Alicia Brunner

PhD candidate at Cornell, MSc from Ohio State | @SMBC Jamaica & @HubbardBrookNH | studying the impacts of environmental change on migratory birds 🐥🦖| she/her

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Something incredible happened today! I saw a strange bird foraging near a net, unlike any other migrant we see in Jamaica. I lifted my binos and IT WAS A KIRTLANDS WARBLER 😱 This is the first known record of a KIWA in JA. I still can’t believe it! #ornithology #JamBirds2019

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

@evornithology Had a great time birding with you! #squadgoals

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Those are all ticks OK SWEET DREAMS ☠️

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Hey #ornithology peeps! I’ll be presenting some of my PhD work on breeding and fall migration phenology of the Hubbard Brook Black-throated Blues 💙 during the Wed poster session at #AOS_SCO23 🐣 It’s got #warblers, it’s got #MotusWTS, it’s got it all 😉 come say hi!

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

I need this. Where can I find this support in Ithaca!?!

[Akshita Sivakumar, Ph.D @moredustings.bsky.social @moredustings]

I wrote my dissertation with joy + sanity intact because my local cafe held me in life-affirming community. They protected my space where I wrote 6x/wk. So many regulars cheered me on. An older patron once whispered "You're a genius" (I'm not) in my ear, and shared poetry🥹…

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

@tbh_i_dont_know Congrats! Huge accomplishment! My first paper from my Masters came out 3 years after I defended, so I mean 9 months is fantastic and really common for research degrees, btw 😉 don’t let Cornell fool you!

[Dr. Rebecca Burdine - (Black lives matter!) @rburdine1]

This really is no joke. People act like toxic environments in research is the price we have to pay for genius to succeed. But have we considered that there might be more success in positive work environments where everyone feels properly supported? /1

https://t.co/aZQTMlgKuJ

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

@meganbarkdull_ It’s so intense, my lungs are burning 😮‍💨😷

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Tagging songbirds is one of the most enjoyable parts of my research 😍 this past week I had the pleasure of training this years crew on how to safely and effectively tag our Black-throated Blue Warblers breeding at Hubbard Brook #ornithology #fallmigration #phdlife

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Tagging songbirds is one of the most enjoyable parts of my research 😍 this past week I had the pleasure of training this years crew on how to safely and effectively tag our Black-throated Blue Warblers breeding at Hubbard Brook #ornithology #fallmigration #phdlife

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

This stunning male Blackburnian Warbler is a pleasant surprise in terms of bycatch birds in the Hubbard Brook forest! 🧡 They are usually so hesitant to come down from the canopy! 🌲

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

The first female Black-throated Blue Warbler we caught at Hubbard Brook this summer 💙
She is everything. I love these birds 🥺
#ornithology #HubbardBrook

[TheBirdsGuy (Ian Davies) @thebirdsguy]

Over 100,000 warblers in Tadoussac today, and still going at 1000/minute. Absolute heaven.

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

In honor of today being the first official day of the 2023 summer field season studying Black-throated Blue Warblers at Hubbard Brook, enjoy this very niche meme that I made 💔🪺 #ornithology

[Stu Mackenzie @AnousBirding]

Equivalent of a #MotusWTS 🎤 drop today in Movement Ecology. 👇👇👇 @BirdsCanada @SMBC #migration #birds #ornithology

[National Zoo @NationalZoo]

Night flight! Tracking data reveal when and why songbirds begin their massive migrations — during the darkest stages of twilight and, like mini-meteorologists, songbirds track atmospheric pressure to ensure safe and efficient flights. @SMBC Learn more: https://t.co/Cd9yp2Zie2

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

@clarkrushing Thanks Clark! 🤩

[Alicia Brunner @AliciaBrunner]

Check out the new paper drop! A fun collab featuring tracking data from 8 species, including the one and only Swainson's Warbler! We found that 90% of individuals likely initiating long-distance migratory flights departed within 69 min (nice) of civil dusk
https://t.co/4e7doyCvrE

[Courtney Davis, Ph.D. @ero_ire_itum]

Our team @CornellBirds is looking for a #postdoc interested in using @Team_eBird data and data products to monitor and evaluate #biodiversity and ecosystem health using birds as indicators!