Auriel Fournier
@rallidaerule.bsky.social
Forbes Bio Station Director
Wetland Bird/Waterfowl @ Illinois Natural Hist Survey
Posts do not represent my employer
President @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
Gardening
she/her
aurielfournier.github.io
forbes-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu
Wetland Bird/Waterfowl @ Illinois Natural Hist Survey
Posts do not represent my employer
President @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social
Gardening
she/her
aurielfournier.github.io
forbes-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu
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Normalize admitting you don’t know what some shit means!
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Normalize admitting you don’t know what some shit means!
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Very relatable bird.
Moorhen going for a run on the surface of the Forth and Clyde canal, at Temple in Glasgow. #birds
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Very relatable bird.
hey that's my paper! With Cheyenne Beach and Jen Koop!
Yay scaup!
Yay scaup!
From the current WJO issue: Effects of surgically implanted intra-abdominal transmitters with external antennae on egg laying and behavior of captive-reared Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
hey that's my paper! With Cheyenne Beach and Jen Koop!
Yay scaup!
Yay scaup!
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We churned through over 100 million radar samples to quantify the structure of migration through the airspaces across the United States: Just out in Ecology esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We churned through over 100 million radar samples to quantify the structure of migration through the airspaces across the United States: Just out in Ecology esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
my beloved enamel dutch oven has chipped :(
The chip is small, smaller then a dime. And its on the bottom of the inside.
Does anyone have any experience in trying to repair small enamel chips that are very much on the cooking surface? The internet resources I'm finding aren't super detailed
The chip is small, smaller then a dime. And its on the bottom of the inside.
Does anyone have any experience in trying to repair small enamel chips that are very much on the cooking surface? The internet resources I'm finding aren't super detailed
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
my beloved enamel dutch oven has chipped :(
The chip is small, smaller then a dime. And its on the bottom of the inside.
Does anyone have any experience in trying to repair small enamel chips that are very much on the cooking surface? The internet resources I'm finding aren't super detailed
The chip is small, smaller then a dime. And its on the bottom of the inside.
Does anyone have any experience in trying to repair small enamel chips that are very much on the cooking surface? The internet resources I'm finding aren't super detailed
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I think this Bittern is rather #round for #BirdOfTheDay, and does double duty for #WaderWednesday
📷🪶🟤
📷🪶🟤
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I think this Bittern is rather #round for #BirdOfTheDay, and does double duty for #WaderWednesday
📷🪶🟤
📷🪶🟤
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My experience with the academic job market is that there is simply far more luck involved than the vast majority of people are comfortable saying. Which departments are even hiring, what internal politics mean for the research topics they want, what fields the NSF has postdocs for, etc.
All of us from the post-2008 era (and before, no doubt) have traumatic memories of the academic job market, but I don't think the real problem was the hotel rooms (or the ballroom!), & I think it should be noticed that the real problem (no jobs, ridiculous power disparities) is now worse
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My experience with the academic job market is that there is simply far more luck involved than the vast majority of people are comfortable saying. Which departments are even hiring, what internal politics mean for the research topics they want, what fields the NSF has postdocs for, etc.
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
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This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This has gotten surprisingly little attention — it's not even on the front page of @science.org right now — but it's really hard to describe what the SAFE Research Act would do to US science and scientists without sounding insane
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
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Even with the gov't open, study sections won't be able to instantly restart. Apart from rescheduling, sections scheduled to meet in the next week or two would have been paralyzed by the shutdown with reviews not yet assigned, reviews not yet come in, discussion order not set, etc. 🧪
While the government was shut down, 379 NIH study section meetings (containing 24,380 grant applications) were postponed. NIH is committed to getting these reviewed, but please be patient and understanding with staff, as this is a complex and heavy lift.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Even with the gov't open, study sections won't be able to instantly restart. Apart from rescheduling, sections scheduled to meet in the next week or two would have been paralyzed by the shutdown with reviews not yet assigned, reviews not yet come in, discussion order not set, etc. 🧪
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Pour one out for the Federal IT folks today, who have to deal with 42 days of updates and backlogs and expired certifications.
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pour one out for the Federal IT folks today, who have to deal with 42 days of updates and backlogs and expired certifications.
I've been through a few long shutdowns, first as a USGS Coop Unit PhD student, then with a USGS co-advisor for my postdoc, and now this one.
I had forgotten how today feels, as the emails from federal colleagues start to roll in, I've missed them so much, welcome back friends
I had forgotten how today feels, as the emails from federal colleagues start to roll in, I've missed them so much, welcome back friends
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've been through a few long shutdowns, first as a USGS Coop Unit PhD student, then with a USGS co-advisor for my postdoc, and now this one.
I had forgotten how today feels, as the emails from federal colleagues start to roll in, I've missed them so much, welcome back friends
I had forgotten how today feels, as the emails from federal colleagues start to roll in, I've missed them so much, welcome back friends
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Today many federal employees will get back to work for the first time since Sept 30. That’s 43 days of unread emails, missed obligations, and extraordinary stress.
If you need something from me, please be patient with as I work through my inbox and sort through shifted priorities/timelines.
If you need something from me, please be patient with as I work through my inbox and sort through shifted priorities/timelines.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today many federal employees will get back to work for the first time since Sept 30. That’s 43 days of unread emails, missed obligations, and extraordinary stress.
If you need something from me, please be patient with as I work through my inbox and sort through shifted priorities/timelines.
If you need something from me, please be patient with as I work through my inbox and sort through shifted priorities/timelines.
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Exactly this. Sending strength to all our fellow feds, and to everyone else: please bear with us. Let’s see how this goes.
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Exactly this. Sending strength to all our fellow feds, and to everyone else: please bear with us. Let’s see how this goes.
A reminder, to myself and others, as our federal colleagues return to work, the backlog will be huge, and they didn't just come back from vacation, they are coming back from something that has impacted each of them in their own way
I know I am eager to talk to many of them, but lets all be patient
I know I am eager to talk to many of them, but lets all be patient
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A reminder, to myself and others, as our federal colleagues return to work, the backlog will be huge, and they didn't just come back from vacation, they are coming back from something that has impacted each of them in their own way
I know I am eager to talk to many of them, but lets all be patient
I know I am eager to talk to many of them, but lets all be patient
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Behold the weighing of a baby emperor penguin.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Behold the weighing of a baby emperor penguin.
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Drive thru person: hi, will you be using our app today?
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Drive thru person: hi, will you be using our app today?
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
Me, a mid-30s octogenarian, becoming panicked and discombobulated in the face of changing society: n-no? I’m outside the restaurant in my car
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With the aurora popping up again last night, I thought I'd repost this adventure from last year. I drew this when the great @nepeteaa.bsky.social wondered what night-migrating songbirds might make of it all. Part 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
With the aurora popping up again last night, I thought I'd repost this adventure from last year. I drew this when the great @nepeteaa.bsky.social wondered what night-migrating songbirds might make of it all. Part 1/2
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November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It was spectacular in Illinois last night!!
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It was spectacular in Illinois last night!!
Please do not hold back on posting northern lights photos
the world is full of wonder
even in the midst of....reality right now
the world is full of wonder
even in the midst of....reality right now
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Please do not hold back on posting northern lights photos
the world is full of wonder
even in the midst of....reality right now
the world is full of wonder
even in the midst of....reality right now
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dear conservative students who only attend class online, have gender-neutral names, and are angry that they get called by an incorrect pronoun by their group members: i'm thrilled to inform you we *do* in fact have a solution for this issue
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
dear conservative students who only attend class online, have gender-neutral names, and are angry that they get called by an incorrect pronoun by their group members: i'm thrilled to inform you we *do* in fact have a solution for this issue