Jacob Drucker

@ChicagoPiping This bird just spent an hour or so on 63rd st. beach in Jackson Park. Is this the adult female? Single metal band with bottom digits 36861 (I think). Who is she?!

Well, look who is stopping by?! Nagamo has scouted their way back to their natal shore, not unlike 🔴 in Waukegan (last confirmed there Aug 27). There is only 1 other GL PIPL w 1 metal band only and it’s an adult female. 📸: Janet Pellegrini (Nagamo, Montrose, August 28, 2024)

@EliotITMiller @Team_eBird m.youtube.com/watch?v=i0wZGG…

Have you ever thought about using evolution to find out where to go birding? I have, and I wrote a blog about it. eliotmiller.weebly.com/blog/phylolist… Now that we have a global phylogeny that matches eBird, it's relatively easy to start exploring ideas like this. What would you like to see?

If @chicagodpd really wants to be the forward-thinking branch of local government that it claims to be then bird-safe architecture is non-negotiable for @ChicagosMayor. @chicago_sun This is not a "bird lover" problem but a key issue in the #biodiversitycrisis

@ethanblinck Damn I needed to see this

'resequencing' continues to be one of the worst words in genomics

@guttenbirder22 BRB I gotta get a hit

Tbh I don’t care what doctors recommend. Sticking a q-tip as far as possible into your ear is the best feeling most humans will ever experience.

@Ben_Sheldon_EGI @SwarovskiOptik Time for a revolt!

And i know deet is a common problem for rubber erosion but I can’t stress how careful I am around my optics on the rare occasions I use bug spray containing it

To be clear, customer service has been great in previous iterations of disrepair but the fact that AI bins are engineered while their bread/butter products are falling apart is unacceptable

Congrats @SwarovskiOptik on your AI bins. Now can you PLEASE fix my ELs so the rubber doesn’t dissolve every 2-3 yrs? Pathetic that my 15 yr old Nikon monarchs hold up better than these things

Got TB of nocturnal flight call recordings piling up and need a way to analyze them? Our new paper lead by @bvdbirds introduces the Nighthawk program, trained on data across the US and Colombia Here’s one of the mics used for training in the Colombian Amazon

@shackett4 @JMBFMNH And thanks @KauaiForestBird, @mauiforestbird1, Hawaii DLNR and many others for the fighting the fight!

You can find the podcast, Birds of a feather talk together, on apple podcasts too! Thanks @shackett4 and @JMBFMNH for the opportunity to yack about Drepaninae.

6. That's how many 'Akikiki there are in the wild now. How did these incredible creatures and their brethren come to be and why is now the moment of truth in their 5 million year old history? Tune in to this double feature podcast episode and find out: open.spotify.com/episode/2qwOfC…

@JCapurucho @ThomEvo @LukasMusher @Alexander_Lees @VanessaLuzuria5 @mateusfbio Aaah so exciting! Congrats to everyone!

Our review on Amazonian avian biogeography is out! doi.org/10.1093/ornith…. This work was written by many many hands, and I want to thank all coauthors that made it possible! @ThomEvo @LukasMusher @Alexander_Lees @VanessaLuzuria5 @mateusfbio +

@chgobirdallianc Looks like it was a success!

So proud of the movers and shakers in the Chicago bird world for holding McCormick place’s feet to the fire!

"They are Project Safe Flight volunteers, out to save the injured and count the dead." @TheEconomist reports on how our pioneering community science program is pushing cities across the U.S. to adopt #birdfriendly building design and policies. 🔗⬇️ economist.com/united-states/…

So proud of the rebranded Chicago Bird Alliance for moving beyond the Audubon name

Nathan Goldberg, @MarkyMutchler, and Jacob Drucker @prosobonia with an in-depth look at the recent migration event in Chicago: aba.org/chicago-megafl…