Nils Warnock

EARLY VIEW in IBIS

Challenges in population monitoring: Bar-tailed Godwits (Limosa lapponica) on the East Atlantic Flyway defy assumed population structure | onlinelibrary.wiley....

Jesse R. Conklin, Roeland A. Bom, Åke Lindström, Pierrick Bocher, Theunis Piersma | #ornithology 🪶

A Short-eared Owl perches on a fence post looking in the direction of the camera.

We'll be interested to see how many Short-eared Owls cross the North Sea and spend the winter in Britain. 🦉 Read about BTO’s research tracking Short-eared Owls here ➡️ bit.ly/TrackingSEO #Ornithology #RaptorResearch

📷 Short-eared Owl by Liz Cutting/BTO

Late afternoon and the Great Blue Heron, Point Reyes National Seashore #birds

First year Dunlin roosting in a sea of Western Sandpipers (Long-billed Dowitchers in the background).

First year Dunlin roosting in a sea of Western Sandpipers (Long-billed Dowitchers in the background). Point Reyes National Seashore, CA #birds #shorebirds

Dropping in - a flock of Marbled Godwits arriving at the roost site. Bodega Bay, CA #birds #shorebirds

A little serenity for a very disturbed world - preening Black Turnstone, Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds #shorebirds

The drizzly weather continues on the central California coast but the Black Turnstones appear to enjoy it. Marshall, CA. #birds #shorebirds

Rough-skinned Newt

A little bit of rain and the Rough-skinned Newts are popping out at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA

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Looking regal. Common Raven at Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. #birds

Marbled Godwit in the water

A handsome Marbled Godwit with some very worn wing coverts cruising the shoreline. Marshall, CA #birds #shorebirds

American White Pelicans going after some type of forage fish (anchovies?) in Tomales Bay, Marshall, CA #birds

Great picture

Bobcat that was hunting in Point Reyes National Seashore, CA. #wildlife

Juvenile Western Sandpiper, Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA #birds #shorebirds

two young river otters

Two young River Otters playing in the water at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #mammals

A cold American Lady on a wet coyote bush, Marshall, CA.

Wrentit skulking in the willow patch, Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

Where there's a Whimbrel there's a way LINKED PAPER Disparate data streams together yield novel survival estimates of Alaska-breeding Whimbrels. Ruthrauff, D. R., Harwood, C. M., Tibbitts, T. L., Patil, V. P. 2024. IBIS. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.13273. VIEW Science is rarely straightforward, and ecological data, especially that collected

Over on #theBOUblog, science writer Dr Ashleigh Marshall discusses combining disparate data streams to derive survival estimates for Whimbrels: bou.org.uk/blog-afm-...

From this recent #IBISjournal paper: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.... | #ornithology

A favorite butterfly of mine, the Gray Hairstreak. Marshall, CA

Red-tailed Hawk in tree

Red-tailed Hawk looking for a meal, Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, RI #birds

American Goldfinch feeding on flower heads

An American Goldfinch (juvenile?) feeding on flower heads in a garden at Brown University, Providence, RI. #birds

Anna's Hummingbird deep in the fuchsia, Fremont, CA #birds

Anna's Hummingbird coming in to the Coastal Hedge-nettle. Point Reyes National Seashore, CA #birds

Woodland Skipper

A Woodland Skipper, one of our most common butterflies out right now at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #butterflies

Great shot and great light

Patiently waiting. Turkey Vultures taking turns to feed on a dead California Sea Lion. Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA. #birds

Young buck in Livermore Marsh, Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #wildlife

Young Anna's Hummingbird feeding on Coastal Hedge-nettle out by Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA this morning #birds

Enjoy them while they are there! May they linger.