Dylan Bakner

Wildlife Science (B.S.) - PSU (2016); Wildlife Ecology (Ph.D.) - LSU (2023); Postdoctoral Fellow - URI (he/him)

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Check out our new paper in @PLOSONE where we evaluated wood duck nests that were parasitized by hooded mergansers and black-bellied whistling-ducks. @KevinRingelman @LSUAgCenter

https://t.co/dzRFy6ZzjC

[Katie Miranda @KatieMiranda_]

It’s that time of year again!

I’m hiring three 🦆 technicians to assist in data collection for my Master’s project on Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks. Please share!

[Remington Moll @remington_moll]

New paper! We analyzed coyote abundance across the continent working w/@RolandKays & SNAPSHOT USA

Hunting seemed to ⬆️ abundance
Wolf, puma, & bear effects were habitat-dependent
Urban effects flipped from ➖ to➕as spatial scale increased

Free access: https://t.co/oBmYTSYLs9

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

So proud of @KatieMiranda_ who essentially completed at MS project during undergrad!

[Kevin Ringelman @KevinRingelman]

Undergrad thesis from @KatieMiranda_ published today! Traditional monitoring methods dramatically underestimate duckling recruitment in cavity-nesting waterfowl @LSU_Honors @JonathanEarle2
https://t.co/Cx1uggs6bY

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Please share with anyone who might be interested in joining our research team at @universityofri For more information or to apply, visit: https://t.co/9Ho3MrSE6r.

[Colby R. Slezak, PhD @colby_slezak]

Woodcock are a peculiar shorebird and nest during their spring migrations (up to 6x). Here are some of the migratory movements taken between nesting attempts for individually GPS-tagged females during 4 breeding seasons in eastern North America #itinerantbreeding #EWMRC

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Circling back to this old post as we have a new paper out regarding this topic! https://t.co/bDX4ralnEc @KevinRingelman @LSUAgCenter @Ecol_Evol

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

What is going on here? Something I frequently observe: Wood duck eggs appear to be depredated at greater rates than hooded merganser eggs (marked with red X’s).

[Kevin Ringelman @KevinRingelman]

Purpose-built open-source algorithm for classifying ducks from UAV imagery. Come see Zack Loken's talk at Ducks9 this week!

(model currently instructed to ignore hens...not enough imagery right now for the model to parse them)

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

@nmasto1 Thanks man!

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Big social media day for this guy! Lizzi Bonczek is going to marry me! ❤️

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

My brother and I defended our dissertations! I’ve accepted a postdoc at @universityofri and @BaknerNicholas at @tennesseetech. We couldn’t have done this without the support of our family, friends, and PhD committees. Proud of you Nick!

[Katie Miranda @KatieMiranda_]

Calling all 🦆 people!

I’m hiring waterfowl technicians to collect field data for my Master’s project. Come on down to Louisiana and work with Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, Wood Ducks, and Hooded Mergansers!

@KevinRingelman @LSUAgCenter @DylanDoesDucks

[Kevin Ringelman @KevinRingelman]

Putting the finishing touches on our custom PyTorch machine learning algorithm that automatically enumerates and speciates ducks from drone imagery!
@LSUResearch @LSUAgCenter @DucksUnlimited @NFWFnews

[UGA's Warnell School @UGAWarnell]

Congratulations to Warnell Ph.D. student Nicholas Bakner, the 2023 recipient of the E.L. Cheatum Award! This award recognizes excellence in academic achievements, personal qualities and participation in professional affairs and public issues. 
@BaknerNicholas

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

@crwinsor @KevinRingelman They will check both natural and box cavities. My guess is that our boxes are easier to find than some natural cavities as they are erected over open water and highly visible.

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

New short communication in Food Webs by myself and @KevinRingelman. We used modified trail cameras to observe wood duck nests and found red-bellied woodpeckers depredate and consume eggs when nests are unguarded.

https://t.co/SEG3KMQVu1

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Congratulations to @KatieMiranda_ for defending her honors thesis! You’re an incredible person and taught me so much. She will be heading to Minnedosa, MB to work for @DeltaWaterfowl. Good luck Katie! I know you’ll succeed in whatever you decide to pursue!

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

@TheresaCrimmins Louisiana!

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

Our team captured the first black-bellied whistling-duck of the year today. Like wood ducks, they are nesting ~1 month earlier than usual. Prior this year, the earliest capture we made was on April 22 during my first field season in 2020.

[Dylan Bakner @DylanDoesDucks]

@KiirstiO Honestly, I’m not sure 🤷‍♂️