Black-throated blue warbler Stan account

A round, grayish brown bird perches on rotting wood, against a dark green background with bokeh lights from the sun, which is on the far side of the bird.

Deep in the woods with the Swainson’s thrush

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Lincoln’s sparrow

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A small, yellow bird with a white face and black stripes on its wings, walks on a thick branch in front of green leaves.

I’m a big fan of the chestnut-sided warbler’s fall plumage.

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You gotta love ovenbirds.

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Eastern wood peewee

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Thank you!

A small, dull yellow bird with a faint black streak over its eye, perches on a grayish brown branch, with blurry green leaves in the foreground, against a grayish blue background.

Tennessee warbler

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Eye-level view of large, light brown shorebird with long, upturned bill, standing in shallow water, against golden brown background.

Respect, Hudsonian godwit. Respect.

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A black-throated blue warbler with debris in its bill perches on a small branch.

There’s the boy.

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Eye-level view of sandpiper with downward breast streaking, yellow legs, a long bill and black, white and orange mottled plumage on its back, walking forward on grass against a brownish background.

Ran into a really accommodating pectoral sandpiper. Bear with me.

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Here’s a pectoral sandpiper passing through Queens on its way to southern South America.

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A sora briefly emerges from the reeds!

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Small, brownish hawk with red eyes perches on a log.

Sharp-shinned hawk

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Small, grayish bird with white wingbars and eyerings perches on plant with dangling spikes of tiny, pink flowers.

Least flycatcher, I think. But if you can identify empids consistently, you really ought to be awarded some kind of certification.

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Eye-level view of tan shorebird with yellow legs and ornate, dark-centered back feathers with white outlines, on muddy surface.

Buff-breasted sandpiper: a bird that does exist after all.

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2 fledgling green herons with fuzzy plumage huddle together on a branch, surrounded by leaves.

First days out of the nest for these two green herons.

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Medium sized bird with grayish back and faint yellow belly perches on thick branch in front of green leaves.

Great crested flycatchers are the only species I see helping with the spotted lanternfly problem. Shoutout to these guys.

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My mom pretty much sees that cheap plastic packaging as free Tupperware. Puts it in her dishwasher and everything. I’m always trying to get her to stop smh.

White owl with dark barring on breast perches atop white sand hill, with blue sky and brownish grass in background.

Here’s the lone snowy owl I saw last year. This was January, so it’s gone now, lest anyone tries to look for it.

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Shorebird with bright yellow legs, white belly, and gray back with white speckling, forages in shallow water.

Lesser yellowlegs: another orange alert tipping point species in the 2025 state of birds.

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You notice how they get you to buy new gadgets by intentionally making your stuff stop working now?

Like there is nothing wrong with my TV. The apps are just going to stop working on September 1.

Small bird with brown back and white belly with brown streaking, perches on thick branch in front of green background with dark blotches.

Saw two northern waterthrushes yesterday. Migration is now.

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Thanks Mikell

thanks!

A black shorebird in flight stretches its black and white wings forward.

If you see an American oystercatcher anywhere but the beach, it’s pretty safe to assume that the bird wants you as far away as possible.

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A small, yellow bird with black stripes on its flanks, a black line through its eyes, a black semicircle around its eyes, and dark streaking on its wings and back, perches on a branch in front of a green background.

Prairie warbler

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Eye-level view of shorebird with white belly, barring on breast, yellow legs and dark back plumage featuring reddish outlines on feathers.

Per allaboutbirds.org, the pectoral sandpiper’s conservation status is on orange alert.

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Eye-level view of small shorebird with grayish-brown mottling on back, a dark bill and dark legs, foraging in blurred, light green grass against dark green background.

You have to sniff a lot of bird doodoo to get semipalmated sandpiper photos like this.

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A small, iridescent green bird with a long bill hovers next to a small, yellow blossom into which its bill is inserted. Wings are blurred due to rapid movement.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds and jewel weed forever.

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Close, eye-level view of small shorebird with long, dark bill, yellow legs, and rusty speckled plumage, striding forward on algae-covered ground against blue background.

Least sandpiper: world’s smallest shorebird.

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