Mark E Hauber, PhD

@thecowbirdlab
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Ornithologist @ U of Illinois, with an eye or two on brood parasites.

Via @BioacousticsAU:

Two interesting #postdoc positions in #bioacoustics available in Norway #NTNU for anyone looking!

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/235921/2-postdoctoral-fellow-positions-in-underwater-noise

2 Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Underwater Noise (235921) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: 2 Postdoctoral Fellow positions in Underwater Noise (235921), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

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New Ecology paper (my 2nd ever) on cowbirds' impact on host survival: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.3925
We arrived at our cave in time to see the 200.000+ #bats emerging. It takes more than 40 min until all bats have left the cave. A massive stream of bats. Using GPS and sensor loggers we try to understand where all these bats hunt their insect prey.

Yellow-winged Blackbird

Rarely seen far from water, this handsome blackbird is fairly common, but is sometimes local in wetlands, around lakes, and in nearby fields; usually in small flocks and breeds colonially in reed beds. Feeds mainly on or near the ground, but often perches in reeds. Diagnostic yellow shoulder of male can be concealed at rest, but is obvious in flight. Streaky female rather unremarkable, but often in the company of males: note the bold pale eyebrow and streaked underparts.

Link: https://ebird.org/species/yewbla2

Yellow-winged Blackbird - eBird

Rarely seen far from water, this handsome blackbird is fairly common, but is sometimes local in wetlands, around lakes, and in nearby fields; usually in small flocks and breeds colonially in reed beds. Feeds mainly on or near the ground, but often perches in reeds. Diagnostic yellow shoulder of male can be concealed at rest, but is obvious in flight. Streaky female rather unremarkable, but often in the company of males: note the bold pale eyebrow and streaked underparts.

New paper by Abbi Turner and colleagues in Hormones and Behavior/CORT and egg rejection: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0018506X22001726
After the lion escape at Taronga Zoo, one of the resident lyrebirds has begun mimicking the sirens and the 'Evacuate now' announcement, complete with impeccable Australian accent. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/lyrebird-captured-mimicking-sirens-20221113-p5bxvr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
Lyrebird captured mimicking sirens

A lyrebird has been captured mimicking sirens and evacuation warnings at a Sydney zoo.

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