Samantha Hauser, PhD
@samshauser.bsky.social
Bird Academy Project Manager at Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ornithologist | Conservation genetics | she/her
Ornithologist | Conservation genetics | she/her
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Hi everyone! 👋 I'm Samantha (Sam) Hauser. I am the Bird Academy Project Manager at Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
As an ornithologist who's scicomm passion has always been a labor of love, I couldn't be more excited to be doing bird science communication professionally!!
As an ornithologist who's scicomm passion has always been a labor of love, I couldn't be more excited to be doing bird science communication professionally!!
We came, we questioned, we pushed every button possible 🦖😅
Had an absolute blast today @ the Museum of the Earth! They are in trouble sooo...
If you are near Ithaca definitely go visit! If you are far, consider donating to #SavePRI!
Had an absolute blast today @ the Museum of the Earth! They are in trouble sooo...
If you are near Ithaca definitely go visit! If you are far, consider donating to #SavePRI!
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We came, we questioned, we pushed every button possible 🦖😅
Had an absolute blast today @ the Museum of the Earth! They are in trouble sooo...
If you are near Ithaca definitely go visit! If you are far, consider donating to #SavePRI!
Had an absolute blast today @ the Museum of the Earth! They are in trouble sooo...
If you are near Ithaca definitely go visit! If you are far, consider donating to #SavePRI!
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Day 184 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution
Look deeply into the zoophycos, John(H. sapiens)...you are getting sleepy...you want to donate to the PRI...
#tracefossiltuesday #SavePRI 🧪⚒️ #geology #science
Look deeply into the zoophycos, John(H. sapiens)...you are getting sleepy...you want to donate to the PRI...
#tracefossiltuesday #SavePRI 🧪⚒️ #geology #science
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Day 184 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution
Look deeply into the zoophycos, John(H. sapiens)...you are getting sleepy...you want to donate to the PRI...
#tracefossiltuesday #SavePRI 🧪⚒️ #geology #science
Look deeply into the zoophycos, John(H. sapiens)...you are getting sleepy...you want to donate to the PRI...
#tracefossiltuesday #SavePRI 🧪⚒️ #geology #science
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Day183 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution, a major US fossil collection
John (H. sapiens) with some petrified (rock-hard), knoty wood from Antarctica... Might I have deep rooted issues?
#SavePRI 🧪⚒️🌲
John (H. sapiens) with some petrified (rock-hard), knoty wood from Antarctica... Might I have deep rooted issues?
#SavePRI 🧪⚒️🌲
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Day183 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution, a major US fossil collection
John (H. sapiens) with some petrified (rock-hard), knoty wood from Antarctica... Might I have deep rooted issues?
#SavePRI 🧪⚒️🌲
John (H. sapiens) with some petrified (rock-hard), knoty wood from Antarctica... Might I have deep rooted issues?
#SavePRI 🧪⚒️🌲
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, NY, has been in financial trouble for a while. I'm biased because I currently have my life-size giant snail and clam on display, but they're a bunch of great people doing great work.
Read how you can help here: www.priweb.org/mortgage-cam...
Read how you can help here: www.priweb.org/mortgage-cam...
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, NY, has been in financial trouble for a while. I'm biased because I currently have my life-size giant snail and clam on display, but they're a bunch of great people doing great work.
Read how you can help here: www.priweb.org/mortgage-cam...
Read how you can help here: www.priweb.org/mortgage-cam...
See you tonight! I'll be moderating the webinar.
Can't wait for this fall warblinar party 🥳🪶🐦
Can't wait for this fall warblinar party 🥳🪶🐦
It's fall migration!
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
August 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
See you tonight! I'll be moderating the webinar.
Can't wait for this fall warblinar party 🥳🪶🐦
Can't wait for this fall warblinar party 🥳🪶🐦
Fall warblers challenge birders as their bright spring colors fade. Quieter and more camouflaged, they’re harder to ID—but all the more rewarding. Need a quick visual guide this season? Download the Fall Warbler ID Guide:
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
Download Reference Sheets for Fall Warbler ID
Learn to decipher difficult fall warbler ID with free downloadable guide sheets from Bird Academy.
dl.allaboutbirds.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Fall warblers challenge birders as their bright spring colors fade. Quieter and more camouflaged, they’re harder to ID—but all the more rewarding. Need a quick visual guide this season? Download the Fall Warbler ID Guide:
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
Download Reference Sheets for Fall Warbler ID
Learn to decipher difficult fall warbler ID with free downloadable guide sheets from Bird Academy.
dl.allaboutbirds.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Fall warblers challenge birders as their bright spring colors fade. Quieter and more camouflaged, they’re harder to ID—but all the more rewarding. Need a quick visual guide this season? Download the Fall Warbler ID Guide:
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
dl.allaboutbirds.org/fall-warbler...
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
It's no wonder people find fall warblers tricky to ID with so many variations on yellow plumage! Warblers are also notoriously quick and difficult to follow. Attend our fall warbler ID workshop to improve your skills! There are two dates to choose from: academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/i...
August 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's no wonder people find fall warblers tricky to ID with so many variations on yellow plumage! Warblers are also notoriously quick and difficult to follow. Attend our fall warbler ID workshop to improve your skills! There are two dates to choose from: academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/i...
It's no wonder people find fall warblers tricky to ID with so many variations on yellow plumage! Warblers are also notoriously quick and difficult to follow. Attend our fall warbler ID workshop to improve your skills! There are two dates to choose from: academy.allaboutbirds.org/live-event/i...
August 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Coming up this week!! 👇
This is truly a steal - 2 hr class + recording, live Q&A with experts, and a resource page to study and practice your fall warbler ID! You definitely won't want to miss it!
#birds 🪶 #birdID #FallWarblers #warblers
This is truly a steal - 2 hr class + recording, live Q&A with experts, and a resource page to study and practice your fall warbler ID! You definitely won't want to miss it!
#birds 🪶 #birdID #FallWarblers #warblers
It's fall migration!
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
August 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Coming up this week!! 👇
This is truly a steal - 2 hr class + recording, live Q&A with experts, and a resource page to study and practice your fall warbler ID! You definitely won't want to miss it!
#birds 🪶 #birdID #FallWarblers #warblers
This is truly a steal - 2 hr class + recording, live Q&A with experts, and a resource page to study and practice your fall warbler ID! You definitely won't want to miss it!
#birds 🪶 #birdID #FallWarblers #warblers
It's fall migration!
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
August 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's fall migration!
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
Know what that means? Fall warblers! Uh oh, does that scare you?
Well, join @cornellbirds.bsky.social on Aug 21 or 23 for a 2-hour webinar on 48 warblers across US & CAN. Live Q&A too!
Learn to tell your Orange-crowned from your Tennessee!
bit.ly/FallWarblerWorkshop
#birds 🪶
Happening in a couple days - hosted by yours truly with @cornellbirds.bsky.social
1 hr webinar covers:
📷 Gear
🏡Finding and making space for birds
🦅Composition
I hope to see some of yall there!
#birdphotography #birds #photography #webinar 🪶
1 hr webinar covers:
📷 Gear
🏡Finding and making space for birds
🦅Composition
I hope to see some of yall there!
#birdphotography #birds #photography #webinar 🪶
Calling all aspiring bird photographers! ✨️🪶
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
Getting Started with Bird Photography - June 26, 2025 at 7 pm | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab
Are you interested in photographing birds, but not sure how to get started? Are you unsure of what camera to get or where to even find birds to photograph? ...
academy.allaboutbirds.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Happening in a couple days - hosted by yours truly with @cornellbirds.bsky.social
1 hr webinar covers:
📷 Gear
🏡Finding and making space for birds
🦅Composition
I hope to see some of yall there!
#birdphotography #birds #photography #webinar 🪶
1 hr webinar covers:
📷 Gear
🏡Finding and making space for birds
🦅Composition
I hope to see some of yall there!
#birdphotography #birds #photography #webinar 🪶
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
June 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
In 2014 when I started working with Grasshopper Sparrows in Kansas, I was so sure that Florida Grasshopper Sparrows would be extinct within the decade.
Now look at this headline 🥹
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Now look at this headline 🥹
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird
Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off fire ants.
www.nationalgeographic.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In 2014 when I started working with Grasshopper Sparrows in Kansas, I was so sure that Florida Grasshopper Sparrows would be extinct within the decade.
Now look at this headline 🥹
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Now look at this headline 🥹
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
They fledged!! 🪶
Ahhhhh we are on fledge watch for @cornellbirdcams.bsky.social's Red-tailed Hawk nest!!! #birds 🪶 #raptors #hawks
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Cornell Red-tailed Hawks Live Cam - #CornellHawks | Cornell Lab
YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They fledged!! 🪶
Ahhhhh we are on fledge watch for @cornellbirdcams.bsky.social's Red-tailed Hawk nest!!! #birds 🪶 #raptors #hawks
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Cornell Red-tailed Hawks Live Cam - #CornellHawks | Cornell Lab
YouTube video by Cornell Lab Bird Cams
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Ahhhhh we are on fledge watch for @cornellbirdcams.bsky.social's Red-tailed Hawk nest!!! #birds 🪶 #raptors #hawks
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Everytime they jump up on the railing or practice flight, I'm glued to the screen like "it's happening!!"
www.youtube.com/live/afsaYKQ...
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Introducing BirdWise: a new photo-based bird ID quiz tool from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Whether you’re new to birding or refining advanced skills, BirdWise offers a flexible, self-paced way to build your visual identification abilities. Start a free trial: academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdwise/
BirdWise: Learn Bird Identification with Photo-based Quizzing
Learn the bird ID you want to know with BirdWise quizzes! Learn to ID 640+ birds in the U.S. and Canada with this self-directed, customizable learning tool.
academy.allaboutbirds.org
May 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Introducing BirdWise: a new photo-based bird ID quiz tool from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Whether you’re new to birding or refining advanced skills, BirdWise offers a flexible, self-paced way to build your visual identification abilities. Start a free trial: academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdwise/
I spent 5 years in Louisiana for grad school, so this video is making me so nostalgic.🥺❤️
Few things beat out Louisiana birding for me! 🪶
academy.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-fo...
Few things beat out Louisiana birding for me! 🪶
academy.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-fo...
Shorebird Foraging Strategies | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab
As many as 30 species of shorebirds migrate to Louisiana’s barrier islands each year. With so many migrants crowding in to join the year-round residents, yo ...
academy.allaboutbirds.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I spent 5 years in Louisiana for grad school, so this video is making me so nostalgic.🥺❤️
Few things beat out Louisiana birding for me! 🪶
academy.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-fo...
Few things beat out Louisiana birding for me! 🪶
academy.allaboutbirds.org/shorebird-fo...
Calling all aspiring bird photographers! ✨️🪶
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
Getting Started with Bird Photography - June 26, 2025 at 7 pm | Bird Academy • The Cornell Lab
Are you interested in photographing birds, but not sure how to get started? Are you unsure of what camera to get or where to even find birds to photograph? ...
academy.allaboutbirds.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Calling all aspiring bird photographers! ✨️🪶
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
I'm SO excited to host this workshop with Jennifer Leigh Warner! Whether you use your cell phone or a DSLR, you will learn to level up your photos in no time. 📷
#birds #photography
Psst - currently on sale!
academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/gett...
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Black Headed Gull. My image for day thirty of #birbfest2025 #procreate #procreateartist #birdart #birbfest #blackheadedgull
January 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Black Headed Gull. My image for day thirty of #birbfest2025 #procreate #procreateartist #birdart #birbfest #blackheadedgull
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
January 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
January 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Black Headed Gull #birbfest day 30.
#birbfest2025 #illustration #art #artwork #drawing #animals #wildlife #sciArt #birds 🦉 #sketchbook
(this is a re-upload from 2023)
#birbfest2025 #illustration #art #artwork #drawing #animals #wildlife #sciArt #birds 🦉 #sketchbook
(this is a re-upload from 2023)
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Black Headed Gull #birbfest day 30.
#birbfest2025 #illustration #art #artwork #drawing #animals #wildlife #sciArt #birds 🦉 #sketchbook
(this is a re-upload from 2023)
#birbfest2025 #illustration #art #artwork #drawing #animals #wildlife #sciArt #birds 🦉 #sketchbook
(this is a re-upload from 2023)
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Isn’t my Black Headed Gull a cutie?!
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#birdillustration #birbfest #birbfest2025 #procreate #ipadart #illustration
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#birdillustration #birbfest #birbfest2025 #procreate #ipadart #illustration
January 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Isn’t my Black Headed Gull a cutie?!
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#birdillustration #birbfest #birbfest2025 #procreate #ipadart #illustration
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#birdillustration #birbfest #birbfest2025 #procreate #ipadart #illustration
Reposted by Samantha Hauser, PhD
Day 30 of #birbfest2025 - Black Headed Gull.
Since I've been working with a somewhat white paper, a bird which is primarily white, is kinda difficult to work with, so opted to try something different from few references.
#birds #sciart #birbfest […]
[Original post on mastodon.art]
Since I've been working with a somewhat white paper, a bird which is primarily white, is kinda difficult to work with, so opted to try something different from few references.
#birds #sciart #birbfest […]
[Original post on mastodon.art]
January 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Day 30 of #birbfest2025 - Black Headed Gull.
Since I've been working with a somewhat white paper, a bird which is primarily white, is kinda difficult to work with, so opted to try something different from few references.
#birds #sciart #birbfest […]
[Original post on mastodon.art]
Since I've been working with a somewhat white paper, a bird which is primarily white, is kinda difficult to work with, so opted to try something different from few references.
#birds #sciart #birbfest […]
[Original post on mastodon.art]