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Forbes Biological Station

@ForbesStation

Forbes Biological Station, part of the @INHSIllinois is the oldest inland field station in North America (since 1894). Studying waterfowl & other wetland birds

 Havana, Illinois
forbes-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/
Joined September 2019
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We really enjoyed having Rebecca out to the station in Fall 2021, and are so glad to share the joy of rails and rail migration with everyone through her wonderful book!
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Eli Hersh@aminals_hersh25 Mar 2022
Releasing our first Virginia Rail of the season! @ForbesStation
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The #NOAAFirebird project, led by @RallidaeRule asks: How can prescribed 🔥 be used in high marsh systems while best supporting the breeding practices/habitat needs of bird species? Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3BZ1Gk3 Funding: @NOAA RESTORE Science Program #WorkingWednesday
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USFWS Southwest Biology@USFWSSWBioBuzz19 Oct 2021
Firebird: Protecting marsh birds through fire management on the Gulf Coast. Highlights from our own Jena Moon, @USGS, and @RallidaeRule restoreactscienceprogram.noa…
Firebird: Protecting marsh birds through fire management on the Gulf Coast - NOAA RESTORE Science...

Firebird: Protecting marsh birds through fire management on the Gulf Coast - NOAA RESTORE Science...

Peaking through coastal marsh grasses, a ruby red eye is barely discernible. Tucked into the heavy cover of the high marsh is a bird so elusive that researchers have dubbed it a “secretive marsh...

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From Sept–Jan, @ForbesStation staff fly surveys to estimate the # of #ducks & geese that are found along >214 miles of the IL River & 272 miles of the central Mississippi River. For weekly #waterfowl data ➡️ bit.ly/3BjOkOP @RallidaeRule @DucksUnlimited @UofIResearch
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Illinois Natural History Survey@INHSillinois4 Aug 2021
#INHS @ForbesStation grad student @StephMSchmidt24 has spent the last 2 summers searching for marshbird nests & capturing least bitterns at @Nature_IL's #EmiquonNaturePreserve to study the species' nesting success, movements, & survival! #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule #ILLINOIS
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Prairie Research Institute@PrairieResInst31 May 2021
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@INHSillinois is #hiring a waterfowl & wetland bird ecologist! Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on at our @ForbesStation! ⏰ Apply by 6/11 ⏰ bit.ly/3or38Wl @RallidaeRule @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders
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Interested in #ornithology? Come research and monitor #waterfowl & wetland birds and the habitats they depend on as an ecologist with the #INHS @ForbesStation! Apply by June 11! ➡️ bit.ly/3or38Wl 🦆 @RallidaeRule @WilsonOrnithSoc @iBioIllinois #BlackBirders
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Come work with our colleagues at the Forbes Biological Station! Great people and excellent scientists!
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Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆@mgbrasher31 Mar 2021
Job Posting: Research Scientist in Waterfowl Ecology, DU Canada, Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research. Become part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to wetland conservation. Deadline extended to April 12. iwwr.ducks.ca/about-us/caree… #ornithology #wetlands #waterfowl
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Come work with us! IRBS is looking for Aquatic Field Technicians to help with our various projects in summer 2021! Apply by Feb 26th! Havana, IL (10+) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426…... Oglesby, IL (2) blogs.illinois.edu/view/7426… @LamerJim @INHSillinois @PrairieResInst @AmFisheriesSoc
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Join #INHS @illinois_river in Havana, IL as an aquatic field tech! The 10+ #fishsci techs hired will assist with applied aquatic ecology & large river system research. #FishyFriday Apply by Feb. 26! ➡️ bit.ly/3ce5Z0X 🐟🐟🐟 @LamerJim @PrairieResInst @AmFisheriesSoc
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Conduct #NOAAFirebird research from the #INHS @ForbesStation & along the Gulf of Mexico coast as an @Illinois_Alma PhD student! #ornithology #GulfMxBirds Apply by Mar. 1 ➡️ bit.ly/3nrDHSF 🔥🔥🔥 @RallidaeRule @Thomas_J_Benson @iBioIllinois @PrairieResInst
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"Most of the #ducks are now gone except for a few Mallards, Common Goldeneyes, & Common Mergansers," said @ForbesStation #waterfowl ecologist Aaron Yetter. "A raft of Canvasbacks is hanging on near Nauvoo, IL." [2/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule @PrairieResInst
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#INHS @ForbesStation ​scientists were in the air on Jan. 5 & 8 surveying #waterfowl—their last flight of the 2020 #migration. They'll resume aerial surveys in mid-Feb., or when the ice starts to break up. 🦆🦆🦆 [1/2] #ornithology #WorkingWednesday @RallidaeRule @PrairieResInst
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Illinois Natural History Survey@INHSillinois5 Jan 2021
#INHS @ForbesStation director @RallidaeRule models the migratory connectivity of #birds & works to better understand when they migrate & where. She specializes in secretive marsh birds called rails! #NationalBirdDay Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/359Qnr2 @PrairieResInst
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