Energetic and behavioral consequences of migration: an empirical evaluation in the context of the full annual cycle dlvr.it/ShMRmL

Out in Ecology and Evolution Ecology and Evolution “Winter connectivity and leapfrog migration in a migratory passerine” Bird Genoscape Project (BGP) Kristen Ruegg #ornithology #birds #migration doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9…

Pleased to share our paper in Evolution Journal revisiting Charles Sibley’s classic species conundrum in hybridizing Pipilo towhees, a case study that influenced cline theory & Mayr's and others' views on the nature of species during the Modern Synthesis academic.oup.com/evolut/advance…

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So excited and grateful to share my first-ever publication in Ecology and Evolution with John McCormack and Devon DeRaad! We used museum specimens and iNaturalist photos to assess the Black- and White-throated Magpie-Jay hybrid zone over time: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Pic by Johnie Gall

Migration at Bear Divide is heating up! You can follow live data & of course get the t-shirt at beardivide.org

Estos plumajes, que no se ilustran en las guías ni en obras de arte, que pocos fotografían, los que no están representados en colecciones biológicas, los opacos o manchados, son los que cuentan una historia sobre el ciclo de vida de las aves. Asociación Colombiana de Ornitología | ACO 🦜 Ornitología Neotropical

Me & Marky Mutchler just hit over 1,000 birds so far this morning! Beautiful day at Bear Divide! FOS Bullock’s Oriole, Wilson’s Warbler, Black-throated Grey, American Goldfinch! Also lots of Swainson’s Hawks! a Golden Eagle! 🔆 follow along —> Bear Divide Migration Count / beardivide.org

Channeling my inner Ryan Terrill (he)

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This is a nice press release from UC Santa Cruz about our recent paper news.ucsc.edu/2023/04/ocampo… (see 🧵 below for the paper). Power to the girls and women explorers 💪🏽🕵🏻‍♀️🦜. With Juliana Soto-Patiño katherine Certuche C Daniela Garzón-Lozano Estefanía Guzmán Nelsy Niño Rodríguez Natalia Pérez-Amaya Jessica Díaz

Great article today in the LA Times about Bear Divide apple.news/AsQd5mZ00TbyKh…

Played a show last night, slept for 3 hours, went to Bear Divide, led an event there, saw 2,000 birds, then ended the early afternoon w/ freshly made vegan ‘fish’ tostadas made by Chef Ito!!! Every year I meet the best people at Bear Divide…including Van & Ian pictured here 💟

A day in the life of counting migratory birds at Bear Divide 🌞🌄 this is my 4th season counting here & it’s been one for the books! Follow along Bear Divide Migration Count / Epic video by TheBirdsGuy (Ian Davies)

Effects of wing damage and moult gaps on vertebrate flight performance dlvr.it/SnTxfS

Next year we’re bringing in a true professional

One swallow doesn’t make a summer but a Vaux’s Swift sure does!!!!!

please read our nice paper in Ecology Letters about hummingbirds, mountains, and how evolutionary history impacts trait-environment relationships 👇🫶

Rarity of molt evidence in early pennaraptoran dinosaurs suggests annual molt evolved later among Neornithes dlvr.it/Srf4hl

I’m recruiting! Looking for 1-2 MS students to join my lab in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University and work on questions related to conservation and population genomics in birds. Thanks for spreading the word—details here: evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir…