Just received an import duty bill from DHL for ~$1k on a $650 order from a UK company. These are critical supplies for several current field projects so I guess we have to pay it. But I can't find any info on how it was calculated and am baffled by 150% bill on a shipment from the UK. WTF is this?

UGA Ornithology students listening for black rails at St. marks NWR today. Slightly different weather 😅 No black rails so far but they also got great looks at several bald eagles

You might think installing a #Motus tower on the roof of one of the most historic antebellum homes in the SE would involve a lot of paperwork, but you'd be wrong! Maybe the easiest (& most scenic) we've installed. Thankful to have enthusiastic support for our tracking work on the Georgia coast

It was just so genuine and memorable. A perfect example of being yourself when giving a scientific talk, rather than trying to be conventional because you think that's what people want to hear. She was a role model for me and so many others. What a huge loss for our community

Emma talked about her transition from research-based PhD to leading FeederWatch - her journey rather than the science itself. It was personal, funny, insightful. Like a 3-min episode of This American Life. I don't remember a single other talk from that conference but her talk has always stuck w me

So sad. She was such a bright light. I regularly tell people about an early career lightening talk she gave at an AOS meeting years ago. Everyone else (including me) tried to cram their entire research program into 3 slides, with predictably poor results

Thanks, very helpful. So let’s say a bird has symmetrical flight feather molt. Would body molt of 2 vs 3 vs 4 translate to x% vs y% vs z% of molt completed, assuming those % could be ranges or even bimodal (eg score = 2 is ~0-20% OR ~80-100% through molt)?

Bird banders, especially MAPS operators: is it possible/reasonable to assume body molt scores (0-4) approximate molt stage ? IOW do those scores provide info on % molt completed, even if imperfectly? @instbirdpop.bsky.social @evornithology.bsky.social

For better or worse this seems to be the route my brain is trying to take post-tenure

I’m still figuring this place out but the familiarity of seeing your questionable music takes is comforting