Stationary migratory stopovers and stationary nonbreeding locations used by a male Scarlet Tanager across the 2014–2015 annual cycle.
From the current WJO issue: Use of multiple South American nonbreeding regions & seasonally distinct migration routes by an individual Scarlet Tanager. #ornithology meridian.allenpress.com/wjo/article/136/4/464/50...
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I had an immature-type oriole this morning in Mississippi that I’m trying to string into a Bullock’s Oriole. I’m looking at the pale undertail (as opposed to orange), the very grey belly, and maybe a line thru the eye? Any opinions vs Baltimore Oriole?
What about Lewis’s Woodpecker -> Pink-bellied Woodpecker? Or Rose-bellied
This is a great decision. Bird names should tell us something about the bird itself. I can’t wait for all the awesome new names!
✨New preprint!
We report that nearly half of the variation in research effort on 293 bird species in the US+Canada is explained by just 3 factors: 1) visual appeal, 2) breeding range size, & 3) # of universities w/in that range. Here’s what we did:🧵
doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.26.560707
Now I’m going to study colorful birds even harder 😤
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American Bird Conservancy is now hiring a writer/editor and I'll be their supervisor.
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Kettles are small and few and far between this morning. Ended up at about 175 Broad-wings. Mississippi hawk watching at its finest
Found a Lark Sparrow in Florida so pretty stoked
Counting birds on airfields this week
Tomorrow is the last day of our annual DoD PIF steering committee meeting, hosted at Ft. Carson this year. Highlight was Dr. Scott Somershoe spending a day with us to talk about PIJA and declining grassland birds! Plus I picked up my lifer Sage Thrasher, no complaints there
