Human-Wildlife Interactions Advisor @ University of California Cooperative Extension – Raptor & avian ecologist 🐦 #WildAg
Joined January 2014
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
7 Feb 2023
What’s on the menu for American Kestrels spending winter on California farms? 🧬🐛🦗🦎🐦🐭🧬 Check out @Birding_Badger’s poster for some preliminary results!: researchgate.net/publication… @Burnabea @GVLUCDavis #RaptorResearch
5 Feb 2023
Second winter field season is underway! This fierce lady had blood on her beak! Can’t wait to see what she caught🧬
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
5 Feb 2023
Second winter field season is underway! This fierce lady had blood on her beak! Can’t wait to see what she caught🧬
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
7 Jan 2019
My master's research describing Hg trends of raptors in North America was just accepted for publication. I'm excited this study will highlight the role raptors play in biomonitoring environmental contaminants/health in North America. Looking forward to sharing. #raptorresearch
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
16 Feb 2019
Higher trophic levels= higher mercury exposure. Not good news for #raptors (but a great study by @talonDNA @Burnabea)
15 Feb 2019
We assessed #Hg in archived feathers collected from raptor populations that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. #Raptors that specialize in hunting avian prey generally feed at a higher trophic level, which may explain the elevated Hg levels in species like the #SharpshinnedHawk.
ALT Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk migrant
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
15 Feb 2019
We assessed #Hg in archived feathers collected from raptor populations that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. #Raptors that specialize in hunting avian prey generally feed at a higher trophic level, which may explain the elevated Hg levels in species like the #SharpshinnedHawk.
ALT Juvenile sharp-shinned hawk migrant
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
15 Feb 2019
#Mercury pollution is a global issue impacting human and wildlife health. Since raptors are indicators of environmental health, we analyzed Hg in #Merlin feathers in North America. Our findings reveal differential Hg exposure across their breeding range. link.springer.com/article/10…
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
31 Jul 2018
Check out the pectinate claw, or serrated talon, on adult #BarnOwls. Thought to be useful in grooming that immaculate feathered head and facial disc, and possibly for combing out ectoparasites.
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
5 Dec 2014
California: Threat to rare local condors is pervasive, study says: goo.gl/gUGOq3
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
29 Nov 2014
Bumblebees lose foraging skills after exposure to systemic neonicotinoid pesticides wp.me/pJ91e-h1E #environment
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
21 Nov 2014
Farm predator CSI: Barn owl diet study wildfarms.weebly.com/blog/fa…
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
27 Nov 2014
Here is my favorite #turkey documentary. 'My Life as a Turkey' from @pbs nature - pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-… Watch it now, it's awesome!
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
10 Nov 2014
Looking for migratory raptors? Alfalfa fields won't let you down. #coyotevalley #WildAg
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
2 Nov 2014
How global warming threatens the survival of Joshua trees in @JoshuaTreeNP desert.sn/1mDPGHo #IPCC #climatechange
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
4 Sep 2014
Last day of #fieldwork in the sunflower fields: depressed-looking sunflowers and Fall migrants @sara_kross @Burnabea
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
1 Sep 2014
Dead fish in a drying pond near Zamora CA. Shorebirds using last water left here.
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
26 Aug 2014
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
9 Aug 2014
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7 Aug 2014
Sunflower fields are home to giant spiders where dragonfly is on the menu! #wildag @sara_kross
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Breanna Martinico retweeted
7 Aug 2014
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