Charles Hagner
@chuckandbowie.bsky.social
Author of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin. Editor of Birds of the Tropical Andes and other books. Past editor of Birder’s World/BirdWatching. Former editor and writer at Time Life Books. Happy owner of a certain bearded collie. Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Will someone please tell @tntsportsus.bsky.social that we can hear only the crowd at Wrigley and not the announcers? #Cubs-Mets
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Will someone please tell @tntsportsus.bsky.social that we can hear only the crowd at Wrigley and not the announcers? #Cubs-Mets
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Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.
This is so encouraging. A reminder that we all have the power to make change for the better.
Help make the @umassamherst.bsky.social campus bird friendly! Since 2022, hundreds of student volunteers have found 100s of bird-window collisions. With $2100 we can put up bird-safe window coverings on one of the deadliest buildings. You can donate here: minutefund.uma-foundation.org/project/46296
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is so encouraging. A reminder that we all have the power to make change for the better.
Last night, BirdCast recorded the largest number of birds migrating over Milwaukee County so far this spring: 39,000. It’s starting!
March 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Last night, BirdCast recorded the largest number of birds migrating over Milwaukee County so far this spring: 39,000. It’s starting!
My dog likes to take a walk at four o’clock. Every year on this day, we take walks at 4 pm and again at 5 pm.
March 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
My dog likes to take a walk at four o’clock. Every year on this day, we take walks at 4 pm and again at 5 pm.
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NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
Musk too? Why does he not wear a suit?
This reporter beclowned himself. 🤡 I guess this is the new Trumpy press corp?
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Musk too? Why does he not wear a suit?
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Avian Influenza Update: Reports of deceased #sandhillcranes in Indiana and other nearby states have prompted questions about what to do if you see a dead or possibly infected crane or other bird. Learn more ⬇️ 🌎🪶🧪
Avian Influenza Update - Please Exercise Caution When Removing Any Deceased Wildlife - International Crane Foundation
The International Crane Foundation provides critical news and resources in the world of Cranes and Conservation. Avian Influenza Update - Please Exercise Caution When Removing Any Deceased Wildlife
bit.ly
February 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Avian Influenza Update: Reports of deceased #sandhillcranes in Indiana and other nearby states have prompted questions about what to do if you see a dead or possibly infected crane or other bird. Learn more ⬇️ 🌎🪶🧪
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Save the date for the 2025 Annual Midwest Crane Count on Saturday, April 12! Get involved here > bit.ly/3HE7bcp 🪶
The Annual Midwest Crane Count is sponsored by the Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund.
📷 #sandhillcrane by Ryan Michalesko/International Crane Foundation
The Annual Midwest Crane Count is sponsored by the Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund.
📷 #sandhillcrane by Ryan Michalesko/International Crane Foundation
February 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Save the date for the 2025 Annual Midwest Crane Count on Saturday, April 12! Get involved here > bit.ly/3HE7bcp 🪶
The Annual Midwest Crane Count is sponsored by the Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund.
📷 #sandhillcrane by Ryan Michalesko/International Crane Foundation
The Annual Midwest Crane Count is sponsored by the Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund.
📷 #sandhillcrane by Ryan Michalesko/International Crane Foundation
Heads up, ears open: Sandhills are moving!
Have you spotted the first migrating #sandhillcranes near you? We checked our Sandhill Crane Finder, and there have been a few recent sightings in southern Wis.—or maybe they never left. Let us know when you spot the first cranes near you! 🌎 🪶
Track the spring migration: bit.ly/sandhillfinder
Track the spring migration: bit.ly/sandhillfinder
February 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Heads up, ears open: Sandhills are moving!
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Buried in yesterday's Interior Department Secretarial Order on "Unleashing American Energy"* is an attack on birds, indicating the reversal of "Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Revocation of
Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642.
www.doi.gov/document-lib...
Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642.
www.doi.gov/document-lib...
SO 3418 - Unleashing American Energy | U.S. Department of the Interior
SO 3418
www.doi.gov
February 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Buried in yesterday's Interior Department Secretarial Order on "Unleashing American Energy"* is an attack on birds, indicating the reversal of "Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Revocation of
Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642.
www.doi.gov/document-lib...
Provisions," 86 Fed. Reg. 54642.
www.doi.gov/document-lib...
Has anyone seen dead wild birds in the Milwaukee area?
There’s more to bird flu than the rising price of eggs. The loss of so many beautiful wild birds is just sad.
news.wttw.com/2025/02/04/b...
news.wttw.com/2025/02/04/b...
Bird Flu Toll Continues to Rise in Chicago. Are Massive Die-Offs the New Normal?
Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent among Chicago's wild birds.
news.wttw.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Has anyone seen dead wild birds in the Milwaukee area?
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All of the birders who have traveled to and enjoyed Colombia. among other places, over the last decade or so should know that USAID is the entity that helped fund much of the ecotourism and conservation infrastructure that we get to enjoy there.
The birding trails. The lodges. The land. All of it.
The birding trails. The lodges. The land. All of it.
USAID is a massive funder of global biodiversity conservation
Shutting it down will accelerate the extinction of endangered species and the collapse of our life support systems
Shutting it down will accelerate the extinction of endangered species and the collapse of our life support systems
February 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
All of the birders who have traveled to and enjoyed Colombia. among other places, over the last decade or so should know that USAID is the entity that helped fund much of the ecotourism and conservation infrastructure that we get to enjoy there.
The birding trails. The lodges. The land. All of it.
The birding trails. The lodges. The land. All of it.
294 species!
Located along a longtime migratory path on Lake Michigan, Cook County attracts a wide variety of birds to the lakefront, as well as forest preserves, wetlands and prairies.
New bird-watching record marks Cook County as prime hot spot for bird-watching
Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
294 species!
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Migratory birds
hey, what’s that stuff everyone likes to get them through the day and a lot of it comes from Colombia?
President Donald Trump has retaliated with steep tariffs and immediately revoked visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president said his country would not accept U.S. deportation flights.
January 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Migratory birds
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Anyone an expert in coffee futures and prices, that could comment on the impact of a 25 PCT tariff on Columbia on the price of coffee for American consumers ?
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Anyone an expert in coffee futures and prices, that could comment on the impact of a 25 PCT tariff on Columbia on the price of coffee for American consumers ?
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Success – an important win for nature! 🐝
Today, the UK Government made the only sensible choice - listening to the science and upholding the ban on neonicotinoids.
This pesticide doesn’t belong in our countryside. Farmers now need support to adopt nature-friendly alternatives.
Today, the UK Government made the only sensible choice - listening to the science and upholding the ban on neonicotinoids.
This pesticide doesn’t belong in our countryside. Farmers now need support to adopt nature-friendly alternatives.
Just 1 teaspoon of neonicotinoids can kill 1.25 BILLION bees.
Yesterday, over 1 million voices told the UK Government: stop allowing banned pesticides in our countryside.
DEFRA, it’s time to end ‘emergency’ use.
Protect pollinators vital to nature's recovery & our food security.
Yesterday, over 1 million voices told the UK Government: stop allowing banned pesticides in our countryside.
DEFRA, it’s time to end ‘emergency’ use.
Protect pollinators vital to nature's recovery & our food security.
January 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Success – an important win for nature! 🐝
Today, the UK Government made the only sensible choice - listening to the science and upholding the ban on neonicotinoids.
This pesticide doesn’t belong in our countryside. Farmers now need support to adopt nature-friendly alternatives.
Today, the UK Government made the only sensible choice - listening to the science and upholding the ban on neonicotinoids.
This pesticide doesn’t belong in our countryside. Farmers now need support to adopt nature-friendly alternatives.
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The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures, according to a new study. Full report by WPR.
Study finds winter days on the Great Lakes growing shorter due to climate change
A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.
wisconsinwatch.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures, according to a new study. Full report by WPR.
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A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.
Research finds some Great Lakes water birds negatively impacted by legacy pollution
A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.
www.michiganpublic.org
January 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A new study found that fish-eating water birds in some contaminated areas of the Great Lakes region experience negative health impacts, particularly related to growth and development.
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January 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Welcome to The Contrarian, a new media outlet not owned by anybody
You won’t find cozy alliances, half-measures, or false equivalences here. We bend the knee to no one, vigorously challenge unchecked authority and champion transparency and accountability
Join our venture at contrarian.substack.com
You won’t find cozy alliances, half-measures, or false equivalences here. We bend the knee to no one, vigorously challenge unchecked authority and champion transparency and accountability
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Polka-dotted window film was applied to windows at McCormick Place last summer ahead of the fall migration. The drop in collisions is a victory for the birds, bird advocates and the building and a model that other glass-walled Chicago buildings could emulate. www.wbez.org/environment/...
Bird strikes drop by more than 95% at McCormick Place
Polka-dotted window film was applied to windows at McCormick Place last summer ahead of the fall migration. The drop in collisions is a victory for the birds, bird advocates and the building and a mod...
www.wbez.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Polka-dotted window film was applied to windows at McCormick Place last summer ahead of the fall migration. The drop in collisions is a victory for the birds, bird advocates and the building and a model that other glass-walled Chicago buildings could emulate. www.wbez.org/environment/...
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I find it interesting how often I discover that good-hearted people are also interested in the study of nature.
www.audubon.org/news/preside...
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President Carter was an enthusiastic birder and an early champion for climate action
The former president, who passed away last month, championed historic legislation and was honored by the National Audubon Society for his work.
www.audubon.org
January 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I find it interesting how often I discover that good-hearted people are also interested in the study of nature.
www.audubon.org/news/preside...
www.audubon.org/news/preside...