Olivia M. Smith
@oliviamsmith.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at Michigan State University in EEB & Hort | farming for people and nature | conservation | ornithology | agroecology | she/her
September 2021 - very first MSU eeBirding ever!
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
September 2021 - very first MSU eeBirding ever!
September 2022
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
September 2022
September 2023
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
September 2023
September 2024
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
September 2024
September birding with the MSU EEB Community. This is now the 5th year of me running this group!
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
September birding with the MSU EEB Community. This is now the 5th year of me running this group!
Monthly MSU EEB Program birding
We're just getting into migration, so it wasn't the most exciting birding, but we did see about 20 wood ducks.
We're just getting into migration, so it wasn't the most exciting birding, but we did see about 20 wood ducks.
August 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Monthly MSU EEB Program birding
We're just getting into migration, so it wasn't the most exciting birding, but we did see about 20 wood ducks.
We're just getting into migration, so it wasn't the most exciting birding, but we did see about 20 wood ducks.
Really excited for the Smith BIRDS Lab to be starting up our first large research project! We're surveying small-scale diversified, organic farms in urban and rural areas to examine tradeoffs of having songbirds on farms in different contexts.
📸 Rachel Fredrickson looking for birds at Growing Hope
📸 Rachel Fredrickson looking for birds at Growing Hope
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really excited for the Smith BIRDS Lab to be starting up our first large research project! We're surveying small-scale diversified, organic farms in urban and rural areas to examine tradeoffs of having songbirds on farms in different contexts.
📸 Rachel Fredrickson looking for birds at Growing Hope
📸 Rachel Fredrickson looking for birds at Growing Hope
The MSU EEB Program's monthly birding trip today was packed! This month, we opened up our birding group to the public as part of a warbler ID learning series co-hosted with the Michigan State Bird Observatory and Capital Area Audubon Society. We had somewhere around 40 birders join us!
May 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The MSU EEB Program's monthly birding trip today was packed! This month, we opened up our birding group to the public as part of a warbler ID learning series co-hosted with the Michigan State Bird Observatory and Capital Area Audubon Society. We had somewhere around 40 birders join us!
The answer: not often! We found that nearly 3 in 4 journals do not encourage authors to consider accessibility when preparing manuscripts. Most policies that did exist only mentioned colorblind-friendly figures—almost twice as often as any other recommendation.
April 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The answer: not often! We found that nearly 3 in 4 journals do not encourage authors to consider accessibility when preparing manuscripts. Most policies that did exist only mentioned colorblind-friendly figures—almost twice as often as any other recommendation.
Lots of cool waterfowl out, such as gadwall, blue-winged teal, northern shovelers, wood ducks, and more!
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Lots of cool waterfowl out, such as gadwall, blue-winged teal, northern shovelers, wood ducks, and more!
Super fun morning birding with the MSU EEB community! This month we joined up with the Capital Area Audubon Society to explore MSU's Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center. Fun group and great birds!
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Super fun morning birding with the MSU EEB community! This month we joined up with the Capital Area Audubon Society to explore MSU's Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center. Fun group and great birds!
....and an action shot of when we found the pileated woodpecker
March 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
....and an action shot of when we found the pileated woodpecker
March birding with the MSU EEB community.
We got a surprise snow on top of cold/wind, but we still had a great time. We found a bald eagle while leaving the parking lot, a pileated woodpecker, and a rough-legged hawk. Pretty good winter birding, esp. for a park in the middle of town!
We got a surprise snow on top of cold/wind, but we still had a great time. We found a bald eagle while leaving the parking lot, a pileated woodpecker, and a rough-legged hawk. Pretty good winter birding, esp. for a park in the middle of town!
March 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
March birding with the MSU EEB community.
We got a surprise snow on top of cold/wind, but we still had a great time. We found a bald eagle while leaving the parking lot, a pileated woodpecker, and a rough-legged hawk. Pretty good winter birding, esp. for a park in the middle of town!
We got a surprise snow on top of cold/wind, but we still had a great time. We found a bald eagle while leaving the parking lot, a pileated woodpecker, and a rough-legged hawk. Pretty good winter birding, esp. for a park in the middle of town!
Another great birding event with the MSU EEB community! Early February is challenging to find many bird species, so we were pleased with having seen 15. Our two American Black Ducks were my favorites.
February 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Another great birding event with the MSU EEB community! Early February is challenging to find many bird species, so we were pleased with having seen 15. Our two American Black Ducks were my favorites.
I had a great time birding with my MSU birding group even if the "feels like" temp was 0 F! We found the Short-eared Owls we were looking for. You know, the temp wasn't too bad with 3 pairs of pants, a snow suit designed for snowmobiling, heated gloves, "HotHands" hand warmers, a mask, etc.
January 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I had a great time birding with my MSU birding group even if the "feels like" temp was 0 F! We found the Short-eared Owls we were looking for. You know, the temp wasn't too bad with 3 pairs of pants, a snow suit designed for snowmobiling, heated gloves, "HotHands" hand warmers, a mask, etc.