Christopher M. Heckscher

Ornithologist/Entomologist/natural history explorer @DelStateUniv

Research featured in Smithsonian Magazine/National Geographic/Netflix docuseries Connected

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

I became aware today that this @NatGeo article was published in July. It highlights the work of my lab with Veeries and their relationship with tropical weather. Thanks to @GregKahn & @Sarah_Gibbens. Enjoy. 🪺🌀

https://t.co/9PKBGKDcZC

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

@BarstoolPhilly Nick has always been this way, no different here. Remember his intro as a Phillie?: I hit baseballs.

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Our latest paper on the Veery - hurricane relationship. Over a 23-year period, tropical storms and hurricanes were a predictor of the morphology and body condition of Veeries returning to #Delaware. @SciReports #Ornithology

https://t.co/6UkNmbNJR7

[Gary Ritchison @GaryRitchison]

Severe en route tropical weather is a predictor of morphological variation and body condition of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird [Veeries (Catharus fuscescens)]
https://t.co/fbSHggOENM

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

@DC_Draino Yeah, but what about the eggs.

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

@onehandpolitics Third grade might be a stretch. Did you try 2nd grade?

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Latest publication from @eaglehillmaine Neotropical Naturalist: https://t.co/uBUSkiBkmc

#Ornithology #Naturalhistory

[Dan Baldassarre @evornithology]

Incredible video here from Violet Wu. Apparently this is @MacaulayLibrary’s top-rated video of 2024. Featuring the GOAT duck- Torrent Duck.

[Vitek Jirinec @VitekJirinec]

Barred Owls in Louisiana: learn how owls move through urban areas by night AND day, their energetics, and how this relates to human affluence (spoiler: they prefer richer areas). https://t.co/MwASSDHXWc, @AmOrnith @OrnithApplic

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

@evornithology I'm on board. I use the term quite a bit.

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Photuris mysticalampas, also called the mysterious lantern firefly, gives an eerie green glow from dark silent swamp forests #SaveOurPlanet

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

#SaveOurPlanet

[Chris Thorogood @thorogoodchris1]

A rare wild jade vine (Strongylodon elmeri) I saw deep in the Philippine rainforest in 2022. Unlike the jade vine commonly grown in botanic gardens, this species produces terminal clusters of flowers that hang from long, cable-like vines. Finding it was magical: it lit up the forest and our day 🩵

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Two major hurricanes in the Gulf during peak #birdmigration could be devastating for some #songbird populations. 😧

[Philip Klotzbach @philklotzbach]

#Hurricane #Milton has reintensified to a Category 5 hurricane with max winds of 165 mph. Milton is the strongest Atlantic hurricane this late in the calendar year since Wilma (2005).

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Fantastic news. @DelStateUniv next??
#DSU #DelState

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

"UC San Diego begins requiring climate-change course to graduate in 2028" -- Bravo to @UCSanDiego for raising the bar for the rest of us:
https://t.co/hgoYfhTyo8

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

"UC San Diego begins requiring climate-change course to graduate in 2028" -- Bravo to @UCSanDiego for raising the bar for the rest of us:
https://t.co/hgoYfhTyo8

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

@evornithology Underrated.

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

I love being a Philly fan😆

[Crossing Broad @CrossingBroad]

Chase Utley throws out the first pitch Saturday or we riot @Phillies

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

Today at #AOS24 poster session

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Happy anniversary, @MichelleObama! 32 years together, and I couldn’t have asked for a better partner and friend to go through life with.

[Christopher M. Heckscher @madthrush]

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