How sad is it that as soon as I heard of Robert Mueller’s passing, I immediately anticipated an awful post from DJT … and I was correct
Bob Curry
@bobcurry.bsky.social
recently retired behavioral/evolutionary ecologist, student of birds and herbivorous spiders; sometime conservation biologist; genealogy addict (he/him/his)
Latest from my lab: Rice, A. A., R. L. Curry, and J. D. Weckstein. 2026. Haemosporidians as potential sources of geographic markers for irruptive Black-capped Chickadees. Journal of Parasitology DOI 10.1645/25-5
The queen returns! 👑 At an approximate age of 75, Wisdom the #albatross returned this week to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for nesting season. She is the world's oldest-known bird. Read about Wisdom at: buff.ly/MFkj4H9 📸 USFWS/ Jon Plissner.
In 2022, something shocking happened to the Hektoria Glacier. Over 16 months, it retreated by 25 kilometers, and it lost a whopping 8 kilometers in just two of those months—the fastest glacial retreat in the modern record. Now, researchers may have identified the worrisome mechanisms behind it.
Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history
Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier
science.org
The Trump administration is preparing to allow oil and gas leasing across the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, a wilderness landscape that has been protected for more than four decades, according to documents reviewed by POLITICO. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump preparing to reopen Alaska wildlife refuge for oil drilling
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and wolves — and may hold vast amounts of crude oil.
politico.com
Sad news. I was fortunate to meet Jane when I was in high school, an event that contributed to my career plans in animal behavior. She leaves quite a legacy.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · last yr.BREAKING: Dr. Jane Goodall, an animal rights advocate, has died of natural causes at age 91, the Jane Goodall Institute says in a statement.
**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)
“He (Kirk) did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them. I'm sorry.” No, DJT is not sorry: he does not know what that word means.
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A confirmed case of social polygyny in Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
We are 45 Today! The Canadian Society of Mayflower Descendants (CSMD) marks its 45th anniversary today on 13 September 2025! CSMD was established in 1980 when it became the first Mayflower Member Society of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants to be formed outside the United States.
Today, we honor the lives lost and the courage of the first responders who were impacted on September 11, 2001. We remember not only the tragedy of that day, but the deep scars it left on families, communities, and our nation.
I contributed a few data points from back in 1978! Fun to see those old data put to use. Coincidentally, we banded several Black-throated Blue Warblers today!
Wilson Ornithological Society@wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · last yr.This recent story from NPR features a research project begun in the 1960s by WOS member Richard Holmes. #ornithology
Apostlebirds are the extroverts of the bird world. Big bold personalities. They get their name from the mistaken belief that they always come in groups of 12.
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
n.pr
Graham Greene has died. A Canadian acting icon, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Kicking Bird in Dances With Wolves. He also won a Grammy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Award, along with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. He also earned a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
R.I.P. Graham Greene 💔 GRAHAM GREEN has sadly passed away at the age of 73.
#Behaviour2025 plenary talk Dr. Toshitaka Suzuki is giving the plenary talk on the topic "Animal linguistics: syntax and semantics in the communication system of a wild passerine" at hall 1 (level 4), on the concluding day of the conference #plenarytalk #conference
