David Gorsline

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Participatory scientist/citizen naturalist in Reston (Fairfax County), Virginia USA. he/him. Opinions: mine alone.
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David GorslineMar 3
A mid-decade remap is an awful idea. Almost as awful as the insanity Republicans started in Texas https://virginiamercury.com/2026/03/03/a-mid-decade-remap-is-an-awful-idea-almost-as-awful-as-the-insanity-republicans-started-in-texas/
A mid-decade remap is an awful idea. Almost as awful as the insanity Republicans started in Texas • Virginia Mercury

Redistricting efforts in Virginia and elsewhere in response to Trump-fueled gerrymandering in other states has produced a malicious strain of politics in a state once known for respectful public discourse — or at least the veneer of it, columnist Bob Lewis writes.

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David GorslineJan 15

I'm working on a show (after a 10-year hiatus from on-stage appearances)! I have an expository bit and ensemble work in The Arlington Players' _Peter and the Starcatcher_. It's a silly, sweet, imaginative prequel to the Peter Pan stories. We run 31 January through 15 February. Perfs are at Thomas Jefferson Middle School off Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia.

https://www.thearlingtonplayers.org/seasons/75th-season/peter-and-the-starcatcher/

David GorslineNov 18
Listening to the Beatles' "It Won't Be Long" in the pre-show music mix at Studio Theatre, it occurred to me that the "Yeah-Yeah"s in the chorus are a simple example of hocketing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hocket). #discountMusicTheory
Hocket - Wikipedia

David GorslineOct 16
I am training my LLM on the works of Kurt Cobain, Tristan Tzara, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce, particularly *Finnegans Wake*.
David GorslineOct 1
Found a new (for me) dipteran at Occoquan Bay NWR. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/317847474
Transverse-banded Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa)

Transverse-banded Flower Fly from Occoquan Bay NWR Easy-Fox loop on September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM by David Gorsline

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David GorslineSep 13, 2025
Calling All Hikers: You Can Be an Eco-Hero! Blue Ridge PRISM of #Virginia presents a webinar on the latest #nonnative #invasive plant threats, and how hikers can help by spotting and reporting them. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/calling-all-hikers-you-can-be-an-eco-hero-tickets-1681118252949
Calling All Hikers: You Can Be an Eco-Hero!

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David GorslineSep 13, 2025
A lucky observation, just as we were wrapping up a field trip to the National Arboretum: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313662714 Thanks for the donuts, Rick!
Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)

Common Checkered-Skipper from Northeast Washington, Washington, DC, USA on September 13, 2025 at 02:23 PM by David Gorsline

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David GorslineAug 28, 2025

Closing out reports for the #WoodDuck and #HoodedMerganser nesting season at Huntley Meadows Park:

#WODUs started 1 more clutch than 2024 (11 vs. 10), but lost 5 of them (3 to predation, 2 to abandonment). 111 eggs laid, 61 hatched, 55% est. fledging success.

#HOMEs started 2 more clutches than last year (4 vs. 2); 1 was lost to abandonment. 51 eggs laid, 33 hatched, 65% est. fledging success.

It’s typical that the HOMEs start fewer clutches but achieve about 10 pts. better fledging success.

David GorslineJul 16, 2025
Another successful bioblitz! Wolf's Milk from RR rivers on July 12, 2025 at 02:50 PM by David Gorsline · iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297720569
Wolf's Milk (Lycogala epidendrum)

Wolf's Milk from RR rivers on July 12, 2025 at 02:50 PM by David Gorsline

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David GorslineJul 10, 2025
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Jul 10, 2025

Ancient #BoneEatingWorms ate mosasaur, ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons https://phys.org/news/2025-07-ancient-bone-worms-ate-mosasaur.html paper by Sarah Jamison-Todd et al.: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0326451

"These bone-eating communities are ancient, and have been on Earth for at least 100 million years. Before #whales existed, bone-eating #worms were eating into the skeletons of #mosasaurs, #ichthyosaurs and #plesiosaurs... New research has named seven of these burrow types... some are very similar to the burrows of living #Osedax worms."