Beast of Birdin
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American Birding Assoc. - Webmaster & Content Developer; Editor: Big Day & List Report; Recording Standards & Ethic Committee; Social Media Management
Join me and @n8swick.bsky.social Nate Swick for some tricky IDs, bird banter and more, at @aba.org ABA's WTB LIVE, today at NOON central!
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What's This Bird LIVE! February 13, 2026
YouTube video by American Birding Association
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February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Join me and @n8swick.bsky.social Nate Swick for some tricky IDs, bird banter and more, at @aba.org ABA's WTB LIVE, today at NOON central!
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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
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February 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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Everyone is shitting on the Post for implying that Bad Bunny, from Puerto Rico, is a “immigrant,” not an American citizen. But WaPo is actually being honest about the Trumpist immigration agenda, for which dutifully if dully supports. The Trumpist agenda is white nationalist.
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The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Everyone is shitting on the Post for implying that Bad Bunny, from Puerto Rico, is a “immigrant,” not an American citizen. But WaPo is actually being honest about the Trumpist immigration agenda, for which dutifully if dully supports. The Trumpist agenda is white nationalist.
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If you can, be nice to yourself and go birding this weekend.
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
If you can, be nice to yourself and go birding this weekend.
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More attention here, please.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
More attention here, please.
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Three new species added to the ABA Checklist!
Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
Learn more here: www.aba.org/aba-checklis...
Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
Learn more here: www.aba.org/aba-checklis...
ABA Checklist Committee Update, Jan. 2026 - American Birding Association
Three new species added to the ABA Checklist! Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
www.aba.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Three new species added to the ABA Checklist!
Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
Learn more here: www.aba.org/aba-checklis...
Two splits (Whimbrel, Yellow Warbler) and a recent distributional record (Waved Albatross) raise the ABA Area list to 1,161 species.
Learn more here: www.aba.org/aba-checklis...
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What's This Bird LIVE! January 23, 2026
YouTube video by American Birding Association
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January 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Book reviewer Rebecca Heisman, writing in the Jan. 2026 issue of Birding, explains how British science writer Matt Ridley’s newest book, "Birds, Sex, and Beauty," is an attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: Why are some birds so astonishingly beautiful?
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www.aba.org/why-birds-ar...
Why Birds are Beautiful - American Birding Association
Book reviewer Rebecca Heisman, writing in the Jan. 2026 issue of Birding, explains how British science writer Matt Ridley’s newest book, "Birds, Sex, and Beauty," is an attempt to answer a deceptively...
www.aba.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Book reviewer Rebecca Heisman, writing in the Jan. 2026 issue of Birding, explains how British science writer Matt Ridley’s newest book, "Birds, Sex, and Beauty," is an attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: Why are some birds so astonishingly beautiful?
www.aba.org/why-birds-ar...
www.aba.org/why-birds-ar...
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The annual highlight of the birding calendar is, for so many birders, the Christmas Bird Count. Birding Editor Ted Floyd and ABA cartoonist Sal Palmero team up to celebrate "Birding's Grandest Tradition" in this article in the Dec. 2025 Birding. Seasons Greetings!
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Birding’s Grandest Tradition - American Birding Association
The annual highlight of the birding calendar is, for so many birders, the Christmas Bird Count. Birding Editor Ted Floyd and ABA cartoonist Sal Palmero team up to celebrate "Birding's Grandest Traditi...
www.aba.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The annual highlight of the birding calendar is, for so many birders, the Christmas Bird Count. Birding Editor Ted Floyd and ABA cartoonist Sal Palmero team up to celebrate "Birding's Grandest Tradition" in this article in the Dec. 2025 Birding. Seasons Greetings!
www.aba.org/birdings-gra...
www.aba.org/birdings-gra...
Join me and Nate to talk some tricky bird IDs and more. This week we tackle one of everyone's favorite gulls!
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What's This Bird LIVE! December 12, 2025
YouTube video by American Birding Association
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December 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Join me and Nate to talk some tricky bird IDs and more. This week we tackle one of everyone's favorite gulls!
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From the archives!
In "Out Owling for Saw-whets," the ABA's Greg Neise provides tips for finding saw-whets in late fall and early winter you might not have known about, including knowing several different vocalizations.
Good luck to all saw-whet seekers!
www.aba.org/out-owling-f...
In "Out Owling for Saw-whets," the ABA's Greg Neise provides tips for finding saw-whets in late fall and early winter you might not have known about, including knowing several different vocalizations.
Good luck to all saw-whet seekers!
www.aba.org/out-owling-f...
Out Owling for Saw-whets - American Birding Association
It turned out that I didn’t know what kinds of noises Northern Saw-whet Owls made in fall and early winter! Now I do, and it’s changed everything.
www.aba.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
From the archives!
In "Out Owling for Saw-whets," the ABA's Greg Neise provides tips for finding saw-whets in late fall and early winter you might not have known about, including knowing several different vocalizations.
Good luck to all saw-whet seekers!
www.aba.org/out-owling-f...
In "Out Owling for Saw-whets," the ABA's Greg Neise provides tips for finding saw-whets in late fall and early winter you might not have known about, including knowing several different vocalizations.
Good luck to all saw-whet seekers!
www.aba.org/out-owling-f...
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Non-finches are on the move too!
Keep your eyes and ear peeled for Bohemian Waxwings as they follow fruit crops south. Flocks can be large, with several dozen birds or even hundreds moving together, often appearing overnight.
Keep your eyes and ear peeled for Bohemian Waxwings as they follow fruit crops south. Flocks can be large, with several dozen birds or even hundreds moving together, often appearing overnight.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Non-finches are on the move too!
Keep your eyes and ear peeled for Bohemian Waxwings as they follow fruit crops south. Flocks can be large, with several dozen birds or even hundreds moving together, often appearing overnight.
Keep your eyes and ear peeled for Bohemian Waxwings as they follow fruit crops south. Flocks can be large, with several dozen birds or even hundreds moving together, often appearing overnight.
Join me and Nate Swick today, Nov. 21, at 1:00pm ET to discuss ID challenges and get your bird ID questions answered on What’s This Bird LIVE!
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What's This Bird LIVE! November 21, 2025
YouTube video by American Birding Association
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November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join me and Nate Swick today, Nov. 21, at 1:00pm ET to discuss ID challenges and get your bird ID questions answered on What’s This Bird LIVE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTVT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTVT...
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NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Wife of a furloughed federal worker here. We live in Okinawa & they aren't paying our housing or his salary. We are worried about neighbors & coworkers in the same boat. This sucks. But what sucks worse? Dems fucking betraying us and caving so all of this was for nothing right when we had leverage.
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Wife of a furloughed federal worker here. We live in Okinawa & they aren't paying our housing or his salary. We are worried about neighbors & coworkers in the same boat. This sucks. But what sucks worse? Dems fucking betraying us and caving so all of this was for nothing right when we had leverage.
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The Arkansas: Spring 2025 Regional Report is out! Highlights include a Clark's Grebe and Yellow Grosbeak.
Read the full report: www.aba.org/arkansas-spr...
Read the full report: www.aba.org/arkansas-spr...
Arkansas: Spring 2025 - American Birding Association
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October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Arkansas: Spring 2025 Regional Report is out! Highlights include a Clark's Grebe and Yellow Grosbeak.
Read the full report: www.aba.org/arkansas-spr...
Read the full report: www.aba.org/arkansas-spr...
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Our Bird of the Year Art Auction closes on Nov. 10!
Time is running out to bid on stunning BOTY artworks by artists including:
Christina Baal (Burrowing Owl)
Rafael Gálvez (Green Heron)
Sophie Webb (Ruddy Turnstone)
Julie Zickefoose (Evening Grosbeak)
Don't forget to bid!
aba.org/auctions/
Time is running out to bid on stunning BOTY artworks by artists including:
Christina Baal (Burrowing Owl)
Rafael Gálvez (Green Heron)
Sophie Webb (Ruddy Turnstone)
Julie Zickefoose (Evening Grosbeak)
Don't forget to bid!
aba.org/auctions/
All Auctions - ABA Auctions
The American Birding Association is auctioning off Bird of the Year art originals. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy these special paintings by some of the finest bird artists in the world, all wh...
aba.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our Bird of the Year Art Auction closes on Nov. 10!
Time is running out to bid on stunning BOTY artworks by artists including:
Christina Baal (Burrowing Owl)
Rafael Gálvez (Green Heron)
Sophie Webb (Ruddy Turnstone)
Julie Zickefoose (Evening Grosbeak)
Don't forget to bid!
aba.org/auctions/
Time is running out to bid on stunning BOTY artworks by artists including:
Christina Baal (Burrowing Owl)
Rafael Gálvez (Green Heron)
Sophie Webb (Ruddy Turnstone)
Julie Zickefoose (Evening Grosbeak)
Don't forget to bid!
aba.org/auctions/
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Have you noticed changes to your eBird life list in the past several days?—likely a few additions, but also possibly a few deletions. North American Birds Editor Michael Retter walks us through the eBird checklist changes: www.aba.org/the-2025-e-b...
The 2025 e/Bird Clements Taxonomy Update - American Birding Association
Have you noticed changes to your eBird life list in the past several days?—likely a few additions, but also possibly a few deletions. In a helpful and readable primer for ABA members and friends, Nort...
www.aba.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Have you noticed changes to your eBird life list in the past several days?—likely a few additions, but also possibly a few deletions. North American Birds Editor Michael Retter walks us through the eBird checklist changes: www.aba.org/the-2025-e-b...