Kate McGinn
@kate-mcginn.bsky.social
Visiting Professor studying the effects of climate change on wildlife using bioacoustics, movement ecology, and ecophysiology. Professional and recreational hooter | she, her, hers
Colorado College | UW Madison | USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Colorado College | UW Madison | USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Can you identify this cutie baby? Perhaps my favorite timberline tree.
September 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Can you identify this cutie baby? Perhaps my favorite timberline tree.
Can you identify the two tree species in the photo? My undergraduate students can!
September 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can you identify the two tree species in the photo? My undergraduate students can!
Me and my Ecology students to a trip out to Hoosier pass to learn about the climatic drivers of tree line and work on our field identification skills. We brought our class mascots Clarke and Tony with us to boost morale!
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Me and my Ecology students to a trip out to Hoosier pass to learn about the climatic drivers of tree line and work on our field identification skills. We brought our class mascots Clarke and Tony with us to boost morale!
Got hitched! Of course I had to have an emotional support barred owl in hand ;)
July 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Got hitched! Of course I had to have an emotional support barred owl in hand ;)
This is what acoustic data look like. These are the territorial vocalizations of a Flammulated owl. Very ferocious.
January 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is what acoustic data look like. These are the territorial vocalizations of a Flammulated owl. Very ferocious.
Peep our new paper! We leveraged our bioregional acoustic monitoring program to study the effects of fire on the distribution of forest owls in the Sierra Nevada.
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
January 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Peep our new paper! We leveraged our bioregional acoustic monitoring program to study the effects of fire on the distribution of forest owls in the Sierra Nevada.
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
Added another void of darkness to the family. In the process of teaching him about forest succession and how to drive.
January 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Added another void of darkness to the family. In the process of teaching him about forest succession and how to drive.
Really nuanced observations of form and function.
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Really nuanced observations of form and function.
Sometimes simple is poignant
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Sometimes simple is poignant
I actually wrote my first paper about birds in 2001. Frankly, this is some of my best work.
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 AM
I actually wrote my first paper about birds in 2001. Frankly, this is some of my best work.
Me at dinner tomorrow
November 27, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Me at dinner tomorrow
Me catching up on reports before the end of the year.
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Me catching up on reports before the end of the year.
Some wonderful drawings from students last month. Training them young 🦉
November 23, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Some wonderful drawings from students last month. Training them young 🦉
Hi folks!
I am a scientist studying the direct and indirect impacts of climate change🌡️🔥🌲 on wildlife🦉🐦🐀 with experience waxing poetic about biology 🧬🫀🐍 as a professor. I’ve also been known to hoot in the woods at night.
Cheers!
I am a scientist studying the direct and indirect impacts of climate change🌡️🔥🌲 on wildlife🦉🐦🐀 with experience waxing poetic about biology 🧬🫀🐍 as a professor. I’ve also been known to hoot in the woods at night.
Cheers!
November 23, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Hi folks!
I am a scientist studying the direct and indirect impacts of climate change🌡️🔥🌲 on wildlife🦉🐦🐀 with experience waxing poetic about biology 🧬🫀🐍 as a professor. I’ve also been known to hoot in the woods at night.
Cheers!
I am a scientist studying the direct and indirect impacts of climate change🌡️🔥🌲 on wildlife🦉🐦🐀 with experience waxing poetic about biology 🧬🫀🐍 as a professor. I’ve also been known to hoot in the woods at night.
Cheers!