Motus Audio Day 52: Stratford, PEI.
A landmark moment: a Motus Audio recorder in every province! Madison and Natalie arrived in PEI, the 10th Canadian province in our coast-to-coast migration network! 🇨🇦
Our Motus Audio webpage: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Migratory birds are still moving north through the Bay of Fundy in the first week of June. This week we've seen Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Olive-sided Flycatchers, and Bobolinks (all passing through), and Alder Flycatchers (staying to breed on Kent Island).
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
The 2026 crew of the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada. I'm so thankful that our research group can be part of this amazing scientific field team.
This month I'm testing out the newest Wildlife Acoustics recorders: the Song Meter SM5 and the Song Meter Micro 2. I'm going to compare to our trusty Song Meter Minis, recording birds at the Bowdoin Scientific Station in the Bay of Fundy. Stay tuned for comparisons. @wildlifeacoustics.com
Dan Mennill
Motus Audio Day 54: Cookville, NB.
Our 98th Motus Audio launch! Natalie and Madison set up a recorder on a Motus tower at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. Our cross-Canada migration monitoring network is nearly complete: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Motus Audio Day 56: Moncton, NB.
Mission complete — our 100th Motus Audio recorder!
Madison and Natalie deployed our 100th device in Moncton, hitting our target for 2026. A major milestone! 🇨🇦🎤🕊️💯
Explore our Canada-wide network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
"Experimental study of social signalling through delayed plumage maturation in a colony-nesting seabird". A field study with models and sound, our new paper is out now in Animal Behaviour, led by Molly Hill and Liam Taylor:
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
@liamtaylor.bsky.social @animbehsociety.bsky.social
Motus Audio Day 53: Summerville, PEI.
Motus Audio at Green Gables! Now recording in all 10 provinces, Natalie and Madison launched more recorders in Prince Edward Island. Thanks to hosts Bob, Bob, Beth & Dave!
Motus Audio online: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Motus Audio Day 55: Magnetic Hill, NB.
Our 99th Motus Audio launch! 9️⃣9️⃣ Thank you to the kind staff at Magnetic Hill Zoo, where Natalie and Madison launched a battery-powered Motus Audio recorder.
Our Canada-wide network: motus-audio.web.app
@ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social
Fog day at the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island. #PreyForFog
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Dan Mennill
Brown plumages are social signals that reduce aggression towards young seabirds!
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
Out now in @asab.org Animal Behaviour, ft. real gulls, plastic gulls
Led by amazing undergrad Molly Hill, Lily Fanburg, @sdobney.bsky.social, and @dmennill.bsky.social
