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Ann "Sparrow" To

@AnnToWY

Nature, bird, urban ecology, extreme weather event, photography & gaming |自然系/城市生態學/極端天氣| Interested in science, but not a scientist. Graduate @PlymUni @HKUST

 Hong Kong
Joined August 2013
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Excited to share my BSc project is just out in @BehavEcol with @nonay6 and @dr_dingle We used field recordings to study how 4 bird species in #HongKong sing under both urban noise and insect noise doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arab0… #bioacoustics #ornithology
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In urban areas, darkness is increasingly rare, so how is our addiction to light at night affecting other species? Dehua Wang (Shandong University, China) & co show that Bengalese finches are relatively unaffected but zebra finches are in bad shape journals.biologists.com/jeb/…
A light-hearted image by Neil Smith (www.neilsmithillustrations.co.uk) shows a Bengalese finch (left) talking to a zebra finch (right), under a street lamp in a city. The Bengalese finch is saying, 'I'm not too bothered by all of this artificial light at night'. The zebra finch responds, saying 'Lucky you! It plays havoc with my gut microbiome and biorhythms'.

ALT A light-hearted image by Neil Smith (www.neilsmithillustrations.co.uk) shows a Bengalese finch (left) talking to a zebra finch (right), under a street lamp in a city. The Bengalese finch is saying, 'I'm not too bothered by all of this artificial light at night'. The zebra finch responds, saying 'Lucky you! It plays havoc with my gut microbiome and biorhythms'.

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📢 Save the date for our 1st Biodiversity Monitoring Science Fair! Online, 21-22 May. Connect with R&I, policy & business to explore the future of monitoring: tech sessions (eDNA, bioacoustics, remote sensing), project showcases, interactive talks, & more! biodiversa.eu/2025/03/31/eve…
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📱 Can you hear the hidden voices in your phone? High-frequency sounds might reveal eerie whispers beyond what we normally perceive. Discover the ghostly details in speech! 🎶👻 acoustics.org/hearing-voices…
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An amazing field guide on Diptera of Japan! Probably going to get the other books, too
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What a twist for 20w Krathon GFS now predict it would not head to Taiwan in the latest 2 forecasts, but stay on current course and enter South China Sea instead
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Alex Chan@AlexHHChan28 Aug 2024
New preprint out (finally) !!!! We present YOLO-Behaviour, a flexible, easy to implement, robust framework for automated behavioural annotation from videos. @CBehav biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Out for a ~11km survey route in #HongKong at the #InternationalBatNight Quite a fruitful night, haven't went through all the recordings in details yet, but estimate 14-17 #bat species recorded Thanks my friend for taking pictures of me 😁
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BOW readers are invited to attend this 3-part online science workshop: Working with eBird Status and Trends Data Products. Tell your sciencey friends! #ornithology birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news…
Birds of the World - VIDEO: Working with eBird Status and Trends Data Products

Birds of the World - VIDEO: Working with eBird Status and Trends Data Products

This special 3-part eBird Status and Trends Workshop is targeted to those familiar with using R. Attendees will be introduced to the range of data provided by the eBird Status and Trends Data...

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ICCS@ICCS_updates8 Aug 2024
How can #IndigenousPeoples and #LocalCommunities better participate in #conservation? This community guide gives practical guidance on how to use new technology to monitor the #Biodiversity on their lands. transformativepathways.net/i… #TransformativePathways #ForPeopleAndNature
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Amazing feeding buzz from Black-bearded Tomb Bat (Taphozous melanopogon) In love with the structure of the echolocation calls And I can hear the calls with my own ears, most likely is the 1st harmonic (~11-19khz) #HongKong #bats #wildlife
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Any #AudioMoth user came across with this situation before? The acoustics membrane broken, at first I thought it has sth to do with the parasitic wasp/fly. But 2 more units have the same issue without any cocoon around. Air pressure? Or invertebrate bites?
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Rare partnership, rainbow and lightning xitter.gq/YKwolfpec/status/18153…
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OVER THE CARIBBEAN - Inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane #Beryl! NOAA WP-3D Orion #NOAA43 “Miss Piggy” continues operations into Hurricane #Beryl to collect data for hurricane forecasting and research. Visit hurricanes.gov for the latest forecast and advisories. #FlyNOAA 📸: Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Doremus, NOAA Corps
In the eye of Cat 5 Hurricane Beryl seen from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF "Miss Piggy"

ALT In the eye of Cat 5 Hurricane Beryl seen from NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF "Miss Piggy"

NOAA WP-3D Orion N43RF Miss Piggy in Cat 5 Hurricane Beryl 070224

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#Bioacoustics community, does anyone know how to distinguish between #moth anti-bat ultrasound, and courtship/mating ultrasound?
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Do you have a PhD in #acoustics or bioacoustics and you want to use that knowledge for conservation? I have an open #postdoc position for an exciting new project on the impacts of anthropogenically-generated infrasound on wildlife. Come join our lab!
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🦇🦇🦇 Feel sorry for the light pollution though #HongKong #wildlife #urban #bat
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The Wildlife Acoustics Grant Program offers essential bioacoustics tools to advance research on bats, birds, amphibians, and other vocal wildlife. Applications for the next round of grants are due by August 15th. 🌍🐦🦇 Don't miss out—apply here: loom.ly/nR48CjM
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Prosecutions for illegal use of bright lights for fishing soar to 31 in 2023, compared to 17 in previous 4 years 🔗 buff.ly/4epq0zn
Bright light fishing June 2024 update

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Bat Conservation Trust@_BCT_15 Jun 2024
If you didn't know already, virtual tickets for the National Bat Conference 2024 are on sale now! Book your tickets here: buff.ly/3bHcprf #NatBatConf 🦇
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