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Recommendations from September 1 to November 30, 2025 Selected albums: Death is this Communion [2007] by High on Fire Help! [1965] by The Beatles TNT [1998] by Tortoise We Were Just Here [2025] by Just Mustard Selected singles: Bonnet of Pines [2025] by Matt Berninger Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover [1992] by Sophie…
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Bird stuff from February 1, 1989, to May 31, 2025 Catalogus specierum American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Lifer at UMass Dartmouth, Massachusetts on May 1, 2023. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Lifer at McMansion, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on May 5, 2024. Seen at home on May 11, 2025. AMGO01. American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) Lifer at UMass Dartmouth,…
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Observations from September 1 to November 31, 2025 Illustration by Stephen Petto Notable Bird Facts: There are currently 11,167 bird species as of October 31, 2025 Best time for heron watching is 3 hours before and after low tide. Indian Peafowl (the Peacock) are used as farm sentry birds. A turkey’s big droopy nose is…
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A Collection Fall 2025 Bird Report Ospreys 2025 Bald Eagles These Exist Lifer List Summer 2025 Bird Report Summer 2025 Media Report
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“Osprey’s long, crooked wings may in fact be an adaptation to withstand the jolting impact of a large bird striking water.” — Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne, Kevin T. Karlson. Osprey “Breeding pairs may be solitary or —where food is plentiful and suitable nest sites are…
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Incredulous for their name, image, and likeness Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) Photo by Suzie McCann / Macaulay Library – Texas, June 1, 2019 Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus) Photo by Steve Rottenborn / Macaulay Library – California, December 31, 2012 Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) Photo by Tony Dvorak / Macaulay Library – Pennsylvania, December 7, 2020…
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Recommendations from June 1 to August 31, 2025 Selected albums: Breakfast in America [1979] by Supertramp NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD [2024] by Godspeed! You Black Emperor Selected Singles: Dancing in the Club (MJ Lenderman Version) [2025] by This is Lorelei Music video was published [2022], 52 years after the songs release. It’s…
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Current number of bird species observed: 143 In chronological order: American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at UMass Dartmouth (Dells), Massachusetts on May 1, 2023 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) at UMass Dartmouth (CVPA), Massachusetts, on July 13, 2023 Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) at UMass Dartmouth (CVPA), Massachusetts, on July 13, 2023 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at…
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Observations from June 1 to August 31, 2025 Illustration by Ashley Ruderman-Looff. BART03. Notable Bird Facts: As of June 2025, scientists estimate there are roughly 50 billion birds on Earth. There are approximately 11,500 species of birds as of August 2025. Birds are very fragile animals. Birds are truly dinosaurs (the term dinosaur needs a…
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On Bald Eagle nestmaking: “Both sexes contribute sticks to the structure, but the female does the arrangement.” — Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America by Pete Dunne, Kevin T. Karlson. (Some bad iphone content to start, but they get better) Summer 2025First encounter with a mature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)…
