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Look what just came in the mail! Go on and preorder your copy today. press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

How to Count Birds A Guide for Monitoring Avian Populations

This is the perfect time to order my new book! How to Count Birds launches in February, but you can preorder it today.

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Five more chapters of State of the World's Raptors have been published. Check them out!

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Conservation Letter: Status and Conservation of Island Raptors

Very proud of this collaboration with amazing colleagues from Ecuador, the Philippines and the US 🇪🇨🇵🇭🇺🇸.
Island raptors should be a top conservation priority, as many are on the brink extinction

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@mcclure.bsky.social @theperegrinefund.bsky.social

We teamed up with @hawkwatch and @hawk_mountain to rank the priority raptor species for conservation action in North American countries. Check out the results in Chapter 5 of State of the World's Raptors.

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Species should be prioritized for conservation based on their evolutionary history and extinction risk. In Chapter 4 of State of the World's Raptors we outline our methods for ranking raptor species for conservation action. Check it out!

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In Chapter 3 of State of the World's Raptors. We created Raptor Conservation Regions by grouping countries with similar raptor species. These regions can be used to study, monitor, and conserve the world's raptors. Big thanks to @mbzraptorfund for collaboration. Check it out!
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In Chapter 2 of State of the World's Raptors we examine the evolution of carnivory and its implications for being a raptor. Check it out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...

In Chapter 1 of State of the World's Raptors, I review the importance of birds of prey, their plight, and the philosophy of the book. Check it out! science.peregrinefund.org/state-of-wor...

Rthoptera: Standardised insect bioacoustics in R Almost 100 years after the dawn of insect bioacoustics, freely available and robust analysis tools and protocols are still needed. We introduce Rthoptera, an open-source R package designed for ro...

And the award for best R package name goes to...

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We created these Raptor Conservation Regions using cluster analysis to group countries by raptor community. Read all about it for FREE!

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We recently developed Raptor Conservation Regions by combining countries with similar raptor communities. Read all about it for FREE!

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Our Madagascar Program Director, Dr. Lily-Arison Rene de Roland, has been named the 2025 Indianapolis Prize winner! Congratulations, Lily!

Read more about Lily's accomplishments and the Indianapolis Prize at https://bit.ly/4klk1Od

📷 John Mittermeier  
#RaptorResearch #birds #raptors

The hardcopy comes out late this year!

NEW BOOK JUST DROPPED. All chapters are free!

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Finally someone says what I've been thinking about preprints.

Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics

Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics

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@theperegrinefund.bsky.social is hiring a Social Scientist. Come help us save raptors from extinction!

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Raptor Poisoning in Europe between 1996 and 2016: A Continental Assessment of the Most Affected Species and the Most Used Poisons

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Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century.

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Please stop publishing in mdpi and frontiers journals.

The best thing you can do for the environment is donate to NGOs that take direct action and vote for candidates that actually care about conservation.

Gyrfalcon Prey Abundance and Their Habitat Associations in a Changing Arctic | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology #RaptorResearch

Houbaras are crazy

Let’s go!

Why thousands of people are traveling to one country to see these birds An unexpected industry is booming in Colombia. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Birding is booming in Colombia! www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

No support for solar radiation as a major evolutionary driver of malar stripes in falcons The malar stripes of falcons (Falco spp.) are often hypothesised to function by reducing the amount of solar glare reflected into the falcon's eyes while hunting, thereby aiding foraging efficiency i....

No support for solar radiation as a major evolutionary driver of malar stripes in falcons

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The vast majority of mammal biomass on Earth is either humans or our livestock.

Live photo of me celebrating Christmas