Field+Genomics Workshop in Ecuador Oct 28 - Nov 6. APPLY NOW: forms.gle/Ur9Ho8iDX4Fbri…… Room, board, & (most) transportation costs covered for participants from Latin America. We will start reviewing applications in 1 week!

About 2 weeks to deadline for our 2 positions in Cellular/Molecular Biology at Occidental College! The search is broad, could incl. genetics/genomics. Main thing is having a wet lab w/ undergrad researchers & willingness to teach the cell/molec intro course (+ your speciality)

Hard to choose just one, but here’s a more recent shot of a Cliff Flycatcher from Brazil!

The 2nd paper from my postdoc work on yellowthroat genomics is now online at Molecular Ecology! Populations of Common Yellowthroats in eastern North America have notable differences in sexual selection on similar plumage ornaments ... 1/4 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Hi it’s migration szn. Birds are on the move & are hitting windows bc the reflection looks like the sky/trees. IF YOU FIND A BIRD THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT LETS YOU PICK THEM UP, IT’S NOT OK. PUT BIRD IN A BOX, DO NOT CUDDLE BIRD, DO NOT RELEASE BIRD, GET BIRD MEDICAL HELP ASAP

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Been on hardcore-birding hiatus for a while, but decided to head out this morning… Found a freakin Townsend’s Warbler!!! Equally as excited that several chicagoans got to see it as well!!

11 years ago, I attended a birding camp in CO. It was my first-ever birding w/ anyone my age & I cried the entire way home, missing all my new friends. I’m now back at the very same place, but this time presenting my own bird research at AOS. Things come full circle sometimes!

Presented some Bear Divide migration count data from our first four years of standardized counts at #AOS24 ! Can’t wait for the Spring 2025 season Bear Divide Migration Count !!!

What do you do at a bird conference before presentations? Go see some snow chickens and rosy finches, of course! (And, maybe an incredibly majestic moose as well)

Spotlight on the Steller’s Jays during #AOS24! A lot more than 1 species….An ancient hybrid zone….and more!! Love these birds, love the people! We’ve got a great jay team 💪 (Stealing my IG story and sharing it over here + my amazing iPhone photo of a STJA at the conference)

Fully funded BI PhD at St Andrews studying ants and ant-following birds in Africa! findaphd.com/phds/project/d… #ornithology #birds #myrmecology #ants #phd #biology #photo: Luke L. Powell

That's Not a Hybrid: How to Distinguish Patterns of Admixture and Isolation By Distance | Molecular Ecology Resources onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… Very important paper! Indeed, I have also noticed that Structure/Admixture plots are often overinterpreted as introgression.

Returning to just share that I saw one of the most AMAZING birds on the planet today and as a bonus, it was close!!! Holy Spoon-billed Sandpiper!!!!!!!

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Popping by because today we had some incredible luck snagging a displaying pair of Secretarybirds AND the most insane mind-blowing encounter with the critically endangered Montane Blue Swallow (an entire family!!!) Crummy back of camera shots of mom, dad, and one of the babies!

I haven’t opened this app in months, but hey to the bird folks still here! Coming on to mention our new paper on the crazy Limpkin movements that happened across the eastern US the last few years! Very excited to see this finally come out doi.org/10.1080/155944…

Science peeps! Hot Limpkin Summer is now open access (for 6 months). Check out this fun project we worked on regarding the cool and sudden explosion of Limpkins across North America tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…