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Nelsy Niño Rodríguez
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🇨🇴 Biologist and anthropologist.
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Congratulations to Nelsy Niño @nelsyninor.bsky.social for hosting a #bioacoustics workshop, with co-organizers Andrés Sierra and Fabricio Gorleri. They hosted their workshop in Cali, Colombia in concert with the 8th Colombian Ornithology Congress. 🎤🇨🇴
Think of those tropical wildlife recordings...
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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birdscanada.bsky.social
On the latest Warblers Podcast, we answer YOUR questions!

Do Northern Lights impact migration? How do Surf Scoters digest clams whole? And more!

Thanks to our guests for sharing their insights!

@evoneuro.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, @jodyallair.bsky.social, @dmennill.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Congratulations to Nelsy Niño for presenting her research on the ecology and evolution of female song at the 8th Colombian Ornithology Congress in Cali, Colombia. Way to go @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Do birds have feelings? 🦉🦚🦅🦜
I'm a guest on The Warblers today, the podcast of Birds Canada. I answer a question about chickadee song. Nelsy Niño @nelsyninor.bsky.social answers a question about mimicry. Thanks for having us @birdscanada.bsky.social!
Listen here: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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We've launched a Motus Audio Recorder on Pelee Island! Natalie, Madison, and Nelsy launched our 10th recorder, which will survey migratory birds passing over Pelee Island this fall.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Assisting the outstanding bird banders at Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, Nelsy, Natalie, and Madison have been helping to band fall warblers at Holiday Beach. @nelsyninor.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Small but not defenseless 🦇

In our latest paper, we describe a behavior in disc-winged bats that is endearing and a little fearsome. When threatened, these bats shake the leaf, producing a loud drumming-like sound. This display likely signals to predators that the bats are aware of their presence.
Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats - Mammalian Biology
Roosting animals face frequent threats from intruders, including predators, competitors, and parasites, and have evolved a range of strategies to mitigate these risks. Here, we report the first eviden...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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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...
Here's our story...
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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."
July 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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How loud is a sparrow? Our new project involves measuring the amplitude of Savannah Sparrow songs.
This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
June 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Quick, it's not too late to participate in #Birdathon! Help us protect birds by donating, or raise money yourself and do a big day! Our team, The Windsor Warblers (www.canadahelps.org/s/jmhwMw) had so much fun on our big day! @nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The Savannah Sparrows are officially nesting on Kent Island! Our team found the first nest yesterday with 4 eggs 🥚. The happy couple is N.WB & B.RN, returning birds from 2024. Check in as we find more! @dmennill.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @nelsyninor.bsky.social
Ground nest with four eggs, hidden under blueberry bush.
May 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Our team assisted visiting scientists banding Herring Gulls and Greater Black-backed Gulls on Kent Island. Thank you Rob and Laura from Birds Canada and Environment Canada for letting us be gullible.
@nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @sdobney.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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In the fog on Kent Island at Bowdoin Scientific Station, Savannah Sparrow banding is underway. Great research Sarah, Nelsy, Madison, Natalie, and Jaclyn! @sdobney.bsky.social @nelsyninor.bsky.social @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"Exploring Bird Sounds with Dan Mennill." What an honour to be interviewed on The Warblers, the Birds Canada podcast.
Listen here:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2skkart8
Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2stnm5ak
Birds Canada: www.birdscanada.org/warblerspodc...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Meet LO.N, a male Savannah Sparrow living on Kent Island, NB, Canada. We know he hatched ~11 mon. ago, on this very island. We know his parents. We know his song. We even know the exact male he learned his song from! Can't wait to learn more about LO.N as the season continues! #longtermdata #birds
Image of LO.N in the hand (handled and banded with permits). Photo y Natalie Emerick. Image of spectrogram of LO.N's song, recorded by Natalie Emerick in May 2025.
May 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Nelsy Niño Rodríguez passed her Comprehensive Exam today! She expertly answered a wide-ranging set of questions from six examiners. Congratulations @nelsyninor.bsky.social! Our whole lab is very proud of you!
April 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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We are celebrating Dr. Natalie Sanchez @natingui.bsky.social. This week marks the end of Natalie's three year postdoc in our lab. She has been such a productive and collaborative colleague and an outstanding mentor on our team, I can scarcely imagine what we will do without her! [🧵1]
March 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Nelsy brought us stickers and bookmarks from her new short film: "Mingoya: Tierra de Ornitólogos". Nelsy co-directed and co-produced this colourful documentary about tropical #birds and #ornithology in Mingoya Colombia. 🇨🇴🦜
Thank you @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
Check it out: youtu.be/EwV-REW2liw
January 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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This week Nelsy is leading a new recording expedition to study the voices of Colombian birds. 🎤🎶🐦🇨🇴 Great research @nelsyninor.bsky.social!
December 13, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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"The silence of the females: the importance of documenting their songs in a megadiverse country." 🐦🎶🇨🇴
I'm proud of @nelsyninor.bsky.social for presenting her dissertation research at the 2nd Congreso Colombiano de Bioacústica & Ecoacústica in Medellín. Congrats Nelsy! #ornithology #bioacoustics
November 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM