The Recovery Strategy for #ChimneySwifts (Chaetura pelagica) has officially been finalized, and is now accessible online! Check out the link below to read the Government of Canada's plan to protect these charismatic #AerialInsectivores. 📍--> canada.ca/en/environment…

Overlapping the Forest Landscape Integrity Index with Key Biodiversity Areas Areas, we found that 26% of current forest extent in KBAs is high integrity but has no or partial coverage by protected areas authors.elsevier.com/c/1hmFk1R~eSmee #BirdLifeScience BirdLife Science James Watson Tom Evans, WCS

Just out! A model, led by undergraduate Andie Siemens, predicting the distribution of endangered Jefferson salamander in southern Ontario. More than half of suitable habitat occurs in Ontario’s #Greenbelt. Free to download here: int-res.com/articles/esr20…

Sparrow migration has really ramped up in southern Ontario during the last few days, with thousands of white-crowned, white-throated and Dark-eyed Juncos moving through. Scanning carefully through these groups may turn up am interesting surprise, like a Harris’s or Lark Sparrow

New paper out American Ornithological Society. We (Dr. Sarah Gutowsky @howmanyducks & others) used 60 yrs of #birdbanding recoveries for 3🦆 spp. banded in 🇨🇦 prairies to explore long-term shifts in phenology & patterns of fall migration - and things are a changing! doi.org/10.1093/ornith… 1/n

Are you interested in doing a PhD with the coolest bird on earth and with the bestest team ever? Please, apply! We are looking for excellent and motivated applicants. Feel free to get in touch with us for more questions.

JOB ALERT! HABITRACK research and innovation project (funded by Horizon Europe 🇪🇺) is looking for Scientific Coordinator. Project is led by @JiguetF with 48-month contract at MNHN, Paris 🇫🇷 (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle). Spread the word or get in touch with Frédéric for more info.

Meet HETH 103 - a Hermit Thrush first tagged 15 days ago and still sticking around the OOM / MBO in a peri-urban greenspaces in one of 🇨🇦 largest cities. To conserve these #migratorybirds we can’t forget the time during #stopovers!!

Do you have expertise in Canadian herpetofauna? The COSEWIC #Amphibians and #Reptiles specialist subcommittee has a call for expressions of interest in membership. This is open from November 1, 2023 and December 6, 2023 (3pm). More details in link below: cosewic.ca/index.php/en-c…

*PhD Pacific & Atlantic Arctic Seabirds* Come and join us SEGUL University of Liverpool to study climate change, pace-of-life and foraging in kittiwakes with Kyle Elliott Ollie Padget Sebastien Descamps Jonathan Potts as part of Natural Environment Research Council ACCE DTP #phd #seabird findaphd.com/phds/project/h…

📢 Post-doc opportunity ! 18 m contract at School of Biological Sciences : Understanding links between partial migration🐦, parasitism 🪱, demography 🔃 & population dynamics📈. Open to UK & non-UK applicants until Nov 20th ! 👇 abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/resear… Want to know more ? ✉️ [email protected]

Calling all #scientists working in❄️- planning winter fieldwork in #urban areas on #cardinals w ‎Anne-Marie Cousineau & want to quantify snow depth & characteristics. Any hints for standardized way to do so? Help a newbie in #winterfieldwork out!

Are you a scientist looking for a job in a conservation NGO? We're looking for two Red List Assessors to join our team evaluating the extinction risk of each of the world's birds birdlife.org/careers/red-li… #BirdLifeScience BirdLife Science

In 2021 we conducted a membership survey to gather data on member demographics and identify areas for growth. We are now running a 2nd survey to track our progress and collect feedback on how to serve you better. Members, please complete the survey today: forms.gle/7s4sgG9frw8DGK…

Birds are dying at Simon Fraser University and it is preventable! I want to see Feather Friendly and bird-friendly designs on our campus. Please sign this petition to help raise awareness to SFU and the public. SFU Biological Sciences SFU Research SFU Science chng.it/7pJV76h5jv

My paper with Ryan Shipley made it onto BirdNote daily today on NPR. birdnote.org/listen/shows/s…

Want to do a PhD studying birds and urban ecology? My research team is recruiting a PhD student studying non-breeding ecology and movement of birds in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada. Based Simon Fraser University SFU Biological Sciences and collaboration with ECCC SciTech Wildlife and Landscape Science

Fully funded grad student opportunity! Work with me, Dr. Elizabeth Gow and Nicola Koper UNBC Faculty of Environment to promote Indigenous land stewardship for biodiversity and climate change mitigation. See ad for details.

Hey #ESA2024! Need some stats and acoustics with your morning coffee today? Come see my talk in 203C at 9:15!

Come work with us! #Job #birdmigration