Dustin E. Brewer

I'm a naturalist-ecologist interested in wildlife conservation. I like birds.

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

The first chapter of my (now defended!) dissertation has been published. Check it out here, to learn about what microhabitat and how much King Rails need in the western Lake Erie region:

https://t.co/xJ6sgPDXid

#Ornithology #Conservation #Dissertation

[Ecology and Evolution @Ecol_Evol]

Differing drivers of decline within a migratory metapopulation has implications for future conservation. From @Luke_ozharris, @StuBearhop, @geoffmhilton, @MitchWeegman et al: https://t.co/H1oXp1WU6k #ornithology

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

My Marsh Madness final four (favorite rails):
King Rail vs Yellow Rail.
Black Rail vs Sora.
#MarshMadness #Birds #MarchMadness

[Waterbirds Journal @WaterbirdsJourn]

Out now in @WaterbirdsJourn:

Satellite tracking reveals first evidence of partial migration in North American Great Egrets #ornithology #waterbirds https://t.co/LsguXT5pq0

📸: Mike Baird

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

Being unique might lead to being lonely:
#ornithology #anthropomorphic

[Waterbirds Journal @WaterbirdsJourn]

Happy to announce that our issue 45(2) is now available online! https://t.co/3KitOgp447

[Angela Fuller @Fuller_Lab]

#birders, get paid $19.25/hr (hotels/vehicle provided) to document the 250+ breeding bird species in NY. Hiring 12 skilled point-count technicians (18 May-6 July) for the @nybbaiii #birding #ornithology #birding
Apply here: https://t.co/VOQGIHWAla
Pls RT!

[Rob Heathcote @rjpheathcote]

Very excited to (finally!) see our paper out in @NatureEcoEvo showing how spatial memory predicts whether, and where, pheasants are killed by predators! https://t.co/jucV38NedU (thread!) 1/

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

"Antiphonal Duets." Looking up this term reminded me how amazing the synchronized songs of two different birds can be! https://t.co/vJpfZCMhAe
#birds #science #ecology #ornithology

[Association of Field Ornithologists @FieldOrnith]

The deadline for applications from US/Canada for our Bergstrom Award is this Sunday 1/15. Up to 5 awards of $1500 USD are granted annually. You can apply online here: https://t.co/bKpUmx6pk2 | #ornithology #grants #fieldwork #naturalhistory

[Ella @EcologyElla]

A whole flock 🥹!

#FlyingDuckOrchid #orchid #duck

[Jason Gregg @JasonJGregg]

I am super excited to share the first video of the Black-naped pheasant-pigeon, a species from Papua New Guinea lost to science for 140 years! @ABCbirds @rewild @Jordan_Boersma @johnmittermeier

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Dance like no one is watching, or like you're a sharp-tailed grouse.

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

@meelyn_pandit Both good votes, I like the rationale! Perhaps a Piping Plover would be good, too.

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

What should Michigan's state bird be?
https://t.co/IGT0Oe83SM
#Michigan #birds

[J. of Avian Biology @AvianBiology]

More accumulating evidence on the substantial and long-term consequences of supplementary feeding in wild animal populations

Read more here: https://t.co/EYjXjfaV2e

@NordicOikos @WileyEcolEvol @Biology_LU @_Jni_ @hydrobates1

#OpenAccess #ornithology #avian #research #ecology

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

In my latest 'what is a scientist' blogpost, I wrote about scientific publishing:
https://t.co/AzeywyyN3m

This might be helpful for friends and family who are curious about what their scientist does.

#Science #Publishing #PhD #Curiosity

[Liam Berigan @LA_Berigan]

New paper: lesser prairie-chickens, which are a hair away from the endangered species list, are largely neglected on federal lands in favor of intensive grazing practices https://t.co/pg4t2Cf9Um (PC: Melody Lytle)

[Dustin E. Brewer @MarshMadness]

Our biology department carved pumpkins today! I was challenged to carve a rail, so I gave it a shot. @Cmich_Biology #Birds #creativity #Halloween

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Wildlife prefer when you lay off the fall yard work.

Shred leaves for mulch or create a wildlife oasis of vegetation, branches, sticks and stems in a corner of your yard. More tips: https://t.co/MgFDGBWj5m 🍂

📷 : Terrestrial red-spotted newt L. Enders/USFWS