Dr. Johanna Beam
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Dr. Johanna Beam
@birdersci.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 | she/they | birder, scientist, artist.
Avian evolutionary biologist
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
🦤🧬 🐦‍⬛ 🎨
I successfully defended my PhD two days ago! It’s been a whirlwind these last four years but I am so thankful to have finished strong.
August 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Been thoroughly enjoying some local PA field work.
Bonus: try ageing all the birds!
All birds handled with extensive training and state & federal permits.
June 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
@nws.noaa.gov @rhyall.bsky.social sudden severe thunderstorm with graupel in State College! Didn’t see much “true” hail.
April 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Here Bluesky, have some art. I haven’t had much time to paint recently (thanks to this PhD!). This #WesternTanager in #gouache was done for my parents as a Christmas gift.
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hey friends!
We all know science is under attack. And what better way to help than to support a scared anxious grad student?

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As always, 10% profits go to conservation/mutual aid/science/etc.
February 25, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hey blue sky 👋🏼
I’m Johanna (they/she), a PhD student studying bird evolution and speciation. I’m also an artist who focuses on science illustration! Here are some cute Northern Gannets I sketched in August.
September 7, 2023 at 12:43 AM