Sarah Rackowski

Sarah Rackowski

living on a tiny wet rock in the vastness of the universe.

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Published on May 06, 2021

More speaking engagements!

Hi!Hello!Hey!I have two more speaking engagements, and (I promise another lab note!) coming up.If you want to hear me prattle on about pigeons- I'm giving talks on May 13th and June 10th (link to b...

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Published on Mar 25, 2021

Presentation Announcement!

Wow... I haven't posted on experiment in a while...I promise I will get back on it soon, but for now I'm stopping by to make a quick announcement,I will be making a (virtual) public appearance with...

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Published on Sep 09, 2020

Pigeonspotting, a game to play at home.

A favorite game amongst birdwatchers when there is little else to do is "pigeonspotting" a simple game of who can find the rarest feral pigeon color morph in a given flock.Of course, what the "rare...

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Published on Sep 09, 2020

Oh, it's September

Wow. It's September and I'm going to be needing to return to (online school soon) I haven't posted a lab note all summer (it's been hectic)I thought I would being filling everyone in on revised dat...

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Published on Apr 04, 2020

PIGEON SOCKS and other preliminary results.

it's been about a year since the initiation of the this project and without getting too sentimental... I've come a long way. I have visited some of the world's greatest museums and studied in two z...

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Published on Mar 22, 2020

Nests, parasites and quarantine, a march update

wow... ok.... I haven't posted a lab note in forever.... and I HAVE been doing stuff, but as a quick warning, those who would rather not look at parasite pics should probably avoid this report.befo...

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Published on Jan 26, 2020

Variation in wild pigeons and fun with dead things.

Hi everyone! it's been a while since I posted a lab note. This is mostly due to the fact that I've been working with have been dead, either at a world-class bird hospital in Maine (named avian have...

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Published on Dec 08, 2019

My favorite pigeons, a little lab note because I like pigeons.

Field season will be over for a while, and because my lab notes have been ending on mild to moderate downers, I thought I would make a nice, happier one. I have decided to do a review of some of my...

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for the 30th, I will be most likely be trapping until around 12:00 on castle island, and will most likely be in the parking lot (pigeons love asphalt) but we may move, if you want to meet up with me, just let me know what time :)
Nov 29, 2019
How have pigeons in eastern North America evolved?
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My dad and I will be at Castle island state park pigeon trapping that day.
Nov 28, 2019
How have pigeons in eastern North America evolved?
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Hey! we will be heading to our Boston collection site and trapping from the 28-30, I know those are difficult dates to get... anywhere but I thought I would let you know just in case :)
Nov 27, 2019
How have pigeons in eastern North America evolved?
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hi! I will be collecting in Boston from august 7th through 9th at south boston beach or castle island I will let you know more info as the dates gets closer.
Aug 01, 2019
How have pigeons in eastern North America evolved?
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unfortunately, I have not gotten any offers to lecture yet, but if you would like to meet up with me I am happy to let you know when I will be collecting in the Boston area. I would be happy to lecture you personally ;)
Jun 06, 2019
How have pigeons in eastern North America evolved?
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