Dan Mennill
@dmennill.bsky.social
Biology Professor, Canada Research Chair, & Associate Dean at University of Windsor. I use bioacoustics to study ecology, evolution, & conservation. Husband & father. Proud Canadian 🇨🇦. I post about our team's research adventures. www.uwindsor.ca/dmennill
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Dan Mennill
@dmennill.bsky.social
· Jul 11
A chickadee in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon?
What a delight to appear on OKAY, BUT… BIRDS to chat with Scott about the dawn chorus and Hollywood’s bird song problem. Watch or listen to the full episode here: www.okaybutbirds.com/episodes/e30
What a delight to appear on OKAY, BUT… BIRDS to chat with Scott about the dawn chorus and Hollywood’s bird song problem. Watch or listen to the full episode here: www.okaybutbirds.com/episodes/e30
It has been a fantastic week of learning about bioacoustics in Marlhes with the Master's of Bioacoustics (MoBi) program of the Université of Saint Étienne. It is great to work with such motivated students and to share research ideas with faculty from around the globe. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It has been a fantastic week of learning about bioacoustics in Marlhes with the Master's of Bioacoustics (MoBi) program of the Université of Saint Étienne. It is great to work with such motivated students and to share research ideas with faculty from around the globe. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
Day 03 of the Master's of Bioacoustics program: a field study of sound transmission in forests and fields. Then Natalie and I shared our research on migratory flight calls and introduced Motus Audio. A great day of research and learning!
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Day 03 of the Master's of Bioacoustics program: a field study of sound transmission in forests and fields. Then Natalie and I shared our research on migratory flight calls and introduced Motus Audio. A great day of research and learning!
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
@nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
Day 2 of the Master’s of Bioacoustics field school. We launched a Motus Audio recorder. Then great lectures by David Reby, Tecumseh Fitch, and Nicolas Mathevon. Then field recording practice in the French countryside. Then an evening bioacoustic quiz. A great day! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Day 2 of the Master’s of Bioacoustics field school. We launched a Motus Audio recorder. Then great lectures by David Reby, Tecumseh Fitch, and Nicolas Mathevon. Then field recording practice in the French countryside. Then an evening bioacoustic quiz. A great day! @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
The start of the 26-27 International Master’s of Bioacoustics (MoBi)! What an honour to be part of this research and training program. Natalie is here too, on a Michael Smith scholarship from NSERC to expand her graduate studies. We start with field studies in Le Pilat. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The start of the 26-27 International Master’s of Bioacoustics (MoBi)! What an honour to be part of this research and training program. Natalie is here too, on a Michael Smith scholarship from NSERC to expand her graduate studies. We start with field studies in Le Pilat. @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
I taught my first Ecology lecture of the year in Windsor, drove to Toronto, and flew to France. I’m on a two-week research and teaching expedition to visit @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social and the ENES Bioacoustics Lab at the Université Jean Monnet. First, a fun day-and-a-half stopover in Paris…
September 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
I taught my first Ecology lecture of the year in Windsor, drove to Toronto, and flew to France. I’m on a two-week research and teaching expedition to visit @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social and the ENES Bioacoustics Lab at the Université Jean Monnet. First, a fun day-and-a-half stopover in Paris…
Today is the opening of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory’s Atwood Gibson Bird Centre! The Mennill Lab is excited to be part of this new chapter of PIBO. Congratulations PIBO! 🦆🦅🦉🦩🐦⬛🦚🪿🦃
September 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Today is the opening of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory’s Atwood Gibson Bird Centre! The Mennill Lab is excited to be part of this new chapter of PIBO. Congratulations PIBO! 🦆🦅🦉🦩🐦⬛🦚🪿🦃
Great day for an ornithologist doing the Spelling Bee.
September 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Great day for an ornithologist doing the Spelling Bee.
Dr. Jaclyn Aubin has completed a research expedition studying beluga bioacoustics in Churchill! Her Mitacs postdoc is a collaboration with Raincoast, Oceans North, & Frontiers North. Congratulations @jaclynaubin.bsky.social!
[📷 J. Aubin, J. Kalinowski] @raincoast.org @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
[📷 J. Aubin, J. Kalinowski] @raincoast.org @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
September 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Dr. Jaclyn Aubin has completed a research expedition studying beluga bioacoustics in Churchill! Her Mitacs postdoc is a collaboration with Raincoast, Oceans North, & Frontiers North. Congratulations @jaclynaubin.bsky.social!
[📷 J. Aubin, J. Kalinowski] @raincoast.org @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
[📷 J. Aubin, J. Kalinowski] @raincoast.org @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
The conclusion of the European Conference for Behavioural Biology. Great bioacoustics and animal behaviour!
Congratulations to Natalie & Madison representing our lab, and to Jo, Liam, & Reese representing the ter Hofstede & Higgs labs @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social. Thanks to hosts @ecbb2026.bsky.social.
Congratulations to Natalie & Madison representing our lab, and to Jo, Liam, & Reese representing the ter Hofstede & Higgs labs @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social. Thanks to hosts @ecbb2026.bsky.social.
September 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The conclusion of the European Conference for Behavioural Biology. Great bioacoustics and animal behaviour!
Congratulations to Natalie & Madison representing our lab, and to Jo, Liam, & Reese representing the ter Hofstede & Higgs labs @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social. Thanks to hosts @ecbb2026.bsky.social.
Congratulations to Natalie & Madison representing our lab, and to Jo, Liam, & Reese representing the ter Hofstede & Higgs labs @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social. Thanks to hosts @ecbb2026.bsky.social.
"Eavesdropping on migration: Insights from a continent-wide acoustic monitoring network." Congratulations to Madison for presenting her preliminary Master's findings on migratory flyways at the European Conference for Behavioural Ecology. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @ecbb2026.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
"Eavesdropping on migration: Insights from a continent-wide acoustic monitoring network." Congratulations to Madison for presenting her preliminary Master's findings on migratory flyways at the European Conference for Behavioural Ecology. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @ecbb2026.bsky.social
"Blinded by the light? Investigating human influences on bird migration from a continent-wide acoustic tracking system." Congratulations to Natalie for presenting her preliminary Master's findings at the European Conference for Behavioural Ecology. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @ecbb2026.bsky.social
September 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"Blinded by the light? Investigating human influences on bird migration from a continent-wide acoustic tracking system." Congratulations to Natalie for presenting her preliminary Master's findings at the European Conference for Behavioural Ecology. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @ecbb2026.bsky.social
In Cambridge U.K., Natalie and Madison are representing our lab at the European Conference for Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social. Traveling with a team of UWindsor grad students from the ter Hofstedde and Higgs labs, they're presenting new research on Motus Audio. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
September 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
In Cambridge U.K., Natalie and Madison are representing our lab at the European Conference for Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social. Traveling with a team of UWindsor grad students from the ter Hofstedde and Higgs labs, they're presenting new research on Motus Audio. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
"People have been listening to birds for generations, and in that listening lies a memory of the land and a vision of sustainability for the future." - Nelsy Niño
A great profile of PhD Candidate @nelsyninor.bsky.social in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research magazine:
tinyurl.com/yzy855hy
A great profile of PhD Candidate @nelsyninor.bsky.social in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research magazine:
tinyurl.com/yzy855hy
September 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"People have been listening to birds for generations, and in that listening lies a memory of the land and a vision of sustainability for the future." - Nelsy Niño
A great profile of PhD Candidate @nelsyninor.bsky.social in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research magazine:
tinyurl.com/yzy855hy
A great profile of PhD Candidate @nelsyninor.bsky.social in the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research magazine:
tinyurl.com/yzy855hy
Bird banding and bioacoustics. Natalie, Madison, and Nelsy have been assisting with fall banding at Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, where we also have a Motus Audio recorder. Canada Warblers... Veeries... Will we record these same species flying over the banding station? 📷: N. Niño
September 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Bird banding and bioacoustics. Natalie, Madison, and Nelsy have been assisting with fall banding at Holiday Beach Migration Observatory, where we also have a Motus Audio recorder. Canada Warblers... Veeries... Will we record these same species flying over the banding station? 📷: N. Niño
"Key practices for ethical research during scientific expeditions." Read our new paper, led by Nelsy Niño and collaborators, in Conservation Science and Practice: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
We advocate for a shift from “parachute science” towards collaborative approaches. @nelsyninor.bsky.social
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We advocate for a shift from “parachute science” towards collaborative approaches. @nelsyninor.bsky.social
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August 28, 2026 at 12:56 PM
"Key practices for ethical research during scientific expeditions." Read our new paper, led by Nelsy Niño and collaborators, in Conservation Science and Practice: doi.org/10.1111/csp2...
We advocate for a shift from “parachute science” towards collaborative approaches. @nelsyninor.bsky.social
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We advocate for a shift from “parachute science” towards collaborative approaches. @nelsyninor.bsky.social
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Churchill belugas: whales, people, and a changing north. This summer Jaclyn is conducting Mitacs postdoctoral studies of belugas in Manitoba, including field research and public outreach. In collaboration with Raincoast, Oceans North, and Frontiers North. Great work @jaclynaubin.bsky.social!
August 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Churchill belugas: whales, people, and a changing north. This summer Jaclyn is conducting Mitacs postdoctoral studies of belugas in Manitoba, including field research and public outreach. In collaboration with Raincoast, Oceans North, and Frontiers North. Great work @jaclynaubin.bsky.social!
At a century-old fishing lodge beside a gorgeous salmon river, the final Motus Audio launch of my trip to La Gaspesié. I spied a Spotted Sandpiper nearby, and we recorded several flying overhead on our first night. Thanks to hosts Susan and Aidan! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
August 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
At a century-old fishing lodge beside a gorgeous salmon river, the final Motus Audio launch of my trip to La Gaspesié. I spied a Spotted Sandpiper nearby, and we recorded several flying overhead on our first night. Thanks to hosts Susan and Aidan! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
In the fog and rain, at the Coin-du-Banc Banding Station of the Rimouski Bird Observatory, we've launched a new Motus Audio recorder. We'll collaborate to compare which species are caught in the mist nets, and which species are recorded by the mics! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
August 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
In the fog and rain, at the Coin-du-Banc Banding Station of the Rimouski Bird Observatory, we've launched a new Motus Audio recorder. We'll collaborate to compare which species are caught in the mist nets, and which species are recorded by the mics! @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Our third Motus Audio recorder in the Gaspé Peninsula is now recording birds migrating over Forillon National Park. Merci beaucoup Vanna et l'Observatoire d'Oiseaux de Rimouski! Our cross-Canada migration monitoring network continues to grow.
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social s
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social s
August 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Our third Motus Audio recorder in the Gaspé Peninsula is now recording birds migrating over Forillon National Park. Merci beaucoup Vanna et l'Observatoire d'Oiseaux de Rimouski! Our cross-Canada migration monitoring network continues to grow.
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social s
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social s
I had a great visit to the Forillon Bird Banding Station of the Rimouski Bird Observatory to launch a Motus Audio recorder. Thank you to Vanna, Tom, and all the friendly banders! 👍🎤🐦
Visit the observatory’s website: oorimouski.org
Visit our Motus Audio website: motus-audio.web.app
Visit the observatory’s website: oorimouski.org
Visit our Motus Audio website: motus-audio.web.app
August 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I had a great visit to the Forillon Bird Banding Station of the Rimouski Bird Observatory to launch a Motus Audio recorder. Thank you to Vanna, Tom, and all the friendly banders! 👍🎤🐦
Visit the observatory’s website: oorimouski.org
Visit our Motus Audio website: motus-audio.web.app
Visit the observatory’s website: oorimouski.org
Visit our Motus Audio website: motus-audio.web.app
Our first Motus Audio recorder in the Gaspé Peninsula is now sampling the skies over the town of Gaspé, in the backyard of local birders. Merci beaucoup Andrée et Denis!
Learn about our Canada-wide migration monitoring network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Learn about our Canada-wide migration monitoring network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
August 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Our first Motus Audio recorder in the Gaspé Peninsula is now sampling the skies over the town of Gaspé, in the backyard of local birders. Merci beaucoup Andrée et Denis!
Learn about our Canada-wide migration monitoring network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Learn about our Canada-wide migration monitoring network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
This week: a trip to Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula to launch Motus Audio recorders. What a beautiful part of Canada, with so much bird biodiversity! A great place for our next five Motus Audio recorders.
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
August 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This week: a trip to Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula to launch Motus Audio recorders. What a beautiful part of Canada, with so much bird biodiversity! A great place for our next five Motus Audio recorders.
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Nelsy completed the third field season of her PhD! Nelsy researches the vocal behaviour of Colombian birds with a focus on female voices, vocal mimicry, and seedeaters. Congratulations @nelsyninor.bsky.social! [📷: S. Rosado Hidalgo]
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
August 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Nelsy completed the third field season of her PhD! Nelsy researches the vocal behaviour of Colombian birds with a focus on female voices, vocal mimicry, and seedeaters. Congratulations @nelsyninor.bsky.social! [📷: S. Rosado Hidalgo]
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
A test of the Motus Audio flight call horn! This week Jeff presented a project that started in a field in Marlhes France, through recordings on campus at UWindsor, to a poster at the AOS meeting in Amherst. Great work @jeff-dutter.bsky.social! @amornith.bsky.social @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
August 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM
A test of the Motus Audio flight call horn! This week Jeff presented a project that started in a field in Marlhes France, through recordings on campus at UWindsor, to a poster at the AOS meeting in Amherst. Great work @jeff-dutter.bsky.social! @amornith.bsky.social @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
From the AOS 2026 meeting in Amherst, Massachusetts, Sarah presented her dissertation research on Savannah Sparrow reproductive success and song. Congratulations @sdobney.bsky.social!
@amornith.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
@amornith.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
August 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
From the AOS 2026 meeting in Amherst, Massachusetts, Sarah presented her dissertation research on Savannah Sparrow reproductive success and song. Congratulations @sdobney.bsky.social!
@amornith.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social
@amornith.bsky.social @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social