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Michael (Mike) C. Mahoney

@mikecmahoney.bsky.social

PhD Student | NSF GRF | Safford Vegetation and Fire Ecology Lab | Graduate Group in Ecology | U.C. Davis | Research on the nexus of avian ecology, fire ecology, and ecological forest management 🪺🌲🔥

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old-timey hand-drawn diagram from the linked paper. It shows a bird's head and neck muscles. Under the bird's beak hangs a pouch of muscles. In the top diagram, A, the pouch is not full of food. Below that, in B, shows the pouch expanded with food.

old-timey hand-drawn diagram from the linked paper. It shows a bird's head and neck muscles. Under the bird's beak hangs a pouch of muscles. In the top diagram, A, the pouch is not full of food. Below that, in B, shows the pouch expanded with food.

According to @corvidresearch.bsky.social on a reddit post about it from years ago, they have a expandable sublingual pouch to hold food. I can't find a jay diagram, but here's one from a Clark's Nutcracker paper, guessing it's similar: digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

24.10.2025 19:03 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 3    📌 1
Following California condors tagged with GPS transmitters, researchers have tracked their expanison in 2025 from the Central Coast to the East Bay and near Santa Barbara. Condor GPS activity in 2025 Sources: Ventana Wildlife Society, heat map provided by Evan McWreath/VWS PAI/BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

Following California condors tagged with GPS transmitters, researchers have tracked their expanison in 2025 from the Central Coast to the East Bay and near Santa Barbara. Condor GPS activity in 2025 Sources: Ventana Wildlife Society, heat map provided by Evan McWreath/VWS PAI/BAY AREA NEWS GROUP

California condor range expanding into the Bay Area and Santa Cruz Mountains, further south into Santa Barbara County too. 🪶 www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f...

22.10.2025 23:07 — 👍 443    🔁 132    💬 11    📌 25
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🔥🐦🌎🧪Can fire boost bird populations!? A new study found that population density of some #bird species grew rapidly in burned areas. While high-intensity megafires threaten birds, low to moderate intensity #prescribedburns may have benefits. Learn more: shorturl.at/coEC6 #GoodFire #FireEcology

22.10.2025 00:00 — 👍 44    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
A photo of two Black-necked Stilts by Michelle MacKenzie. The bird in the foreground is a juvenile and the background bird is an adult.

A photo of two Black-necked Stilts by Michelle MacKenzie. The bird in the foreground is a juvenile and the background bird is an adult.

🪶 IBP is proud to be a Founding Partner of California Bird Atlas (@californiabirdatlas) — a new nonprofit launching the first-ever statewide effort to map CA's breeding birds. (1/2)

21.10.2025 17:33 — 👍 25    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

I am hoping to use this account as a platform to share my research with a wider audience, and I am
hoping to connect with others from a variety of disciplines. Do you have advice for a fresh grad student? I’d love to hear it!

21.10.2025 16:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pics 1 + 3 are from my field work this summer censusing high elevation trees with new lab. Pic 2 is a closeup of an Anna’s Hummingbird - one of the last birds I banded at @pointblue.bsky.social where I worked for several yrs. Pic 4 is of a prescribed burn I was a part of in Sonoma County, CA

21.10.2025 16:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
The writer of the post, laying on the ground behind a small Jeffrey Pine Seedling growing from rocky soil.

The writer of the post, laying on the ground behind a small Jeffrey Pine Seedling growing from rocky soil.

An upclose photo of a female Anna’s Hummingbird face.

An upclose photo of a female Anna’s Hummingbird face.

A Mountain View with pink skies and tents in the foreground.

A Mountain View with pink skies and tents in the foreground.

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Time for an intro! Hi everyone, my name is Mike, and I recently started grad school in the Safford Lab at UC Davis where I’ll be working towards a PhD in the Grad Group in Ecology researching avian ecology for improved conservation efforts and ecosystem management, primarily in forested systems.

21.10.2025 16:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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New article alert 🚨 for the #FireEcology Journal! By Chris Ray, Rodney B. Siegel, Robert L. Wilkerson, Lynn Schofield, Morgan W. Tingley, Sonia Aronson, Sylvia Haultain, Sarah Stock, and Kent van Wagtendonk #SNFECO 🔥
Read it here: ow.ly/RFjr50XazhK

15.10.2025 14:27 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

New paper out today led by Prof. @dskarp.bsky.social

Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries

10.10.2025 00:30 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Cover of the October 2025 issue of Ecosphere

Cover of the October 2025 issue of Ecosphere

Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities

Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...

08.10.2025 13:17 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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🌊🦑🦉Check it out! Our Farallon Islands-inspired apparel collaboration with #BirdCollective is here! Rock threads featuring Farallones favorites like the #CommonMurre, #RhinocerosAuklet, #TuftedPuffin, & more! Shop: shorturl.at/mhIZQ #seabirds #marinelife

17.07.2025 17:23 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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