Karl Heide

@TBrown_birds Aw that's so cool! I peeked around 1am in Leamington but I didn't see anything. Lots of light pollution though.

The #Aurora was pretty amazing tonight, at least for a short time before I had to go to bed... 🤩 Goodnight and don't you dare get even better while I sleep 😑 #Auroraborealis #NorthernLights

@elora_grahame No

Imagine publishing a paper and then deciding to write a sequel

@elora_grahame I can't think of a better group than owls but flycatchers (both old-world and new world) have a lot of variation in nest-type. New-world use all kinds of different niches and cups. Muscicapidae (old-world flycatchers) is a super diverse family with 59 genera so bound to have lots

Bird people, assemble! Which group of birds has the most representation of different nest types? (e.g. cup, cavities, scrape, platform) By "group" I mean phylogenetically related somehow. Bonus points if it's the same genus.

(1/2) We’re excited to announce our next Sappy Hour series on Using Atlas Data! We’ll hear about the different ways that Atlas data is being used from people who are putting this knowledge into practice. Sappy Hours will run every Thursday from Feb. 1 - 22 at 7pm (Eastern Time).

@TBrown_birds Terrible news. I'm so sorry for your loss, Taylor. I can assure you you're not a horrible scientist in fact you're one of the best I've ever met. Also the time it takes to complete a thesis has no correlation to the quality of the work.

My PhD feels like it will go on forever; similarly, I feel like I'm a horrible scientist who works too slowly, and that people in my field hate one of the only papers I've ever written. I feel like I will never have any sort of financial independence or security.

I'm not on here much anymore and this sort of tweet seems stupid, but sometimes saying things into the void feels therapeutic. My grandmother died this morning while I was stroking her hair and singing to her. I've lost three grandparents in two years. I've felt nothing but loss.

1/2 As we're gearing up for ✨YEAR 3✨ of the #ONBirdAtlas3, we have created an immersive way to explore the purpose of the Atlas. To showcase the importance of the data collected by the province’s birders, the Atlas team has created...(🥁Ruffed Grouse drumming in suspense🥁)...

2/2 A #StoryMap! Remind yourself why your contributions are so important to #birdconservation across the province. Share with your #birder friends who can still contribute to the Atlas: birdsontario.org/storymap Audio: Calming wind, crickets and birds - Northern Nature

@BirdIzLife Pine Grosbeak? Hoary Redpoll?

You guys won't believe this... I got a life bird today. First in 1,050 days. Wanna guess?

@TBrown_birds @CornellBirds @MerlinBirdID Check out the December challenge quiz for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (under "get involved > monthly challenge" on the website) birdsontario.org. It has a bunch of fun range maps to guess!

Here's an idea. Comment on this with the range map (mine is from @CornellBirds @MerlinBirdID) of one of your favourite bird species and let everyone try to guess it! #birds #birding

@TBrown_birds Same thing here on Cape Cod yesterday. #thundersnow. Haha.

Update: just heard none other than THUNDER, 3 times, south of Peterborough. 😂 What is with this weather. It is 0 degrees C here. #ONStorm

@TheMacAran Many PhD programs are literally 5 years long. That aside, most people go over by at least a semester. Academics can become really corrupted by the need to publish such that the wellbeing of the student is not important. Students are becoming suicidal because of this.

@ChadWitko @4letterbird In high-school I would stare out the patio door while eating breakfast, and during migration that produced a bunch of good stuff including my lifer orange-crowned warbler. Not bad for a 10x20m urban garden isolated by miles of lawn and pavement. The trick: native plants.

Inspired by @4letterbird’s incredible Whooping Crane, I’m curious what’s your best yard list bird? For me past yards have produced Hoary Redpoll and Northern Shrike. #BirdTwitter

@elora_grahame Wow that's a really good video!

Video description: a small reddish-brown shorebird is well hidden among the rocks on the beach and becomes visible as it scurries along. It turns small rocks over to look for food, and the rocks make a little clacking sound when it flips them over. 🥹

Ruddy Turnstones camouflage so well against beach rocks that I never see them until I’m practically standing on top of them! Sound on to hear this bird turning stones over to forage (very on brand). #shorebirds

If you want to know which threatened or endangered species will be impacted by the development of the #Hwy413, here's a summary: environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/upl… @KarlHeide @envirodefence @IntUGrativeBiol @UofGCBS @UofGuelphNews @DavidSuzukiFDN

@BigBirdMegan Eventually. First it blisters, then after about a month it heals. The skin on the back of my hands still seemed unusually sensitive to sunlight about a year later, but that may have been just my imagination.

@KarlHeide Does it go away on its own? (She asks fearfully)

Poison Ivy rashes really suck. Anyone have any tricks for getting rid of it?

@BigBirdMegan Mind you I'm thinking about the time I got it on my hands.

@BigBirdMegan No, but wearing gloves protects the rash from the sun, and helps reduce itching. Calamine lotion helps the itch too but does not help get rid of the rash.

Y’all the lady @FairfieldHotels just called the police on me because I’ve been here for a week and they haven’t cleaned my room. I’ve asked everyday and they never came. I went to ask again and she said I was aggressive. Please pray I don’t die. Can anyone @MarriottBonvoy help 🥺

@TBrown_birds This dog

Please tell me about something that makes you happy, if you made it to this tweet. I want to feel that happiness vicariously. Pictures also welcome.

I'm not really the type to post personal things on SM, but I'm having a hard time right now. I am lucky to still have all 4 grandparents, but my grandma just had a heart attack and was in hospital, then finally came home and now my papa is in there and prob won't come home. 💔

@TBrown_birds Yeah and just imagine where the US would be right now if they still had Trump

Months ago, we Canadians thought we were better than the U.S. in our COVID situation and got kinda uppity about it (to be fair, Trump DID mishandle it and we felt lucky). Now we are feeling "vaccine envy" of you southern folks and I gotta admit I'm guilty as charged.