GrrlScientist is an evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist, birder and freelance science and nature writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning a BS in Microbiology (emphasis in Virology) and PhD in Zoology (Ornithology) from the University of Washington. In NYC, she was the Chapman Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History for two years, pursuing part of her "dream" research project by reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist and her five parrots are currently relocating to Germany, where she will continue writing her blog while also writing a book and learning German. (Meanwhile, her parrots will continue to nibble on her extensive personal library.) If you appreciate GrrlScientist's writing, you can help pay her living expenses by hiring her to "blog" your conference, speak at your club or write articles for your publication (or by clicking on the Paypal button below). If you read an essay on this blog that you especially enjoyed, please nominate it for inclusion in 
My favorite blog carnivals were published on the same day (well, more or less) for the first time ever!
The Tangled Bank, issue 54, is now available. There are lots of contributions for you to read, including three from me!
I and the Bird, 25th edition, has been published by Rob's Idaho Perspective. There are a lot of wonderful essays and photos here for those of you who love to look at and read about birds. In addition to my contribution to I and the Bird, Rob also generously mentions my weekly link harvest, Birds in the News. This recognition is much appreciated because each edition of Birds in the News represents at least 6 hours total time investment on my part (usually more), plus a contribution from an excellent photographer or two for the "featured bird" photo, and it relies on the watchful eyes of many readers around the world who help me gather the news story links, this one weekly piece is a major time investment and group effort.
The Carnival of the Vanities, 194th edition, which celebrates the best blog writing on any topic, also includes a contribution of mine.
