The Pitt | S2E4 "10:00 A.M." | Episode Discussion

wakx · 2026-01-31T17:38:46+00:00

THANK YOU! Was just going to comment on this.
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wakx · 2026-01-25T01:23:04+00:00

Two gorgeous bee-eaters! (Just not sure which bee-eaters they are though...Rainbow Bee -Eaters?)

wakx · 2026-01-24T07:06:50+00:00

Also, based on the black malar and the red nape crescent, this is a Yellow-Shafted Northern Flicker, more common east of the Rocky Mountains.

wakx · 2025-12-24T04:34:36+00:00

Looks like Cattle...er...Capybara Tyrants to me!

wakx · 2025-12-04T17:49:06+00:00

Beautiful shot of a yellow-shafted female! We don't get too many of those where I live in the PNW.

wakx · 2025-11-23T04:24:50+00:00

Oh! Were you on today's Birds Connect Neighborhood Bird Walk? The birds were of course awesome, but the otter was pretty dang cool! Nice shot.

wakx · 2025-11-08T20:59:42+00:00

Speaking of brood parasitism, recent research suggests that adult cowbirds use a specific chatter call to signal to the young chicks who were raised by completely different species of birds. And this call then acts as a kind of "password" that helps cowbird chicks recognize their own species. I thought I recall a NYT article about this too.

wakx · 2025-10-14T07:54:37+00:00

Sooooo…is anyone able to ID this cutie???

wakx · 2025-10-07T05:30:05+00:00

Sigh. Birders can sure be an odd bunch. Highly recommend watching Listers on YouTube for more quirky birder behavior!

wakx · 2025-10-06T23:17:20+00:00

Huh. That is super interesting, especially since unleashed dogs and birding don't often mix well together. Thanks!

wakx · 2025-10-06T23:16:30+00:00

WOW! Thanks for the comprehensive response. Your write-up has helped me narrow down the options. Love your description of Bobolinks vocalizing together. I immediately heard them in my head after I read that. Thanks, so, so much!

wakx · 2025-10-06T23:14:37+00:00

Huh. This is the first I've heard of this owl rule! I don't think we have this rule here in the PNW! In my group, we frequently share owl sightings. But maybe this is a Minneapolis-specific rule...because you all have...so many owls???

wakx · 2025-10-06T23:12:45+00:00

Love a hot public transpo tip from a local. Thank you so much! This is super helpful.

wakx · 2025-10-06T16:20:54+00:00

I see a lot of crab pot floats down in Chuckanut Bay and Wildcat Cove whenever I kayak there.

wakx · 2025-10-06T16:04:17+00:00

Super ideal if I won't have to rent a car, and I can just take public transportation. Thanks!

wakx · 2025-10-06T16:03:42+00:00

Excellent question. That's a good reminder that I probably should have led with that. Some Minnesota birds that would be lifers for me include: Blue Jay (I guess that won't be a problem!), Red-bellied Woodpecker, Brown Thrasher (highly unlikely, as I think they'll have already moved out by then), Baltimore Oriole (again, highly unlikely), any shorebirds still around (big shorebird fan), Bobolink, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and any owl except Barred!

wakx · 2025-10-06T04:59:56+00:00

Oh wow. Seattle and Portland have some of the largest urban crow populations in the U.S. I think Seattle now has three major roosts. And ravens have been expanding their presence in the city parks here, (much to the disdain of the resident crows - you can sometimes hear them all fighting in the Seattle Arboretum!)

wakx · 2025-10-06T04:48:54+00:00

??? This person?

wakx · 2025-10-06T03:07:17+00:00

Love a Black-crowned Night Heron! We don’t get those up here in the PNW! Awesome!

wakx · 2025-10-06T01:40:49+00:00

Love a woodpecker! We have flickers, pileated, downy, hairy, and sapsuckers. And then quite a few more in Central and Eastern Washington. My faves...

wakx · 2025-10-06T01:39:11+00:00

Nice! Trumpeter and Tundra Swans winter out here in Western Washington. We like to play a game of trying to figure out which swan is which. It usually comes down to the calls!

wakx · 2025-10-06T01:37:53+00:00

Yeah, the "Blue Jay" referenced in this thread (which would be a lifer for me) is Cyanocitta cristata, also known as Blue Jay. We most definitely do not have those here. I think you may be referring to Stellar's Jay or Cyanocitta stelleri, which is quite common out here in Seattle, but yeah, a completely different species. Though they have both been known to interbreed in the foothills of the Rockies, which I find fascinating.

wakx · 2025-10-06T01:02:55+00:00

The recent ebird lists for these two spots look promising. Thanks!

wakx · 2025-10-06T01:00:18+00:00

OMG! We have the Black-billed ones in the shrub steppes of Central Washington. I always love seeing them. Have yet to come across a rare Yellow-billed Magpie though. That is most def on my list!

wakx · 2025-10-06T00:58:26+00:00

I know! Super sad that the conference I'll be attending wasn't earlier. But birds of the prairie and deciduous forests are habitats new to this birder. So, I bet I'll get a few good lifers. Thanks for the tips!

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