ChrisH
@chrishews.bsky.social
Married empty-nester and retired educator enjoying reading, nature pursuits, native plants, home gardening, and all things crafty.
#TenMinuteMerlin 🪶 11/6/25 A beautiful autumn day with no house or road construction. Not many birds were chatty again but it's busy out there.
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#TenMinuteMerlin 🪶 11/6/25 A beautiful autumn day with no house or road construction. Not many birds were chatty again but it's busy out there.
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🧵IR scholars, let's start a thread of what we know that's relevant for a US attack on Iran. Won't change any minds, but might help us teach this crisis and learn new angles. Please add (incl. your own work!), forgive/correct omissions. Nobody can cover everything and it's great to find new work. 1/?
June 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵IR scholars, let's start a thread of what we know that's relevant for a US attack on Iran. Won't change any minds, but might help us teach this crisis and learn new angles. Please add (incl. your own work!), forgive/correct omissions. Nobody can cover everything and it's great to find new work. 1/?
5/18/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Beautiful morning with warblers still surprising me...
May 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
5/18/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Beautiful morning with warblers still surprising me...
5/17/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A spectacularly beautiful day after another tornadic storm system. Not visually confirmed: Veery & Prairie Warbler
May 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
5/17/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A spectacularly beautiful day after another tornadic storm system. Not visually confirmed: Veery & Prairie Warbler
5/16/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A few days have passed with poor recording options due to another neighbor getting a new roof and weather. I did get visited by a unique local- an Eurasian Tree Sparrow 😆.
May 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
5/16/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A few days have passed with poor recording options due to another neighbor getting a new roof and weather. I did get visited by a unique local- an Eurasian Tree Sparrow 😆.
5/13/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Light rain and fog with fewer birds active this morning.
May 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
5/13/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Light rain and fog with fewer birds active this morning.
5/12/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Light rain with lots of chatter.
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
5/12/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Light rain with lots of chatter.
5/9/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Absolutely gorgeous day! Still have lots of visitors.
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
5/9/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Absolutely gorgeous day! Still have lots of visitors.
5/8/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Rain again for most of the day Turkey Vulture, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Am Robin, Great Blue Heron present but quiet.
May 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
5/8/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Rain again for most of the day Turkey Vulture, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Am Robin, Great Blue Heron present but quiet.
5/6/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A delayed recording today around neighborhood yardwork. The sun is out! Veery not confirmed today.
May 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
5/6/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A delayed recording today around neighborhood yardwork. The sun is out! Veery not confirmed today.
5/5/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A cool, cloudy day after a weekend of rain. Some lovely visitors still around.
May 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
5/5/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A cool, cloudy day after a weekend of rain. Some lovely visitors still around.
5/2/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Much quieter today and between storms again. Saw the Orchard Oriole and Barred Owl... Chickadees and Titmice are eating something fun that hatched out on the cherries.
May 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
5/2/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Much quieter today and between storms again. Saw the Orchard Oriole and Barred Owl... Chickadees and Titmice are eating something fun that hatched out on the cherries.
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Proud that our research on widespread herbicide damage to trees is being covered by @yalee360.bsky.social
And our findings have been backed by @illinoisdnr.bsky.social's 2024 study, which found herbicides at 97% of forest, prairie & wetland sites tested across Illinois e360.yale.edu/features/her...
And our findings have been backed by @illinoisdnr.bsky.social's 2024 study, which found herbicides at 97% of forest, prairie & wetland sites tested across Illinois e360.yale.edu/features/her...
How Herbicide Drift from Farms Is Harming Trees in Midwest
Researchers are starting to pay closer attention to the widespread damage wrought by agricultural herbicides. Drifting sprays may not kill trees, shrubs, and other nontarget plants outright, but exper...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Proud that our research on widespread herbicide damage to trees is being covered by @yalee360.bsky.social
And our findings have been backed by @illinoisdnr.bsky.social's 2024 study, which found herbicides at 97% of forest, prairie & wetland sites tested across Illinois e360.yale.edu/features/her...
And our findings have been backed by @illinoisdnr.bsky.social's 2024 study, which found herbicides at 97% of forest, prairie & wetland sites tested across Illinois e360.yale.edu/features/her...
5/1/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A VERY birdy May Day! Not all visually confirmed, but if they're here, it's a record with 35 in one ten minute session.
May 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
5/1/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A VERY birdy May Day! Not all visually confirmed, but if they're here, it's a record with 35 in one ten minute session.
4/29/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Overcast and drippy between storms. Very chirpy day. Three Great Blue Herons flew over. Trying to verify a few but...leaves 😉
April 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
4/29/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Overcast and drippy between storms. Very chirpy day. Three Great Blue Herons flew over. Trying to verify a few but...leaves 😉
4/28/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A break in the rain today. Not sure if the E Wood Pewee is really visiting or not.
April 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
4/28/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A break in the rain today. Not sure if the E Wood Pewee is really visiting or not.
4/25/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A bit later today around scattered showers. Ovenbird and Blue-headed Vireo not confirmed.
April 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
4/25/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A bit later today around scattered showers. Ovenbird and Blue-headed Vireo not confirmed.
4/24/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A lovely and lively day with some new visitors: Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler!
April 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
4/24/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A lovely and lively day with some new visitors: Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Tennessee Warbler, Nashville Warbler!
4/23/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 The flycatcher was new today...
April 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
4/23/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 The flycatcher was new today...
Thank you!!
Cuban... “There are people who have come up with really good ideas that have had an impact, but then somebody comes in to buy them up and kill them. Well, you know what? I don’t need any more money. I’m rich as hell. So, I don’t need to do this for more money..."
Cuban... “There are people who have come up with really good ideas that have had an impact, but then somebody comes in to buy them up and kill them. Well, you know what? I don’t need any more money. I’m rich as hell. So, I don’t need to do this for more money..."
April 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thank you!!
Cuban... “There are people who have come up with really good ideas that have had an impact, but then somebody comes in to buy them up and kill them. Well, you know what? I don’t need any more money. I’m rich as hell. So, I don’t need to do this for more money..."
Cuban... “There are people who have come up with really good ideas that have had an impact, but then somebody comes in to buy them up and kill them. Well, you know what? I don’t need any more money. I’m rich as hell. So, I don’t need to do this for more money..."
4/22/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Lots of birds today (19) with 3 un-verified: Wood Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Pine Siskin.
April 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
4/22/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Lots of birds today (19) with 3 un-verified: Wood Duck, Spotted Sandpiper, Pine Siskin.
4/21/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 The morning after yet another tornadic storm system was very quiet. By mid-day the birds had resumed chatting
April 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
4/21/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 The morning after yet another tornadic storm system was very quiet. By mid-day the birds had resumed chatting
4/18/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A Cedar Waxwing was listed, but not confirmed
April 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
4/18/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 A Cedar Waxwing was listed, but not confirmed
4/17/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Soft rain today
April 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
4/17/25 #TenMinMerlin 🪶 Soft rain today