Today in #Delaware we trapped and color-banded the last #PIPL chick for the season. They all have a light blue upper left band. If you see them on migration, you can report them to [email protected] Delaware DNREC VT Shorebird Program @mlstantial Samantha Robinson

Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this fun production #horseshoecrabs #shorebirds #redknot #migration

Our next AFO Café will be a panel discussion for students on September 24, 2021 - 4 PM: "Demystifying Grad School: how to find, apply to, and get into graduate school." Registration open at: afonet.org/afo-cafe/ | #ornithology #gradschool #ecology #sciencecafe

Are you sitting on data on #waders chick growth rates? - if so @thomaslameris is looking to collaborate to build a global database of chick growth Lucy Mason Becky Laidlaw Jen Gill (she/her) I'm sure we might have some data on that!! #IWSGconf Wader Study

Great thesis proposal presentation by Hailey Glasko Univ. of Delaware UDAgNaturalResources on the use of UAVs to detect breeding Clapper Rails in Delaware. I’m excited to be serving on your committee. Delaware DNREC

We're looking for interns! The application period is officially open for Spring/Summer biology internships on our refuge. We'll be recruiting three - will you be among them? ow.ly/7yTN50H0N2G

Excited to share we are hiring a Marsh Bird Biologist with Delaware DNREC Please share far and wide! Posting details found here - wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/environme… @Jen_A_Smith1 Anne Hilborn Samantha Robinson @mlstantial Auriel Fournier Lisa Elizondo

Not 1 but 2 fabulous job opportunities RSPB Science: 5yr Conservation Scientist to oversee seabird monitoring for Rathlin LIFE Raft bit.ly/3IMimzc & a 6 month Senior Research Assistant to support this work bit.ly/3IKRG1H Closing date for both 5 Jan #seabirds

We are hiring for seasonal staff! Are you interested in monitoring breeding shorebirds? Or Amphibians? Migrating shorebirds? Or Marsh birds? Check out our Wildlife Technician postings for more information! jobapscloud.com/DE/?Keyword=&L… Delaware DNREC

Thanks so much to Delaware State Parks for the opportunity to speak about our shorebird research in Delaware as part of their winter lecture series. Check out our talk, and others (including a lecture on the endemic Bethany Beach Firefly!) vimeo.com/user162703928 Delaware DNREC

You can help us protect #Delaware’s beach-nesting birds. Join us for a training session to become a volunteer with the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife beach-nesting bird monitoring program. news.delaware.gov/2022/04/25/dnr…

Do you know about our #DelawareShorebirdProject website? It now includes a publications section - more to come! dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/…

Application closing date = Dec 16th! Please spread far and wide so we can disperse funds to those who need it! 🐰🐸🐦🦋 #TWS #MD #DE #studentfunding

Still seeking 1 grad student for Upland Sandpiper project! Great opportunity to study #migratoryconnectivity and population structure, working with an established set of collaborators across the species’ range. U of Saskatchewan SCO-SOC #shorebirds #ornithology #birdmigration

Last month, I said farewell to Delaware DNREC and accepted a new job with Audubon Mid-Atlantic. Thank you to everyone who made the last four years! If you're interested, apply for DFW Coastal Waterbird Biologist here: tinyurl.com/2p9xmuc6 DM me messages about the position!

How important is it to standardise the measured mass of shorebirds weighed at varying intervals after capture? by Jacquie Clark et al. waderstudygroup.org/article/16751/ #waders #shorebirds #ornithology