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Hello! I'm '''''Innotata''''', as I've been known on Wikipedia since 2009, after the [[binomial name]] of the [[Madagascar pochard]] (''Aythya innotata''). Literally, the name means "unmarked" or "of little note". I'm a recent graduate in biology from the [[University of Minnesota]], and a birder. On Wikipedia I mostly contribute to articles about birds and other animals, and add images. Take a look at my best work, below, to see what I am interested in and write about. A number of articles I've contributed to have been [[Template:Did you know|Did you know?]] articles on the [[Main Page]], so they should be interesting. You can contact me by [//en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Innotata&action=edit&section=new leaving a message on my talk page].

''I was inactive for a long time because I was affected by IP address blocks and personally I suspect I may unintentionally run afoul of the rules against proxies now and get account blocked. The system in place is rather unreasonable in blocking entire major internet service providers (counting mobile providers as well), with instructions out of touch with present-day reality that assume you have control over your IP address, router, etc. Be warned that my being blocked again is a possibility and if it happens I won't be able to respond to anything on wiki.''

== Some of my contributions ==
=== Recognised content ===
:''These are [[WP:FA|featured]] and [[WP:GA|good articles]] I'm a major contributor to:''
* {{icon|FA}} [[Cape sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Olympic marmot]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Russet sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Saxaul sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Sind sparrow]]
* {{icon|GA}} [[2011 Minnesota state government shutdown]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Black-throated gray warbler]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Chestnut sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Edward Nicolls]]&nbsp;&bull; [[House sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Iago sparrow]]&nbsp;&bull; [[Irene Morales]]&nbsp;&bull; ''[[Passer predomesticus]]''

=== DYKs ===
:''These are articles I've started or expanded, and nominated for [[Wikipedia:Did you know|Did you know]] ...''<br /><!-- NB: I changed these to sentence case even though those before 2014 used title case. Just to not confuse people &c. -->
[[File:Russet Sparrow (Male) I IMG 6779-crop.jpg|left|100x100px|A male Russet Sparrow]]
[[File:Passer melanurus (2 males).jpg|100x100px|left|Cape Sparrow|alt=Two little birds with thick bills and bright markings.]]
[[File:Sind Sparrow (Passer pyrrhonotus)- Male at Sultanpur I Picture 178.jpg|100x100px|left|Sind Sparrow|alt=Small patterned brown bird in a thick bush]]
[[File:Passer iagoensis male.jpg|100x100px|left|Male Iago sparrow]]
[[File:PyrgilaudaTheresae.svg|100x100px|left|Male and female Afghan snowfinch]]
[[File:Cantinera Irene Morales(1865-1890) (cropped).jpg|left|100x100px|Irene Morales in 1881]]
[[File:Bud Tordoff WWII cropped.jpeg|100x100px|left|Harrison B. Tordoff as a fighter pilot]]
... that [[Mithaecus]]'s [[recipe]] for the burrowing fish '''''[[Cepola macrophthalma]]''''' is the oldest recorded recipe?<br />
... that the '''[[chestnut sparrow]]''', which usurps nests from [[Ploceidae|weavers]], may be evolving into a [[brood parasite]]?<br />
... that when the '''[[russet sparrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' and the [[house sparrow]] breed in the same [[hill station]], the house sparrow prefers [[bazaar]]s and the russet sparrow "more [[upmarket|up market]]" houses?<br />
... that the clause of the [[Magna Carta]] prohibiting sentences of exile, except as the result of a lawful trial, refers particularly to the case of '''[[Robert Fitzwalter]]'''?<br />
... that the '''[[Coregonus hoyi|bloater]]''', which inhabits the depths of the [[Great Lakes]], swells when brought to the surface?<br />
... that the '''[[broad whitefish]]''' is eaten by [[brown bear]]s when they cannot find [[salmon]]?<br />
... that the rare, "almost legendary" '''[[Japanese lates]]''' was considered to be the same fish as the [[barramundi]] until 1984?<br />
... that the '''[[pygmy whitefish]]''' is the most [[trout]]-like [[freshwater whitefish]]?<br />
... that the '''[[Cape sparrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' successfully competes with its [[introduced species|introduced]] relative, the [[house sparrow]]?<br />
... that the '''[[Bering cisco]]''' migrates hundreds of miles up rivers without eating?<br />
... that '''[[Edward Nicolls]]''' proposed that [[oak]] trees be grown in [[Sierra Leone]] for the [[Royal Navy]]?<br />
... that '''[[J. Denis Summers-Smith]]''' became an expert on [[sparrow]]s by travelling as an expert in [[tribology]]?<br />
... that the '''[[black-throated gray warbler]]''' has expanded its range due to warming climate, instead of losing habitat like most migratory [[New World warbler]]s?<br />
... that the fossil relative of the [[house sparrow]] '''''[[Passer predomesticus]]''''' is known only from two [[premaxilla|upper jaw bones]]?<br />
... that the '''[[Sind sparrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' was not recorded for 36 years after it was first described, despite searches by noted [[ornithologists]]?<br />
... that [[Charles Darwin]] discovered the '''[[Iago sparrow]]''' ''(pictured)'' on the first stop of [[Second voyage of HMS Beagle|the voyage of the ''Beagle'']]?<br />
... that the '''[[Afghan snowfinch]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the only bird [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Afghanistan]]?<br />
... that the '''[[2nd Dragoon Regiment (France)|2nd Dragoon Regiment]]''' is the only military unit ever to receive France's [[Escapees' Medal]], because nearly all of its members escaped from the [[Case Anton|German occupation of southern France]] in 1942?<br/>
... that '''[[Irene Morales]]''' ''(pictured)'' was orphaned and twice widowed prior to joining the [[Chilean Army]] in 1879, aged 13?<br />
... that '''[[Pile (singer)|Pile]]''' chose her stage name after the [[pile (textile)|pile that is on towels]]?<br />
... that '''''[[Theora mesopotamica]]''''' was once given the name ''Abra cadabra'', because a scientist believed it "had been dead for a long time, and could be described as a cadaver"?<br />
... that after pioneering [[free jazz]] in the Netherlands during the 1960s, '''[[Cornelis Hazevoet]]''' gave up music to study zoology in 1980?<br />
... that India is raising the '''[[Sikkim Scouts]]''' to defend its {{convert|222|km|mi|abbr=on}} border with China in [[Sikkim]]?<br />
... that '''''[[Bambolinetta]]''''' was probably the only [[duck]] to propel itself underwater with its wings, like a [[penguin]]?<br />
... that '''[[Harrison B. Tordoff]]''' ''(pictured)'' said he was passionate about restoring the [[peregrine falcon]] because his experience as a fighter pilot "was as close as a human could get to being a peregrine"?

=== ''Passer'' project ===
This will one day be a [[WP:Featured topics|good/featured topic]]…
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File:Bio barnstar2.png|{{show|The Bio-star|For all your bio-related contributions and first GA on what is a pretty obscure and hard to research species. [[User:Sabine's Sunbird|Sabine's Sunbird]]  [[User talk:Sabine's Sunbird|<span style="color:#008000;">talk</span>]] 21:57, 23 January 2010 (UTC)}}
File:Wiknic barnstar.svg|{{show|Great American Wiknic Barnstar|You are awarded this mighty '''Great American Wiknic Barnstar''' for your valorous efforts in helping to organize the 2012 [[Wikipedia:Wiknic|Great American Wiknic]] in the great city of [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota|Minneapolis]]. -—[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 21:31, 2 July 2012 (UTC)}}
File:Editors Barnstar Hires.png|{{show|The Editor's Barnstar|Thanks for your contributions which helped the [[House Sparrow]] article to become classified as a Wikipedia Good article.  <small><span style="font-family:arial;">[[User:Northamerica1000|Northamerica1000]]<sup>[[User_talk:Northamerica1000|(talk)]]</sup></span></small> 20:35, 8 October 2012 (UTC)}}
File:Wiknic barnstar.svg|{{show|Great American Wiknic Barnstar|You are awarded this mighty '''Great American Wiknic Barnstar''' for your valorous efforts in helping to organize the 2013 [[Wikipedia:Wiknic|Great American Wiknic]] in the great city of [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Minnesota|Minneapolis]]. -—[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] ([[User talk:Pharos|talk]]) 15:54, 8 August 2013 (UTC)}}
File:million_award_logo.svg|{{show|Quarter Million Reward|For your contributions to bring [[House Sparrow]] (estimated annual readership: 284,000) to [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good Article]] status, I hereby present you the '''Quarter Million Award'''. Congratulations, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers. -- [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]] ([[User talk:Khazar2|talk]]) 02:06, 31 August 2013 (UTC)}}
File:Tireless Contributor Barnstar Hires.gif|{{show|The Tireless Contributor Barnstar|Thank you for expanding all those {{tl|Cite doi}} templates in [[68 Cygni]] while the bot is malfunctioning! [[User:StringTheory11|StringTheory11]] ([[User talk:StringTheory11|t]]&nbsp;•&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/StringTheory11|c]]) 00:32, 19 August 2014 (UTC)}}
File:Cornflower blue Yogo sapphire.jpg|{{show|Precious|for quality articles about birds and other animals such as [[Olympic marmot]] and [[Iago sparrow]], adding quality to existing articles, for the [[passer]] project plans, for "sourceberg" and [[Theora mesopotamica|abra cadabra]], --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 08:48, 10 February 2017 (UTC)}}
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