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Since 1989, The Institute for Bird Populations has enabled science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife.
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 19 hr
New junior magpie just dropped #enfloofination #birds
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 18 hr
Last week IBP participated in several events as part of a group of avian ecologists and others that are conducting work in Chile. The gathering was sponsored by the Chile California Conservation Exchange (CCCX), 🪶🌎 1/4
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 2 days
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 2 days
The answer to this week's BitOBird game is... Spruce Grouse! Congrats to our winner @jenniferwhanson.bsky.social‬ ! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll be back next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 2 days
Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 5 days
Did you know songbirds, not just hummingbirds, can be pollinators too? We’ve got a little video on TikTok about a cool research project out of Colorado State U. that we are collaborating on 🪶🌎🧪https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPREcWA27/
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 15 days
Congrats again to @dane2.bsky.social ! Well done sir!
Avatar The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 16 days
The answer to this week's BitOBird game is... Hermit Warbler (a female)! Congrats to our winner! (We'll give you a personalized congrats when we get back to our computer.) Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll be back next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 16 days
The Spotted Owl surveying crew in the Stanislaus N.F. is finding lots of 🦉s! They help the Forest Service avoid disturbing owls & their nests as they perform treatments to reduce the risk of severe, catastrophic wildfires. L to R: Preston, Jess, IBP Biologist Ramiro Aragon & his son Nathan. 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 16 days
The answer to this week's BitOBird game is... Hermit Warbler (a female)! Congrats to our winner! (We'll give you a personalized congrats when we get back to our computer.) Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll be back next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 16 days
Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 21 days
🪶 This house in the Sierra Nevada that IBP is renting for our field crews came with a nest! Can you guess the species? Hint: ⭐️ ⭐️
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 22 days
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 23 days
The answer to this week's BitOBird game is... Atlantic Puffin! Congrats to our winner! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll be back next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 23 days
Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Hope this gorgeous Golden-winged Warbler photo (by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren/Flickr) kicks off a wonderful weekend for you!
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celery @waxwing.bsky.social · 1 mo
what a creep ..
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#birdbot
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1 yr
The colugo (Cynocephalus volans) looks like what happens if you squeeze a flying squirrel too hard. Found in the Philippine islands, they're sometimes called "flying lemurs" in spite of not being lemurs & not capable of flight (they're good gliders, though!). 🧪
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Tsupi_WBSY @tsupi-wbsy.bsky.social · 1 mo
It's interesting to watch the cormorant swallowing fish. #birds
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1 mo
Junior magpie season has arrived 😂 #birds
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
🪶 Can you ID these southwestern birds by sound? We made a quiz on tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@instbirdpop...
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Can you ID these southwestern birds by sound? We made a quiz on tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@instbirdpop...
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 1 mo
Here's another bird I hear often and rarely see: common yellowthroat. "wichity-wichity-wichity" near every local marsh and pond. Have you heard one? #birds
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Emma Greenberg, an expert owl-spotter and member of our owl crew 🦉 in the Stanislaus National Forest in CA, took this photo of a Great Gray Owl. Can you spot it?
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Worm-eating Warblers don't really eat worms. Most of their diet is caterpillars, spiders, beetles and other insects- not earthworms/flatworms/roundworms. They forage near the ground and eat insect hiding or pupating in clumps of leaves.
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
The answer to this week's BitOBird game is... Black-throated Green Warbler! Congrats to winner @birderk.bsky.social ! Nice job! Don't worry if you missed it this week, we'll be back next Monday at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT. 🪶 P.S. We confine the BitOBird game to birds found in North America.
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶
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Patrick @watchinthesky.bsky.social · 1 mo
Scootie made a couple nice visits today 🥰 Resting on our pergola bench - that tail! Cleaning his beak in gravel after snacks 🪥 Keeping hydrated, so important, especially if you’re in a heat bubble! Gazing down the embankment past the fence, deciding where to go next! #birds Greater roadrunner
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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 1 mo
Shout out to all the dads bringing the snacks! (Especially the unhealthy ones mom said no to.) Happy Father's Day! 🪶
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Coral Sheldon-Hess @birdfriendcoral.bsky.social · 1 mo
Did I show you all my horrifying starling photo? Look at this scary baby! 🪶