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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 23h

A seed is the past and the future wrapped up in a tiny present.

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 2d

We are thrilled to announce that we once again secured a match from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund this giving season!

From November 1 through December 31, your online donation to the 2025 Annual Fund will be matched 25% by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.

Amplify your gift today!

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Owl-oween from our Conservation Science Trainees! 🎃🦉

Whoooooo else has a raptor-themed costume this year? Tell us in the comments!

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 4d

Hard to believe there's only a month and a half left of the migration season! Here's where our count stands as of end of day yesterday.

Keep up with daily count at hawkmountain.org/conservation-science/hawk-count or sign up for our weekly eUpdate at hawkmountain.org/hawk-mountain-news-and-updates.

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 5d

There's still time to sign up for our bird walk this Sunday celebrating our founder Rosalie Edge's birthday! Register now at the link below.

www.hawkmountain.org/events/rosal...

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Vladimir Pravosudov @cognitiveecol.bsky.social · 6d

I am looking for a postdoc to work in our long-term system of food-caching mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The expected start is April 2026. Please see details here: chickadeecognition.com/positions
If interested and qualified, please contact me directly (email on the website).

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natbutterflycenter.bsky.social @natbutterflycenter.bsky.social · 6d

The butterflies keep coming and just in time for the Texas Butterfly Festival! 🦋

You never know what might flutter by during the festival this weekend. Come see for yourself!

Polydamas Swallowtail nectaring on Flame Acanthus

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 6d

Bring your wee ones to the Mountain next Wednesday for our next Wee Ones Walk, exploring the world of mammals! Explore their native habitat with us during a hike around the Visitor Center, and learn about them through games, songs, and crafts.

Register now at www.hawkmountain.org/events/wee-o...

Wee Ones Walk: Magnificent Mammals | Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Learn Visit Join

$10 for Members

www.hawkmountain.org

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natbutterflycenter.bsky.social @natbutterflycenter.bsky.social · 8d

It’s almost time for the Texas Butterfly Festival! 🦋
Mark your calendars for Nov 1st and join us for a celebration of butterflies, gardens, and community. Here’s a sneak peek at some of our amazing vendors joining us this year! 🌼✨

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 10d

Reminder that we have our next Autumn Lecture tomorrow, featuring Dan Arcadia as he discusses the impacts of forest fragmentation on wildlife, plus a summary of research on forest wildlife conducted at Hawk Mountain and across southeastern PA.

Learn more at www.hawkmountain.org/events/conse....

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 11d

There's still time to sign up for our Member exclusive Owloween event this Sunday! Spend the afternoon with our owl ambassadors and learn all about these nocturnal birds of prey. 🦉

Register now at www.hawkmountain.org/events/owlow....

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 13d

Next Sunday, come celebrate our founder Rosalie Edge's birthday with a guided bird walk to the iconic North Lookout! 🎉

Register now at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/hawk....

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 14d

Join us for our penultimate Autumn Lecture this Saturday with Dan Ardia, Professor of Biology at Franklin & Marshall College, as he discusses the local changing landscape and its impacts of forest fragmentation on wildlife.

Learn more at www.hawkmountain.org/events/conse....

Conservation and Landscape Fragmentation: The View from Hawk Mountain and Southeastern PA | Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Learn Visit Join

FREE Autumn Lecture

www.hawkmountain.org

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 18d

What is sexual selection all about... definitionally and mathematically? A super talented PI, Jussi Lehtonen, is looking for a postdoc to work it all out! Deadline end of this month.
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19d

If anyone is interested in going far away from civilization for whatever reason, here’s a job in Antarctica.

jobs.antarctica.gov.au/jobs-in-anta... 🧪🦑🌎

Wildlife Biologist (Macquarie Island)

Survey wildlife on Macquarie Island, monitor avian flu, collect samples, manage data, plan field trips, and support reporting in a remote team.

jobs.antarctica.gov.au

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barbritz.bsky.social @barbritz.bsky.social · 19d

I’m still getting stuff for my father. He died in 2022. I’m beginning to think as long as your name is in a computer somewhere you will never truly be deceased 🤣

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barbritz.bsky.social @barbritz.bsky.social · 19d

Contact them. This happened to me as well. I think I had to send the doctor or insurance company a copy of the death certificate. They issued a check to me since I was the executor. Learned that I should have kept the estate account open for a year. Who knew?

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Jessie Williamson @jlwilliamson.bsky.social · 20d

My lab is hiring a 2-yr hummingbird evolution and genomics postdoc and a 1-yr salaried research and lab tech. Both with full U. Wyoming benefits. Please spread the word! Info below. Best consideration date Nov 1, start dates early Spring 2026.

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barbritz.bsky.social @barbritz.bsky.social · 20d

We had our young birders group at the banding station while Scott was there. They did get a couple of birds that night so maybe I saw that owl. Radiolab was recording a program with Scott about bird migration. It is called Quantum Birds-about quantum mechanics and bird migration

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 21d

Join us this Saturday for our next Autumn Lecture from our very own President Sean Grace, as he discusses the impressive history and future of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.

Learn more at www.hawkmountain.org/events/hawk-.... See you there!

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Amos Teo @mossinante.bsky.social · 22d

“At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you. And this simple act is, in itself, revolutionary.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Happy belated October Big Day! I’d rather be birding than fighting AI hype

Here’s to the birdwatchers! Optimistic, slightly eccentric custodians of wonder and joy and passion and love

At its heart, birdwatching is an act of quiet rebellion, says Natalie Kyriacou. It is the gentle act of noticing – the willingness to see the world around you

www.theguardian.com

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barbritz.bsky.social @barbritz.bsky.social · 24d

It’s finally beginning to look like fall. It’s been very green even though we’re into October. Not sure what the Nor’easter will do to this area so I thought I would take a picture before it hits this weekend.

Photo of the creek that feeds Sweet Arrow Lake. There are trees growing on one side. The other side of the creek is more of an open wetlands area. Some fall color is visible. The vegetation has not been changing color until the last couple of days. It has been unusually warm and dry for October.

barbritz.bsky.social @barbritz.bsky.social · 24d

I saw a black-bellied whistling duck walk her ducklings right down the street in a residential area when I visited in August. Was a lifer for me and I didn’t even have to go looking for it😆

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 25d

There's still time to sign up for our No School Nature Day this coming Monday! Kids and teens off from school on Monday are invited to join us for a day of outdoor adventure.

Register now at www.hawkmountain.org/events/no-sc....

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary @hawkmountain.bsky.social · 25d

Next Sunday, put on your costume and join us for a festive day of fall fun with a transformed trail, live animal encounters, a costume contest, and more!

Details & registration at www.hawkmountain.org/events/hawk-....

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