Dan Mennill
@dmennill.bsky.social
Biology Professor & Associate Dean @UWindsor. I use bioacoustics to study ecology, evolution, and conservation. Husband & father. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦. I post about our team's research adventures. www.uwindsor.ca/dmennill
BIRDS & BEERS V is one week from tonight, Thurs Nov 20, in Windsor! 🐦🍺🐦🍺 An evening of fun with UWindsor researchers including bird trivia, ornithology talks, student posters, and a short film screening. All are welcome! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
BIRDS & BEERS V is one week from tonight, Thurs Nov 20, in Windsor! 🐦🍺🐦🍺 An evening of fun with UWindsor researchers including bird trivia, ornithology talks, student posters, and a short film screening. All are welcome! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
Congratulations to Dr. Jaclyn Aubin, a Mitacs Postdoctoral Researcher on our team, for submitting a manuscript describing her research on bioacoustic variation in endangered St. Lawrence beluga whales. Way to go @jaclynaubin.bsky.social! With our collaborators @raincoast.org and gremm.org. 🐋🎶🇨🇦
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jaclyn Aubin, a Mitacs Postdoctoral Researcher on our team, for submitting a manuscript describing her research on bioacoustic variation in endangered St. Lawrence beluga whales. Way to go @jaclynaubin.bsky.social! With our collaborators @raincoast.org and gremm.org. 🐋🎶🇨🇦
Tonight, what a treat to join the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club. I gave a talk about our team's research on the flight calls of migratory birds: Eavesdropping on the missing migrants. Thank you for the invitation www.piedmontvirginiabirdclub.org !
November 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Tonight, what a treat to join the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club. I gave a talk about our team's research on the flight calls of migratory birds: Eavesdropping on the missing migrants. Thank you for the invitation www.piedmontvirginiabirdclub.org !
Three cheers for Connor Acorn, who has resubmitted a revised manuscript describing his Master's research on the amplitude of Ovenbird songs. A collaboration with Connor, Dr. Jenn Foote, and I.
🎶 Tea-cher Tea-cher Tea-cher! 🎶
🎶 Tea-cher Tea-cher Tea-cher! 🎶
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Three cheers for Connor Acorn, who has resubmitted a revised manuscript describing his Master's research on the amplitude of Ovenbird songs. A collaboration with Connor, Dr. Jenn Foote, and I.
🎶 Tea-cher Tea-cher Tea-cher! 🎶
🎶 Tea-cher Tea-cher Tea-cher! 🎶
A spooky Piping Plover... Madison and Natalie carved an ornithological jack-o-lantern for our departmental Halloween contest. Inspired by a Birds Canada template, with pumpkin-seed-feather embellishments, they won second place! 🎃🥈 Congratulations! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A spooky Piping Plover... Madison and Natalie carved an ornithological jack-o-lantern for our departmental Halloween contest. Inspired by a Birds Canada template, with pumpkin-seed-feather embellishments, they won second place! 🎃🥈 Congratulations! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
It was a Halloween treat 🎃 to have Dr. Carly Ziter deliver our Integrative Biology Departmental Seminar today: Understanding biodiversity and ecosystem services across urban landscapes. Thank you @carlyziter.bsky.social! And thank you for hosting our guest @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It was a Halloween treat 🎃 to have Dr. Carly Ziter deliver our Integrative Biology Departmental Seminar today: Understanding biodiversity and ecosystem services across urban landscapes. Thank you @carlyziter.bsky.social! And thank you for hosting our guest @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social.
Our Motus Audio recorders are picking up some unusual migratory activity this Halloween night... Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks passing over our night flight call microphones! 🎃🕊️ Keep your ears to the skies Natalie and Madison!
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our Motus Audio recorders are picking up some unusual migratory activity this Halloween night... Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks passing over our night flight call microphones! 🎃🕊️ Keep your ears to the skies Natalie and Madison!
🐦🍺🐦 Birds and Beers V 🍺🐦🍺
Join us Thurs Nov 20 for an evening of fun with bird researchers from University of Windsor, including bird trivia, mini ornithology talks, grad student posters, and a screening of the film "Mingoya". Everyone is welcome!
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
Join us Thurs Nov 20 for an evening of fun with bird researchers from University of Windsor, including bird trivia, mini ornithology talks, grad student posters, and a screening of the film "Mingoya". Everyone is welcome!
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
October 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🐦🍺🐦 Birds and Beers V 🍺🐦🍺
Join us Thurs Nov 20 for an evening of fun with bird researchers from University of Windsor, including bird trivia, mini ornithology talks, grad student posters, and a screening of the film "Mingoya". Everyone is welcome!
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
Join us Thurs Nov 20 for an evening of fun with bird researchers from University of Windsor, including bird trivia, mini ornithology talks, grad student posters, and a screening of the film "Mingoya". Everyone is welcome!
Tickets: tinyurl.com/BirdsBeers5
"Exploring Bird Sounds with Dan Mennill." My episode of The Warblers podcast is now available on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrUX...
Andrea Gress and I discuss migratory flight calls, the twin voices of thrushes, and the spectacular song of the Musician Wren. @birdscanada.bsky.social 🎙️🎶🐦
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrUX...
Andrea Gress and I discuss migratory flight calls, the twin voices of thrushes, and the spectacular song of the Musician Wren. @birdscanada.bsky.social 🎙️🎶🐦
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Exploring Bird Sounds with Dan Mennill." My episode of The Warblers podcast is now available on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrUX...
Andrea Gress and I discuss migratory flight calls, the twin voices of thrushes, and the spectacular song of the Musician Wren. @birdscanada.bsky.social 🎙️🎶🐦
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrUX...
Andrea Gress and I discuss migratory flight calls, the twin voices of thrushes, and the spectacular song of the Musician Wren. @birdscanada.bsky.social 🎙️🎶🐦
Natalie and I have resubmitted a revised manuscript about the behavioural responses of tropical wrens to simulated predators. Great revising @natingui.bsky.social! Fingers crossed for a positive outcome. Our 3D-printed Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls were made by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Natalie and I have resubmitted a revised manuscript about the behavioural responses of tropical wrens to simulated predators. Great revising @natingui.bsky.social! Fingers crossed for a positive outcome. Our 3D-printed Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls were made by @lincolnsavi.bsky.social.
Yes! I saw two oystercatchers bathing in the tide pools at Bowdoin Scientific Station in the Bay of Fundy this spring. In this photo, I think I frightened one of the birds away from its bath:
October 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yes! I saw two oystercatchers bathing in the tide pools at Bowdoin Scientific Station in the Bay of Fundy this spring. In this photo, I think I frightened one of the birds away from its bath:
At today’s convocation, Connor Acorn officially received his Master’s degree for his thesis titled “Exploring the Effect of Social Context on Song Amplitude in Wild Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla).” Congratulations Connor!
October 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
At today’s convocation, Connor Acorn officially received his Master’s degree for his thesis titled “Exploring the Effect of Social Context on Song Amplitude in Wild Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla).” Congratulations Connor!
I launched our latest Motus Audio recorder just outside Algonquin Park, with a generous assist from Motus collaborator @ryannorrissci.bsky.social. Let's see how many sparrows and thrushes are still on-the-move in mid-October.
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I launched our latest Motus Audio recorder just outside Algonquin Park, with a generous assist from Motus collaborator @ryannorrissci.bsky.social. Let's see how many sparrows and thrushes are still on-the-move in mid-October.
Double brooding improves lifetime fitness. Our paper "Multigenerational fitness outcomes of double-brooding: a 30-year study of a migratory songbird" appears in the latest Behavioral Ecology: tinyurl.com/3hsyd42m. By @hayleyspina.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social and our collaborative team.
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Double brooding improves lifetime fitness. Our paper "Multigenerational fitness outcomes of double-brooding: a 30-year study of a migratory songbird" appears in the latest Behavioral Ecology: tinyurl.com/3hsyd42m. By @hayleyspina.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social and our collaborative team.
Fall colours in Muskoka at Thanksgiving: A+.
October 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Fall colours in Muskoka at Thanksgiving: A+.
I stopped at Henrietta's Pine Bakery in Dwight for Thanksgiving treats. Technically I'm always at Henrietta's, ever since the Google Street View Car captured me here three years ago. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I stopped at Henrietta's Pine Bakery in Dwight for Thanksgiving treats. Technically I'm always at Henrietta's, ever since the Google Street View Car captured me here three years ago. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
POV: You’re visiting someone who REALLY likes Canada Jays for Thanksgiving weekend. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
POV: You’re visiting someone who REALLY likes Canada Jays for Thanksgiving weekend. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
Dr. Natalie Sánchez has just been appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in our Department of Integrative Biology at University of Windsor. Congratulations @natingui.bsky.social! I am so excited about the collaborations and research projects that lie ahead. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Dr. Natalie Sánchez has just been appointed as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in our Department of Integrative Biology at University of Windsor. Congratulations @natingui.bsky.social! I am so excited about the collaborations and research projects that lie ahead. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
With a little help from friends and family, Natalie has launched two new Motus Audio recorders in Essex County. Our migration monitoring network continues to grow!
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
With a little help from friends and family, Natalie has launched two new Motus Audio recorders in Essex County. Our migration monitoring network continues to grow!
Motus Audio recorders are now set up at Birds Canada headquarters in Port Rowan and at Old Cut Research Station at Longpoint Bird Observatory. Which bird species will we record flying southwards this fall? @birdscanada.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social [📷 N. Emerick & M. Bygrove]
October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Motus Audio recorders are now set up at Birds Canada headquarters in Port Rowan and at Old Cut Research Station at Longpoint Bird Observatory. Which bird species will we record flying southwards this fall? @birdscanada.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social [📷 N. Emerick & M. Bygrove]
Thanks to friendly Motus collaborators, we've got a new Motus Audio flight call recorder sampling the night skies over Kitchener. Our network of Motus Audio recorders continues to expand across Ontario, through the dedicated work of Madison and Natalie.
October 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thanks to friendly Motus collaborators, we've got a new Motus Audio flight call recorder sampling the night skies over Kitchener. Our network of Motus Audio recorders continues to expand across Ontario, through the dedicated work of Madison and Natalie.
Today is my favourite lecture of the year in our Introductory Ecology course: my research lecture. I share results from our laboratory and talk to the students about what it’s like to be an ecologist. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Today is my favourite lecture of the year in our Introductory Ecology course: my research lecture. I share results from our laboratory and talk to the students about what it’s like to be an ecologist. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
On Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we raised an Every Child Matters flag, shared a walk across our campus, and heard moving and thoughtful speeches from our colleagues. An important day at University of Windsor.
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
On Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we raised an Every Child Matters flag, shared a walk across our campus, and heard moving and thoughtful speeches from our colleagues. An important day at University of Windsor.
A little Professor Calculus for my bookshelf... a souvenir from a great teaching trip to France over the last two weeks.
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A little Professor Calculus for my bookshelf... a souvenir from a great teaching trip to France over the last two weeks.
With 12 new Space Invaders in Lyon, our family has now flashed 832 Invaders, putting us in 7734th place worldwide. 👾👾👾
September 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
With 12 new Space Invaders in Lyon, our family has now flashed 832 Invaders, putting us in 7734th place worldwide. 👾👾👾