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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · 28d

The rich were never going to save us.

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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 29d

Happy National Plover Appreciation Day! 💕

Did You Know?

Mountain Plovers are one of a number of grassland bird species that are strongly associated with prairie dog colonies.

Haun, A. J., Dreelin, R. A., & Boyce, A. J. (2024). Prairie dog towns increase grassland bird diversity at the landscape scale. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 136(2), 209–219.

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Paul Mozur @paulmozur.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Trump family got a $2 billion deposit into their crypto company, the United Arab Emirates got a huge amount of restricted AI chips despite security concerns. Our story about how how business is being done, and influence gained, in the second Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

www.nytimes.com

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The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · Sep 15

I wrote about the Reiser brothers and their hilarious, disgusting Listers documentary for Slate:

slate.com/culture/2025...

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube

Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

slate.com

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gotta cut my hobbies from my ICE application now help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicat...

USAJOBS Help Center - Update your resume now so it meets new resume requirements

USAJOBS Help Center

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 9

This country feels cooked

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Sep 9

this is genuinely nuts

Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Sep 9

Deforestation is responsible for nearly 75% of dry season rainfall reduction in the Amazon rainforest since 1985, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/3I2xPzr ⚒️ 🧪

This is figure 4, which shows the relative contributions of climate change and deforestation to the Amazonian climate.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 4

Also top-notch wintering habitat for imperiled #grassland birds like Sparague's Pipit and Baird's Sparrow. #ornithology

Laiken Jordahl @laikenjordahl.bsky.social · Sep 4

Survey stakes are in the ground at the San Rafael Valley, where DHS is preparing to wall off the last best corridor in Arizona for jaguars, ocelots & other species. Not a soul in sight.

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social and @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social for the interest and great write-up!!! ##ornithology

Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

WOS member Andy Boyce's work tracking grassland birds via the Motus network was featured in this recent story from High Country News. #ornithology

The invisible ‘giant nets’ that catch the smallest songbirds - High Country News

Collaboration and tiny technology are revolutionizing the study of migration.

www.hcn.org

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 3

Jaeger/tern photo from Massachusetts submitted in thanks for the quiz.

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Sep 3

Could it be....Mottled Petrel?

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · Sep 1

"In this book, avian ecologist and former PBS Birdwatch host Richard Hutto challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the hidden beauty and ecological importance of severely burned forests." 🌏https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-03180-8

A Beautifully Burned Forest

This book challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the hidden beauty and ecological necessity of severely burned forests

link.springer.com

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Kylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · Aug 28

Tiny tech, tiny birds, long migrations! My latest for @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/the...

The invisible ‘giant nets’ that catch the smallest songbirds - High Country News

Collaboration and tiny technology are revolutionizing the study of migration.

www.hcn.org

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 28

Look man if you say regenerative 3 times backwards and click your heels, upland sandpipers just start shooting out of your ass, I dont make the rules thats just science

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thanks Tommy I'll think about it..some complications as I'm a gov employee. At worst I can recommend others.

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

Opre also falls into the trap laid by groups opposed to wildlife conservation, defund organizations like USFWS, complain about resulting poor management, convert to private lands.

Did he mention that USFWS budgets are so deeply cut that the 1.1 million acre CMR refuge has 1 biologist on staff?!?!

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

Not to mention, there probably are negative effects of no grazing on parts of the CMR, but that is only because bison restoration, which is in the CMR management plan, has been politically blocked by the same ranchers your guests lionize.

Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

The most desirable elk hunting districts in the state are on the CMR...refuge for 1000s of pronghorn in bad winters...best riparian forest habitat in Montana, hosting Black-billed cuckoos in big numbers...there is too much to list. Your guests are incredibly biased.

Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

CMR was one of the last refuges of Black-footed ferret until a plague outbreak a few years ago (you can google) www.fws.gov/press-releas...

Recognition for Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Leaders: Randy Matchett and Paul E. Marinari | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Mountain-Prairie Region recognizes two individuals for their exceptional efforts to conserve and protect the nation’s rarest fish, wildlife, and plan...

www.fws.gov

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

Mountain lions: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Mountain lions on the prairie: habitat selection by recolonizing mountain lions at the edge of their range

Mountain lions (Puma concolor) have historically experienced large-scale range contractions, but are beginning to recolonize portions of their former range. To reach potential suitable habitats in ea...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

You can read my two papers focused on birds in the region here: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

scholar.google.com

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 24

When someone says "I don't make propaganda" every 3rd sentence...thats how you know its propaganda.

Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · Jul 16

In the latest podcast episode featuring filmmaker Tom Opre and associate producer Tony Bynum, we discuss their new documentary 'The Real Yellowstone', a deep dive into conservation conflicts between ranching and rewilding in Montana. Here are some takeaways. 🧵🌍🦤 1/10

A group of five ranch hands on horseback gathered near a wooden fence in a pastoral setting. The riders, wearing traditional cowboy hats and work clothing, are mounted on brown and chestnut horses in what appears to be a working ranch environment. The scene is set against a backdrop of golden, dried grassland with a rustic wooden post-and-rail fence visible in the foreground. The lighting suggests either early morning or late afternoon, creating a warm, atmospheric quality typical of ranch life in rural countryside.

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Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 23

...like all you have to do is go to these places and open your eyes it's not hard

Andy Boyce @andyjboyce.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is wrong and I'm so tired

Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · Jul 16

This hands-on management proves more effective than the traditional approach. The Charlie Russell National Wildlife Refuge supports just 10 wildlife species compared to neighbouring ranches practising regenerative grazing, where 60,000 acres can host 60-80 different species. 6/10

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