The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

Thanks, Hallmark Channel, I hate it. Of course it’s a guy introducing a woman to birding 🙄 Also he wants to be a bird guide and he’s using porro prism binos?? he doesn’t have a real neck strap? Or even a harness for that matter? Where the hell is his spotting scope?

I guess I have my Thanksgiving Day plans set!

Noted

That face your dog makes when you say, “Babe, this is us!” And start singing along to Die with a Smile at them. #HuskySideEye

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

Cathy Wurzer shared the story of my life with Party Pants www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

Here’s my segment with Angela Davis last week. See, I still talk about birds. And not just dogs. www.mprnews.org/episode/2025... Guide to summer birdwatching: What to look and listen for | MPR News

I’ll be on with @angeladavismpr.bsky.social on Thursday answering your bird questions at 9 am on MPR

Came home to find my screen ripped, glasses and cups on the floor, lamps unplugged, remotes everywhere and my tv on. I suspect a squirrel was on my deck and a merry chase ensued. Party is the sword in the darkness, the watcher on the deck. She is the shield that guards the realms of Shaz.

Looks like I will be zooming into the Twin Cities Fox station at 3:30 PM to talk about turkeys and cobra chickens. Also photo of Party for tax.

I have done the exact same thing.

This is so stupid. But also knowing the general public at least 50% of the write ins are just going to be the word “Poop.” New National Park Service signage asks public to flag negative content www.npr.org/2025/06/10/n...

Hey gang, take it from a comms professional: THE TIME TO PUBLISH THAT BAD NEWS IS NOW NOW NOW

943 days ago I launched the swift brick campaign. The amendment has been re tabled to The Planning&Infrastructure Bill. Ask your MP to vote yes regardless of what their whip tells them. Email [email protected] saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS & put it in the subject.

And now my retired sled dog has started to redecorate my place.

BOOP

Overheard a mortician in a South Dakota hotel bar say to someone who asked he did his grandmother, “I was in treatment then…not for alcohol.”

OK a dog can take a pill once a month that will kill a tick that bites them AND get a Lyme vaccine but I can’t?

Consider considering the number of people that I have told on dating apps that I won’t pee on them, I’m remarkably OK with a sled dog just staring at me while I peed for the rest of my life.

Morning ZOOMIES!

She’s in a completely new space. She doesn’t know yet that she will never go back to Alaska. She’s happy but she’s uncertain. And having a constant paw on me right now is bringing her comfort. Oh my heart.

A big thanks to Denali Kennels for making this happen, the Denali wolf biologist for escorting her down, Gayle for documenting the event, Josh for being my driver. Party Pants is now in my home, sleeping against me on the couch. Lost a government job. Gained a government dog. Good trade.

In roughly five hours I’ll be reunited with this girl and Party and I will be two middle-aged ladies living our best lives.

Ok who told Chuck and Don’s that I’m about to adopt a retired sled dog named Party? 🎉. 😂

I look forward to people inviting me over for dinner and then ambushing me by teaching them how to play this game. 🤣

Guy came to the Swarovski booth and said, “My friend Ken sent me a screenshot of a social media post and my wife and I had to look up the phrase ‘Internet Zaddy.’” Meet David from Blue Aster Studio who has a very good sense of humor and gets approached all the time about being Pedro Pascal.

Y’all, I think the Internet Zaddy might be at the Indiana Dunes Bird Fest

Soon.

I think my biggest life achievement this year is having @barbabney.bsky.social say that I have always had Party Pants.

No, iPhone, I did not hear “oral” for the first time this year.

The dawn chorus this morning included some white-throated sparrows. Love it when they pass through.

Migration was on fire last night. Radar stations can detect that millions of birds are in the air, but can’t form anything so it shows up as blue circles in their field.

didn't take much for these guys to go from "big government is bad" to "what's the big deal if you're abducted by the government and trafficked to Mongolia"

Did some quick birding before work and got a lot of first of year birds like song sparrow, hooded mergansers, and rusty blackbird. I was especially excited with the flyover flock of tundra swans.

Birds incoming this morning.

A little bit of movement on radar this morning. I suspect mostly waterfowl.

I have had one lone male red-winged blackbird on my wetland the last week. Today he actually started singing. I wanted to high five him for being the first one back and singing. Also, first of year killdeer and sandhill cranes flew over.

Hey everyone I know there’s A LOT going on right now. But please pay attention to the SAVE ACT. If you changed your name in marriage, and even if you kept that new name after divorce (like I did), you could lose your right to vote. www.newsweek.com/married-wome...

It’s like someone on tv mentioned there are owls at the airport.

Public Television Professional

Welp. I’m still employed. And on Almanac tonight.

saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu

Want hang out with me a couple of dozen adoptable rabbits on Sunday? Feb 09, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST Valley View Vet/Canine Connection, 13600 Co Rd 11, Burnsville, MN 55337, USA We can take beds on how many rabbits Mr. Biscuit will try to hump for dominance.

Today I learned that red-bellied woodpeckers used to be called Chads and Shamshacks www.birdchick.com/blog/2025/1/...

Neltje Blanchan had a way with words.

I know there’s a lot going on. But I’m at my brother’s place in Florida. And he has a legit lanai.

More than one person at this bird festival: OMG I love your podcast, I wish you would do more episodes. Me: It gets awkward to continue a podcast when you divorce your co-host. Them: 😳 Me: Did you see the eagle?

I met at Kenn Kaufman over 20 years ago—before I had a blog. It was an absolute delight to get to co-lead a bird tour with him at the Space Coast Bird Fest. I don’t know if twenty-something me could fathom being colleagues in the future. I am grateful for this life and the turns it has taken.

Nothing can take away the joy I get from watching birds