Ryan Norris
@ryannorrissci.bsky.social
Prof @ University of Guelph; ecology and conservation of things that fly (🐦⬛🦋) and sometimes crawl (🦎). Loves paperwork 🙄, avoids fieldwork 😉. #GullOfTheDay. www.norrislab.ca
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Ryan Norris
@ryannorrissci.bsky.social
· Sep 17
PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.
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Birds & Beers V was a big success! Thanks to all who participated, including student poster & club presenters, speakers Oliver Love & Ryan Norris, Nelsy Niño for screening "Mingoya", Natalie Emerick for emceeing, community partners for joining us, and Vortex Canada & Whiskeyjack Boutique for prizes.
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Birds & Beers V was a big success! Thanks to all who participated, including student poster & club presenters, speakers Oliver Love & Ryan Norris, Nelsy Niño for screening "Mingoya", Natalie Emerick for emceeing, community partners for joining us, and Vortex Canada & Whiskeyjack Boutique for prizes.
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How many #birds are killed by #cats in Canada? Between 19-197 million! This is the main result from my first chapter of my PhD thesis just published in Avian Conservation and Ecology. ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How many #birds are killed by #cats in Canada? Between 19-197 million! This is the main result from my first chapter of my PhD thesis just published in Avian Conservation and Ecology. ace-eco.org/vol20/iss2/a...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.
September 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
PhD position available to study the migration ecology and year-round demography of blackpoll warblers.
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Why do only some Savannah sparrows raise 2 broods in a single season?🪶
Research by Dr. Hayley Spina @integrativebiology.bsky.social shows that levels of a hormone linked to energy use during demanding times may reveal which females are more likely to double-brood
🗞️ www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202...
Research by Dr. Hayley Spina @integrativebiology.bsky.social shows that levels of a hormone linked to energy use during demanding times may reveal which females are more likely to double-brood
🗞️ www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202...
August 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Why do only some Savannah sparrows raise 2 broods in a single season?🪶
Research by Dr. Hayley Spina @integrativebiology.bsky.social shows that levels of a hormone linked to energy use during demanding times may reveal which females are more likely to double-brood
🗞️ www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202...
Research by Dr. Hayley Spina @integrativebiology.bsky.social shows that levels of a hormone linked to energy use during demanding times may reveal which females are more likely to double-brood
🗞️ www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202...
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You know, there is this thing in science where evidence accumulates to such a degree that it becomes accepted as fact. Way to go Ross McKitrick from @uofguelph.bsky.social. Proud to have you on board.
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University of Guelph prof ‘indispensable’ in helping Trump administration repeal climate policy
Hand-picked by the Trump administration, a Guelph economics professor helped write a report that could change climate policy for one of the largest pollutors in the world.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
You know, there is this thing in science where evidence accumulates to such a degree that it becomes accepted as fact. Way to go Ross McKitrick from @uofguelph.bsky.social. Proud to have you on board.
www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...
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Our lab had a fantastic time at the Soc. Cnd. Ornithologists meeting in Saskatoon last week! Thanks to @sco-soc-2025.bsky.social and the organizers.
And congrats to Jelany Duali for winning best student talk!
#ornithology #CanadaBirds
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And congrats to Jelany Duali for winning best student talk!
#ornithology #CanadaBirds
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August 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our lab had a fantastic time at the Soc. Cnd. Ornithologists meeting in Saskatoon last week! Thanks to @sco-soc-2025.bsky.social and the organizers.
And congrats to Jelany Duali for winning best student talk!
#ornithology #CanadaBirds
@passarahformes.bsky.social
@jonathanjojochu.bsky.social
And congrats to Jelany Duali for winning best student talk!
#ornithology #CanadaBirds
@passarahformes.bsky.social
@jonathanjojochu.bsky.social
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Today at the Society of Canadian Ornithologists meeting in Saskatoon:
- Jelany Duali and Sarah Mueller, our Guelph collaborators, will present research on sparrow behaviour
- I will join the Motus roundtable to discuss progress with Motus Audio
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- Jelany Duali and Sarah Mueller, our Guelph collaborators, will present research on sparrow behaviour
- I will join the Motus roundtable to discuss progress with Motus Audio
@sco-soc-2025.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today at the Society of Canadian Ornithologists meeting in Saskatoon:
- Jelany Duali and Sarah Mueller, our Guelph collaborators, will present research on sparrow behaviour
- I will join the Motus roundtable to discuss progress with Motus Audio
@sco-soc-2025.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
- Jelany Duali and Sarah Mueller, our Guelph collaborators, will present research on sparrow behaviour
- I will join the Motus roundtable to discuss progress with Motus Audio
@sco-soc-2025.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
Our new paper published today in Current Biology shows that immediate international cooperation is needed to conserve the eastern North American monarch butterfly.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Our new paper published today in Current Biology shows that immediate international cooperation is needed to conserve the eastern North American monarch butterfly.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Ha! Love this, Tess!!! Tell us the final poll numbers please….and also when the paper is out.
Equilibrium - is it a thing? Jury's still out according to the sticker poll on my poster at #CSEE2025! Stay tuned for the paper!
July 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ha! Love this, Tess!!! Tell us the final poll numbers please….and also when the paper is out.
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We've just won two grants! Both are under embargo, but some exciting plans will now come to fruition for bioacoustic studies of wild birds and whales in Canada and beyond. With my awesome collaborators @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social and S. Doucet.
June 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We've just won two grants! Both are under embargo, but some exciting plans will now come to fruition for bioacoustic studies of wild birds and whales in Canada and beyond. With my awesome collaborators @jaclynaubin.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social and S. Doucet.
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It's a wrap for our 2025 Savannah Sparrow bioacoustic field studies. Thanks to our sparrow collaborators and the Bowdoin Scientific Station for a great field season in the Bay of Fundy.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's a wrap for our 2025 Savannah Sparrow bioacoustic field studies. Thanks to our sparrow collaborators and the Bowdoin Scientific Station for a great field season in the Bay of Fundy.
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Portraits of Savannah Sparrows on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada.
June 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Portraits of Savannah Sparrows on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada.
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How loud is a sparrow? Our new project involves measuring the amplitude of Savannah Sparrow songs.
This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
June 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How loud is a sparrow? Our new project involves measuring the amplitude of Savannah Sparrow songs.
This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
This is a team investigation with @jaclynaubin.bsky.social, @sdobney.bsky.social, @nelsyninor.bsky.social, M. Bygrove, N. Emerick, and our sparrow collaborators, with funding from NSERC.
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Farewell Kent Island! With an A+ Savannah Sparrow team I helped record songs of 34 males, find 36 nests, and colour band 29 adults & 18 nestlings! More to come as the season finishes. Sad to leave, but thankful to be part of this project!@dmennill.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social #ornithology
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Farewell Kent Island! With an A+ Savannah Sparrow team I helped record songs of 34 males, find 36 nests, and colour band 29 adults & 18 nestlings! More to come as the season finishes. Sad to leave, but thankful to be part of this project!@dmennill.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social #ornithology
I see the @dmennill.bsky.social hammer and the post-hammer but where is the pre-hammer? Maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social knows??
June 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I see the @dmennill.bsky.social hammer and the post-hammer but where is the pre-hammer? Maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social knows??
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Today I launched my final Song Meter recordings of the 2025 Kent Island field season. I’m loath to admit that our field expedition is nearing its end.
June 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today I launched my final Song Meter recordings of the 2025 Kent Island field season. I’m loath to admit that our field expedition is nearing its end.
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Herring Gulls are now hatching on Kent Island. This makes our Savannah Sparrow research more treacherous; giant gulls dive-bomb us when we step anywhere near their offspring. #GullOfTheDay #TerrorizedSavannahSparrowResearchers @ryannorrissci.bsky.social @liamtaylor.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Herring Gulls are now hatching on Kent Island. This makes our Savannah Sparrow research more treacherous; giant gulls dive-bomb us when we step anywhere near their offspring. #GullOfTheDay #TerrorizedSavannahSparrowResearchers @ryannorrissci.bsky.social @liamtaylor.bsky.social
I wonder if something has been beating up on the Kent Island gulls? This one looks like it had a rough night. Now that he’s here, maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social knows? #GullOfTheDay
June 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I wonder if something has been beating up on the Kent Island gulls? This one looks like it had a rough night. Now that he’s here, maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social knows? #GullOfTheDay
This Gull was hanging out at the singles area on Kent Island. I'm flummoxed on this one. Maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social can offer some advice! #GullOfTheDay
June 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This Gull was hanging out at the singles area on Kent Island. I'm flummoxed on this one. Maybe @liamtaylor.bsky.social can offer some advice! #GullOfTheDay
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A special #GullOfTheDay in honour of @liamtaylor.bsky.social's arrival at Bowdoin Scientific Station for the 2025 field season. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A special #GullOfTheDay in honour of @liamtaylor.bsky.social's arrival at Bowdoin Scientific Station for the 2025 field season. @ryannorrissci.bsky.social