Roostersworldja
@roostersworldja.bsky.social
A naturalist that loves the outdoors in Jamaica
An AudioMoth and a Titley Chorus acoustic recorder were deployed before Hurricane Melissa.
I’ll be taking them down soon to review the recordings and see which birds and bats passed through the area during and after the storm.
I’ll be taking them down soon to review the recordings and see which birds and bats passed through the area during and after the storm.
November 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An AudioMoth and a Titley Chorus acoustic recorder were deployed before Hurricane Melissa.
I’ll be taking them down soon to review the recordings and see which birds and bats passed through the area during and after the storm.
I’ll be taking them down soon to review the recordings and see which birds and bats passed through the area during and after the storm.
Did you know that hurricanes affect each mangrove species differently in Jamaica?
🌿 Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
If a red mangrove is knocked down, it usually dies because its prop roots are easily damaged.
🌿 Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
🌿 Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
If a red mangrove is knocked down, it usually dies because its prop roots are easily damaged.
🌿 Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Did you know that hurricanes affect each mangrove species differently in Jamaica?
🌿 Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
If a red mangrove is knocked down, it usually dies because its prop roots are easily damaged.
🌿 Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
🌿 Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
If a red mangrove is knocked down, it usually dies because its prop roots are easily damaged.
🌿 Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
The post-hurricane wildlife monitoring has begun.
Here I am deploying an @AudioMoth in the forests of the John Crow Mountains, one of the areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
This device records sounds from wildlife throughout the day — capturing 1 minute of audio, then sleeping for 10 minutes,
Here I am deploying an @AudioMoth in the forests of the John Crow Mountains, one of the areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
This device records sounds from wildlife throughout the day — capturing 1 minute of audio, then sleeping for 10 minutes,
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The post-hurricane wildlife monitoring has begun.
Here I am deploying an @AudioMoth in the forests of the John Crow Mountains, one of the areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
This device records sounds from wildlife throughout the day — capturing 1 minute of audio, then sleeping for 10 minutes,
Here I am deploying an @AudioMoth in the forests of the John Crow Mountains, one of the areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
This device records sounds from wildlife throughout the day — capturing 1 minute of audio, then sleeping for 10 minutes,
A lovely flower I spotted on the ReggaeHikers trail today the Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema sp.).
These vines help enrich the soil and attract bees + butterflies.
What does it remind you of?
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about Jamaica’s wildlife and share your observations 🌿💜
These vines help enrich the soil and attract bees + butterflies.
What does it remind you of?
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about Jamaica’s wildlife and share your observations 🌿💜
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A lovely flower I spotted on the ReggaeHikers trail today the Spurred Butterfly Pea (Centrosema sp.).
These vines help enrich the soil and attract bees + butterflies.
What does it remind you of?
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about Jamaica’s wildlife and share your observations 🌿💜
These vines help enrich the soil and attract bees + butterflies.
What does it remind you of?
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about Jamaica’s wildlife and share your observations 🌿💜
The mongoose was introduced to Jamaica in 1872 to control rats in sugar cane fields but it quickly became one of the worst invasive species on the island. It preys on our native lizards, snakes, frogs, birds, and their eggs, pushing some species to extinction and others to the brink.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The mongoose was introduced to Jamaica in 1872 to control rats in sugar cane fields but it quickly became one of the worst invasive species on the island. It preys on our native lizards, snakes, frogs, birds, and their eggs, pushing some species to extinction and others to the brink.
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A special big up to Christian for sharing a video of our Jamaican Fruit Bat enjoying a fruit snack! 🦇🍉
Did you know these bats play an important role in seed dispersal across Jamaica? They help our forests recover—especially after storms like Hurricane Melissa.
Follow, share your observations
Did you know these bats play an important role in seed dispersal across Jamaica? They help our forests recover—especially after storms like Hurricane Melissa.
Follow, share your observations
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A special big up to Christian for sharing a video of our Jamaican Fruit Bat enjoying a fruit snack! 🦇🍉
Did you know these bats play an important role in seed dispersal across Jamaica? They help our forests recover—especially after storms like Hurricane Melissa.
Follow, share your observations
Did you know these bats play an important role in seed dispersal across Jamaica? They help our forests recover—especially after storms like Hurricane Melissa.
Follow, share your observations
Can someone please tell this American Redstart who just migrated from North America to Jamaica “Don’t worry ‘bout a thing, ’cause every little thing is gonna be alright”?
Shee got so startled after seeing her own image
Shee got so startled after seeing her own image
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Can someone please tell this American Redstart who just migrated from North America to Jamaica “Don’t worry ‘bout a thing, ’cause every little thing is gonna be alright”?
Shee got so startled after seeing her own image
Shee got so startled after seeing her own image
A lovely cup fungi observed in the Rio Grande Valley.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A lovely cup fungi observed in the Rio Grande Valley.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Thanks Tachio for sharing this lovely mushroom observed after hurricane Melissa.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thanks Tachio for sharing this lovely mushroom observed after hurricane Melissa.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
A sphinx moth I observed on UWI campus after Hurricane Melissa.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A sphinx moth I observed on UWI campus after Hurricane Melissa.
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
Follow and share your observations to @RoostersWorldja
📢 Happening Today – 1:30 PM!
Do you want to learn about the Jamaican Coney including interaction with farmers.
Join PhD student Jennifer Panitz at the Lloyd B. Coke Conference Room, UWI Mona
Or
💻 Zoom: bit.ly/LifeSci-Coney
ID: 949 4808 0431 | Passcode: 939152
Do you want to learn about the Jamaican Coney including interaction with farmers.
Join PhD student Jennifer Panitz at the Lloyd B. Coke Conference Room, UWI Mona
Or
💻 Zoom: bit.ly/LifeSci-Coney
ID: 949 4808 0431 | Passcode: 939152
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📢 Happening Today – 1:30 PM!
Do you want to learn about the Jamaican Coney including interaction with farmers.
Join PhD student Jennifer Panitz at the Lloyd B. Coke Conference Room, UWI Mona
Or
💻 Zoom: bit.ly/LifeSci-Coney
ID: 949 4808 0431 | Passcode: 939152
Do you want to learn about the Jamaican Coney including interaction with farmers.
Join PhD student Jennifer Panitz at the Lloyd B. Coke Conference Room, UWI Mona
Or
💻 Zoom: bit.ly/LifeSci-Coney
ID: 949 4808 0431 | Passcode: 939152
Have you been seeing anything interesting in nature after Hurricane Melissa?
I’m asking everyone across Jamaica to take pictures of ANY animal, plant, fungus or mushroom you notice.
Some observations could be new species records, post-hurricane movement
I’m asking everyone across Jamaica to take pictures of ANY animal, plant, fungus or mushroom you notice.
Some observations could be new species records, post-hurricane movement
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Have you been seeing anything interesting in nature after Hurricane Melissa?
I’m asking everyone across Jamaica to take pictures of ANY animal, plant, fungus or mushroom you notice.
Some observations could be new species records, post-hurricane movement
I’m asking everyone across Jamaica to take pictures of ANY animal, plant, fungus or mushroom you notice.
Some observations could be new species records, post-hurricane movement
I’ve been getting many questions about the increase in “ratbat” (bat) activity around fruit trees& even flying over people’s heads (outdoors) at night after Hurricane Melissa. No need to worry, our bats are simply busy searching for food after the storm damaged many of their natural feeding areas
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I’ve been getting many questions about the increase in “ratbat” (bat) activity around fruit trees& even flying over people’s heads (outdoors) at night after Hurricane Melissa. No need to worry, our bats are simply busy searching for food after the storm damaged many of their natural feeding areas
Please take pictures of anything you observe in the wild, especially after Hurricane Melissa.
I found this mushroom in Millbank, Portland and uploaded the photo to @iNaturalist so other experts can help identify it. It also becomes a valuable record of the species in Jamaica.
I found this mushroom in Millbank, Portland and uploaded the photo to @iNaturalist so other experts can help identify it. It also becomes a valuable record of the species in Jamaica.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Please take pictures of anything you observe in the wild, especially after Hurricane Melissa.
I found this mushroom in Millbank, Portland and uploaded the photo to @iNaturalist so other experts can help identify it. It also becomes a valuable record of the species in Jamaica.
I found this mushroom in Millbank, Portland and uploaded the photo to @iNaturalist so other experts can help identify it. It also becomes a valuable record of the species in Jamaica.
John Crow Mountains monitoring wildlife after Hurricane Melissa, using acoustic devices: AudioMoths, SM Mini Bat recorders, and SM4 units for birds. Post-hurricane wildlife surveys are critical.
Research needs funding, so support in any way you can makes a real difference.
Research needs funding, so support in any way you can makes a real difference.
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
John Crow Mountains monitoring wildlife after Hurricane Melissa, using acoustic devices: AudioMoths, SM Mini Bat recorders, and SM4 units for birds. Post-hurricane wildlife surveys are critical.
Research needs funding, so support in any way you can makes a real difference.
Research needs funding, so support in any way you can makes a real difference.
Today’s activity: Deploying acoustic equipment to monitor wildlife in the John Crow Mountains after Hurricane Melissa.
We placed Song Meter SM4 and AudioMoths to monitor frogs and birds, and the Song Meter Mini to monitor bats.
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about nature and share your obs
We placed Song Meter SM4 and AudioMoths to monitor frogs and birds, and the Song Meter Mini to monitor bats.
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about nature and share your obs
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Today’s activity: Deploying acoustic equipment to monitor wildlife in the John Crow Mountains after Hurricane Melissa.
We placed Song Meter SM4 and AudioMoths to monitor frogs and birds, and the Song Meter Mini to monitor bats.
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about nature and share your obs
We placed Song Meter SM4 and AudioMoths to monitor frogs and birds, and the Song Meter Mini to monitor bats.
Follow @RoostersWorldja to learn more about nature and share your obs
It's reported that there is a forest fire I. Some areas in the west in Jamaica after hurricane melissa
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It's reported that there is a forest fire I. Some areas in the west in Jamaica after hurricane melissa
The value of baseline data.
This coconut tree is extremely important — it’s one of the few trees where we had confirmed records of tree-roosting bats (Eumops) and the Antillean Palm Swift before Hurricane Melissa.
This coconut tree is extremely important — it’s one of the few trees where we had confirmed records of tree-roosting bats (Eumops) and the Antillean Palm Swift before Hurricane Melissa.
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The value of baseline data.
This coconut tree is extremely important — it’s one of the few trees where we had confirmed records of tree-roosting bats (Eumops) and the Antillean Palm Swift before Hurricane Melissa.
This coconut tree is extremely important — it’s one of the few trees where we had confirmed records of tree-roosting bats (Eumops) and the Antillean Palm Swift before Hurricane Melissa.
Invasive Species of Jamaica: African Tulip Tree (Donkey Pee)
The African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata) was introduced as an ornamental, but it spreads rapidly in disturbed areas and out-competes our native plants. After Hurricane Melissa, these fast-growing invaders can take over
The African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata) was introduced as an ornamental, but it spreads rapidly in disturbed areas and out-competes our native plants. After Hurricane Melissa, these fast-growing invaders can take over
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Invasive Species of Jamaica: African Tulip Tree (Donkey Pee)
The African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata) was introduced as an ornamental, but it spreads rapidly in disturbed areas and out-competes our native plants. After Hurricane Melissa, these fast-growing invaders can take over
The African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata) was introduced as an ornamental, but it spreads rapidly in disturbed areas and out-competes our native plants. After Hurricane Melissa, these fast-growing invaders can take over
This is what some people are doing just to get likes and roses on TikTok — capturing a Jamaican Boa, one of our protected native species, and using it for entertainment. In the live, he even talked about feeding a cat to the snake.
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is what some people are doing just to get likes and roses on TikTok — capturing a Jamaican Boa, one of our protected native species, and using it for entertainment. In the live, he even talked about feeding a cat to the snake.
Jamaica is blessed to have three native Amazon parrots — the Jamaican Parakeet, Yellow-billed Parrot and Black-billed Parrot.
Many of them have been impacted by the loss of food, habitat and even injuries after Hurricane Melissa.
It is illegal to catch, sell or keep
Many of them have been impacted by the loss of food, habitat and even injuries after Hurricane Melissa.
It is illegal to catch, sell or keep
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Jamaica is blessed to have three native Amazon parrots — the Jamaican Parakeet, Yellow-billed Parrot and Black-billed Parrot.
Many of them have been impacted by the loss of food, habitat and even injuries after Hurricane Melissa.
It is illegal to catch, sell or keep
Many of them have been impacted by the loss of food, habitat and even injuries after Hurricane Melissa.
It is illegal to catch, sell or keep
I have to go back on the search for new phone. This one is over heating regularly, I wonder if it is because of the amount of content and apps I am running. Which android phone you recommended. Plus remember I am always in the outdoors looking for content. Hhaha
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I have to go back on the search for new phone. This one is over heating regularly, I wonder if it is because of the amount of content and apps I am running. Which android phone you recommended. Plus remember I am always in the outdoors looking for content. Hhaha
A special big up to Maintenance Boss for rescuing this duck that was stuck in the mud in the Serge Island area, St. Thomas, after the hurricane. He always sees them flying by, but this was the first time he got so close. He freed the little guy and it flew safely back into the wild.
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A special big up to Maintenance Boss for rescuing this duck that was stuck in the mud in the Serge Island area, St. Thomas, after the hurricane. He always sees them flying by, but this was the first time he got so close. He freed the little guy and it flew safely back into the wild.
Nature has an interesting way of repairing itself. I noticed that several of our native palms in the St Elizabeth wetlands are now flowering, providing important food for insects, bats and birds at a critical time.
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nature has an interesting way of repairing itself. I noticed that several of our native palms in the St Elizabeth wetlands are now flowering, providing important food for insects, bats and birds at a critical time.
“I’m calling this one Rooster and Donks chilling out in Milbank, Portland. ❤️
Remember to show love and kindness during this recovery period after Hurricane Melissa.
It’s a challenging time for many people, so please help in any way you can.
Remember to show love and kindness during this recovery period after Hurricane Melissa.
It’s a challenging time for many people, so please help in any way you can.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“I’m calling this one Rooster and Donks chilling out in Milbank, Portland. ❤️
Remember to show love and kindness during this recovery period after Hurricane Melissa.
It’s a challenging time for many people, so please help in any way you can.
Remember to show love and kindness during this recovery period after Hurricane Melissa.
It’s a challenging time for many people, so please help in any way you can.