Dan Baldassarre
@evornithology
Associate prof @sunyoswego teaching and studying bird behavior. Opinions = mine, not representative of NY state government. #LaVidaNOCA #AwesomeBirds
Bird species when they finally evolve the ability to recognize brood parasites in their nest
Only a few pages in, but this tidbit stands out: in the lead up to D-Day, Eisenhower was so stressed out of his mind that he was smoking 80 Camel cigarettes a day.

Real banana republic type shit. The head clown just has dummies and sycophants installed everywhere. What a joke.
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
Dinosaurs weren’t like birds.
Dinosaurs weren’t like birds.
Wake up babe, new thermal hole just opened scientificamerican.com/article/new-th…
Some days you’re the kite, some days you’re the vole 📷 Sha Lu



“No, no, no, get my good side!” -this Common Yellowthroat, probably


Where’s Manny?
Boston Red Sox: foxsports.com/stories/mlb/20…
Today, after 7 years as a professor, I have decided to no longer attend faculty meetings on biblical grounds.

Rear toes are for suckers
Swifts are incredible in the air. We have a couple of sites where we are able to catch and ring them year after year, this one is at least 7 years old (probably 9). They lack nesting sites so as a country we need to put up more nest boxes for them. Watch this space for more!