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Megan
@mobydickcissel.bsky.social
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She/they | Birder | Bander and graduate researcher studying the impact of wildfire smoke on oxidative status of migratory birds in the Ramos Lab | Southern Colorado.
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On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me this Anatomically Concerning Swan.
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Snow Geese have arrived in eastern Colorado. Many dead geese also found around the reservoir have succumbed to avian flu. We counted over 100k live birds. Found 100 minimum dead snow geese along beaches. Many more sick birds loitering along the shoreline.
#avianflu #goose #colorado #birding
A circular photo of a large flock of snow geese taken through a pair of binoculars. White geese fill the frame. A white goose with a pink bill lays in the sand and leaves. A young snow goose, completely gray, stands with its head pulled back onto its chest slightly. It is standing on the shore by a large tree.
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Actually Boston is the name of the doctor, the monster is Boston’s Terrier.
December 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social
“British Columbia is hosting a national wildfire symposium in Vancouver on December 5, to bring together leaders, experts, Indigenous partners and government representatives from across Canada.” www.cdnfirefighter.com/b-c-hosts-na... - Canadian Firefighter

#BCWildfire #CDNWildfire #Wildfires #YVR
B.C. hosts national wildfire symposium to shape future wildland fire fighting strategy
Dec. 4, 2025, Vancouver, B.C. – British Columbia is hosting a national wildfire symposium in Vancouver on December 5, to bring together leaders, experts,
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December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
mobydickcissel.bsky.social
A trip to Vietnam follow the fall season almost immediately. Happy to be home, but hope to return someday.
A foggy overhead view of terraced rice fields. A poor quality photo of a Plumbeous Redstart on a lichen spotted rock Limestone mountains surrounded by mostly calm ocean in HaLong Bay A photo taken at an overlook of a calm marshy river surrounded by steep jungle covered limestone mountains.
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Had a nice fall enjoying the birds of the north west with Rocky Point Bird Observatory.
A side profile of a chestnut backed chickadee held in a hand against a gray backdrop. A side profile of a golden-crowned sparrow held in a hand against leafy backdrop A side profile of a Savannah sparrow held in a hand against a natural backdrop.
November 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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thelabandfield.bsky.social
*Parulidae, not Sylvidae
aba.org American Birding Association @aba.org · Sep 26
Warblers are free therapy. Have a great weekend.
September 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
An anole extends its dewlap, which says "call for scientists!"
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:
July 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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#WIPSnips from a short story I’m developing called “Big Moose” 🫎

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #AmEditing
Evening falls. I make my pilgrimage to the outhouse at the bottom of the hill as the sky burns ochre in great streaks overhead. All is still, even the air, like a stifling blanket has settled about the Cordilleran. The concert of evening songs from birds and insects is notably absent. The SAR chopper haunts the helipad in the twilight; a great carboniferous dragonfly guarding my tower and its treasures.
July 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Pls share: I'm seeking ornithologists willing to comment about how the Bird Banding Lab &/or Breeding Bird Survey are crucial to their research & conservation efforts, for a piece for @therevelator.org defending these programs. Reply, DM, or email me at rebecca dot heisman at gmail. #ornithology
May 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science · National Wildlife Federation
We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...
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May 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A nice variety of species the last 7 days. Some more common than others.
#birdbanding
#askmeaboutoxidativestress

Captured and banded with federal permits for research purposes.
May 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We’re very close to 200,000 comments, I would love to pass that post. Thanks to @mobydickcissel.bsky.social for bringing this to our attention.
If folks can boost this that would mean a lot. Protect birds! 🐦
#NatureSky #Birds 🧪🧑‍🔬

Here’s my comment:
Habitat destruction is the leading cause that threatens species, this dangerous recategorization in an effort to exploit more resources will destroy what we love about our nation, its natural beauty, and further decimate the already unsustainable mass extinction of our important endemic species. The name for America in many other languages means some version of "beautiful country" which is a global recognition of the unique habitat and natural spaces we have been gifted with. The wonton destruction of these spaces will erase what is unique and sacred about our great nation, and what is the value of a slight increase in output or resource extraction if we lose the things we value about this nation? Protecting nature not only preserves our natural spaces, but ensures that America continues to be a place where people desire to live and take pride in. We must recommit to our sacred duty as stewards of this beautiful country.
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Spring season up and running.
Yellow-rumped Warblers already coming through.
Birds handled for research with proper permits.
#birdbanding #birdlife
April 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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April 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Flat illustration of a Northern Mockingbird singing in an upright position- semi-abstract bubble/balloon birds spring forth in the colorful shapes of many birds including a Blue Jay, Goldfinch, Robin, and Eastern Phoebe.
April 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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WE'VE WON youtu.be/-3QECuK0_tE
SILKSONG 2025 CONFIRMED (Day 1538)
YouTube video by Daily Silksong News
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April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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As I lay me down to sleep I pray that Silksong will release. And if it should before I wake. Please clear my schedule for that day.
#silksong #nintendodirect
April 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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I’m soooo close to 3000 followers! How exciting! Do you like talking fiction, books, writing craft and birds!? Give me a follow!

#bsky #WritingCommunity #BookSky
April 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Between the war-boys group chat leak and the genetic data of millions of people for sale on the open market, I nominate today to officially mark when cyberpunk dystopia became a sub-genre of contemporary fiction.

Hot take by @mobydickcissel.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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If you’re looking for print media that has interesting art, short stories, and interviews check out Infinite Worlds Magazine. This is the first issues I’ve ever read and I’m looking forward to the next one.

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March 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Happy Sparrow Day
#birding #birdbanding #womeninstem
March 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Prairie views and Sharp-tailed Grouse
A winter prairie scene. The sky is dark gray with many low clouds. The grassland is a mix of natural yellows, greens, and oranges Four sharp-tailed grouse look over grass and weeds along barbed wire fence
March 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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🪶 Today, more than 1/3 of the federal grant $$ we were relying on to finance our science & conservation work in 2025 is paused w/ no indication of when, or if, we will be able to access it again. Your tax-deductible donation helps us weather this period of uncertainty. birdpop.org/pages/do... 1/2
Graphic with IBP logo that says "The Institute for Bird Populations could really use your help right now."
February 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM