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Congratulations to Theint Yee Soe for successfully defending her Master's thesis in the Nelson Inst for Env St, UW-Madison. Her title is Evaluating NO₂ Column Variations over Upper Northern Thailand and particularly Lampang Province to Assess the Impact of Air Quality using Satellite and Ground Data
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
An American Goldfinch in late November in Madison, Wisconsin. #birds
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Northern Pintails are also passing through Madison, Wisconsin nowadays, on their way south. #birds
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We saw this Rusty Blackbird in Madison, Wisconsin, USA yesterday. This is the time of the year that they pass through Madison on their way south. #birds
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
thesiamsociety.org/wp-content/u... Our new article about mainstream Mekong dry season changes in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia has now been published in the Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A White-crowned Sparrow at Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin, USA #birds
October 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I highly recommend the 2025 film about Nazi Germany called "Truth and Treason". It's a reminder of how authoritarianism can get out of control. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPep...
Truth & Treason | Official Trailer | In Theaters Oct 17 | Angel
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October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
An American Robin and an Eastern Bluebird in Madison, Wisconsin, USA today #birds
October 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJDL... This recorded talk about Hmong with the Communist Party of Thailand and also about Hmong who fought against the Communist Party of Thailand might be of interest to some of you. I also did this lecture in Thai last summer in Thailand, but that version was not recorded
Friday Forum: Ian Baird
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October 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In case any of you are interested in my recent book talk at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Cornell University. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBla...
Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty
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September 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Eastern Phoebe in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A female Wood Duck at Nine Springs Natural Area, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds
September 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Three Wilson's Snipes hiding in the grasses at Nine Springs Natural Area, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, this morning. #birds
September 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Double-crested Cormorant drying itself in Ithaca, New York, USA today #birds
September 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Cooper's Hawk in Ithaca, New York today #birds
September 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tomorrow at Cornell University. events.cornell.edu/event/champa...
Champassak Royalty and Sovereignty: Within and Between Nation States in Mainland Southeast Asia
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September 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My new article about a Hmong and Lua history project implemented by the Communist Party of Thailand in the 1970s has just been published open access in Advances in Southeast Asian Studies. aseas.univie.ac.at/index.php/as...
History-Making: The Communist Party of Thailand’s Attempt to Shape Hmong and Lua Narratives | Advances in Southeast Asian Studies
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September 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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September 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Least Sandpipers near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A Belted Kingfisher near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A Willow Flycatcher near Port Alberni, B.C., Canada in August 2025. #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A Greater Yellowlegs in French Creek Estuary, Vancouver Island, B.C, Canada in August 2025. #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A Savannah Sparrow near Parksville, B.C., Canada in late August 2025 #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This Black Oystercatcher was photographed in Victoria, B.C., Canada in late August 2025. #birds
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM