How sad is it that as soon as I heard of Robert Mueller’s passing, I immediately anticipated an awful post from DJT … and I was correct

Latest from my lab: Rice, A. A., R. L. Curry, and J. D. Weckstein. 2026. Haemosporidians as potential sources of geographic markers for irruptive Black-capped Chickadees. Journal of Parasitology DOI 10.1645/25-5

Wisdom, standing among grass, is a white bird with black eyes and wings, and pale bill and legs.

The queen returns! 👑 At an approximate age of 75, Wisdom the #albatross returned this week to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for nesting season. She is the world's oldest-known bird.

Read about Wisdom at: buff.ly/MFkj4H9

📸 USFWS/ Jon Plissner.

Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier

In 2022, something shocking happened to the Hektoria Glacier. Over 16 months, it retreated by 25 kilometers, and it lost a whopping 8 kilometers in just two of those months—the fastest glacial retreat in the modern record.

Now, researchers may have identified the worrisome mechanisms behind it.

Not rare in the Atlantic Provinces (still part of Canada last I checked!)

NoKings.org

#NoKings

No Kings protest, 1776.

No Kings, no dictators, no tyrants This is the only anti-democracy crowd

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/no-kings-n...

Trump preparing to reopen Alaska wildlife refuge for oil drilling The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and wolves — and may hold vast amounts of crude oil.

The Trump administration is preparing to allow oil and gas leasing across the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, a wilderness landscape that has been protected for more than four decades, according to documents reviewed by POLITICO.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Jays!!! … da jankees lose!

Sad news. I was fortunate to meet Jane when I was in high school, an event that contributed to my career plans in animal behavior. She leaves quite a legacy.

We have a 25th amendment for a reason

Sox!

Sox!

Image showing Hobson Lab logo (with parakeets, a social network, and R code), two Monk Parakeets, and several individually-marked parakeets with the text "Now recruiting PhD students!!"

**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)

“He (Kirk) did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry.” No, DJT is not sorry: he does not know what that word means.

a bald eagle is flying with the words fly eagle fly behind it Alt: a bald eagle is flying with the words fly eagle fly behind it

Iggles! Go birds

A confirmed case of social polygyny in Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

We are 45 Today!

The Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants (CSMD) marks its 45th anniversary today on 13 September 2025!
CSMD was established in 1980 when it became the first Mayflower Member Society of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants to be formed outside the United States.

Today, we honor the lives lost and the courage of the first responders who were impacted on September 11, 2001.

We remember not only the tragedy of that day, but the deep scars it left on families, communities, and our nation.

I contributed a few data points from back in 1978! Fun to see those old data put to use. Coincidentally, we banded several Black-throated Blue Warblers today!

Connecticut Warbler in hand

Nice birb from Tuesday at Rushton: Connecticut Warbler

Apostlebirds are the extroverts of the bird world. Big bold personalities. They get their name from the mistaken belief that they always come in groups of 12.

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

Graham Greene has died.
A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.

R.I.P. Graham Greene 💔
GRAHAM GREEN has sadly passed away at the age of 73.

White-faced Storm-Petrel off Southern Nova Scotia for #SuperSeabirdSunday #Birds #Birding