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So, you got a PhD? Building careers outside academia.
In April 2024, I hosted a webinar for our grad student seminar in Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University. Guest speakers were doctors Cassie Freund, Ben Padilla, and Andrea Wishart. In this webinar, Cassie, Ben, and Andrea … Continue reading
A New Effort to Reduce Bird-Window Collisions on Campus
This was the inaugural post on the blog I started 7 September, 2009: Bird-Window Collisions at OK State. I didn’t think that 14 years later we’d finally have an opportunity to assess the efficacy of window treatments to reduce collisions … Continue reading
Posted in academics, birding, birds/nature, editorial, environment, IUCN, life, Links, migrants, Partners in Flight, population monitoring, wildlife
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, architecture, biodiversity, bird-window collisions, birding, conservation, environment, Feather Friendly, glass, mitigation, mortality, Oklahoma State University, ornithology, science
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Re-imaging the meaning of national defense
Writing for Resilience, Rob Brooks re-imagines a national defense grounded in Wendell Berry’s observation that “Earth is what we all have in common.” “We need to pay as much attention to conserving and restoring the connectivity of the natural infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in academics, editorial, environment, history, life, skepticism and science, weather, wildlife, wind power
Tagged #Army Corps of Engineers, #CASSE, #Coast Guard, #disaster response, #DoD, #FEMA, #flyways, #National Guard, #natural infrastructure, #steady state economy, climate change, conservation, environment, joint ventures, nature, resilience, science, sea level rise
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A conversation about grad school
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation. I plan to keep having it, too. But if this example can help answer some questions pre-emptively, I reckon this will have been a good use of my time. … Continue reading
Some perspective on peak abundance of Passenger Pigeon
You’ve heard the story before, and it’s sobering: Once perhaps the most abundant vertebrate on the planet, a combination of unremitting exploitation and habitat loss reduced the Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) from billions to none in a few short decades … Continue reading
Posted in bird evolution, birds/nature, deforestation, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, history, IUCN, life, Links, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged abundance, billions to none, conservation, environment, exploitation, extinction, habitat loss, nature, Partners in Flight, Passenger Pigeon, population, population estimates, science
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Handbook of the Birds of the World – newsletter #37
So much exciting new material in the latest update from HBW Alive! Here’s a teaser: Nº37, July 2017 Analytics: the new powerful tool with all your stats, graphs and maps! My Birding started out by offering a bird sighting recording … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, editorial, environment, evolution, HBW Alive, IUCN, life, migrants, wildlife
Tagged conservation, HBW Alive, ornithology
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OSNA monthly news update
Here’s the latest from Ornithological Societies of North America: NAOC VI MEETING REPORTS The reports of the meetings of the OSNA-member societies (i.e., AOU, AFO, COS, WOS) held at NAOC VI will be published in the October Ornithological Newsletter. 129TH … Continue reading
eBird News – September 2016 newsletter
In this issue: eBird Profile Pages are here! 2016 eBird Taxonomy update Your historic eBird sightings make a difference Free trial of the newly updated Birds of North America Get early access to new features in eBird as an eBird Partner … Continue reading
Posted in life
Tagged biodiversity, birding, BirdWatch Ireland, citizen science, conservation, eBird, eBird News, eBird Profiles, ornithology
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Birding Community E-Bulletin, Sep. 2016
A vagrant Jabiru, questions of how much someone should pay for poaching an endangered Whooping Crane, and a new National Monument in Maine dominate the headlines of this month’s Birding Community E-Bulletin: The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to … Continue reading
Oh, are birds migrating yet?
That’s a question I sometimes hear once the leaves start changing. Migration never really stops, though. There’s always something on the move, it’s just that we notice more when it’s a mass movement, especially of big noisy things like flocks … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, migration, migration forecasting, NEXRAD, ornithology, Paul Hurtado, radar, radar ornithology
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BirdWatch Ireland eWings newsletter, August 2016
BIRDWATCH IRELAND eWINGS Welcome to the August 2016 issue of eWings, BirdWatch Ireland’s email newsletter. BirdWatch Ireland would be nothing without the support of its members. As Ireland’s largest conservation charity, we have a special responsibility to ensure that the … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, Links, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, bird, BirdWatch Ireland, citizen science, conservation, Curlew, Eire, environment, eWings, godwit, Ireland, ornithology, seabirds, tern, waterfowl
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2016 Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
The updated Landbird Conservation Plan from Partners in Flight has just been released. As with previous iterations, the emphasis is on applying objective criteria to determine those species in most need of conservation, delineating the habitats within ecoregions important for … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, deforestation, Endangered Species Act, environment, migrants, monarch butterfly, overpopulation, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, ESA, Grassland Restoration Incentive Plan, GRIP, Landbird Conservation Plan, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, ornithology, Partners in Flight, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, USDA Farm Bill
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Ornithological Newsletter #233 – August 2016
The latest newsletter of the Ornithological Societies of North America is now available. The Ornithological Newsletter — Number 233, August 2016 | Cheryl L. Trine, Editor Contents: Please select a story from the menu below: ORGANIZATION NEWS THE AOU … Continue reading
Birding Community e-Bulletin, August 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
HBW #25 – Handbook of the Birds of the World
The latest HBW newsletter is now available! Included is a link to the recently updated and redesigned Internet Bird Collection of photos, videos, and sound recordings. Features and news highlights:
Posted in life
Tagged bird behavior, birding, Cambodian Tailorbird, conservation, Great Snipe, HBW Alive, Internet Bird Collection, migration, ornithology, Spix's Macaw
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Birdwatch Ireland eWings #80
BIRDWATCH IRELAND eWINGS Welcome to the May 2016 issue of eWings, BirdWatch Ireland’s email newsletter. Ireland’s hedgerows don’t get the respect that they deserve. One of our most important wildlife habitats, not to mention a stunning visual feature of our … Continue reading
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Tagged BirdWatch Ireland, citizen science, conservation, Curlew, eWings, hedgerow, Ireland, ornithology, swift
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2016 State of the Birds
It ain’t much better than the last one. Check out the press release for the 2016 State of the Birds Report to see the gains and losses in conservation, and consider options for the future. (Complete and well-organized overview here.) … Continue reading
Posted in birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, population monitoring, weather, wildlife
Tagged American Birding Association, biodiversity, BirdLife International, citizen science, conservation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, eBird, migratory bird program, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, migratory connectivity, NABCI, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, State of the Birds 2016, USFWS
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Birding Community E-Bulletin, April 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and … Continue reading
Posted in birding community e-bulletin, life, wildlife, wind power
Tagged ABA, American Bird Conservancy, American Birding Association, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, citizen science, conservation, eBird, National Audubon Society, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture
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HBW Alive Newsletter #21 – March 2016
The latest newsletter of the Handbook of the Birds of the World has been released and it, as usual, is chock full of fascinating discoveries*, insightful synthesis, and stunning multi-media features. *For example, I just learned that a flightless owl … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird evolution, birding, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, Epidexipteryx, evolution, Great Auk, HBW Alive, history, hummingbirds, IUCN, life, migrants, paleontology, skepticism and science, vultures, wildlife
Tagged biodiversity, birding, conservation, ornithology
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Birding Community E-Bulletin: March 2016
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird Education Network, BIRDATHON, birding, birding community e-bulletin, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, IUCN, life, migrants, National Audubon Society, Partners in Flight, wildlife
Tagged American Bird Conservancy, biodiversity, birding, birding community e-bulletin, conservation, ornithology, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, ProAves
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