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tom cassaro
@tomcassaro.bsky.social
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Southern California based, into birds, birding and being outdoors as much as possible...which is sometimes a challenge with an indoor job... #Birds #Birding #UCLA
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Allen’s Hummingbird looking extra fancy in the backyard, also guarding his feeder... #birds #birding
February 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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This is, in fact, where I park at my office building. I took this as a sign that my employer does seem to understand me. #birds #birding
February 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Sage Thrasher this morning out in the desert. We’re having an outbreak of these birds in Southern California. They’re being seen everywhere. Gorgeous birds. #birds #birding
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Great-tailed grackle at Ken Molloy Harbor #birds #birding
January 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Northern Flicker during a break in the rain today in Los Angeles #birds #birding
January 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Northern Shovelers on the smooth water at Machado Lake, Harbor City CA #birds #birding
January 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Went out on a pelagic trip last weekend and still haven’t looked at all the photos, but here’s a Rhinoceros Auklet we got to see - actually saw 100s of these birds but most not so close #birds #birding
January 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Typical sulphur crested cockatoo expression, 28 Jan 2024, South Australia.

#Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #AusBirds #AUBirds #AustralianBirds
Sulphur crested cockatoo, a white parrot with long yellow crest feathers, perched in a tree
January 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Swinhoe’s White-eye in Lakewood, CA. These imported birds continue to expand their range in Southern California. And I’m always happy to see these little busybodies do their thing. #birds #birding
January 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Cinnamon Teal couple vacationing on the Los Angeles River #birds #birding
January 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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This Gull is 31y 5m 13d old! 😲👍Any rules I may have broken I'm sorry I will delete if necessary! #UKBirding #Gulls
January 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Impact of tourism on bird behavior: a comparison of flight initiation distance between birds in areas of tourist and non-tourist attraction | www.sciencedirect.co... | Behavioural Processes | #ornithology 🪶
January 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher along the San Gabriel River. #birds #birding
January 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Black-and-white Warbler with a spider snack this morning in Lakewood, CA #Birds #Birding
January 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This Black-throated Green Warbler is back in San Gabriel, presumably for another winter. Photographed this bird last year in the same park. #birds #birding
January 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Smoke from local fires has made birding hazardous (we’re also under evac warnings), but here’s a Solitary Sandpiper from last weekend. #birds #birding
January 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Yellow-rumped warbler from a day spent chasing rare birds (which I did not see), but plenty of consolation prizes like this one #birds #birding
January 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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This was definitely one of the best birds I saw in 2024. Yellow-browed Antbird along the Napo River in Ecuador. hope I can get back next year! #birds #birding
December 31, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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How cool is the Magpie Tanager I got to see in July outside Tena, Ecuador #birds #birding
December 31, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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Maybe the most difficult bird to see was the Buff-tailed Sicklebill. we found this beauty in a bog after a long hike near the Napo River in Ecuador‘s amazon region. #birds #birding
December 31, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Had a great year of birding, with some amazing encounters I won’t forget. Here’s a Red-crested Cotinga I saw near Nono, Pichincha, Ecuador. #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2024
December 31, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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Wanted to contribute to the last #MallardMonday of the year. #birds #birding
December 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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Desertas Petrel from the sea around Madeira for #SuperSeabirdSunday #Seabirds
A Desertas Petrel skimming over the waves from the sea around Madeira.
December 29, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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Chatting with a friend today, I realized the start of my year list also had a Siberian rarity!

A white wagtail showed up in January near my home at the Santa Ana river…

A king eider was just found in Huntington harbor!

Both of these birds were last seen in county in 1996!

What are the chances? 🪶
White wagtail on small pool of water around muddy flats White wagtail on trash debris on mud flats King eider floating on water
December 25, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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Got up extra early to look for the female King Eider (in the fog) which had been spotted yesterday afternoon in Orange County. It was indeed a merry Christmas as this #lifer posed for many pics. #birds #birding
December 24, 2024 at 6:33 PM