NSF LTER program “archived”.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
Great news! Deadline extended to April 30th for abstract submission.
Noticias! Fecha límite extendida a abril 30 para enviar resumen
iocongress2026.com/registration...
The deadline for our NHMLA Student Collections Study Award is coming up really soon. There are still a few more days to apply!
Multi-mentoring network applied by LAGNiAppE
First paper from our program is out 🎉 Our pub in BSSB shares outcomes from our postbaccalaureate training model, demonstrating how research & mentorship can build confidence & career readiness in STEM. Huge thanks to our SREC partners for making this work possible. 🔗 ssbbulletin.org/article/id/6...
Reminder: The deadline is 3/15/26 to submit abstracts for oral presentations & posters for the #AOS26 annual meeting in Amherst, Mass. meeting.americanornithology.org/call-for-abs... #ornithology #ornithologicalmeeting
Thanks for having me on the pod!
New episode of the American Birding Podcast!
Dr. Nick Mason is the curator of the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History, and he joins us to talk about the fascinating work done being there.
Listen here: www.aba.org/bird-collect...
Come join me and other great colleagues at @ib_unam !! We’re searching for a new orno 🦅 🦢 🦉 systematics researcher/prof. for the largest bird collection in Mexico. See details herein www.ib.unam.mx/ibunam/Convo... Amigxs ornitólogxs! Habemus búsqueda de nuevx investigadorx! Apliquen!
We have several ornithological research funding opportunities currently available to #AOSmembers. Application deadlines are approaching. See our website for more info:
americanornithology.org/awards-grant...
Strong @lsu.bsky.social contingent at #ssb2026 - LSU alumni and current folks
The great @jembrown.bsky.social closing out #ssb2026
It was a wonderful meeting thanks to the hardwork of Jeremy and funding from @lsu.bsky.social and other sources.
Systematic biology is alive and well. Especially proud of all the Global South who attended.
LSU Museum of Natural Sciences is hiring a postdoc! Come join our very active and supportive museum community. Applicants can work with any of the major divisions: 🐀🦜🦎🐸🐠
Review begins February 15th, please share!
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0119...
Please share!
Folks at CSU and USDA-APHIS are looking for a #postdoc to predict avian-aircraft collisions around airports. Preferred skills include #avian movement modeling, Bayesian hierarchical modeling, machine learning, and radar #ecology.
Apply here: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
#boost
Cuomo fell victim to one of the classic blunders:
The most famous of which is, "Don't sexually harass 13 women on your gubernatorial staff." But only slightly less well-known is "Never go in against a Democratic Socialist when affordability is on the line."
Why are Procellariiform seabirds most diverse in the Southern Hemisphere?
Our study found that wind patterns and time since evolutionary origin best explain the extratropical peak in breeding species richness of these remarkable seabirds. 🐦💨
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Proud of the latest edition of my free intro biostats book.
gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/
Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable
dm me with comments , ideas etc
Why WOS? “My favorite thing about being a WOS member is that I feel valued as an individual, and that this support from the WOS Council is extended to every student. As a Councilor, I have firsthand experience with how the WOS puts in the work to have hard conversations that: a) listen to and respond to student member needs, and b) prioritize inclusion and accessibility. I am a proud member of the WOS community!” —Maggie MacPherson, WOS Elected Councilor
If you're already a WOS member, now is the time to renew for 2026—and if you're not, it's a great time to join! We strive to provide professional development and community for everyone involved in #ornithology. wilsonsociety.org/membershipbe...
⏰ DEADLINE APPROACHING ⏰
BOU Small Research Grants & Career Development Bursaries
Application deadline: 31 Oct 2025
Full details via links ⬇️
Grants: bou.org.uk/funding/s...
Bursaries: bou.org.uk/funding/c...
#ornithology 🪶
My 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.
#AOSMembers: Join us at noon ET Monday (10/6) for a seminar: "The solar reflectance properties & structures of iridescence in Sturnidae & their potential biomimetic applications" w/ Samantha Rutledge, 2023 AOS Student research grant winner.
#AOS_SRGS
Register: americanornithology.org/professional...
Nice shout out for the LSUMNS!
They are reported not by random, casual observers but typically by select enthusiasts deeply committed and emotionally attached to the idea of the ivory-billed woodpecker's survival against all odds. These individuals have often dedicated years to the hopeful pursuit of clues supporting the species' continuing existence. Therefore, as one of the former searchers admitted in hindsight, “many searchers may have been subconsciously biased and, as a result, not sufficiently cautious in their identifications under field conditions” (Sykes 2016).
The purported sightings invariably occur in flooded southern swamp forests deemed by the dedicated enthusiasts as the ideal habitat for the species and less often, if at all, frequented by other observers (Hill 2007, Collins 2019). The vastness and inaccessibility in the descriptions tend to be exaggerated: “Alligators, wild boars, and venomous snakes are abundant, and there is a danger of heat stroke during the summer and hypothermia during the winter” (Collins 2019), being a description of an area of less than 100 km2, a mere 40 kilometers (km) away from New Orleans, the most populous city in Louisiana. The LSU Museum of Natural Science in Baton Rouge, historically one of the most vibrant ornithological centers in the Unites States, is about 145 km away. An area of 100 km2 would by no means be vast enough even for a single ivory-billed woodpecker, let alone a breeding population, to hide in for long. Meanwhile, there are abundant eBird reports of other bird species from the same area (Pearl River swamp), with the widest gap between adjacent observations of pileated woodpeckers, as an example, being less than 5 km (figure 3).
I had missed this well written rebuttal on the purported Ivory-billed Woodpecker rediscoveries; these passages in particular are gold:🪶
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... #Ornithology
A job ad with multiple images, including the exterior of the museum, a view of collections (jars on shelves), and pictures of some cool, tropical fish but I don't know enough about fish to describe them other than to say they're pretty colors of yellow and blue/green
🚨We're hiring! The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is seeking a tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator of Ichthyology and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. Please retweet & share with colleagues! 🐟🐠🧪
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/174674
The Weir Lab at the University of Toronto seeks PhD students for Fall 2026 to study avian genomics and speciation. Competitive funding, diverse training, and a collaborative environment are offered. Apply: jason.weir@utoronto.ca. More info: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jweir/index.html #phd
🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?
We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/
Early career researcher in systematics?
Make sure to apply for early career travel funds to attend #ssb2026
👇
www.systbio.org/early-career...
1 week left to get your image in for Evolution 2026 logo contest! www.evolutionmeetings.org/2026-logo-co...
NEW IBIS ISSUE
Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Darcy Creece, Rafael Freire, Melanie Massaro | #ornithology
🥳New paper out in the Journal of #ornithology
Assignment of wintering Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) to breeding populations using genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A nice collaboration between Wageningen University and NIOO-KNAW. 🤝