A couple days late, but I'm so proud of my technician for giving her poster at her first professional society conference! She presented on some of the data we collected this summer using tagged Clapper Rail. #Waterbirds

I played Wingspan for the first time last night and this AMWO was the main reason I won! Everyone immediately guessed what card I had drawn since few things make me as excited as woodcock 😂 @ArianaCerreta Katie Bird

Please enjoy this video of my dog completely missing an American Woodcock EVEN WHEN IT FLUSHED 😂 (sound on)

Child: Zoologist (that guy on tv with the yaggi tracking animals) Preteen: Wildlife field researcher Teen: Herpetologist College: Herp/Avian Ecologist Now: Avian Ecologist/unfortunate soul in the marsh trying to track rails I guess I fulfilled my childhood dreams?

Are you an early career researcher in Ecology and Evolution? Want more reviewer requests? Please sign up here so I can find you: sites.google.com/view/ecrdataba…

Native American undergrad & grad students studying wildlife and forest research are eligible for The Wildlife Society’s Native American Research Assistantship program in Summer 2020, which includes a living stipend of ~$6000 for the summer. wildlife.org/wp-content/upl… please RT!

I’m thrilled to announce that my first paper was published just before the new year! Even if you’re not interested in #birds and #ticks, the paper may get you thinking more critically about the methodologies you use & how you report them.

Looking for some techs to catch rails, find some nests, and help out with drone flights! See link for more info. #DErails #SHARPbirds wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/clapper-r…

When the fire alarm goes off AN HOUR into your first day visiting a lab to learn new techniques

Where some see a disgracefully mucky car, I see a blank canvas...

I have an unexpected opening, so I am in search of another field technician! Flexible start date, housing provided, cool birds, and a cooler boss 😎 wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/clapper-r…

Today we published a paper Animal Conservation finding that pet cats have an ecological impact 4-10X that of a wild predator, although mostly within 100m of their house. (1/n) drive.google.com/file/d/1HZ0wmj…

Looking for online tools for teaching animal behavior or ornithology? Here's an inquiry module on manakin cooperation we made a while back, with Cornell's BirdCam team. Leave feedback and maybe we will even complete the other modules! dl.allaboutbirds.org/manakin-modules

My sincerest apologies to the many fiddler crabs I have disturbed in the pursuit of data