I flushed a #woodcock that began a distraction display. I stood still looking for a nest or young. Not seeing either, I walked away about 2 steps and saw these 4 chicks. Yes, all 4 chicks are alive, they freeze when disturbed. When the hen flushed, she apparently knocked 3 chicks over. 🪶 #birds

Exactly!

Around Portland with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

As the weather warms and we take to the outside more, I think it's time for my annual thread of Creepy Woodsy Sounds That Aren't Ghosts/Demons/Bigfoot! The Canada Lynx in the quoted post might make me jump for a sec!

Cinnamon teel out at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Great expedition with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social.

Perfect day today

Snake Portraits: A Photo Essay. 1/2 All snakes spotted by @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

Birdathon registration is open! 🎉Count bird species (not miles) in this fun event open to beginners and experienced birders alike. Join a team or go solo, meet people, explore outdoors, and support bird conservation statewide. Bonus: punny team names! 👉 Learn more & register: bit.ly/Birdathon2026

Around Portland with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social today.

Cruddy half-decent photos from soggy birding expedition with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social. We saw a barred owl, muskrat, and a bunny! Only some pictured here.

Your moment of calm: a barred owl @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social adroitly spotted near Reed College. 1/2

Quite a lot of lovely texture seen on the Reed College Texture Gathering Expedition that @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social and I went on yesterday. Our findings will be presented at the 2027 London Architecture College's "Colloquium on the Quantum Loss of Tactile Experience in the 21st Century".

If the human race is to survive, we must terraform Goose Planet 🌎

Around the Koll wetlands with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social the other day.

My event in Portland today went well...

A study I led came out in Nature Cities yesterday! We used radar to study the role that urban landscapes play in migratory bird stopover. Spoiler: birds use cities a lot, and the patterns of their use reflect social processes and the inequities embedded in them. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Around troll pkaces with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

Lost toupee at Koll Wetlands. Free. Seen by me and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

Yes and it is also an ice cream shop that has a needle-felting area. I award it 10/10 Portlands.

I’m definitely going back to the strawberry museum in June!

Nest failure due to drone use is a real thing. Please do comment to help birds and other wildlife against an absolutely stupid unnecessary hazard. Honestly, who the fuck needs a drone.

American Oystercatchers be like

Once a year or so my local public library does a display of bird books — it made me smile today to see mine and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social's side by side!

Here is my take for @orionmagazine.bsky.social on the non-existent bigfoot. A lot of time, effort, and research went into this. Thanks to @annvandermeer.bsky.social for lots of interview assistance and @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social. Extra photos in thread. 1/? orionmagazine.org/article/bigf...

Help me Hive Mind! This Haydn sonata has a riff, first presented in the very first measure, that was borrowed by Beethoven (a Haydn fan and pupil) in one of B’s great piano works. Which, of course, I can’t place. And which, of course, is driving me crazy. Any help? youtu.be/jfsSFGDpFbw?...

Soar-er Eclipse. #Photography #ArtAdventCalendar

Cool to see my friend @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social on KATU here in Portland, OR, this morning to promote the @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social's Wildlife Arts Festival (this coming weekend!). www.wildartsfestival.org

Your moment of calm: kestrel on a fence post. Out at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

Two sandhill cranes, seen on an expedition with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

From Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge today, with @sarahlovesbirds.bsky.social

Happy Holidays! Every day until Christmas, I'll use this thread to rec a book to help you with your gift list. Let's start with THE TWENTY DAYS OF TURIN by Giorgio De Maria, translated by Ramon Glazov, and republished with a foreword by moi. Buy from your fav indie. (Alt text = more detail.) 1/?

It worked!

Let’s go birding!

She is ready for adoption! www.multcopets.org/adoptable/37...

My two favorite fungi from a rainy forest walk: fluted bird’s nest fungus and honey mushrooms. November in Oregon is wonderful!

My two favorite fungi from a rainy forest walk: fluted bird’s nest fungus and honey mushrooms. November in Oregon is wonderful!

If birds were actually government drones, then there wouldn't have been any birds during the shutdown. It's over.

A 40 pound cattle dog I know is going up for adoption on the Multnomah County Animal Services website. This is a once in a lifetime dog and anyone who adopts her will be very lucky.

With Give!Guide’s Big Beach Day, you can help protect coastal birds and other wildlife and get a chance to experience them firsthand. Donate $10 or more to Bird Alliance of Oregon today, November 13 (between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. PST) to enter to win: giveguide.org/nonprofits/bird-alliance

Celebrate Give!Guide’s Big Garden Day with a gift and get the chance to win up to $750 towards your garden! Donate $10 or more to Bird Alliance of Oregon today, November 11 (between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. PST) to enter to win both prizes: giveguide.org/nonprofits/b...

If you see this, post your bird art 🐦 #birds

I was delighted to be part of the judging panel for this art that will raise money for wildlife across Oregon!

Portland OR friends, would you consider fostering a dog? The need is urgent. www.multcopets.org/foster

It’s true, I swear! Not just hoarding the peanut butter cups.

Lighthouse selfies?! Oregonians, this is our moment!

@powells.bsky.social is fully stocked with my books, including the out-of-print Must-see Birds of the PNW! I’m excited to be here for @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social’s book event.

Show up for Portland’s Parks and wildlife by voting yes on the Portland Parks Levy! Without the Levy Portland Parks & Rec will lose nearly half its budget, forcing closures and eliminating programs. Let’s show how much we love our parks by voting yes! birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...

Congrats! I thoroughly enjoyed Absolution and look forward to completing my SR collection and reading the new intro. 🐊 🐇

I love finding my friends’ books at independent bookstores! I hit the jackpot at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, OR today. @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social @rheisman.bsky.social @kingfisherjourney.bsky.social @timberpress.bsky.social