A systematic review and meta-analysis of variation in nest predation of ground-nesting birds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of variation in nest predation of ground‐nesting birds

Predation and communities of predators of ground-nesting bird nests and fledglings have been studied across multiple groups of ground-nesting birds, such as waders, waterbirds, gamebirds and passerin...

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Submit your abstract for the 2026 Annual Meeting TODAY! We'd love to hear about the important research you have been involved in. For information on how to format and submit your abstract, please visit waterbirds.org/annual-meeti... 🚨SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 3 OCTOBER 2026🚨

Happy Friday! We hope you have a pleasant and bird-filled weekend. 🐦️

A great white egret takes flight at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #AtOneWithNature #ECK #bird #birds #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wetland #wetlands #egret #egrets

🚨🚨🚨 NOW OUT at @globalchangebio.bsky.social! "Continental‐Scale Biodiversity Predictions Are Influenced by Climatic Variability and Extreme Weather" – collab with @diegoellissoto.bsky.social and others from Yale BGC! 🧪🌐🪶 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fun bird news: Scans of the internal contours of dodos's skulls hint at the sensory abilities of these famous extinct birds. (Via Nautilus.) nautil.us/inside-the-n...

Inside the Not-So-Dumb Head of the Dodo Bird

Inside the Not-So-Dumb Head of the Dodo Bird: Cranial scans reveal a brain with clever sensory adaptations

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🚨Just under three weeks left to submit your photos to our 2026 Capturing Ecology competition! Whether it's pictures of you out in the field or something that offers a different perspective on our ecological world, we encourage you to submit! ⏰️31/08/2026 Find out more👇 buff.ly/ANpnIuZ 🧪🌍️

pop gen folks: i'm putting together the reading list for my 400/600-level pop gen class. what are your must-reads? 🧪

Advance articles from the WJO: Acoustic displays of the Fuegian Snipe (Gallinago stricklandii) and related species. #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...

EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.net

ecoevojobs.net 2026-27

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Group project from the @jdmanthey.bsky.social lab that I led is out in Molecular Ecology! We used whole-genome data to understand Pleistocene forest refugia in central Africa in Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, a species found across most forest habitat in the region: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... 🧵

Your Tuesday bird break: Read about new research on the similarities between birdsong and human language, courtesy of Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

Birdsong follows a fundamental law of human language

A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales

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The Cornell Lab invites applications for Edward W. Rose Postdoctoral Fellowships. These competitive awards support innovative, independent research by early-career scholars of exceptional promise. Two to four awards are made in each cycle. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32334

we just published some new research! Gang-gang cockatoos love living in urban Canberra, but they are very fussy about the hollows they select as nests. Only a fraction of hollows are the right shape for these picky parrots! read about it here: academic.oup.com/jue/article/...

Congratulations and welcome to our new Elected Councilors, Anant Deshwal, Ashley Long, and Joshua LaPergola! They will each serve a three-year term on the WOS Council, our governing body. wilsonsociety.org/2026/08/05/w...

Welcome to Our New Elected Councilors!

Welcome and congratulations to the WOS’s new Elected Councilors!

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Your Friday bird read: Why are osprey nests failing in such high numbers along the Atlantic Coast? (From the American Birding Association.)

Where Have All the Ospreys Gone? - American Birding Association

Researchers report catastrophic Osprey nesting failures along the Atlantic Coast, likely driven by declining menhaden, raising alarms about ecosystem health and broader conservation challenges today.

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A Wood Duck giving one serious look for today’s alt #BirdOfTheDay theme #Busted; birds looking at the camera. #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #WoodDuck #BirdLovers #Nature #Wildlife

Excited to share this publication and pumped to see it featured on the cover of this issue! Thanks to an incredible group of collaborators for making it possible. Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Resident and Migratory Falcons' Breeding Phenology and Productivity Respond Differently to Weather and Climate Change Across the Arctic

Climate change is altering breeding phenology and productivity of peregrine falcons and gyrfalcons across the circumpolar Arctic. Long-term monitoring shows that responses vary among study areas and ....

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In the market for a new pair of binoculars? WOS members receive a 15% discount on purchases from Kowa Optics. Just log into our online member portal and click "Member Benefits." 👀

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EARLY VIEW in IBIS Do aromatic plants enhance the immune system? Testing the ‘drug hypothesis’ in adult Eurasian Blue Tits | onlinelibrary.wiley.... Jorge Garrido-Bautista, Ana Cláudia Norte | #ornithology 🪶

Handsome, even while molting. Black-throated Sparrow

Congratulations to this year's Burtt Undergraduate Mentoring Grant recipients, Dr. Anna Forsman and student Andrew Carlson of Colby College!

2026 Burtt Mentoring Grant Recipients: Dr. Anna Forsman & Andrew Carlson

Burtt Grants fund research by student-mentor pairs.

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Advance articles from the WJO: Neck extensions during a putative defense display and mounting during incubation with subsequent tail-fanning in the Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...

One species often easily identified by its dark patagial mark is the Red-tailed Hawk. This mark doesn’t show up clearly in all Red-tailed Hawk morphs; however, it can be a helpful identifier for a Red-tailed Hawk at a distance in combination with other identification markers Photo by Don Owens

🎉 Congrats to #TAMUECCB student Carmen Reisdorf! Carmen received the "Nancy Klamm Undergraduate Presentation Award" at #AFOWOS2026 🏆 Avian vocal mimicry affects automated bioacoustic classification: A case study with a North American mimic. @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social @fieldornith.bsky.social

Happy International Owl Awareness Day! To celebrate, here's an owl fact from The Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

In case you missed it last week: Workshops, symposiums, and special event proposals for #WOS2027 are due September 17!

Call for Workshops, Symposiums, & Special Events

We are currently seeking proposals for workshops, symposiums, and special events for the 2027 WOS meeting. The deadline for all three is September 17, 2026; see details and proposal submission form…

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Can a tiny magnetic sensor help geolocate migratory birds? 🧭 Earth’s magnetic field varies across the globe in both intensity and inclination. We asked whether those spatial patterns can turn magnetometer data from lightweight tags into location estimates.

Avian traits link divergent population responses to environmental change across North America | Jennings et al. 2026 Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

Avian traits link divergent population responses to environmental change across North America

Jennings et al. show that local bird population trends across North America are shaped by multiple forms of environmental change, including light pollution, air quality, climate, and urbanization. Spe...

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Check out this piece by Jennifer Andrews, who presented her work at our recent annual meeting!

Flocking together – how a birding hobby may boost your mental health and build community

With social media communities and naturalist apps, birding is easier to get into than ever. A psychologist explains why it may also be just what the doctor ordered.

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