Lisha Berzins
@lishaberzins.bsky.social
Early Career Researcher -> research focuses on determining the drivers of migratory bird declines and identifying conservation actions. Enjoys birding, gardening, running | Opinion’s my own | She/her
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Today is World Swift Day
In a recent study, we found that swifts across Europe are incorporating plastic debris into their nests. We surveyed 500 nests across 7 European countries, and found plastic in many of them.
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#UrbanEcology #PlasticPollution #Birds
In a recent study, we found that swifts across Europe are incorporating plastic debris into their nests. We surveyed 500 nests across 7 European countries, and found plastic in many of them.
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#UrbanEcology #PlasticPollution #Birds
June 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today is World Swift Day
In a recent study, we found that swifts across Europe are incorporating plastic debris into their nests. We surveyed 500 nests across 7 European countries, and found plastic in many of them.
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#UrbanEcology #PlasticPollution #Birds
In a recent study, we found that swifts across Europe are incorporating plastic debris into their nests. We surveyed 500 nests across 7 European countries, and found plastic in many of them.
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#UrbanEcology #PlasticPollution #Birds
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Extending Long-Term Avian Studies Alters Temporal and Climate-Driven Trend Conclusions | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
Extending Long‐Term Avian Studies Alters Temporal and Climate‐Driven Trend Conclusions
Long-term population studies are essential for understanding the effects of climate change on biodiversity, yet predictions based on short-term data may be unreliable. Our findings reveal that initia...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Extending Long-Term Avian Studies Alters Temporal and Climate-Driven Trend Conclusions | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶
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Less than 1 week left to register for the Canadian Society of Ornithologists 2025 Meeting, running August 13-16!
We have many exciting workshops and field trips! Come visit the FIRST bird sanctuary ever established in North America!
#Ornithology #SaskatoonBirding #BirdsofSaskatchewan
We have many exciting workshops and field trips! Come visit the FIRST bird sanctuary ever established in North America!
#Ornithology #SaskatoonBirding #BirdsofSaskatchewan
July 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Less than 1 week left to register for the Canadian Society of Ornithologists 2025 Meeting, running August 13-16!
We have many exciting workshops and field trips! Come visit the FIRST bird sanctuary ever established in North America!
#Ornithology #SaskatoonBirding #BirdsofSaskatchewan
We have many exciting workshops and field trips! Come visit the FIRST bird sanctuary ever established in North America!
#Ornithology #SaskatoonBirding #BirdsofSaskatchewan
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How many swifts can fit in a chimney? At least 2,400 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqO...
How many swifts can fit in a chimney? At least 2,400
A technician with Birds Canada captured more than 2,400 chimney swifts flying into this Fredericton chimney.»»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: h...
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June 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
How many swifts can fit in a chimney? At least 2,400 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqO...
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The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶
June 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck | doi.org/10.1675/063.... | Waterbirds | #ornithology 🪶
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Anyone have any dictation-to-text apps they like to use to collect data? There are some great paid options, but free would be nice!
May 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Anyone have any dictation-to-text apps they like to use to collect data? There are some great paid options, but free would be nice!
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Shrinking body size under climate warming is not associated with selection for smaller individuals in a migratory bird | J Applied Ecology @britishecologicalsociety.org | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #animalmigration
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Shrinking body size under climate warming is not associated with selection for smaller individuals in a migratory bird | J Applied Ecology @britishecologicalsociety.org | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #animalmigration
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#ornithology and #population biology folks: I need 2 sets of avian life table data to use in a chapter I'm writing. Having trouble finding good examples! Hoping for a nice fast-slow comparison, maybe tropical-temperate, or small-large body size? please help!
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#ornithology and #population biology folks: I need 2 sets of avian life table data to use in a chapter I'm writing. Having trouble finding good examples! Hoping for a nice fast-slow comparison, maybe tropical-temperate, or small-large body size? please help!
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We're saying hello to Sand Martins, our next #SpringArrivalSpotlight!
Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long!
Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.
Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long!
Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.
March 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We're saying hello to Sand Martins, our next #SpringArrivalSpotlight!
Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long!
Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.
Gracing our skies from March, they nest in colonies in sandy banks & cliff-sides. Did you know? Their burrows can be up to a metre long!
Spot their distinctive swirling flight & short, forked tail.
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Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites | doi.org/10.1017/S095... | @bci-journal.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶
February 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites | doi.org/10.1017/S095... | @bci-journal.bsky.social | #ornithology 🪶
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Hey bird people! Join us in Saskatoon for SCO-SOC 2025 Conference in Aug 13-16. Symposia and workshop submissions are open now until Jan 31!
conferences.usask.ca/sco-2025/ind...
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January 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hey bird people! Join us in Saskatoon for SCO-SOC 2025 Conference in Aug 13-16. Symposia and workshop submissions are open now until Jan 31!
conferences.usask.ca/sco-2025/ind...
conferences.usask.ca/sco-2025/ind...
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More than garden plants: extending the conversation of urban gardens as an important refuge for Australian birds | link.springer.com/ar... | Biodiversity and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
January 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
More than garden plants: extending the conversation of urban gardens as an important refuge for Australian birds | link.springer.com/ar... | Biodiversity and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
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If you are a Canadian ornithologist (or adjacent) and care about museum collections in Canada, I'm looking for a Canadian partner for a small project (nice honours/museum studies project, too!) #ornithology
related, do I know *ANYONE* doing museum/specimen work on birds in Canada?
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
If you are a Canadian ornithologist (or adjacent) and care about museum collections in Canada, I'm looking for a Canadian partner for a small project (nice honours/museum studies project, too!) #ornithology
My feed is full of Robin photos everyday and I love it!!!
November 22, 2024 at 1:27 AM
My feed is full of Robin photos everyday and I love it!!!
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Starting something new… let me know if you want to be added to this list! (reply with a bird pic)
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November 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Starting something new… let me know if you want to be added to this list! (reply with a bird pic)
go.bsky.app/5AD65ZD
go.bsky.app/5AD65ZD
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I’ve logged back in, so let me promote our latest paper on the pesticides in stormwater ponds that accumulate in biofilms —> turns out those biofilms are bad food for bugs! #ecology #biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 20, 2024 at 1:19 PM
I’ve logged back in, so let me promote our latest paper on the pesticides in stormwater ponds that accumulate in biofilms —> turns out those biofilms are bad food for bugs! #ecology #biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bluesky and fellow #urbanists - I am an ecologist at Cal State Los Angeles. My research is focusing more and more on urbanist issues, e.g., walkability, urban design, etc., and the intersection between benefits for people and biodiversity. I'd love to connect with others thinking of similar things.
November 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Bluesky and fellow #urbanists - I am an ecologist at Cal State Los Angeles. My research is focusing more and more on urbanist issues, e.g., walkability, urban design, etc., and the intersection between benefits for people and biodiversity. I'd love to connect with others thinking of similar things.
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I am keen to connect w folks from around the globe and spanning sectors and disciplines keen to help bend the curve for freshwater biodiversity. B-sky seems to have lots of marine peeps but comparatively few FW champs. Let's connect and make good things happen! Pic from @wwf.
November 3, 2023 at 11:39 PM
I am keen to connect w folks from around the globe and spanning sectors and disciplines keen to help bend the curve for freshwater biodiversity. B-sky seems to have lots of marine peeps but comparatively few FW champs. Let's connect and make good things happen! Pic from @wwf.
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A workshop = a session that provide opportunities for participants to receive training in a particular skill set. Got an idea for a workshop for our 2024 joint mtg w/ the Assoc. of Field Ornithologists & Soc. of Canadian Ornithologists? Get your proposal in by 1/15! afoscowos2024.org/symposiums-w...
October 30, 2023 at 4:56 PM
A workshop = a session that provide opportunities for participants to receive training in a particular skill set. Got an idea for a workshop for our 2024 joint mtg w/ the Assoc. of Field Ornithologists & Soc. of Canadian Ornithologists? Get your proposal in by 1/15! afoscowos2024.org/symposiums-w...
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It's official: our 2024 joint mtg with the Association of Field Ornithologists & Society of Canadian Ornithologists has a logo! Designed by U of Illinois student Spencer Hulsey, it features a tern, woodpecker, & warbler drawn from the individual logos of the three host societies. afoscowos2024.org
October 24, 2023 at 7:05 PM
It's official: our 2024 joint mtg with the Association of Field Ornithologists & Society of Canadian Ornithologists has a logo! Designed by U of Illinois student Spencer Hulsey, it features a tern, woodpecker, & warbler drawn from the individual logos of the three host societies. afoscowos2024.org
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Please consider signing this petition asking for increased investment in graduate student and postdoctoral researchers in Canada #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
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Petition e-4604 - Petitions
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October 16, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Please consider signing this petition asking for increased investment in graduate student and postdoctoral researchers in Canada #SupportOurScience @supportourscience.bsky.social
petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/...
petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/...
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Conservationists fear that without a recovery plan, the Tasmanian azure kingfisher could go extinct www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
It's estimated there are between 250 and 400 of these birds left in the wild — but there's no plan...
Dean has fallen in love with the elusive Tasmanian azure kingfisher, but fears not enough is being done to protect the species, which is one of 14 endangered native birds without a recovery plan.
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October 9, 2023 at 7:01 AM
Conservationists fear that without a recovery plan, the Tasmanian azure kingfisher could go extinct www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
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WOS membership starts at just $20/year for just students & early-career folks! Join us and you'll be joining a warm, welcoming community of bird people and supporting the next generation of ornithologists. 🧪🪶 wilsonsociety.org/membershipbe...
October 3, 2023 at 3:35 PM
WOS membership starts at just $20/year for just students & early-career folks! Join us and you'll be joining a warm, welcoming community of bird people and supporting the next generation of ornithologists. 🧪🪶 wilsonsociety.org/membershipbe...
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New blog post: Last week I ranted about reviewers, now a little rant about authors because fair is fair..... scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/m...
My writing pet peeves: “Further studies are needed”
As usual, xkcd is on to something. It’s hard to find a paper that doesn’t tell us, near the end of the Discussion, that “future studies are needed”. In fact, the phrase is such a cliché that ...
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October 3, 2023 at 12:16 PM
New blog post: Last week I ranted about reviewers, now a little rant about authors because fair is fair..... scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/m...
Saturday evening recharge in this beautiful urban park. Grey catbirds are still here!
September 24, 2023 at 1:11 AM
Saturday evening recharge in this beautiful urban park. Grey catbirds are still here!