HubbardLab

news and updates from the Hubbard Lab at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO

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So proud of Matt Gilley for his presentation award from @WilsonOrnithSoc Well deserved!! @TrumanState @TSU_Biology

[Dr Joey Hubbard @JoeyKHubbard]

Check out our paper documenting #BarnSwallows that sometimes forget which nest is theirs, lay eggs in 2 neighboring nests, and try to make it work...this summer I observed another female in Missouri going back and forth trying to incubate 2 nests at once!
https://t.co/k5bJ5oYDi7

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Nooooo!!!! My fellow banders will understand...at least we were prepping gear in the lab and not in the field #ornithology #fieldworkfail

[Truman State University Biology @TSU_Biology]

Might be biased, but these are some great scientists you should be following 🐦

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Our first barn swallow nestlings from a nest with a data logger hatched a couple days ago. Today, these little aliens were weighed and each had one toenail clipped so we can track their growth

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These swallows decided to build their nest on top of our #iButton data logger. That temperature data will be interesting

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This is my favorite #BarnSwallow nest so far this year. The head of the eagle sticks up into the nest!

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We’ve had a little rain here in Northeast MO...which has forced us to take the long way between some of our sites

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Today we deployed our first egg data logger. This will collect temperature data every minute through incubation and the first 5 days after the nestlings hatch. Thanks to @AmandaHund for lending us the loggers for the summer!

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This #bird crew just finished a #tick survey for another lab. Now we’re getting snow cones! #fieldbiology

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Today we deployed #iButton data loggers at our sites to monitor ambient temperatures where the #BarnSwallows are breeding

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First bluebirds banded! Pro-tip: plastic siding samples make perfect nest box traps! @MelissaBailey_7 @adamweinmann595 @ashley_herdman

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Anyone who says #science isn’t #creative has never prepped for a field season!

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Beautiful day for tooling around in a golf cart setting up #bluebird boxes. Hope the birds find them fast!

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Congratulations to @MelissaBailey_7 and Katie Baker!!

[Dr Joey Hubbard @JoeyKHubbard]

TFW two of your #students get grants that provide them with summer support! So much #science is gonna go down!

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Keep an eye out...@MelissaBailey_7 and @JoeyKHubbard just deployed 12 #nestboxes around the Kirksville R-III campus. Hope the #bluebirds find them fast. @TrumanState

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Kicking off spring break by checking nest boxes with @MelissaBailey_7 at the @TrumanState farm. Good to be back out in the field. Now we just need some spring weather #bluebirds

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Spent the afternoon assembling some nestboxes for eastern bluebird...fun with power tools!

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Spent the weekend cutting wood with our official lab carpenter...next weekend we assemble the nest boxes to deploy this spring!

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@HBerganRoller @JoeyKHubbard Cheap cafeteria trays?