Dr. Maggie MacPherson

#NewProfilePic #LifeUpdate I am now an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Western Illinois University! @WesternILUniv #goleathernecks

@LoganCorina @kbrenmc @AaronBlaisdell @_ZoeUlrich August Sevchik @DieterLukas @benjamin_seitz

Great first week as an Assist. Prof @WesternILUniv + we already have 100 visitors to our 'Using repeatability of performance within and across contexts to validate measures of behavioral flexibility' article published in #OpenAccess journal @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/15773 !

Want a discount code for my new book 'Explaining Life Through Evolution'? Here you go - 15% off if you use READMIT15 on the Penguin Random House website penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730806/e… Some Rules: /mitpress.mit.edu/discount-codes/

🚨 Science Job Alert 🚨 The @audubonsociety science team is looking for a spatial ecologist. Can be based anywhere in the US, and this position is represented by @thebirdunion. Salary range: $60,000-70,000/year. careers-audubon.icims.com/jobs/5446/spat…

@jnphilli26 @SoeWsu Wahoo! Congrats Jenny!

The #AOS_SCO23 conference was a blast! Huge thanks to the Rainbow Lorikeets Board (@CovinoKristen, @B1rdz_Lady, @Dr_Scott_Taylor, and @skwinnicki)! Want to join us? We'd love your help-- DM us for more info or email at RainbowLors -at- AmericanOrnithology -dot- org!

If, like me, you’ve been following the fabulous #Nightjar research of @RevNJ and colleagues, you’ll be interested in their über interesting new paper on the effects of skyglow on Nightjar foraging activity in @STOTEN_journal. #ornithology sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

If this app survives, this is the content that I want to share: Field safety! an e-zine by and for trans and queer scientists ezrakottler.wixsite.com/field/field-sa…

@e_v_griffith @WilsonOrnithSoc Congrats!

A big thanks again to everyone at @WilsonOrnithSoc !! 🦆

Finally! I am getting my first Society of Canadian Ornithologists/Societe des ornithologistes du Canada t-shirt! Just Added to the #AOS_SCO23 Bonfire store: bonfire.com/sco-soc-shirt/… @AmOrnith @SCO_SOC

Very excited to add to my 'conference mugs collection'! Merch isn't sold at the conference, so make sure you order in advance. P.S. I know the folks @SCO_SOC are very proud of the logo so come talk to us about it at the conference! #AOS_SCO23

So, Happy 4th of July (but please enjoy responsibly)! 🦅🇺🇸🥳

One thing 🇨🇦 & 🇺🇸 share is that human ignitions do contribute to lengthening the fire season too: pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

Happy 4th of July to those who celebrate! Be safe out there! Speaking of fire hazards🎆... sharing this article showing a significant decrease in human-caused fires in Canada over the last 50yrs: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cj…

3. I was introduced to 2 new incredible people: Joseph Pitawanakwat and Junaid Khan. PLUS Joseph's organization (creatorsgardenmarket.ca) learning & spreading Anishnaabe knowledge in The Great Lakes region! This is so freaking awesome, & YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT! #justdoit

2. A little #birdscience dorkery: I finally know what Andres Jimenez looks like after hearing his voice countless times on the American Birding Association podcast!

Ran out of time to post #mostsignificantfindingfriday this "Bird Names in Anishnaabemowin" that I finally made time to watch last week: youtu.be/osUBUXf5Fjs #indigenousscience #anishnaabemowin #ojibwe #birds #birdscience #birdnamesforbirds