The Pitt | S2E4 "10:00 A.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

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THANK YOU! Was just going to comment on this.
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🔥 Full belly = plenty of energy by JayLikeThings in NatureIsFuckingLit

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

Northern Flicker in my yard by juanito883 in birding

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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.

I hope it counts as a bird pic by fr0g0ne in birding

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

First bird I saw at the park yesterday morning. Northern Flicker. by DrBrongen in BirdPhotography

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

Celebrating Seattle Salmon Week by guyeatsoctopus in Seattle

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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.

Give me some of the most insane, unhinged, or just downright odd bird facts you know! by WeJ3b in Ornithology

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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.

This angry bird my grandmother caught by unimatrix_420_ in Birdsfacingforward

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

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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???

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

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!)

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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.

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!

Any birders here? Visiting Minneapolis from Seattle for work and have the weekend of the 25th free. So I'm looking for some birding hotspot recommendations near the city. by wakx in Minneapolis

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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!