Event information text and MBCP logo over a photo of an Eastern Towhee (male - black head/back/tail with orange on the sides and a white belly.

⏰🪶 Migrating #birds are already showing up in our neck of the woods. Let’s not waste any time in doing our final prep to welcome them back & make our yards as supportive as possible!
🏡 Webinar: Invite Maryland’s Backyard Birds to the Front Yard
🗓️ Wed April 29th
🕖 7-8 PM ET
🎟️RSVP: bit.ly/April29RSVP

Garden therapy all day. I planted about 300 spring bulbs! 💐

Almost all native…there are some minor exceptions for porch pots and a memorial garden area. 💜

I hope it all works out. I’m esp hoping there aren’t too many bare spots in the patches of turf I’m converting and planted in! 🙈🤞

This Maryland-based ornithologist and Orioles fan wasn’t consulted so….🤔

Yep - that's me!! I've loved birds and sharing them with others for as long as I can remember. Let's celebrate birds together at the upcoming ABC webinar!

RSVP here (or bookmark it - it's always updated with the latest webinar all about #birds & #ornithology to sign up for!): ABCbirds.org/jersvp

Happy happy hatch day! I hope you have the best time celebrating! 🥳

Wishing you only the best. Fuck cancer. And yet cheers to the next chapter starting that affirms and celebrates you even more though. Here’s to healing vibes and only better ahead.

Mando & Grogu coming out on May 22 instead of May 4 (Friday versus Monday respectively aside) is a huge off theme, missed opportunity…or just me?

Totally missed this hence the delay but no! We've never seen anything quite like that. "Tense" interactions aren't uncommon during the breeding season and close proximity of course. But this sounds *in*tense!

Rest up! My next big webinar is coming up and you don’t want to miss it!

RSVP here: ABCbirds.org/jersvp

Congrats!! Such important data to have officially documented, analyzed, and out there to help birds even more!

graphic with woodpecker photo, WOS logo, and text "Early Professional Avian Conservation and Community Impact Award - Nominations due March 31!"

Do you know someone making an IMPACT for birds? Nominate them for our Early Professional Avian Conservation & Community Impact Award (back after a few years' hiatus) by March 31! #ornithology wilsonsociety.org/awards/early...

🥇 We aren't saying Alysa Liu "Stole the Look" from the White-crowned Sparrow, but we aren't not saying it either. Congrats on an epic win!

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Are you a friend that's not in Maryland, but wants to take action for birds in your state? I've got bird related legislation issues (and links to take action) currently for folks in:
Colorado
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Maryland #birds peeps it's time to speak up and do our part on this issue - for birds, for #ornithology, for the state, for each other! Add your name here: abcbirds.org/JERMDneonic

Valid!!

Oh same same! Though the scaup-scaup comparison is indeed (still) tricky some times!

I’m not the only one - yessss! I did the exact thing as a kid birder. I thought they’d be such a tricky combo and I wanted to get it in the field…it’s so nice to have those tricky bird ids that you can get then and have the boost in confidence! 😉

Three main categories for superb owl ads this year - movies/tv, pharmaceuticals, and AI….not sure what all of that means exactly. Definitely an indicator of the times and all. Definitely different from all the more nostalgic and iconic ads of the past…Women gladiators anyone? Doritos anyone?

The cam for outreach and education purposes alone was great!
I appreciate the agreement on osprey though….hawk, eagle, falcon. They’re all raptors but still. So different! 🙈

YESSSSSSS

Hi. Big fans. Loving the game. Here to cheer.

But um…ya, why is a *Peregrine Falcon* being shown flying out of the tv score board? That’s one of the last “sea hawk” possible raptors out there.

Help a bird nerd out here. At least put an Osprey or an eagle (bald or golden!) or something else…

Since Life has been *waves hands at everything* I'm resharing my Short-eared Owl #SuperbOwl #BirdGlamour!

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This bird couple sure has a lot of thoughts and commentary about the Budweiser commercial….ill leave it at that because OMG!!!! 🤦‍♀️🦅🐴🏈

Overheard: “where are the commercial referees…or at least just ask us (bird experts)! We’re right here!”

Copia el Look: Puerto Rican Owl

🏈🦉 This weekend is SuperB OWL Sunday!

Line up: a classic pava, a coquito, & style inspired by Bad Bunny — because we might be here for the game, but we’ll be dancing for the halftime show!

Learn more:
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Bird references continue in Super Bowl ads!

Meta related ad had someone asking “do vultures eat people?”

Meta didn’t answer (in ad at least) but if you wanna chat vultures or sacred Tibetan vulture funeral rituals or “sky burial”….I and other bird folk are happy to.

Vultures are amazing!

We all know it’s Superb Owl Sunday - even ads are giving shout outs.

But ironic that AI related commercial didn’t get it quite right. It should specify owls and not just birding. 😉🦉

(Also there was no birding festival in Yosemite in 2008 either so 🤔…we’ll still take it ad wise ofc)

I try to channel my inner Sheryl Yoast (Remember the Titans) regularly…but it definitely is strongest on Superb Owl Sunday 🦉🏈

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold's favorite phone app mocked by girlfriend but now she loves it. #nfl #birds YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle

Okay, so one of the sports dudes playing tomorrow uses the Merlin app to ID the birds in his yard, so I would like him to win because this is so cute. Also, his team is a bird. www.youtube.com/shorts/7NoPa...
#SuperBowl

An infographic featuring info about the event, a photo of MBCP executive director, the MBCP logo, and various bird icons.

Join us and event host Audubon Mid-Atlantic for this year’s I Bird I Vote Conservation Summit for Maryland.

More info & registration: md.audubon.org/events/maryl...

#birds #ornithology

I’m so honored to be hosting this incredible group of folks at the next @abcbirds.bsky.social webinar! Join us - rsvp here: ABCbirds.org/jersvp

#birds #ornithology