Forbes Biological Station

We really enjoyed having Rebecca out to the station in Fall 2021, and are so glad to share the joy of rails and rail migration with everyone through her wonderful book!

Releasing our first Virginia Rail of the season! @ForbesStation

The #NOAAFirebird project, led by @RallidaeRule asks: How can prescribed 🔥 be used in high marsh systems while best supporting the breeding practices/habitat needs of bird species? Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3BZ1Gk3 Funding: @NOAA RESTORE Science Program #WorkingWednesday

Firebird: Protecting marsh birds through fire management on the Gulf Coast. Highlights from our own Jena Moon, @USGS, and @RallidaeRule restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/living-coastal…

From Sept–Jan, @ForbesStation staff fly surveys to estimate the # of #ducks & geese that are found along >214 miles of the IL River & 272 miles of the central Mississippi River. For weekly #waterfowl data ➡️ bit.ly/3BjOkOP @RallidaeRule @DucksUnlimited @UofIResearch

#INHS @ForbesStation grad student @StephMSchmidt24 has spent the last 2 summers searching for marshbird nests & capturing least bitterns at @Nature_IL's #EmiquonNaturePreserve to study the species' nesting success, movements, & survival! #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule #ILLINOIS

@INHSillinois is #hiring a waterfowl & wetland bird ecologist! Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on at our @ForbesStation! ⏰ Apply by 6/11 ⏰ bit.ly/3or38Wl @RallidaeRule @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders

Interested in #ornithology? Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on as an ecologist with the #INHS @ForbesStation! Apply by June 11! ➡️ bit.ly/3or38Wl 🦆 @RallidaeRule @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders

Come work with our colleagues at the Forbes Biological Station! Great people and excellent scientists!

Job Posting: Research Scientist in Waterfowl Ecology, DU Canada, Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research. Become part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to wetland conservation. Deadline extended to April 12. iwwr.ducks.ca/about-us/caree… #ornithology #wetlands #waterfowl

Come work with us! IRBS is looking for Aquatic Field Technicians to help with our various projects in summer 2021! Apply by Feb 26th! Havana, IL (10+) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/7224…... Oglesby, IL (2) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426/2054… @LamerJim @INHSillinois @PrairieResInst @AmFisheriesSoc

Join #INHS @illinois_river in Havana, IL as an aquatic field tech! The 10+ #fishsci techs hired will assist with applied aquatic ecology & large river system research. #FishyFriday Apply by Feb. 26! ➡️ bit.ly/3ce5Z0X 🐟🐟🐟 @LamerJim @PrairieResInst @AmFisheriesSoc

Conduct #NOAAFirebird research from the #INHS @ForbesStation & along the Gulf of Mexico coast as an @Illinois_Alma PhD student! #ornithology #GulfMxBirds Apply by Mar. 1 ➡️ bit.ly/3nrDHSF 🔥🔥🔥 @RallidaeRule @Thomas_J_Benson @iBioIllinois @PrairieResInst

"Most of the #ducks are now gone except for a few Mallards, Common Goldeneyes, & Common Mergansers," said @ForbesStation #waterfowl ecologist Aaron Yetter. "A raft of Canvasbacks is hanging on near Nauvoo, IL." [2/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule @PrairieResInst

#INHS @ForbesStation ​scientists were in the air on Jan. 5 & 8 surveying #waterfowl—their last flight of the 2020 #migration. They'll resume aerial surveys in mid-Feb., or when the ice starts to break up. 🦆🦆🦆 [1/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule @PrairieResInst

#INHS @ForbesStation director @RallidaeRule models the migratory connectivity of #birds & works to better understand when they migrate & where. She specializes in secretive marsh birds called rails! #NationalBirdDay Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/359Qnr2 @PrairieResInst