I don’t know why I always forget about BlueSky, but this recording from April is one of my favorite podcast episodes I have ever recorded - if you want to be wowed by guano and tickled by misidentification stories, look no further.

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New podcast episode! In this episode, Jody Allair, Gabriel Foley, and Jennie Duberstein join host Nate Swick for a conversation on recent research on the diverse and often surprising ways that birds influence humans, both individually and as societies. Listen here: www.aba.org/this-month-i...

Please join us in congratulating the 2026 ABA Young Birders of the Year, Amelie Anderson from Morrison, CO, and Mackenzie Hollender from Sacramento, CA! www.aba.org/2026-aba-you...

2026 ABA Young Birders of the Year - American Birding Association

Please join us in congratulating the 2026 ABA Young Birders of the Year, Amelie Anderson from Morrison, CO, and Mackenzie Hollender from Sacramento, CA!

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Southeast Arizona, you’re all right.

Junior, following instructions. Also: I have follow up questions, Duolingo. #yiddish

Sometimes Duolingo #Yiddish has its finger on the pulse of the world…

Duolingo #Yiddish continues to offer incredibly useful conversational phrases. (But, I mean, what ARE the Lithuanians celebrating today?)

Turns out prairie dogs are even MORE important than we previously realized for supporting healthy grassland communities. All it took was an RC taxidermied badger to find out. (Read the thread to see a picture of said wonder).

Dr. Holly P Jones@dochpjones.bsky.social · last yr.

So excited to share this paper, lead-authored by newly-minted Dr. Andrew Dreelin from my lab and @andyjboyce.bsky.social's with you all! 🧪 There's this paradox about prairie dog towns - many birds seem to love them, but they attract a lot of predators. 1/n authors.elsevier.com/c/1lFifmjMA3tq

Enjoying listening to @hwinkler4real.bsky.social ‘s memoir as I drive, I pulled up to a red light to see this license plate on the car in front of me.

Friends, my book on the birds up here in so-called Canada is FINALLY available as an eBook. Some links below + other distributors soon. The plan is to do a print run later (hope soon). • www.renaud-bray.com/Livre_Numeri... • or www.librairiesboyer.qc.ca/produit/arts... #birds #birdbooks

The Umbrellas of Chandler

What I want to know is how could a perfect potato be unfortunate? #Yiddish

May you find a comfortable lap and a patch of sunshine to nap in this weekend.

Listen to me, @thebirdingbeardsmn.bsky.social, and Nicole Jackson talk about fun with old maps, more ways reasons we should terrified by plastics, and amazing hummingbird adaptations on this week’s @ababirds.bsky.social podcast.

American Birding Association@aba.org · last yr.

March 2025 brings another This Month in Birding. This time around we welcome Jennie Duberstein, Bird Joy Pod‘s Jason Hall, and Nicole Jackson to talk plastics in seabirds, new eyes on old maps, and the best bird to party with: tinyurl.com/yc4ar8c3

A Botta’s Pocket Gopher stole the show on our Tucson Feminist Bird Club outing this morning.

@birdspot.bsky.social This view from today at Whitewater Draw made me think of that gorgeous little painting you made a bunch of years ago.

Got to spend some time yesterday morning #birding with some of the founders of the Pajareras del Desierto amidst a week of excellent (but indoor) meetings in Hermosillo, Sonora. ¡Gracias, chicas!

Wrapping up a week of conversations in Denver about collaboration for the stewardship of North America’s Central Grasslands with this fantastic group of colleagues and friends.

I’m reading the Joe Taylor biography and am enjoying figuring out old bird names, such as Man O’ War bird (Magnificent Frigatebird) and Darby Flycatcher (Great Kiskadee). Figuring out “New Mexican Duck” sent me to the 1946 archives of The Auk. Bird names change. People adapt. #BirdNamesForBirds

So excited that the Sonoran Joint Venture will host one of the @abcbirds.bsky.social 2024 Conservation and Justice Fellows - click to learn more, including how to apply! abcbirds.org/conservation...

So I called an audible and instead of talking toxoplasmosis, I talk about puzzle-solving Johnny Rooks! Give a listen: www.aba.org/08-09-this-m... @ababirds.bsky.social @n8swick.bsky.social

Buscamos un/a Coordinador/a en México: sonoranjv.org/es/buscamos-... #aves #conservación

My Duolingo Yiddish has progressed enough that this morning I was able to ask the feral cat in my back yard, “Do you come here often, my cat?” (She meowed at me in response.)

Tune in and listen to us talk about news from the birding world in November, including bird name changes & making the language of migratory birds more inclusive - and accurate. www.aba.org/this-month-i....

Listen to me @n8swick.bsky.social, @thebirdist.bsky.social, & Greg Neise talk birders & conservation, economic impacts of birding, vagrants (EVERYWHERE!), and more on the American Birding Podcast ( @ababirds.bsky.social).

Say you’re getting an MRI without saying you’re getting an MRI. (All good!)

This is one of two praying mantises (I think they are Arizona mantises?) that has been hunting by my front porch light for the last few days.

Wishing you were a kid who could go to #BirdCamp with me in CO next summer? How about a 4 day version for adults, but with better lodging and food? (Don’t worry, I’ll still bring the magic granola bars.) I am co-leading the June tour - join me! coloradobirdingadventures.com/summer2024/

Summer 2024 -

Join us in 2024 as we search for the summer specialty birds that make Colorado a premier birding destination. Expect spectacular scenery, […]

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Hello, friend. #SeenOnMyRun #LegsForLandBack

I recently got to talk with journalist Hannah Yasharoff on behalf of the @ababirds.bsky.social about my thoughts on birding and Gen Z. (Special shout out to Kenn Kaufman, who I invoke towards the end of the article).

Gen Z’s Latest Wellness Trend? Bird-Watching

Birdwatching is having an unexpected renaissance, helping a younger generation relax and connect by getting out into nature.

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This Common Nighthawk at Pawnee National Grassland was a highlight for #CampColorado participants last month. #addbirder #BirdCamp #YoungBirders @ababirds.bsky.social