Don't miss your chance to vote on a winner for our #EcoOopsies contest!

Read the full stories on our blog and then click the link in this thread to vote on your favorite. Full stories here: bit.ly/3VUCR4q

The Top 5 stories are all posted in this thread. This is how a winner will be determined. We are also preparing a blog series to feature other #EcoOopsies entrants. The blogs with be posted to our website in the coming weeks!

Fieldwork isn’t for the faint of heart, but it sure makes for great stories! We've gathered our Top 5 field stories that were submitted to our #EcoOopsies contest.

We're letting you decide the best one. Each 'like' counts as a vote. The story with the most likes by 9/30 WINS!

Hello! I’m new to this platform and joined to be part of #EcoOopsies: Field Season Fails and Funnies of @wildlifeacoustics.com
I’m excited to share some of the humorous yet rewarding experiences I’ve encountered as a wildlife biologist. Nice to meet you all! ☺️🦅🦇

Share your #EcoOopsies to give everyone a giggle and a chance to win a Song Meter Micro 2!

Go on share your #EcoOopsies or #FieldworkFails!

Fieldwork isn’t for the faint of heart, but it sure makes for great stories! Whether you’ve come face-to-face with a bear en route to a warbler nest, been bested by decoys, or triggered a guano avalanche inside a bat roost, we know you have a story to tell. #EcoOopsies

Tell us yours: bit.ly/3GDa14E

Got a bat-in-your-pants story? We want to hear it.

Submit your tale by August 31, 2025, and you could win your choice of a Song Meter Micro 2 or Echo Meter Touch 2 PRO: bit.ly/3GDa14E
#EcoOopsies

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Got a bat-in-your-pants story? We want to hear it.

We’re collecting the funniest, grossest, and most treacherous fieldwork stories from wildlife biologists like you! #EcoOopsies

Submit your tale by August 31, 2025, and you could win your choice of a Song Meter Micro 2 or EMT 2 PRO: bit.ly/3GDa14E