Birgen Haest
birgenhaest.bsky.social
Birgen Haest
@birgenhaest.bsky.social
Global ecologist. Animal migration. Data scientist. Phenology. Remote Sensing.
📡 Why do Martins and Swallows pass by the Great Lakes when they do - Great collaboration with Yuting Deng and @kyle-horton.bsky.social. @biodiversa.eu 📡
Combining weather radar data with environmental data, @birgenhaest.bsky.social and co-authors found that peak roosting phenology of migrating martins and swallows in the Great Lakes region is paced by both local and distant conditions. Read more on doi.org/10.1111/geb....
July 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Birds will be arriving soon! This map shows peak migration dates across the US modeled using radar data. Keep in mind, the dates represent peaks, but migration usually plays out across a couple of weeks, so estimate ± 1 week on either side of the dates on the map for max migration activity.
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
These are 5 autumn migration routes travelled by the same common tern. He’s not the only one showing such flexibility, and it pays, because in our new paper, published by @royalsocietypublishing.org, we show that route flexibility is associated with minimized headwind exposure: tinyurl.com/4dawhwzj
April 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by Birgen Haest
These are 5 autumn migration routes travelled by the same common tern. He’s not the only one showing such flexibility, and it pays, because in our new paper, published by @royalsocietypublishing.org, we show that route flexibility is associated with minimized headwind exposure: tinyurl.com/4dawhwzj
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Come do some exciting migratory insect and bird research with us! - Two more weeks until application deadline.
#entomology #radar #ornithology #phenology #ecology
January 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Birgen Haest
Our @batumiraptorcount.org Autumn Report is now online!

Ever considered coming to Batumi to watch the incredible migration of 1+ million raptors 🦅, either as tourist or volunteer? Let our richly illustrated reports convince you to come next year.

www.batumiraptorcount.org/autumn-repor...

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December 18, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Reposted by Birgen Haest
Wondering why acoustic indices may also correlate with diversity metrics of non-vocalizing species?

Check out our new paper led by @saskiadroege.bsky.social with acoustic, habitat quality, and multi-taxa biodiversity data from northeastern Madagascar!

doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
December 19, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Come work with us - PostDoc on characterizing insect migration 🦋🪲🪰 using vertical-looking radars 📡
Deadline: 31 January
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December 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM