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Chao Zhao, expert on the region’s fauna (left), Mingxia Zhang (center), and Eben Goodale (right) at a lookout in the Gaoligongshan region of Yunnan, China. Photo by Liping Zhou.
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27 August 2019

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Seeking Mixed-Species Flocks in China’s Misty Mountains

Have you ever looked up at a mountaintop in the distance and wondered what birds might be living there? When mixed-species flocking fanatics like ourselves see that mountain, another set of questions catches our imagination.

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A crow unwraps a cheeseburger. Photo by Andrea Townsend.
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26 August 2019

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Urban Living Leads to High Cholesterol… in Crows

Animals that do well in urban areas tend to be the ones that learn to make use of resources such as the food humans throw away. But is our food …

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Dr. Nagata observing the behavior of Crested Ibises.
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22 August 2019

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#GlobalAOS: Hisashi Nagata

This July and August, we’re running a special series of blog posts profiling AOS members around the world, in honor of the recent change to AOS’s bylaws eliminated any reference specifying the …

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21 August 2019

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How to Send a Graduate School Inquiry Email

If you are considering attending graduate school, the quality of your inquiry email to a potential advisor can make or break your chances of a receiving a response.

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Dr. Medina Guzmán with a screech-owl in her home country of Colombia.
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15 August 2019

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#GlobalAOS: Iliana Medina Guzmán

This July and August, we’re running a special series of blog posts profiling AOS members around the world, in honor of the recent change to AOS’s bylaws eliminated any reference specifying the …

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Patience conducting an outreach program at a local school.
People
08 August 2019

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#GlobalAOS: Patience Shito

This July and August, we’re running a special series of blog posts profiling AOS members around the world, in honor of the recent change to AOS’s bylaws eliminated any reference specifying the …

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Spotted Owls in Mount Rainier National Park. Photo by Anna Mangan.
Press Releases
08 August 2019

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Despite Habitat Protection, Endangered Owls Decline in Mount Rainier National Park

When the Northern Spotted Owl was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1990, the primary threat to the species was the loss of the old-growth forest it depends on. …

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Researchers collecting data in a patch of burned forest. Photo by Jean Hall.
Guest Posts
06 August 2019

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Black-backed Woodpeckers & the Emerging Threat of Homogenous Forest Fires

It’s fire season again in northern California. In some parts of the state, the evenings will glow with those too-familiar burnt orange sunsets while residents keep a wary eye on the news.

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An adult Piping Plover wearing a numbered leg band. Photo by Katie Walker.
Guest Posts
05 August 2019

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Reproduction Versus Immigration in North Carolina’s Piping Plovers

The beach: the sun, the sand, the water. It’s a wonderful place to be in the summer, whether you’re a shorebird or a human.

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Dr. Dos Anjos (second from right) taking a group of students birdwatching in Londrina.
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02 August 2019

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#GlobalAOS: Luiz Dos Anjos

This July and August, we’re running a special series of blog posts profiling AOS members around the world, in honor of the recent change to AOS’s bylaws eliminated any reference specifying the …

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