Juniper titmouse in a spot of sunlight, Mesa Arch Trail in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. The Merlin app describes them as "Possibly the plainest bird in North America...Despite dull plumage it is undeniably cute..." #birds

📢 Calling all prospective grad students: join us Oct 30 for a zoom webinar hosted by UofA EEB in a step towards demystifying the grad school application process. Info below 👇, registration required (register here: bit.ly/eebgradwebinar)

Townsend's solitaire, Mossy Cave Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah #birds

Reposting this AM because the event is today on 10/17. I put the wrong date late last night.. because... well because it was late!

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I forgot to post before but TOMORROW (10/16) is IOS Virtual Office Hour & this one is a "Meet with IOS Program Directors!" Please register to attend this interactive webinar & talk directly with an IOS PD in any of the multiple IOS programs! 1-2pm ET iosblog.nsfbio.com/2024/10/05/d...

Don’t miss it! October’s IOS Virtual Office Hour – Meet with IOS Program Directors!

Join us on Thursday October 17th, 1 – 2pm ET for the next IOS Virtual Office Hour where you will have an opportunity to meet with IOS Program Directors. After a short presentation on relevant solic…

Vermilion flycatcher (female), Jackson Flat Reservoir near Kanab, Utah. I didn't know what bird this was when I was photographing her (TBH this is often true), but I knew I'd never seen one. She posed very cooperatively, and the just-before-sunset light was perfect. #birds

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Black-capped chickadee, Crown Hill Park, Denver, CO #birds

Eurasian collared doves, Westmoreland, Kansas #birds

Black-crowned night heron, Audubon Center at Riverlands, Missouri. This is only the second adult I've ever seen, and the first (at Chincoteague) flushed as soon as I saw it. #birds#herons

Solitary sandpiper, Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia #birds