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We're hiring! BOW is looking for a new PostDoc! Cornell Lab provides a suite of data services for those working to conserve birds & biodiversity. The PostDoc will explore what avian life history data are needed to expand the research & conservation utility of BOW birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/wer...

Birds of the World - We’re hiring! Postdoctoral Associate - Birds of the Worldbirdsoftheworld.org Birds of the World is looking for a postdoctoral associate. This position resides with the Lab’s Birds of the World (BOW) team, although it is also closely connected to the broader groups and infrastr...

Birds of the World is hiring! We seek a Communications Assistant to support a global team of editors, consultants, and contributors who work together to make BOW the most comprehensive and up-to-date avian database in the world. Read more and apply here: bit.ly/4agzlXR

Next BOW Discovery Webinar: WEBINAR. Avian phylogeny: a complete and dynamic tree of birds. Register soon! @teamEbird @EliotITMiller birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/web...

Birds of the World - WEBINAR. Avian phylogeny: a complete and dynamic tree of birdsbirdsoftheworld.org Join us for the next Birds of the World ‘Discovery Series’ webinar Avian phylogeny: a complete and dynamic tree of birds Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024 Time: 12:00 PM EST (timezone converter) Length: 1...

Friends at ABC are seeking apps for 2 Conservation & Justice Fellowships led by Naamal De Silva, ABC’s Chief Diversity Officer. One to explore the social/cultural understandings of a specific Lost Bird species. Another to look at links x lost birds & discovery narratives abcbirds.org/conservation...

ABC Conservation and Justice Fellowshipsabcbirds.org American Bird Conservancy's (ABC's) Conservation and Justice Fellowship program provides opportunities to examine and expand how we care for both birds

The Red-tailed Hawk Project - developing a model system for studies in raptor ecology and evolution. cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi... macaulaylibrary.org/asset/562949...

ML562949011 - Red-tailed Hawk - Macaulay Librarymacaulaylibrary.org Macaulay Library ML562949011; © Matthew Dolkart; Cook, Illinois, United States

Grab a raptor enthusiast and join us for next BOW Discovery Webinar: The Red-tailed Hawk Project - developing a model system for studies in raptor ecology and evolution with Bryce Robinson birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/red...

Advance notice of planned outage March 19-21! Includes eBird, Birds of the World and other services. Grab all the details here: ebird.org/news/server-...

Birds of the World launched exactly 4 years ago! Ever since, we've made steady progress, releasing new accounts, welcoming new partners, improving the online platform, and lots more. See what we've been up to! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/202...

Birds of the World - 2024 and Beyond: Milestones, Plans, and our Conservation Purposebirdsoftheworld.org As Birds of the World inches towards the close of our fourth year (!), we have much good news to report about how the project has developed, expanded, and adapted to new opportunities. Please read on ...

Did you miss last week's storm-petrel intensive with Fernando Medrano Martinez from ROC-Chile? He presented an in-depth, wide-ranging overview of the life history of the special group of seabirds - videos in both ENGLISH y Espanol birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news?cat...

Have you ever seen a Long-tailed Sylph? It's one of the most graceful hummingbirds of the humid montane Andean forests. Our friends at @uvovenezuela Unión Venezolana de Ornitólogos led the revision of this species account (Thanks, UVO!). Access free until midnight birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

The Red-backed Fairywren ranks among the world's coolest birds. Yes/No? Thank you @evornithology.bsky.social, et al., for revising/updating the species profile. Read it this week during the open-access period. Image ©BirdsoftheWorld | Art by Hilary Burn. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Birds of the World is open-access all week. Give the Surprise me button a try on any species account. Click the button and it randomly generates another account of another remarkable species you probably never heard of! Show us what you get, put your link below. birdsoftheworld.org

Unraveling the mysteries of storm-petrels, the world's smallest seabirds, featuring Fernando Medrano from Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile. Please join us for the next Birds of the World 'Discovery Series' webinar: 22 February. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/web...

Birds of the World - WEBINAR: Unraveling the mysterious life histories of storm-petrels - the world'...birdsoftheworld.org Join us for the next Birds of the World ‘Discovery Series’ webinar: Date: Thursday, 22 February, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM EST (timezone converter) Length: 1 hour Registration: Required for real-time at...

Check out the recently revised species accounts for the following species! Six full account revisions and notable updates to 3 other accounts. Red-crowned Parrot, Inagua Woodstar, Bagobo Robin, Lemon-chested Greenlet, Rufous-brown Solitaire, and Green Jay! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/latest-u...

Did you know that you can find an archive of all Birds of the World webinars on YouTube? We got you covered on topics related to rare birds, taxonomy updates, bird molt, eBird Status & Trends mapping, hybridization, etc. One, two, three LEARN! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Birds of the Worldwww.youtube.com The world’s leading scholarly, digital platform featuring avian life histories and data resources for every bird in the world. A global ornithology resource ...

Green Jay is a visually-striking species found from Texas to Argentina. It hunts in family flocks, foraging between trees and hopping when inspecting a single tree. Read about Green Jay in the latest Birds of the World species account (available by subscription). birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Recently updated species accounts on Birds of the World. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/latest-u...

As Birds of the World inches towards the close of its 4th year, we have much good news to report about how the project has developed, expanded, and adapted to new opportunities. Please read on for details! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/202...

So many birds, so little time! But try anyway...here are just a few of the newly revised species accounts you can find on Birds of the World, covering in-depth natural history of each species. Not a subscriber? Use code DISCOVERBIRDS in the online store to save 20% on 1st year. birdsoftheworld.org

eBird is now presenting the Status and Trends Custom Mapping Tool! The Status and Trends Custom Mapping Tool allows users draw on abundance maps to identify the % of the population within a specified area. Explore the new tool here: bit.ly/3umvloF

The Apolinar's Wren is a small wren endemic to the Andes of central Colombia. Small and chunky, overall pale brown bird w some barring. Locally known as "Chirriador"(“creaker" in English) due to its song, which sounds like a creaky wagon wheel. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

The 2023 taxonomy update incl. 3 new species, 124 sp. gained from splits, 16 sp. lost via lumps: a net gain of 111 species and a new total of 11,017 sp. worldwide. Read more: science.ebird.org/en/use-ebird... Photo: Wangi-Wangi White-eye © Andrew Spencer | Macaulay Library; The Cornell Lab

The Marbled Teal is a small duck distributed throughout the central and western Palearctic. This monogamous duck starts pairing off in October, so be on the lookout if you live in its environs. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 October 2023! Big Days are a 24-hour opportunity to celebrate birds near and far. Last October, more than 35,000 people from 185 countries participated, demonstrating the power of birds to bring people together for birds. ebird.org/news/october...

October Big Day—14 Oct 2023 - eBirdebird.org Mark your calendars for October Big Day—14 Oct 2023! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds.

BOW Discovery Webinar: Search for Lost Birds Project - featuring John Mittermeier of American Bird Conservancy. @abcbirds.bsky.social birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/fal...

Birds of the World - WEBINAR: Fall webinars to begin 19 October with the Search for Lost Birds Proje...birdsoftheworld.org Join us as we welcome John Mittermeier, Director of the Search for Lost Birds at American Bird Conservancy for our first webinar of the 2023-2024 season. John will share stories from recent Lost Birds...

We're heading to Ecuador! Teams from eBird, Merlin, & Birds of the World will be attending the Feria de Aves Sudamérica 2023/South American BirdFair in Mindo. RT if we will we see you there!! ¡Nos dirigimos a Ecuador! eBird, Merlin y Birds of the World asistirán a la Feria de Aves Sudamérica 2023

Birds of the World - We're heading to the South American Bird Fair / Feria de Aves Sud América!birdsoftheworld.org Join the Bird, Merlin, and Birds of the World teams at the Feria de Aves Sud América/South American BirdFair from Oct 26 – 29, 2023! The twelfth annual Feria de Aves will be held in the famous Mind...

Really appreciating all the follows!! Glad to see bird/nature/science twitter has found another home. Please follow us for #birds #ornithology #science. Repost if you can!

Looking forward to finding old Twitter friends and meeting new ones here on Blue Sky. Please follow for more great content on the birds of the world. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) by Kalin Ocaña.

Meet the Eurasian Nutcracker! This bird has adaptations for feeding on pine cones (not as obvious as in crossbills). It pries up seeds with a tongue that has a flat, forked, hard keratinized tip, a 'lingual nail'. Read more about this species in its life-history account: bit.ly/3t40hcn

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