Alice Boyle
@birdfiddler.bsky.social
birds~rain, prairies, wet tropical forests, conservation, migration & dispersal; equity & social justice; @WesternU (prev Kansas State); also fiddle player, contra dance musician
www.aliceboyle.net
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Alice Boyle
@birdfiddler.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Food Availability Cannot Explain Dispersal and Settlement Decisions of a Grassland Bird
We test a commonly assumed explanation for animal movements—namely that food availability shapes where animals disperse to. Based on the results of four strong predictions, 3 years of data, and hundr...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
#NewPaperAlert! This is 1 of those one... in file cabinet many years; DELIGHTED to see it out! We tried hard to find evidence for food availability mattering to grassland birds... & failed. Folks, food can't explain everything! Don't forget alt hypoths.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enjoyed being a buckeye for the day! So fun to connect with so many former K-State folks as well!
September 11, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Enjoyed being a buckeye for the day! So fun to connect with so many former K-State folks as well!
Can anyone ID this guy?
August 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Can anyone ID this guy?
Reposted by Alice Boyle
Day 6 without power and crickets from dean and VPR (apparently this is above, or below, their pay grades). What about the Chem building, also without power? Lots of volatile substances that need fumehoods and temp control to be safe. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Irreplaceable' samples destroyed in latest power outage at Western University in London, Ont. | CBC News
Irreplaceable research samples have been destroyed, experiments delayed and lab access cut off after a four-day power outage at Western University in London, Ont., left biology researchers scrambling ...
www.cbc.ca
August 19, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Day 6 without power and crickets from dean and VPR (apparently this is above, or below, their pay grades). What about the Chem building, also without power? Lots of volatile substances that need fumehoods and temp control to be safe. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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@westernu.ca is a great place to work... except every summer, Biology experiences prolonged and devastating power outages that is ruining research, training, and reputation. I have escaped most consequences so far, but my colleagues are at their wits ends. CBC reports...
tinyurl.com/42trwfvm
tinyurl.com/42trwfvm
Western biology department faces research delays, sample losses after 4-day power outage | CBC News
Irreplaceable research samples have been destroyed, experiments delayed, and lab access cut off after a four-day power outage at Western University left biology researchers scrambling to protect years...
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August 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
@westernu.ca is a great place to work... except every summer, Biology experiences prolonged and devastating power outages that is ruining research, training, and reputation. I have escaped most consequences so far, but my colleagues are at their wits ends. CBC reports...
tinyurl.com/42trwfvm
tinyurl.com/42trwfvm
Just found out it is #BlackCatAppreciationDay I clearly live with the best one…
August 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Just found out it is #BlackCatAppreciationDay I clearly live with the best one…
#NewPaperAlert! This is 1 of those one... in file cabinet many years; DELIGHTED to see it out! We tried hard to find evidence for food availability mattering to grassland birds... & failed. Folks, food can't explain everything! Don't forget alt hypoths.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Food Availability Cannot Explain Dispersal and Settlement Decisions of a Grassland Bird
We test a commonly assumed explanation for animal movements—namely that food availability shapes where animals disperse to. Based on the results of four strong predictions, 3 years of data, and hundr...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
#NewPaperAlert! This is 1 of those one... in file cabinet many years; DELIGHTED to see it out! We tried hard to find evidence for food availability mattering to grassland birds... & failed. Folks, food can't explain everything! Don't forget alt hypoths.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Alice Boyle
Credit to the Weather Network
Trumpeter Swans - Burlington #Ontario this lovely lady Beverley Kingdon is credited as one of the people for saving this species of Swans in North America #Canada #MotherSwan
Trumpeter Swans - Burlington #Ontario this lovely lady Beverley Kingdon is credited as one of the people for saving this species of Swans in North America #Canada #MotherSwan
July 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Credit to the Weather Network
Trumpeter Swans - Burlington #Ontario this lovely lady Beverley Kingdon is credited as one of the people for saving this species of Swans in North America #Canada #MotherSwan
Trumpeter Swans - Burlington #Ontario this lovely lady Beverley Kingdon is credited as one of the people for saving this species of Swans in North America #Canada #MotherSwan
So this showed up today
July 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
So this showed up today
I found more Ontario #grassland today complete with #GrasshopperSparrows
Unfortunately, I don’t know who owns it yet. I also found a U-Pick blueberry farm. All in all, 10/10 kind of day
Unfortunately, I don’t know who owns it yet. I also found a U-Pick blueberry farm. All in all, 10/10 kind of day
July 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I found more Ontario #grassland today complete with #GrasshopperSparrows
Unfortunately, I don’t know who owns it yet. I also found a U-Pick blueberry farm. All in all, 10/10 kind of day
Unfortunately, I don’t know who owns it yet. I also found a U-Pick blueberry farm. All in all, 10/10 kind of day
Reposted by Alice Boyle
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July 17, 2026 at 10:45 AM
For anyone asking how to help:
Donate to True North Aid to assist Remote Indigenous Wildfire Evacuees - truenorthaid.ca/donate/
&
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Response: Donations
an7gc.ca/donate/
Donate to True North Aid to assist Remote Indigenous Wildfire Evacuees - truenorthaid.ca/donate/
&
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Response: Donations
an7gc.ca/donate/
#Organismal biology #post-docs... here is a sweet looking job in Oregon! you should apply!
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July 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
#Organismal biology #post-docs... here is a sweet looking job in Oregon! you should apply!
oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/OSU_Careers_...
oregonstate.wd501.myworkdayjobs.com/OSU_Careers_...
For me, hanging out on the shores of Lake Huron is the definition of summer. Spent my childhood at my grandmother’s cottage and although this is a different part of the lake, the vibes are identical. Bliss.
July 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
For me, hanging out on the shores of Lake Huron is the definition of summer. Spent my childhood at my grandmother’s cottage and although this is a different part of the lake, the vibes are identical. Bliss.
If you want graphical evidence that #cattle prefer recently-burned areas, here you go! 1 week of foraging locations from pre-treatment yr ( #VirtualFence ); collars recorded locations, but cattle went where they liked. Purple = burned that yr, yellow = not burned.
#Tallgrass #prairie #VF
#Tallgrass #prairie #VF
July 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If you want graphical evidence that #cattle prefer recently-burned areas, here you go! 1 week of foraging locations from pre-treatment yr ( #VirtualFence ); collars recorded locations, but cattle went where they liked. Purple = burned that yr, yellow = not burned.
#Tallgrass #prairie #VF
#Tallgrass #prairie #VF
Hey! Check out this great NYT article featuring CAM researcher Carrie Branch!
Chickadees are so smart…
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Chickadees are so smart…
share.google/SdSN6eE9dojs...
share.google
July 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hey! Check out this great NYT article featuring CAM researcher Carrie Branch!
Chickadees are so smart…
share.google/SdSN6eE9dojs...
Chickadees are so smart…
share.google/SdSN6eE9dojs...
Ontario #GrasshopperSparrows are weird… saw 2 singing from TREES yesterday, & apparently are totally fine with huge military telecommunications structures. So looking forward to understanding what makes them tick.
July 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ontario #GrasshopperSparrows are weird… saw 2 singing from TREES yesterday, & apparently are totally fine with huge military telecommunications structures. So looking forward to understanding what makes them tick.
Adventures in attempting to capture Whip-poor-wills (with @animalsonthemove.bsky.social grad student Ingrid). We caught a lot of mosquitoes but no birds, sadly
July 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Adventures in attempting to capture Whip-poor-wills (with @animalsonthemove.bsky.social grad student Ingrid). We caught a lot of mosquitoes but no birds, sadly
The #grasslands in #Ontario are small and scattered and really different from the Great Plains… and also incredibly beautiful!
Grasshopper Sparrows, upland Sandpipers, Eastern Meadowlarks & other hanging on in #CardenAlvar
Grasshopper Sparrows, upland Sandpipers, Eastern Meadowlarks & other hanging on in #CardenAlvar
July 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The #grasslands in #Ontario are small and scattered and really different from the Great Plains… and also incredibly beautiful!
Grasshopper Sparrows, upland Sandpipers, Eastern Meadowlarks & other hanging on in #CardenAlvar
Grasshopper Sparrows, upland Sandpipers, Eastern Meadowlarks & other hanging on in #CardenAlvar
🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day to all who celebrate! 🇨🇦
Thankful to be celebrating on this side of the border this year!
Thankful to be celebrating on this side of the border this year!
July 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day to all who celebrate! 🇨🇦
Thankful to be celebrating on this side of the border this year!
Thankful to be celebrating on this side of the border this year!
A few years ago, my dad moved into Shaftesbury Park and depends on the WOG Regional Health Authority’s self & family managed care program. SP has been delivering the care—no
more. Many residents and their families are so screwed by this illegal BS.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
more. Many residents and their families are so screwed by this illegal BS.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg retirement home accused of 'union-busting' after 70 aides notified of job loss | CBC
The Canadian Union of Public Employees is accusing a Winnipeg retirement home of union-busting after dozens of health-care aides received termination notices just as they became certified members.
www.cbc.ca
June 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
A few years ago, my dad moved into Shaftesbury Park and depends on the WOG Regional Health Authority’s self & family managed care program. SP has been delivering the care—no
more. Many residents and their families are so screwed by this illegal BS.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
more. Many residents and their families are so screwed by this illegal BS.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Happy to see some ❤️ from the NYT concerning our recent #manakin paper led by @evolutionpirate.bsky.social. I mean... who couldn't fall for those cute little dancing birds?
tinyurl.com/yc7eut2e
tinyurl.com/yc7eut2e
tinyurl.com
June 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Happy to see some ❤️ from the NYT concerning our recent #manakin paper led by @evolutionpirate.bsky.social. I mean... who couldn't fall for those cute little dancing birds?
tinyurl.com/yc7eut2e
tinyurl.com/yc7eut2e
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🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world
June 17, 2026 at 10:44 AM
🔊 We're getting ready to update the @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social #phylogeny & #taxonomy! Please please please! If you have a phylogeny published in the last year, or you've noticed one we're missing, let us know via the feedback form at the top of the page. birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogen... @world
I do love my landbirds, but nothing can compete with baby plovers for cuteness! OMG
June 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I do love my landbirds, but nothing can compete with baby plovers for cuteness! OMG