Yesterday I participated in our annual LSUMNS Ornithology Grad Student Big Day. While our overall number of species this year wwas low, we had a lot of fun, and most of us got at least one lifer. You can still donate to support our research until May 7
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That feeling when you suddenly get an email from a PI about a project you collected a bunch of data for nearly 5 years ago saying to expect a draft to review soon 😁
Glad those were NA lifers for you!
Please consider donating to the LSU Museum of Natural Science for @lsu.bsky.social LSU's Giving Day
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Check out this cute video about us, narrated by yours truly
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#naturalhistory #outreach #evolution #scicomm #science #fieldwork
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Really interesting article on the intersection of reconstruction-era politics, Mardi Gras, and birds
#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...
For anyone who wants to hear me chat about iridescence to a semi-captive audience, be sure to check it out 👇
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I’m looking for 1–2 PhD students to join our team starting Fall 2026 at the Sam Noble Museum & University of Oklahoma.
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A bearded graduate student standing in front of a large sign that says "Welcome to ESEB 2025"
Finally back home after #ESEB2025. I saw so many inspiring talk last week, and want to once again thank @jevbio.bsky.social for inviting me to speak in the Stearns Prize symposium
Thanks for sharing this Darren! For those who saw my talk and want to know more, there are plenty of details here that I had to cut for time
I'm very excited (and a bit nervous) to talk all about the work I did on Zonotrichia sparrows with @darrenirwin.bsky.social at UBC tomorrow morning at 10:30 am in the JEB Stearns Prize Symposium at #ESEB2025!
Registration is now open for #SSB2026!
I'm so excited to see many of you here in Baton Rouge in January! We're going to hear great talks, discuss the immeasurable value of natural history collections, and continue to strengthen our scientific community.
ssb2026.github.io
@systbiol.bsky.social
Met a lot of great people and saw a lot of great science at #AOS2025 ... and now I'm off to Barcelona for #ESEB2025 !
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my poster to talk to me at #AOS2025 last night! If you're interested in learning a bit about the taxonomy of Conirostrum binghami (Aka, Giant Conebill, aka the world's coolest bird), my poster will be up until Friday at board 16
Thanks for the recommendation @tropicalbotany.bsky.social! Such a cool spot!
The only way to start off a bird conference with a bang is to go support the bird team! Go Cardinalis cardinalis #AOS2025
I’m recruiting graduate students to join my lab at the University of New Orleans starting in January or September 2026!
If you're at #Evol2025 and curious about my research, come to my talk on Saturday at 11:30 AM in Macroevolution & Diversification II.
Contact me if interested.
claramuntlab.org
More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
Less than two weeks left to order one of the shirts I designed for this year's LSUMNS Big Day, featuring the most magnificent bird, Fregata magnificens!
lsuornithology2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Also please donate to our Big Day Fundraiser to support our Ornithology research! givelsu.org/bigday
My dissertation work would not have been possible without access to original species descriptions from the #BHL #ILOVEBHL
A graphical illustration of a Magnificent Frigatebird in black on a red background. Text on the image reads "Ornithology - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science"
This year we once again have T-shirts designed by yours truly! T-shirts feature the Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), an iconic bird of the Gulf Coast. These are available through our partners at Red Stick Sports lsuornithology2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
While only four students actually get to go out and bird for 24 hours, all of us put a lot of work behind the scenes to make this fundraiser happen!
Twelve smiling graduate students standing on the steps in front of the LSU Museum of Natural Sciences. Back (L to R): Jerry Su, Gustavo Martins, Samantha Rutledge, Quinn McCallum, Ryan Klutts, David Vander Pluym. Front (L to R): Eamon Corbett, Juliana Damasceno, Diego Cueva, Luca Micheli, Amanda Harvey, Sara Velásquez
Today four @lsumns.bsky.social Ornithology graduate students are treking across Louisiana trying to see as many bird species as possible for our annual Big Day Birdathon Fundraiser! Donate to support our research here: bbis32491p.sky.blackbaud.com/big-day-fund...
#ornithology #birding
Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.
This morning I passed my general exam!! Thanks so much to my awesome committee for taking the time to talk about my project and how it relates to all aspects of evolution
This was a great event! Thanks to @lsulagniappe.bsky.social for organizing and @tropicalbotany.bsky.social for hosting. It's incredible how talented folks in our department are!
Ooh, yes, that is absolutely up my alley. Thanks!
Hello Blue Sky! I'm excited to connect with fellow biologists and those interested in evolution and birds on a platform not run by a fascist!
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