data Analysis with R Statistical Software are now live -all welcome, whatever your current level of skills or experience :) www.ecoexplore.co.ukecoexplore.co.ukEco-Explore 0139
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinEOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 09/11/2025The date is set for the next EOU Fledglings Meeting 🐥 in Gdansk, Poland! Share the news with your peers! 🦆 02823
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinDr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Please check out this interesting presentation on #stormpetrels and #lightpollution in the Faroes by collaborator and PhD student @bardseyben.bsky.social #seabirds 🧪🌍 kvf.fo/sjon/sending...kvf.foVísindavøka '25 - Ben Porter, UmhvørvisstovanBen Porter: Ávirkan av ljósdálking á drunnhvíta 13517
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Spot of fieldwork with @bardseyben.bsky.social and @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social 093
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinMitchell Shorgan @mitchellshorgan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025What are the effects of tagging on fishes? 🐟 Our review + meta-analysis explores intracoelomic tagging effects in fishes. We summarize the existing literature and examine the 2% rule using evidence from a broad representation of all published studies. Preprint link below! 🧵 173
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRebecca Cheape @rebeccacheape97.bsky.social · 15/12/2024The fluffiest European Storm Petrel Chick being weighed a few months ago in September on Nolsoy, Faroe Islands. 😍 #Seabirdsunday #StormPetrel #Seabirds 1356
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinSofia Bolumar @turriachedda.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Think #stormpetrels just wing it to find a meal? 🍽️ Think again! Finally, our study is out: these tiny #seabirds use ocean dynamics to find #foraging grounds in the #WestMed. And guess what? Well-placed #MPAs help keep their ‘favorite restaurants’ open.🧑🍳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 314051
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinAmerican Birding Association @aba.org · 09/12/2024The ABA is thrilled to be able to announce a full slate of recipients for the ABA's awards this year. Thanks to all who have contributed so much to birding. It means so much to celebrate your accomplishments and to share this community with you. www.aba.org/2024-aba-awa...aba.org2024 ABA Awards - American Birding Association 0283
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinMwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The Onion should buy Elsevier next 5753541576
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 08/12/2024To me, this is such an important message, as so many ecologists seem (paradoxically) to lose their connection with nature as they get promoted up the career ladder. Time spent in nature, especially if together with the next generation of ecologists, is time very well spent. 1512
Trevor MacLaurin @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Banner day birding #ChincoteagueNWR including a very late Piping Plover, a Ross’s Goose, a Greater White-fronted Goose (first for the county since 2017!), and a Glaucous Gull. 030
Trevor MacLaurin @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Excited to be back in Virginia for the upcoming American Oystercatcher Working Group meeting! 050
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinAiram Rodríguez @airamrodriguez.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Have you ever wondered how a #shearwater fledgling flies from its nest to the places where they are grounded by #LightPollution? We've used GPSs with remote download to track their flights & published this paper doi.org/10.3389/fevo... #seabirds #seabirdersaturday 24716
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinBen Porter @bardseyben.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Amazing to receive updates from Jens-kjeld on our Storm-petrels in their nestboxes on Nólsoy (Faroe Islands). Amidst the snow and blizzards, the parents keep visiting to feed these fluff balls, and we now only have two chicks left to fledge! I really hope they make it... #seabirds #stormpetrels 2588
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurin@HeredityJournal @heredityjournal.bsky.social · 05/07/2024Check out our latest issue go.nature.com/3Warkij #genetics #genomics #quantgen #arabidopsis #transcriptomics #microbiome 📸 Joëlle Taillon, Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte aux Changements Climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec)] 001
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 24/01/2024In case you missed it: Abstract submissions for #AFOSCOWOS24 are now open! Get yours in by March 15 to be part of this summer's meeting in Peoria, Illinois. afoscowos2024.org/call-for-abs... 001
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinJJ Millibeter @millibeterjj.bsky.social · 21/01/2024🦉🪶 Beautiful in red, white and black. And quite noisy when they're nesting just overhead on your office roof. But I love the sound. Reminds me of the beach, even 120km inland. (scholekster, Haematopus ostralegus) 0143
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 11/01/2024Backpack satellite transmitters reduce survival but not nesting propensity or success of greater sage-grouse | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 093
Trevor MacLaurin @trevormaclaurin.bsky.social · 10/01/2024Go read my lab mates recent publication on Black Oystercatchers in BC! 050
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinRebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 08/01/2024In case you missed it, I wrote a story for @hakaimagazine.bsky.social about why seabird couples break up. Sometimes it's incompatible personalities; sometimes it's climate change. 🪶🧪🌎 hakaimagazine.com/news/these-b...hakaimagazine.comThese Birds Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together | Hakai MagazinePersonalities play a role in whether seabirds “divorce”—but sometimes climate change does, too. 1175
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinBritish Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 03/01/2024In the latest issue of IBIS Reduced breeding success in Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) due to harness-mounted GPS device | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Samuel Langlois Lopez, Gary D. Clewley, Daniel T. Johnston, Francis Daunt, Jared M. Wilson, Nina J. O'Hanlon, Elizabeth Masden | #ornithology 066
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 04/01/2024📢 WOS Research Grant applications are now open! These small grants, in amounts ranging up to $5,000, primarily support #ornithology research by students, early-career researchers, & those without access to major funding. The deadline is February 1! wilsonsociety.org/awards/resea... 075
Reposted by Trevor MacLaurinWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 14/12/2023"In recent decades, oystercatchers nesting in the center of their breeding range, from North Carolina to Virginia, have experienced significant declines in their reproductive success." wilsonsociety.org/2023/12/05/g...wilsonsociety.orgGuest Post: Do American Oystercatchers Avoid Beaches With Dense Vegetation?On a breezy beach day along the Eastern Seaboard, there's a good chance you'll run into a somewhat particular shorebird—the American Oystercatcher. 021