Beautiful male Golden-winged Warbler at the “magic hedge” on Chicago’s lakefront this morning. Perhaps one of the birds ABC has been providing habitat for in Wisconsin to our north….

Well, FAA tried to sneak this through on a Friday afternoon. You pretty much know it’s a bad project when agencies do that.

Shout out to Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden for introducing this legislation. This should really get bipartisan support. Let’s see who is willing to stand up for birds. American Bird Conservancy

Distant BOC shot of the White-winged Tern currently at the end of Big Stone Beach Road, Delaware. Foraging over the marsh on the south side of the road right before the beach parking area. Great bird!

Jacob Handel kicks off the Sustainable Forestry Initiative conference with a land acknowledgement ⁦Sustainable Forestry Initiative⁩ ⁦ProjectLearningTree⁩

I don’t care if it isn’t a “species”. It feels like a lifer anyway!!!!

A small crowd gathered to watch a confiding Bicknell’s Thrush at the north end of Central Park this morning.

House Wrens are back in DC!

A few higher resolution Ecuador photos. Giant Antpitta, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, and Toucan Barbet.

I like getting the eBird rarity summaries but 16 Redwings in Ohio seems a bit unlikely. I would want to see a photo of that!

American Bittern at Bombay Hook, BOC.

Another BOC photo.

Ipswich Sparrow on beach just south of Dewey Beach, DE.

Here’s another Ecuador pic you might enjoy. Plate-billed Mountain Toucan.

I’ve been waiting to share a few pics from my current Ecuador trip (still in Quito) until I could send the high res files but this screen shot is telling me I need to share it now… Toucan Barbet at Vinicio Perez’s place near Mindo.

Less than 24 hours left! Our #SaveAPlaceForBirds 1:1 Matching Campaign ends at midnight tomorrow, and we just increased our goal by $100,000 to $1.1 million - the largest in our history.

Please help us raise this additional $100K for birds! act.abcbirds.org/a/donate-fall-…

We will miss our friend and colleague Tom Lovejoy, who devoted his life to the study and conservation of biodiversity. I remember visiting Camp 41 outside Manaus and spending many wonderful evenings at his home outside Washington DC. We will always remember him.

Protected area created to benefit one of the rarest birds in the world birdwatchingdaily.com/news/conservat…

Is this the ultimate vagrant? sciencealert.com/spectacularly-…