Ben Cacace
@nycbirder.bsky.social
Birder focused mainly on Manhattan from Midtown to Inwood at the north end. 🔍 Sole social media is #Bluesky. 🔍 Interested in studying & protecting the #ChimneySwift in #NYC. #AmateurAstronomy 🔭, #Curling 🥌, #GrandSumo 🇯🇵
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Ben Cacace
@nycbirder.bsky.social
· Jan 23
Just in case it was not clear what kind of salute Elon Musk is giving here.
Why one still clings onto an account on the app formerly known as #Twitter is intriguing.
#NaziSympathizer
#DeportElonMusk
#TaxBillionaires
#GradualReform
#NaziSympathizer
#DeportElonMusk
#TaxBillionaires
#GradualReform
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When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate."
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When Trump was asked about the release of the Epstein files, he called one reporter "piggy" and said another was "being insubordinate."
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
When Trump saw a video calling on the military to follow the constitution, he called for the death of the Democrats who made the video.
He's a tyrant.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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If only We could adopt this in America 🇺🇸. Thinking 🤔 out LOUD….
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If only We could adopt this in America 🇺🇸. Thinking 🤔 out LOUD….
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Wowza! I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk hunting on the Harlem Meer's Duck Island, and when it took off, I was able to capture it at eye level! Yes, it's still peak foliage here! 😍😍😍 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wowza! I spotted a Red-tailed Hawk hunting on the Harlem Meer's Duck Island, and when it took off, I was able to capture it at eye level! Yes, it's still peak foliage here! 😍😍😍 #Hawks #CentralPark #birding
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Delighted to see that Kingston Council is building a "swift tower" to provide nesting places for the birds. The tower appears to reference the chimney that was at the original Eagle Brewery. #swifttower
August 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Delighted to see that Kingston Council is building a "swift tower" to provide nesting places for the birds. The tower appears to reference the chimney that was at the original Eagle Brewery. #swifttower
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#inktober2025
10: Sweep
Chimney Swifts (and other swifts) do not perch on horizontal surfaces but vertical ones.
They are also so adorable that since finding out they exist (yesterday) I have not been able to shut up about them.
10: Sweep
Chimney Swifts (and other swifts) do not perch on horizontal surfaces but vertical ones.
They are also so adorable that since finding out they exist (yesterday) I have not been able to shut up about them.
October 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#inktober2025
10: Sweep
Chimney Swifts (and other swifts) do not perch on horizontal surfaces but vertical ones.
They are also so adorable that since finding out they exist (yesterday) I have not been able to shut up about them.
10: Sweep
Chimney Swifts (and other swifts) do not perch on horizontal surfaces but vertical ones.
They are also so adorable that since finding out they exist (yesterday) I have not been able to shut up about them.
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Tylenol / paracetamol is one of the cheapest drugs on the planet. It exists in Cuba...along with brain cells, which are in short supply in the vicinity of POTUS, RFK & people who need big letters.
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Tylenol / paracetamol is one of the cheapest drugs on the planet. It exists in Cuba...along with brain cells, which are in short supply in the vicinity of POTUS, RFK & people who need big letters.
State of the Birds 2025
This year the #ChimneySwift is an #OrangeAlert #TippingPoint species which includes 37 species.
Immediate #conservation is needed for birds that have experienced the steepest population losses.
#ChimneySwifts
www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/tipping...
This year the #ChimneySwift is an #OrangeAlert #TippingPoint species which includes 37 species.
Immediate #conservation is needed for birds that have experienced the steepest population losses.
#ChimneySwifts
www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/tipping...
Tipping Point Species
Immediate Conservation Needed for Birds That Have Experienced the Steepest Population Losses
Tipping Point bird species have lost more than 50% of their populations within the past 50 years. The Ro...
www.stateofthebirds.org
September 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
State of the Birds 2025
This year the #ChimneySwift is an #OrangeAlert #TippingPoint species which includes 37 species.
Immediate #conservation is needed for birds that have experienced the steepest population losses.
#ChimneySwifts
www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/tipping...
This year the #ChimneySwift is an #OrangeAlert #TippingPoint species which includes 37 species.
Immediate #conservation is needed for birds that have experienced the steepest population losses.
#ChimneySwifts
www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/tipping...
Video from Maine birder Bob Duchesne on confusing Fall warblers. His presentations are always lively & authoritative. It’s hard not to learn something new from him.
STOP > Confusing Fall Warblers
#birds #birder #birders #birding #FallWarblers #identification
youtu.be/Amu5qonzGVU?...
STOP > Confusing Fall Warblers
#birds #birder #birders #birding #FallWarblers #identification
youtu.be/Amu5qonzGVU?...
STOP Confusing Fall Warblers
YouTube video by Bob Duchesne
youtu.be
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Video from Maine birder Bob Duchesne on confusing Fall warblers. His presentations are always lively & authoritative. It’s hard not to learn something new from him.
STOP > Confusing Fall Warblers
#birds #birder #birders #birding #FallWarblers #identification
youtu.be/Amu5qonzGVU?...
STOP > Confusing Fall Warblers
#birds #birder #birders #birding #FallWarblers #identification
youtu.be/Amu5qonzGVU?...
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New paper! We developed HawkEars, a CNN training framework and classifier for a regional community of acoustic animals - 328 bird species and 13 amphibian species in Canada.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bioacoustics 1/n
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bioacoustics 1/n
HawkEars: A regional, high-performance avian acoustic classifier
Passive acoustic monitoring is rapidly emerging as a dominant approach for studying acoustic wildlife, with neural networks used as an increasingly co…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New paper! We developed HawkEars, a CNN training framework and classifier for a regional community of acoustic animals - 328 bird species and 13 amphibian species in Canada.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bioacoustics 1/n
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#bioacoustics 1/n
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@dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social I saw your post on Fb about Chimney Swifts over northern Manhattan. I've been watching them for a few years. From 155th St. — Inwood there are at least 8 active roosts. You can DM me your general location & I'll let you know if your swifts are visiting an unknown site.
September 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
@dan-kulkosky-nyc.bsky.social I saw your post on Fb about Chimney Swifts over northern Manhattan. I've been watching them for a few years. From 155th St. — Inwood there are at least 8 active roosts. You can DM me your general location & I'll let you know if your swifts are visiting an unknown site.
Video from Australia’s Brianne Worth. A Millennial (from the later end of the range) with wonderful insights.
YouTube: Convenience Culture is Making us Miserable (3-Sep’25)
youtu.be/2benWOJn4OE?...
YouTube: Convenience Culture is Making us Miserable (3-Sep’25)
youtu.be/2benWOJn4OE?...
Convenience Culture is Making us Miserable
YouTube video by Brianne Worth
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Video from Australia’s Brianne Worth. A Millennial (from the later end of the range) with wonderful insights.
YouTube: Convenience Culture is Making us Miserable (3-Sep’25)
youtu.be/2benWOJn4OE?...
YouTube: Convenience Culture is Making us Miserable (3-Sep’25)
youtu.be/2benWOJn4OE?...
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August 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
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I am so glad we have brave cartoonists making fun of the orange mango. They resist in great ways.
July 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I am so glad we have brave cartoonists making fun of the orange mango. They resist in great ways.
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The US satire cartoon show South Park secured a five-year deal worth $1.5 billion with Paramount Global. They began their season with this clip, challenging Trump to sue them.
July 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The US satire cartoon show South Park secured a five-year deal worth $1.5 billion with Paramount Global. They began their season with this clip, challenging Trump to sue them.
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Have had two babies outside the window for many days now.
They are loudt.
They are loudt.
July 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Have had two babies outside the window for many days now.
They are loudt.
They are loudt.
A brilliant conversation w/ @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Scott Galloway (@profgalloway.com).
Heather Cox Richardson, historian & author of Letters from an American, joins Scott to explore how authoritarianism takes hold – not through coups, but within democratic systems. …
youtu.be/ieAwLyEDHqE?...
Heather Cox Richardson, historian & author of Letters from an American, joins Scott to explore how authoritarianism takes hold – not through coups, but within democratic systems. …
youtu.be/ieAwLyEDHqE?...
America’s Branding Crisis — with Heather Cox Richardson | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A brilliant conversation w/ @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Scott Galloway (@profgalloway.com).
Heather Cox Richardson, historian & author of Letters from an American, joins Scott to explore how authoritarianism takes hold – not through coups, but within democratic systems. …
youtu.be/ieAwLyEDHqE?...
Heather Cox Richardson, historian & author of Letters from an American, joins Scott to explore how authoritarianism takes hold – not through coups, but within democratic systems. …
youtu.be/ieAwLyEDHqE?...
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I wish Elon would stop making sense so I did not have to agree with him so much this week.
July 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I wish Elon would stop making sense so I did not have to agree with him so much this week.
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chim-chiminee chim-chiminee chim-chimney swift
June 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
chim-chiminee chim-chiminee chim-chimney swift
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June 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Film: “On occasion an individual has a vision coupled with the ability & drive to translate their vision into something we can all feel and understand. Jeffrey Kimball has done this in his excellent film BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT.” Helen Hays, 2012
Free on Tubi — link.tubi.tv/z2Cunp8WBTb
Free on Tubi — link.tubi.tv/z2Cunp8WBTb
link.tubi.tv
May 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Film: “On occasion an individual has a vision coupled with the ability & drive to translate their vision into something we can all feel and understand. Jeffrey Kimball has done this in his excellent film BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT.” Helen Hays, 2012
Free on Tubi — link.tubi.tv/z2Cunp8WBTb
Free on Tubi — link.tubi.tv/z2Cunp8WBTb