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Liz Aguilar @liz-aguilar.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t think of a better reason to finally join Bluesky - my first first-authored paper is out! It being published in @science.org is surreal. This was a community effort in every sense, led by an incredible team with @rosvall-lab.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @juncowren.bsky.social

Science Magazine @science.org · 2d

As the Moon eclipsed the Sun on 8 April 2024, birds took note.

Leveraging nature’s own experiment, scientists and the public joined forces to show how different species responded to sudden midafternoon darkness followed by a new “dawn.” Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/48WbhLL

As the Moon eclipsed the Sun on 8 April 2024, birds like these rock pigeons (Columba livia) took note.

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 2d

🧵with the behind the scenes story of our eclipse paper!

Kim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · 2d

I do want to take a minute to share the backstory of our paper on the total solar eclipse that triggered dawn behavior in birds. This was SUCH a fun paper to work on, a major light in a lot of different tunnels over the past 18 months. doi.org/10.1126/scie... < ☀️ Let the light puns begin ☀️ > (1/x)

two men are fighting with lightsabers in front of a doorway

ALT: two men are fighting with lightsabers in front of a doorway

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Paul Macklin @mathcancer.bsky.social · 2d

So proud of this multidisciplinary project, showing in particular the power of community science when enabled by user-friendly design, bolstering deep expertise.

In the 2024 solar eclipse, 11k observations from 1700 laypeople via a jointly developed, user-friendly smartphone app.🔭🧪

Community observations of bird behaviors across the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse, via a user-friendly smartphone app.

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Kim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · 2d

Pumped to share our work on bird behavior and the 2024 Eclipse, in today's @science.org. 100k bird vocalizations + 10k continent-wide observations from the public = really fun collab led by Liz Aguilar, with @juncowren.bsky.social @mathcancer.bsky.social @imillercrews.bsky.social #NSF

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 2d

So excited to finally share our work on how birds responded to the 2024 Great American Eclipse! Thanks to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for inviting me on this journey! I never expected any of my research to show up in @science.org, let alone on the cover. Surreal. I hope you enjoy it!

Science Magazine @science.org · 2d

As the Moon eclipsed the Sun on 8 April 2024, birds took note.

Leveraging nature’s own experiment, scientists and the public joined forces to show how different species responded to sudden midafternoon darkness followed by a new “dawn.” Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/48WbhLL

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 3d

Also, the OWU Zoology Department was renamed in 2020, but as a former member, I feel very validated to have a paper in a journal called "Zoo Biology."

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 3d

This project was completed in 2017 by talented OWU student, Kelly Summers. It's great to finally see this work published. Thank goodness for sabbaticals.

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 3d

New paper out today! We found that captive female budgies show limited support for social transmission of stress, but have stronger CORT responses to the presence of human caretakers after repeated blood sampling.
doi.org/10.1002/zoo....

The Effects of Human Presence, Restraint, and Stressed Neighbors on Corticosterone Levels in Domesticated Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Female budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) did not significantly elevate their plasma corticosterone levels in response to human presence at the beginning of the experiment. However, plasma cortico....

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 4d

Honored to be elected as a Fellow. The AOS has been where I felt most at home since I was an undergrad.

American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to the 2025 Classes of AOS Fellows and Elective Members! Individuals are elected to these special membership classes in recognition of their exceptional and sustained contributions to ornithology and to the AOS
americanornithology.org/congratulati...
#AOSmembers

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 5d

12 years ago today, I caught my first Steller’s Jay. They are extraordinary birds! (Captured and released safely with federal and state permits)

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 6d

So students, write to your professors after you finish their course/graduate. We love hearing from you, especially if it's to share a connection between something we taught you and real life. Faculty love it. I'm thrilled when anyone remembers anything that I taught them. The bar is low.

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 6d

This morning I woke up to a drunken message from a 2023 grad telling me that every time they drink, they think about the connection between alcohol, ADH, and urination that they learned in my Endocrinology class. They apologized for being "unprofessional," but it literally made my day!

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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 11d

There's a new guest post on the WOS blog! Konshau Duman writes about his discovery that White-throated Sparrows regularly mimic the chip calls of Golden-crowned Sparrows, opening up new questions about whether calls are learned. #ornithology wilsonsociety.org/2025/09/26/g...

a young man stands outside on a road through the woods, looking up and holding out a sound recording device

a white-throated sparrow, a brown bird with a black and white striped head and yellow spots by its eyes, on the ground

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 12d

Did it work?

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 13d

I was interviewed last week by The Scenic Route Podcast, which is hosted by Cal Klinzing, a very talented undergrad here at OWU. We discussed birds, urbanization, feral cats, and resiliency. If you want to listen, here's the Spotify link: open.spotify.com/show/63QY3iw...

22: Dr. Dustin Reichard - Behavioral Ecologist and Professor at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 15d

LOL - they frequently do!

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 16d

I just got a reminder that I missed the 24-hr advance deadline for exam submission from our Testing Center. Jealous that you can procrastinate so much longer than me!

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 18d

One thing that keeps me going during the fall semester is listening to the Carolina Wrens singing in my suburban development. Things get so quiet after the breeding season ends, but those wrens just keep singing their little hearts out.

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 18d

Still kind of in disbelief that we are regularly having debates on topics like this...

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18d

To be clear, there are no data that provide a link between short-term use of Tylenol during pregnancy and autism. In fact, one of the best prospective studies w/ sibling controls, if anything, pointed to a protective effect for use less than 7 days
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Ryan Norris @ryannorrissci.bsky.social · 24d

PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 24d

Must be Exam 1 day in Invertebrate Zoology!

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 25d

Yesterday, I had a off day and did a poor job presenting a crucial example in Intro Bio. When class ended, I recorded a short video with a better explanation, posted it to the LMS, and emailed my students an apology + link to the video. I checked today how many had watched it. Only 3/38. #notgreat!

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 26d

That’s great! Thanks for sharing.

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Dustin Reichard @juncowren.bsky.social · 29d

100% AGREE. I always keep track and include the number of LORs in my self reviews. The last three-year merit cycle it was over 60 letters. This work is also compounded when the reference request also includes likert scale questions and specific short answer questions.

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