Alli Pierce, PhD
@allikpierce.bsky.social
Animal ecologist, Mountain Ploverologist, stats geek, amateur artist, and nature nerd. General research interest in behavior (esp. #migration) and life history. Looking for opportunities.
Oh man I could see that! Less a problem in Colorado where if anyone sees it there’s a good chance I might since I’m in a rural area. It has to be a pretty big storm for us to catch it tho!
September 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Oh man I could see that! Less a problem in Colorado where if anyone sees it there’s a good chance I might since I’m in a rural area. It has to be a pretty big storm for us to catch it tho!
As much as I hate Facebook it's also a really good tool for checking for Aurora action by following local photo groups!
September 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As much as I hate Facebook it's also a really good tool for checking for Aurora action by following local photo groups!
The “you can see the mountain way back there” plover 😉
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The “you can see the mountain way back there” plover 😉
In case it looks like we were way too close and unsafe, I took the pics zoomed between the wires of the heavy duty fence between the herd and us.
June 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In case it looks like we were way too close and unsafe, I took the pics zoomed between the wires of the heavy duty fence between the herd and us.
Last I heard this nest topped out at 10! eggs (so weird!) and is still being incubated. Craziness!
June 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Last I heard this nest topped out at 10! eggs (so weird!) and is still being incubated. Craziness!
Not science or bird content but I think we can all use some nice nature content ❤️
June 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Not science or bird content but I think we can all use some nice nature content ❤️
That would be awesome to know! A lot of times these larger nests get eaten early in incubation but hopefully they get a chance to collect some feathers/unhatched eggs!
May 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That would be awesome to know! A lot of times these larger nests get eaten early in incubation but hopefully they get a chance to collect some feathers/unhatched eggs!
Males and females are near impossible to distinguish in the field so unfortunately we won’t know if the incubator of this super nest is a super mom or super dad unless they can collect a feather sample for sexing. Super interested to find out if they do and if any make it to hatch!
May 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Males and females are near impossible to distinguish in the field so unfortunately we won’t know if the incubator of this super nest is a super mom or super dad unless they can collect a feather sample for sexing. Super interested to find out if they do and if any make it to hatch!
check out this 9 (!!) egg nest Casey Weissburg’s field crew found (1 laid after photo)! I don’t know of any instances of so many eggs in one nest! I wonder what circumstances led to it?
May 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
check out this 9 (!!) egg nest Casey Weissburg’s field crew found (1 laid after photo)! I don’t know of any instances of so many eggs in one nest! I wonder what circumstances led to it?
rarely we find nests with 4-6 eggs which we THINK is the female laying all the eggs in one nest for some reason. Also super cool and interesting but..
May 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
rarely we find nests with 4-6 eggs which we THINK is the female laying all the eggs in one nest for some reason. Also super cool and interesting but..
Males and females are near impossible to distinguish in the field so unfortunately we won’t know if the incubator of this super nest is a super mom or super dad unless they can collect a feather sample for sexing. Super interested to find out if they do and if any make it to hatch!
May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Males and females are near impossible to distinguish in the field so unfortunately we won’t know if the incubator of this super nest is a super mom or super dad unless they can collect a feather sample for sexing. Super interested to find out if they do and if any make it to hatch!
check out this 9 (!!) egg nest Casey Weissburg’s field crew found (1 laid after photo)! I don’t know of any instances of so many eggs in one nest! I wonder what circumstances led to it?
May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
check out this 9 (!!) egg nest Casey Weissburg’s field crew found (1 laid after photo)! I don’t know of any instances of so many eggs in one nest! I wonder what circumstances led to it?
rarely we find nests with 4-6 eggs which we THINK is the female laying all the eggs in one nest for some reason. Also super cool and interesting but..
May 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
rarely we find nests with 4-6 eggs which we THINK is the female laying all the eggs in one nest for some reason. Also super cool and interesting but..