Clara Bird, Ph.D.
@clarabird.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Scholar in the Marine Mammal Institute @OregonState, studying gray whale behavioral ecology w/ drones (GEMM Lab/LABIRINTO) • PhD @OregonState, BSc @DukeU, @MarineUAS alum • she/her/hers • English-Català-Español
This paper has been almost 7-years in the making! I'm so proud and excited to see it out in the world.
🚨New publication!🚨 Check out our workflow for drone-based photogrammetry where we connect our published open-source tools and introduce a new one!
Our goal is for this workflow to be accessible to projects across a range of budgets and to facilitate collaborations and data comparisons.
beav.es/xqa
Our goal is for this workflow to be accessible to projects across a range of budgets and to facilitate collaborations and data comparisons.
beav.es/xqa
A workflow of open-source tools for drone-based photogrammetry of marine megafauna
Drones have revolutionized researchers’ ability to obtain morphological data on megafauna, particularly cetaceans. The last decade has seen a surge in studies using drones to distinguish morphological...
beav.es
August 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This paper has been almost 7-years in the making! I'm so proud and excited to see it out in the world.
Reposted by Clara Bird, Ph.D.
In this month's blog, @clarabird.bsky.social reflects on her experience with the scientific method in practice, from the slow and messy bits to the cool conclusions. Check it out here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2025...
The slow, but ever turning, cycles of science: a look under the hood of the scientific method
Dr. Clara Bird, Postdoctoral Scholar, OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, GEMM Lab & LABIRINTO Cycles can be found everywhere in nature and our lives. From tides a…
blogs.oregonstate.edu
May 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In this month's blog, @clarabird.bsky.social reflects on her experience with the scientific method in practice, from the slow and messy bits to the cool conclusions. Check it out here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2025...
Reposted by Clara Bird, Ph.D.
🚨New publication!🚨 We used high-resolution accelerometry biologging tags to quantify #graywhale behavior off the #Oregon coast at multiple scales (broad & fine).
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Using accelerometry tags to quantify gray whale foraging behavior
High-resolution tri-axial accelerometry biologging tags have quantitatively described behaviors in baleen whale species that forage using lunges and continuous ram filtration. However, detailed quant...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:15 PM
🚨New publication!🚨 We used high-resolution accelerometry biologging tags to quantify #graywhale behavior off the #Oregon coast at multiple scales (broad & fine).
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Check it out in Marine Mammal Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#biologging #tagging #marinemammals
Thrilled to share the results from the first chapter of my PhD! Check it out below!
#gradschool #research
#gradschool #research
🚨New publication!🚨We combined 7-years of behavior and morphology data from drones, added some habitat data, and found that individual size and habitat both drive gray whale foraging tactic use!
Check it out in Animal Behaviour: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#GrayWhales #drones #behavior
Check it out in Animal Behaviour: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#GrayWhales #drones #behavior
Growing into it: evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics
Individual specialization may occur relative to diet, behaviour or spatial distribution, potentially leading to differential resource and space use wi…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 5, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Thrilled to share the results from the first chapter of my PhD! Check it out below!
#gradschool #research
#gradschool #research
Reposted by Clara Bird, Ph.D.
When quantifying whale breaths from a distance to estimate energetics, it's important to consider breath-by-breath variability.
Learn more about @clarabird.bsky.social 's work here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...
Learn more about @clarabird.bsky.social 's work here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...
March 25, 2024 at 4:42 PM
When quantifying whale breaths from a distance to estimate energetics, it's important to consider breath-by-breath variability.
Learn more about @clarabird.bsky.social 's work here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...
Learn more about @clarabird.bsky.social 's work here: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...