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Andy Horn

@binohead

'The birdword for birdnerds.' - Halifax Navel Examiner

 Nova Scotia, Canada
leonardlab.biology.dal.ca/Andy/
Joined December 2012
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SCO-SOC@SCO_SOC8 Sep 2023
Looking to get more involved with the SCO-SOC? We have 4 positions that need to be filled! Please contact Matt Reudink ([email protected]) for details. Applications due September 29th.
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Using culturally transmitted behavior to help delineate conservation u... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Exotic cat captured after being spotted roaming Halifax streets | CBC News

Exotic cat captured after being spotted roaming Halifax streets | CBC News

An exotic cat as large as a medium-sized dog that was spotted roaming the streets of a Halifax neighbourhood on Sunday has been captured and is now in custody of the Department of Natural Resources.

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The Judas Bird birdaz.com/blog/2023/08/20/t…
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Local followers: A few days left to comment on Hfx's Park Lighting Strategy shapeyourcityhalifax.ca/park…

Park Lighting Strategy

The Halifax Regional Municipality has over 900 parks in urban, suburban and rural settings that are used for a variety of recreation and leisure purposes.

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7 Books to Inspire Your Next Nature Adventure @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/be…

7 Books to Inspire Your Next Nature Adventure

From a hilarious dive into animal lawbreakers to a harrowing true crime tale in the Shenandoah Valley.

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Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere commonreader.wustl.edu/c/bal…
Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere - Common Reader

Bald Eagles and the Americans Who Killed What They Revere - Common Reader

Telling the story of bald eagles in America is like telling the environmental history of our nation. Jack E. Davis tells it well in “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird,”...

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The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/ba…

The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch

What's it like to "very probably" witness extinction?

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Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/wh…

Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy

Kiviaq, a mainstay on many "weird foods" lists, is an incredible feat of fermentation and cultural touchstone.

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Committed Bird-Watchers Gain Greater Psychological Restorative Benefits Compared to Those Less Committed Regardless of Expertise | Ecopsychology liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/e…
Committed Bird-Watchers Gain Greater Psychological Restorative Benefits Compared to Those Less...

Committed Bird-Watchers Gain Greater Psychological Restorative Benefits Compared to Those Less...

Numerous studies have shown a positive impact of nature on psychological restoration and on well-being, which, in turn, are related to life satisfaction. Previo...

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Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital theguardian.com/culture/2023…

Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital

Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its director

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Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing phys.org/news/2023-02-robo-b… via @physorg_com

Robo-bird teaches young zebra finches to sing

How do young zebra finches learn to sing? A research team led by researcher Katharina Riebel has developed a "RoboFinch" to study just that. She and colleagues in the "Seeing voices" research...

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Bird joy as resistance in a troubled world hitchcockcenter.org/earth-ma…

Bird joy as resistance in a troubled world

By Meghadeepa Maity for the Gazette February 2, 2023 [caption id=attachment_25090 align=aligncenter width=695] A picture of BIPOC birders in the Wikipedia entry for Birdwatching. PHOTO BY DARA MILES...

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Local followers: cool Sable Island film this Wednesday in Wolfville:
Sable Island Institute (@Sable_Institute) profile pictureSable Island Institute@Sable_Institute14 Jan 2023
Geographies of Solitude, the award-winning film by Jacquelyn Mills, is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of #SableIsland, guided by naturalist & environmentalist Zoe Lucas. At Acadia Cinema’s @alwhittle Theatre in Wolfville 7:00 pm on Wed Jan 18th bit.ly/3ixRL0F
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Geographies of Solitude, the award-winning film by Jacquelyn Mills, is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of #SableIsland, guided by naturalist & environmentalist Zoe Lucas. At Acadia Cinema’s @alwhittle Theatre in Wolfville 7:00 pm on Wed Jan 18th bit.ly/3ixRL0F
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Migrating birds: Disturbances in magnetic field suspected when birds go astray phys.org/news/2023-01-migrat… via @physorg_com

Migrating birds: Disturbances in magnetic field suspected when birds go astray

It seems logical enough that bad weather can sometimes cause birds to become disoriented during their annual fall migrations—causing them to wind up in territory they're unaccustomed to. But why,...

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When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/ci…
When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons

When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons

The seemingly birdbrained Cold War experiment is still partially classified.

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British place names resonate with the song of missing birds – aeon.co/essays/british-place… via @aeonmag
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SCO-SOC@SCO_SOC4 Dec 2022
Want to have a say in naming our new student award? Voting is now open to the SCO-SOC membership: linktr.ee/scosoc. Each voter will be entered into a draw for a chance to win a bird photo print! Students, watch this space for details on how to apply for this award in 2023
Have your say: vote today! Our new student award needs a name. Voting closes December 23, 2022. The graphic shows five clipart-style penguins of various sizes and colours, inside a pink circular ribbon with a black background.

ALT Have your say: vote today! Our new student award needs a name. Voting closes December 23, 2022. The graphic shows five clipart-style penguins of various sizes and colours, inside a pink circular ribbon with a black background.

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