Full annual cycle movements of ~40 GPS-tagged Ring-billed Gulls (1-2 yrs each, 2019-22). Most wintered on the US Atlantic coast; a few in the s.e. US interior; a few on Lake Erie (i.e. non-mig.). Furthest migration: the Bahamas (not shown) #migconnectivity #waterbirds

Don’t miss this article by my friend gopisundar serving as EIC for Waterbirds Journal and member of Waterbird Society council.

📢NEW PAPER ALERT!! The influence of seabirds on their breeding, roosting, and nesting grounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis Lead by myself and co-authored by my wonderful supervisors, @TheLabAndField and Dr Jenn Lavers ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/G… 1/5

1) I'm happy to share our latest paper published in Environmental Pollution. We examined potential effects of perfluoroalkyl acids on thyroid hormones & fitness-associated traits in thick-billed murres, an #Arctic #seabird experiencing #climate change. authors.elsevier.com/a/1euEczLNSc7F…

Using wet activity & light data from #geolocators, our new #ArcticTern paper shows individual terns use varied migration strategies🌎Larger terns used more direct routes, and 1 individual even stopped on land for 8 days!🏖️ Read more here😎: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Marie Auger-Méthé

📸#SeabirdWorkingGroup and EAAFP collaborators launched the #YearofTerns Photo Contest! Join and win #swarovskioptik Binoculars! 🗓️ Deadline: 17 Sept, 2022 SWAROVSKI OPTIK 公益財団法人 日本野鳥の会 Tubbataha Reefs woobox.com/dsmyac

Here's a great new #seabird #restoration resource: a database of past projects for practitioners to learn from! Check it out at seabirddatabase.org and for a great project summary check out this Cool Green Science blog: nature.ly/3sG0FuJ!

Have a great Tern photo? Want to win a pair of Swarovski binoculars? Submit your best #tern photos to the year of the Tern #photocontest eaaflyway.net/2022/05/14/joi…

😍 Black terns 😍

#ternscience is happening!!

The #CriticallyEndangered #ChineseCrestedTern returned to their breeding grounds. Enjoy these #livestreaming videos from Zhejiang, China for 40 days! #YearOfTerns #seabirds cutt.ly/zJwlF0T

Have been working on compilation of the Asian Seabird Colony Registry for the World Seabird Union since December 2021 and the first draft is done now. It will be launched at the World Seabird Day webinar on 1 July 2022. It covers countries from Japan to Indonesia (> 700 sites)

Our June issue is online! With #OpenData from Dryad Zenodo EDI Figshare Göttingen eResearch Alliance's #GRO USGS #ScienceBase Scholars Portal's #dataverse Thanks to gopisundar and co-authors for this cover shot from their paper in the issue! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19399170/2…

The 2022 WbS conference offers student events, cultural activities, a robust set of scientific presentations, symposia, and field trips to see Whooping Cranes, birds of the King Ranch, and flocks of waterbirds on the Laguna Madre. Register now! wbsmeeting2022.dryfta.com/index.php

New #ternscience out here!

Best bird on the South Peel Naturalist's #ChristmasBirdCount in #Mississauga ... GROUND HORNBILL skulking under the 403 underpass in the thick grass. New species for North America!

The ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ continues to expose Doug Ford’s Greenbelt ‘swap’ for the fraud it is. Nothing to do with affordable housing. Everything to do with rewarding his developer cronies. 🙄🙄🙄 ⁦Doug Ford⁩ ⁦Ontario PC Party⁩ #onpoli

Excited to see this paper out in ⁦American Ornithological Society⁩ Early Access! #genetics #geolocators #terns A big project w/ many contributors including ⁦Dave Moore⁩ ⁦⁦Don Lyons⁩ @of_dook⁩ ⁦@KarlLamothe⁩ and others. awesome #ternscience academic.oup.com/condor/advance…

A multi-pronged approach to animal tracking and the benefits of wide-ranging collaborations americanornithology.org/multi-pronged-…