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Dan Mennill

@dmennill.bsky.social

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Biology Professor & Associate Dean @UWindsor. I study bioacoustics, behaviour, and birds. Husband & father. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦. I post about our team's research adventures. www.uwindsor.ca/dmennill

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our new paper is out: "Avian biodiversity in the urban green spaces of Paris: higher bird species richness in larger parks and park centers". Co-authored with 14 UWindsor students from a Study Abroad field course. In Avian Conservation & Ecology: ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a...
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Photograph of a group of University of Windsor students on a Study Abroad field course in Paris, France. We're giving the "thumbs up" next to a Song Meter we used to record birds in urban parks. Superimposed over the photo: the title of our new paper in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology: "Avian biodiversity in the urban green spaces of Paris: higher bird species richness in larger parks and park centers."

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 2d

With a little help from friends and family, Natalie has launched two new Motus Audio recorders in Essex County. Our migration monitoring network continues to grow!

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 5d

Motus Audio recorders are now set up at Birds Canada headquarters in Port Rowan and at Old Cut Research Station at Longpoint Bird Observatory. Which bird species will we record flying southwards this fall? @birdscanada.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social [📷 N. Emerick & M. Bygrove]

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to friendly Motus collaborators, we've got a new Motus Audio flight call recorder sampling the night skies over Kitchener. Our network of Motus Audio recorders continues to expand across Ontario, through the dedicated work of Madison and Natalie.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 7d

Today is my favourite lecture of the year in our Introductory Ecology course: my research lecture. I share results from our laboratory and talk to the students about what it’s like to be an ecologist. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 8d

On Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we raised an Every Child Matters flag, shared a walk across our campus, and heard moving and thoughtful speeches from our colleagues. An important day at University of Windsor.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 9d

A little Professor Calculus for my bookshelf... a souvenir from a great teaching trip to France over the last two weeks.

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That's amazing. Can't wait to hear it.

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks to @dmennill.bsky.social & dozens of other fantastic colleagues, the International Master of Bioacoustics MOBI at the Univ of St-Etienne is a very unique training program (and so cheap compared to overseas - 1400 € for the whole year!). Info here: www.masterofbioacoustics.com
#bioacoustics

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 11d

With 12 new Space Invaders in Lyon, our family has now flashed 832 Invaders, putting us in 7734th place worldwide. 👾👾👾

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 11d

Good bird life in the Parc de al Tête d'Or.
"Leur ennemi juré ? Le chat!"

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 11d

On my way home from the International Master's of Bioacoustics program, I had a short stopover in Lyon. I had fun walking in Parc de la Tête d'Or, admiring street art, and flashing Space Invaders...

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 12d

The conclusion of an excellent time with the International Master’s of Bioacoustics course, learning about #bioacoustics with brilliant students and great colleagues from all over the globe. Thank you for inviting me to be part of it @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social for the fifth year in a row.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 13d

Love songs and battle cries: vocal duetting behaviour in tropical wrens. Today was my final lecture of the 2025 International Master's of Bioacoustics program. It was a chance to proudly share our collaborative 22-year study of #bioacoustics in Rufous-and-white Wrens. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 14d

Vocal learning in wild birds! Today I spoke about our collaborative studies of Savannah Sparrows. Followed by great talks by Alex Kirschel, David Wheatcroft, Julie Elie, and Frédéric Theunissen. An information-rich day in Ste. Etienne. Thank you @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 15d

Today in the International Master's of Bioacoustics program: Prof. Livio Favaro on sound production in birds. Prof. Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard on hearing in reptiles. And Prof. Michael Greenfield on rhythmic calling in animals. What an education! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 16d

It's "Birds and Reptiles Week" in the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. This week we're on campus at Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne. Today we had great lectures and workshops from Profs. Nicolas Mathevon, Ole Larsen, and Magnus Wahlberg. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 18d

Our week of field-based learning has finished with a beautiful sunset, a campfire lecture, and a starry night. And a shockingly hard acoustic quiz. Can you differentiate a screaming deer, a creaking door, and a shrieking Nazgul? Next week: bird & reptile week on campus. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 20d

Day 4 at La Maison de L'Eau for the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. An interesting tinkerbird lecture by
Alex Kirschel. Studies of sound recording and filtering with Jérémy Rouch. And the beginning of semester-long independent projects. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 20d

Spectrograms of White-browed Warbler songs recorded at 30 meters... 60 meters... 120 meters... generated by students in the International Master's of Bioacoustics course.

Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 21d

30 meters... 60 meters... 120 meters... Students recording white noise, bird songs, and sheep bleats at increasing distances from a loudspeaker on Day 3 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics course. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 21d

Day 3 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. Today we conducted a sound transmission experiment in the fields and forests around La Maison de l'Eau in Le Pilat. And we dove deeply into the measurement and representation of sound. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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Erin Wall @erin-wall.bsky.social · 22d

So looking forward to this event tonight with the North Coast Ecology Centre at the Prince Rupert Library! northcoastecologycentresociety.com
I’ll share stories from the field and work from my postdoc with @bcwhales.bsky.social @raincoast.org @dmennill.bsky.social. Excited to learn together!

Poster with a photo of humpback whales, and a biologist taking a photograph. Description of the presentation topic on humpback whale song, with details about the time and place, September 16, 2025 at 7pm at the Prince Rupert Library.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 22d

Day 2 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. We set up Motus Audio recorders to survey migrants and I delivered a lecture on bioacoustic monitoring of migration, among other great sessions. It was a great day of indoor and outdoor learning. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social l

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 23d

Day 1 of the International Master's of Bioacoustics program. Opening lectures, field-based recording, and a hike in Le Pilat... A great start to the fifth class of the MoBi program.
www.masterofbioacoustics.com
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social

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