VTShorebirds
@vtshorebirds.bsky.social
The Virginia Tech Shorebird Program. Applied conservation research to protect our coastal wildlife resources.
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VTShorebirds
@vtshorebirds.bsky.social
· Jan 24
New year, new social media!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
💫 Undergraduate research spotlight
Two of our phenomenal undergraduate students, Lucy and Ezra, presented their research at undergraduate research symposiums on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus!
Two of our phenomenal undergraduate students, Lucy and Ezra, presented their research at undergraduate research symposiums on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus!
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
💫 Undergraduate research spotlight
Two of our phenomenal undergraduate students, Lucy and Ezra, presented their research at undergraduate research symposiums on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus!
Two of our phenomenal undergraduate students, Lucy and Ezra, presented their research at undergraduate research symposiums on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus!
Research to protect our natural resources and communities
Pursuing a research-driven career
Mikayla Call is a Ph.D. student pursuing a research-driven career in coastal ecosystems and wildlife management. Her research with the Virginia Tech Shorebird Program is part of the Long-Term Ecologic...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Research to protect our natural resources and communities
New paper alert!
Piping plovers select nest sites with better views of predators, allowing early detection and evasive actions. A nest's "viewshed" should be considered in habitat management and understanding ground-nesting bird behavior.
Link to the paper by @sharinnature.bsky.social below!
Piping plovers select nest sites with better views of predators, allowing early detection and evasive actions. A nest's "viewshed" should be considered in habitat management and understanding ground-nesting bird behavior.
Link to the paper by @sharinnature.bsky.social below!
February 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New paper alert!
Piping plovers select nest sites with better views of predators, allowing early detection and evasive actions. A nest's "viewshed" should be considered in habitat management and understanding ground-nesting bird behavior.
Link to the paper by @sharinnature.bsky.social below!
Piping plovers select nest sites with better views of predators, allowing early detection and evasive actions. A nest's "viewshed" should be considered in habitat management and understanding ground-nesting bird behavior.
Link to the paper by @sharinnature.bsky.social below!
Everyone please stop your scrolling for just a moment to appreciate this amazing combination of science and art, courtesy of VT Shorebirds lab member, Leo Hoffman!
February 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Everyone please stop your scrolling for just a moment to appreciate this amazing combination of science and art, courtesy of VT Shorebirds lab member, Leo Hoffman!
New research alert! We contrasted how red fox and free-roaming cat activity correlates with the survival of federally threatened piping plovers. You can protect wildlife populations, and keep your cat safe and cozy by keeping your feline friends indoors.
Link to paper below! @wailscn.bsky.social
Link to paper below! @wailscn.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New research alert! We contrasted how red fox and free-roaming cat activity correlates with the survival of federally threatened piping plovers. You can protect wildlife populations, and keep your cat safe and cozy by keeping your feline friends indoors.
Link to paper below! @wailscn.bsky.social
Link to paper below! @wailscn.bsky.social
Celebrating our community at the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover and Least Tern Workshop at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. It was so good to be with current and former lab members!
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Celebrating our community at the Atlantic Coast Piping Plover and Least Tern Workshop at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. It was so good to be with current and former lab members!
Interested in working with a fun team of researchers on the Virginia coast this year? We’re hiring!
We are looking to hire two (2) full-time field technicians to assist with a research project on migratory shorebird ecology during spring and fall migration in the Virginia barrier island system.
We are looking to hire two (2) full-time field technicians to assist with a research project on migratory shorebird ecology during spring and fall migration in the Virginia barrier island system.
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Interested in working with a fun team of researchers on the Virginia coast this year? We’re hiring!
We are looking to hire two (2) full-time field technicians to assist with a research project on migratory shorebird ecology during spring and fall migration in the Virginia barrier island system.
We are looking to hire two (2) full-time field technicians to assist with a research project on migratory shorebird ecology during spring and fall migration in the Virginia barrier island system.
New year, new social media!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
January 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
New year, new social media!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
Hi Bluesky! We’re the VT Shorebird Program, a research group in the Virginia Tech Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Conservation interested in the applied conservation of shorebirds and seabirds!
Follow along to learn about our work and maybe a fun shorebird fact or two!
“PYL” was spotted 12/31/24 on Love Beach in the Bahamas by Mark Knaus. This piping plover was banded 6/25/23 as a nesting adult on Ocracoke Island @CapeHatterasNPS. 📷: Mark Knaus
January 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“PYL” was spotted 12/31/24 on Love Beach in the Bahamas by Mark Knaus. This piping plover was banded 6/25/23 as a nesting adult on Ocracoke Island @CapeHatterasNPS. 📷: Mark Knaus