Dan Baldassarre
@evornithology.bsky.social
Doctor of Birds at SUNY Oswego. Opinions = mine, not representative of NY state government. I run a banding station: @rcbobirds on IG.
Great review. Ridley is a notorious climate change denier, a fact that should fairly raise skeptical eyebrows regarding any work he produces.
My review of Matt Ridley's book Birds, Sex and Beauty is now up on the @aba.org website. The short version: This book does what is sets out to do but I ended up with mixed feelings about it. #birds 🪶 www.aba.org/why-birds-ar...
Why Birds are Beautiful - American Birding Association
Book reviewer Rebecca Heisman, writing in the Jan. 2026 issue of Birding, explains how British science writer Matt Ridley’s newest book, "Birds, Sex, and Beauty," is an attempt to answer a deceptively...
www.aba.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Great review. Ridley is a notorious climate change denier, a fact that should fairly raise skeptical eyebrows regarding any work he produces.
Cig run with two feet of snow on the roof. This is Fulton, NY.
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Cig run with two feet of snow on the roof. This is Fulton, NY.
Dumpage here in Oswego ❄️
January 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Dumpage here in Oswego ❄️
Apocalypse in Fulton, NY right now (1/2)
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Apocalypse in Fulton, NY right now (1/2)
This is my absolute JAM right here
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This is my absolute JAM right here
Add horrendous bird misidentification to the articles of impeachment
December 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Add horrendous bird misidentification to the articles of impeachment
I can’t explain it, but the decision to make the salute emoji half-faced feels like one of the most consequential in graphic design history
December 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I can’t explain it, but the decision to make the salute emoji half-faced feels like one of the most consequential in graphic design history
Reposted by Dan Baldassarre
Statement Re: OU Discrimination Investigation
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
December 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Statement Re: OU Discrimination Investigation
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
Today, my client, Mel Curth, submitted her appeal of the University's Institutional Equity Office finding that she engaged in arbitrary and capricious grading of a student's assignment in violation of that student's religious liberty.
Bout to get blasted
December 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Bout to get blasted
December 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
December 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Santa came through with 650 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque!
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Santa came through with 650 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque!
Tis the season! 🎄
December 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Tis the season! 🎄
Authors: “Data available upon request.”
The data:
The data:
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Authors: “Data available upon request.”
The data:
The data:
I will physically fight anyone who does this
Just decline the peer review invitation.
What are you people even doing?
What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I will physically fight anyone who does this
He’s gonna do a war, isn’t he?
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
He’s gonna do a war, isn’t he?
Mick is and has always been a real 1 💪
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Mick is and has always been a real 1 💪
Bae wake up Trump’s dropping a new bitcoin
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Bae wake up Trump’s dropping a new bitcoin
Lmao this dude is pointing precisely at the area where I’ll be doing my Christmas Bird Count tomorrow 💀
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Lmao this dude is pointing precisely at the area where I’ll be doing my Christmas Bird Count tomorrow 💀
Oswego finna get WALLOPED LET’S GOOOOOOOO
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oswego finna get WALLOPED LET’S GOOOOOOOO