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What’s on the menu for American Kestrels spending winter on California farms? 🧬🐛🦗🦎🐦🐭🧬 Check out @Birding_Badger’s poster for some preliminary results!: researchgate.net/publication/36… @Burnabea @GVLUCDavis #RaptorResearch

Second winter field season is underway! This fierce lady had blood on her beak! Can’t wait to see what she caught🧬

My master's research describing Hg trends of raptors in North America was just accepted for publication. I'm excited this study will highlight the role raptors play in biomonitoring environmental contaminants/health in North America. Looking forward to sharing. #raptorresearch

Higher trophic levels= higher mercury exposure. Not good news for #raptors (but a great study by @talonDNA @Burnabea)

We assessed #Hg in archived feathers collected from raptor populations that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. #Raptors that specialize in hunting avian prey generally feed at a higher trophic level, which may explain the elevated Hg levels in species like the #SharpshinnedHawk.

#Mercury pollution is a global issue impacting human and wildlife health. Since raptors are indicators of environmental health, we analyzed Hg in #Merlin feathers in North America. Our findings reveal differential Hg exposure across their breeding range. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Check out the pectinate claw, or serrated talon, on adult #BarnOwls. Thought to be useful in grooming that immaculate feathered head and facial disc, and possibly for combing out ectoparasites.

California: Threat to rare local condors is pervasive, study says: goo.gl/gUGOq3

Stay tuned for info about winter #raptors habitat and perch preferences in #yoloCty from upcoming research by @Burnabea & @rypedx #WildAg

Bumblebees lose foraging skills after exposure to systemic neonicotinoid pesticides wp.me/pJ91e-h1E #environment

Farm predator CSI: Barn owl diet study wildfarms.weebly.com/blog/farm-pred…

Here is my favorite #turkey documentary. 'My Life as a Turkey' from @pbs nature - pbs.org/wnet/nature/my… Watch it now, it's awesome!

Looking for migratory raptors? Alfalfa fields won't let you down. #coyotevalley #WildAg

How global warming threatens the survival of Joshua trees in @JoshuaTreeNP desert.sn/1mDPGHo #IPCC #climatechange

Last day of #fieldwork in the sunflower fields: depressed-looking sunflowers and Fall migrants @sara_kross @Burnabea

Dead fish in a drying pond near Zamora CA. Shorebirds using last water left here.

California quail prefer spicy-hot...#wildag deep in the pepper fields @Burnabea

#Farms, #birds, and a low-setting sun...#YoloCounty in a nutshell @Burnabea

Sunflower fields are home to giant spiders where dragonfly is on the menu! #wildag @sara_kross

Out counting birds and bird damage to sunflowers with @Burnabea #wildAg