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dunlin.bsky.social
Ornithologist. Especially interested in shorebirds and migration. Based in California with affinity for Alaska and Rhode Island. Unless noted, photos are my own. All photos taken with Sony RX10 IV or iphone.
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Pair of Canvasbacks on pond in Fremont, CA #birds

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A Motus tagged Dunlin from last nights captures at Tomales Bay, CA. We have been getting interesting movement data on these birds. #ornithology #birds

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A favorite combination, long-billed curlew and emerita. Point Reyes National Seashore, CA

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Black-necked Stilts at TNC's Cosumnes River Preserve, CA #birds

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Early morning sun on a Western Bluebird in the Panoche Valley, CA, #birds

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First time I have seen a leucistic Northern Pintail, Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, California #birds

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A Blue-winged Teal pair that flushed up at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA. #birds

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A fantastic story book about sites and habitat key to North American sea ducks by the Sea Duck Joint Venture. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1ea8...

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Daybreak at Woodbridge Rd., Lodi, CA a few days ago. The Sandhill Cranes and geese were beginning to move out to the fields to feed. #birds

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Snow Geese in Merced National Wildlife Refuge, CA #birds

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Sun gods - California condors catching some rays after rain and hail showers in Pinnacles National Park, CA a few days ago.

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This is Great Egret #10, who we (Audubon Canyon Ranch) put a GPS tag on in the fall of 2018 here on Tomales Bay in California. He has been on some great adventures, including a flight down to Mexico, but these days he stays here in Tomales Bay. #birds #ornithology

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Sunrise at Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore. Long-billed Curlews feeding on sand crabs. #birds

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The AOS Conservation Committee is offering seven grants of up to $5K each to support early-career scientists from Latin America & the Caribbean for conservation-related research on migratory or resident birds in those regions. Apply by 3/3/25. americanornithology.org/awards-grant... #ornithology

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Western Bluebird checking out his shadow. Point Reyes National Seashore #birds

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Chestnut-backed Chickadee eating willow buds, Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

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Way to go Anne Blondin for publishing her Master’s research in Ecology and Evolution. I was fortunate to collaborate on it. dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

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At 0700 this morning, the moon was setting on Tomales Bay, Marshall, CA, and one of the oyster boats was headed out to their shellfish lease.

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A Peregrine Falcon was stirring up the shorebirds yesterday morning at Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore. Mixed flock of Dunlin, Sanderling, Western Sandpipers, and a few Least Sandpipers.

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New paper! @jappliedecology.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3C5gYJp We mapped out the migrations of over 10K ind ⚫-tailed godwits (!) to characterize connectivity between sites in Europe and Africa. We compiled tracking data, ring recoveries and resightings: >400K records in total! (1/5)

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Golden-crowned Sparrow in its glory. Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

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New paper out in @rsocpublishing.bsky.social! Research from our group shows that males of the polygynous ruff visit many potential breeding sites within a breeding season, travelling up to 9000 km and visiting up to 23 different sites! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 1/7

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Common Yellowthroat in the marsh at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

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Common Loon at Bodega Bay Harbor, Sonoma Co., CA yesterday. #birds

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Urban wildlife - Great Egret taking flight in Fremont, CA #birds

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Peregrine Falcon lunching on the remains of what I think is a Eurasian Collared Dove. Cypress Grove, Tomales Bay, CA #birds

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American Robin eating persimmons, Fremont, CA #birds

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Dunlin feeding at the mouth of Walker Creek, Tomales Bay, CA

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Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco, Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

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Western Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, and Snowy Plover roosting at Abbott's Lagoon, CA #birds

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A healthy looking Coyote in the coyote brush, Abbott's Lagoon, PRNS, CA

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Looking at you, first year Red-shouldered Hawk at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA. Caught a snake just after this.

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Spotted Towhee at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #birds

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Sanderling coming in for a landing, Point Reyes National Seashore #birds #shorebirds

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Waiting for shorebirds to come into the evening roost. Banding birds at the Walker Creek Delta on Tomales Bay, CA. #ornithology

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Those curves - Great Blue Heron at Point Reyes National Seashore #birds

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Mixed flock of Dunlin, Sanderling, and Western Sandpipers flying over Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA #birds

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Common Mergansers chasing fish on glassy calm Tomales Bay, Marin Co. CA this morning.

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It is an easy bird to overlook but they are beautiful. American Robin eating persimmons, Fremont, CA #birds

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The Eurasian-African Bird Migration Atlas migrationatlas.org is one of EURING's key achievements. This invaluable online resource is based on @EURING ring recoveries and tracks from www.movebank.org The Atlas was developed in collaboration with the Convention on Migratory Species @migratoryspecies

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25 years of wader declines in Strathallan, Scotland. One of the most depressing WaderTales blogs I've written but demonstrates the huge value of long-term surveys. wadertales.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/2... #BirdingScotland

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White-breasted Nuthatch from today's hike up in Sunol Regional Park #birds

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Rains have let up here in central California and the birds, like this Townsend's Warbler, are out feeding in the willows #birds

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