All I really want AI to do is cull through my burst mode photos.
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
All I really want AI to do is cull through my burst mode photos.
At a meeting... outside... talking about birds... and this pair of Peregrine Falcons rips by taking out pigeons. Mic drop. #skowhegan
August 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
At a meeting... outside... talking about birds... and this pair of Peregrine Falcons rips by taking out pigeons. Mic drop. #skowhegan
August 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🦜 At what month in the year is it too late to decide to do a county big year?
Asking for a fellow birder.
Asking for a fellow birder.
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🦜 At what month in the year is it too late to decide to do a county big year?
Asking for a fellow birder.
Asking for a fellow birder.
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“Vernal pools are small, but the role they play in our environment is huge,” said Francesca Gundrum, @maineaudubon.bsky.social's advocacy director.
ONWARD!
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/17/m...
ONWARD!
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/17/m...
Maine’s small vernal pools may get bigger state protections
A bill now awaiting action by Gov. Janet Mills would create a 100-foot no-disturbance protection zone around Maine's vernal pools, among other protections.
www.pressherald.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Vernal pools are small, but the role they play in our environment is huge,” said Francesca Gundrum, @maineaudubon.bsky.social's advocacy director.
ONWARD!
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/17/m...
ONWARD!
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/17/m...
🦜
Birding… I don’t consider myself a “lister”, but I’m taking the morning off to try to find 3 county ✅ in my home county.
Good luck vibes appreciated.
Birding… I don’t consider myself a “lister”, but I’m taking the morning off to try to find 3 county ✅ in my home county.
Good luck vibes appreciated.
June 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🦜
Birding… I don’t consider myself a “lister”, but I’m taking the morning off to try to find 3 county ✅ in my home county.
Good luck vibes appreciated.
Birding… I don’t consider myself a “lister”, but I’m taking the morning off to try to find 3 county ✅ in my home county.
Good luck vibes appreciated.
So I'm up this morning at 3:45 am to a Fox Sparrow over my head just belting out its song.
I was instantly transformed to this commercial from 1986 as the Fox Sparrow was singing "Nytol— will help you get your Z's!"
#birds #birding #fosp
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rf1ia
I was instantly transformed to this commercial from 1986 as the Fox Sparrow was singing "Nytol— will help you get your Z's!"
#birds #birding #fosp
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rf1ia
Nytol - Will Help You Get Your Z's - Commercial Jingle (1986)
Dailymotion video by Jesus
www.dailymotion.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
So I'm up this morning at 3:45 am to a Fox Sparrow over my head just belting out its song.
I was instantly transformed to this commercial from 1986 as the Fox Sparrow was singing "Nytol— will help you get your Z's!"
#birds #birding #fosp
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rf1ia
I was instantly transformed to this commercial from 1986 as the Fox Sparrow was singing "Nytol— will help you get your Z's!"
#birds #birding #fosp
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rf1ia
The Blue Jays in my yard must not be local as they are mimicking the wrong hawk.
The Chickadees and Pine Siskins are trying to hold back their laughter.
The Chickadees and Pine Siskins are trying to hold back their laughter.
May 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Blue Jays in my yard must not be local as they are mimicking the wrong hawk.
The Chickadees and Pine Siskins are trying to hold back their laughter.
The Chickadees and Pine Siskins are trying to hold back their laughter.
Reposted by Tim Flight
Now the DOGE scumbags are coming for the Bird Banding Laboratory (part of USGS). They just lost two senior staff members and are going to be stretched extremely thin. Without their office, bird research does not happen.
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Now the DOGE scumbags are coming for the Bird Banding Laboratory (part of USGS). They just lost two senior staff members and are going to be stretched extremely thin. Without their office, bird research does not happen.
Reposted by Tim Flight
“Well, well, well, what do we have here?” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said as she held up the weapon with a rubber glove
theonion.com/doj-pla...
theonion.com/doj-pla...
DOJ Plants Gun On Maine
AUGUSTA, ME—In a stunning discovery that linked all 1.4 million residents to a grisly unsolved cold case, the U.S. Department of Justice escalated its attacks on Maine Friday when it allegedly planted a gun on the state. “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said as she held up […]
theonion.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Well, well, well, what do we have here?” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said as she held up the weapon with a rubber glove
theonion.com/doj-pla...
theonion.com/doj-pla...
Reposted by Tim Flight
I’ve got a new video up explaining all of the eBird breeding (and behavioral) codes, and more importantly WHEN and WHERE to use them:
eBird's Breeding Codes Explained
youtu.be/CtMITJpRMzU
eBird's Breeding Codes Explained
youtu.be/CtMITJpRMzU
eBird's Breeding Codes Explained
YouTube video by Doug Hitchcox
youtu.be
April 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’ve got a new video up explaining all of the eBird breeding (and behavioral) codes, and more importantly WHEN and WHERE to use them:
eBird's Breeding Codes Explained
youtu.be/CtMITJpRMzU
eBird's Breeding Codes Explained
youtu.be/CtMITJpRMzU
Reposted by Tim Flight
Many thanks to Ryan Munn at WGME for joining Coastal Birds Project Director Laura Zitske at Higgins Beach to talk about Piping Plovers and how beachgoers can help protect the birds and the beaches this season.
Endangered piping plovers return to Maine with beach restrictions in place
Piping plovers are endangered sandy colored shore birds that are found along much of the east coast.
wgme.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Many thanks to Ryan Munn at WGME for joining Coastal Birds Project Director Laura Zitske at Higgins Beach to talk about Piping Plovers and how beachgoers can help protect the birds and the beaches this season.
Reposted by Tim Flight
There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
There was a Pine Siskin in my yard that didn’t look well. This Merlin seems to have taken care of the issue.
April 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There was a Pine Siskin in my yard that didn’t look well. This Merlin seems to have taken care of the issue.
Reposted by Tim Flight
In DC with the American Bird Conservancy this week. These folks are it. These halls are where bird conservation happens, and ABC is on the front lines. Please become a member and supporter, it’s worth it.
April 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
In DC with the American Bird Conservancy this week. These folks are it. These halls are where bird conservation happens, and ABC is on the front lines. Please become a member and supporter, it’s worth it.
FOY Gray Ghost (Northern Harrier) in these not soon to be award winning photos.
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
FOY Gray Ghost (Northern Harrier) in these not soon to be award winning photos.
Cory Booker is on the Senate floor explaining which colleagues are Greater Scaup and which are Lesser Scaup.
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Cory Booker is on the Senate floor explaining which colleagues are Greater Scaup and which are Lesser Scaup.
Feeling left out because I wasn't invited to any random Signal groups this week.
March 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Feeling left out because I wasn't invited to any random Signal groups this week.
I recently finished reading this book. Go get it! So many great stories telling “how we know what we know” about bird migration.
Reminder: I'm going to randomly pick one new subscriber to my email newsletter from this month to receive a free signed copy of the paperback edition of my book! If you like birds, it's a win-win. buttondown.com/rheisman/arc...
Bird of Passage: March 2025
Book giveaway inside!
buttondown.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I recently finished reading this book. Go get it! So many great stories telling “how we know what we know” about bird migration.
Reposted by Tim Flight
The ABA is deeply concerned by recent staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of American’s lands, waters, and wildlife, including wild birds. These actions have real world implications for the wellbeing of wild birds, particularly those facing extinction
bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
ABA Statement Regarding U.S. Agency Staffing and Funding - American Birding Association
The American Birding Association (ABA) is deeply concerned by recent, sudden staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of American’s lands, waters, and wildlife, including ...
bit.ly
February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The ABA is deeply concerned by recent staff reductions in U.S. federal agencies tasked with the stewardship of American’s lands, waters, and wildlife, including wild birds. These actions have real world implications for the wellbeing of wild birds, particularly those facing extinction
bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
bit.ly/3Xc4BCK
The flock of American Goldfinch and Pine Siskins in my yard is now short one member.
February 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The flock of American Goldfinch and Pine Siskins in my yard is now short one member.
Democracy should be within everyone’s “lane”.
February 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Democracy should be within everyone’s “lane”.