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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 13h

Y'all love a blue bird, even if it's judging you. Steller's Jay with Eyebrows on fleek. #birding

Steller's Jay looks down disapprovingly from an overexposed branch

Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 14h

While recovering from Bushtit withdrawal, I was able to enjoy some quality time with Black Turnstones on the Lane County Oregon Coast. #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 15h

I might have a Bushtit problem. I can't stop shooting them. My family is considering an intervention #birding

Female Bushtit (white eyes) contemplates a move from her perch

Male Bushtit in Douglas Spiraea seedhead

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There is a rare (for the area) flock of Elegant Terns at the marina at Gold Beach, Oregon that Kelli has been wanting to visit before they move on. We had great looks today and ample chances at photography, so I'll likely be sharing too many pics of these elegant birds #birding

Elegant Tern alights on dock while others ignore him

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New State Bird for K and me today with this female Rusty Blackbird we saw in Bandon, Coos County, Oregon #birding @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social I shoo'ed it your direction...

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm always stoked to see a Varied Thrush in the woods. Winter is coming! #birding Lane County, Oregon today

Varied Thrush on a broken branch with moss

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I've heard Bushtits described as looking like martini olives on toothpicks, and I can see why. #birding Florence, Lane County, Oregon this evening

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did someone say #Eagle? #BirdoftheDay is #EFG which are also my 3 favorites chords on the guitar. Post your Eagles, Fulmars and Grackles, folks!

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We had a nice group of Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs at Sauvie's tonight. Can you tell them apart? Hint: the middle pic has one of each... #birding

Yellowlegs in the water. Greater or Lesser?

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Sandhill Cranes are out in force on Sauvie's Island, Portland, Oregon #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#BirdoftheDay is #Bokebird, any bird with a soft-focus background. I captured this shot of a Common Yellowthroat with my 100-400GM f/4.6 Sony lens. Whitchity whitchity!

Common Yellowthroat on a post, blurry green and yellow background.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Song Sparrow #borb on the Virgin Mary. #Backyard #Birding Portland, Oregon

Song Sparrow on Virgen de Guadalupe statue

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Seabirds are #BirdoftheDay so I'll share this Black-footed Albatross from off the coast of Newport, Oregon. K and I are off to the mountains today to look for raptors and Snowy-finches. stay tuned!

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It was fixin' to be a no-woodpecker day, but as we nearly returned to the car, this little female Downy flew across the path to glean bugs off a Red-Osier Dogwood #birds

Female Downy Woodpecker (no red on head) on Red-Osier Dogwood, hanging below a flower cluster

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In the meantime, the habitat restoration area at the south end has been really successful this year. We had Caspian, gull-billed and Forster's terns breed successfully, as well as black skimmers. There are probably thousands of white pelicans here, larges number in probably ten years!

Hundreds of white pelicans foraging together for fish at the south end of the Salton Sea.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ever get the feeling someone's watching you? This little American Goldfinch had a tickle in its spine... #birding Wapato NWR today

American Goldfinch looks over its shoulder

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We had reports from better #birders that there were Sabine's Gulls at Hagg Lake in Washington County. Always fun to see the X-wing fighters diving. I only got pics of this juvenile, but there was also a very striking dark-headed adult.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Not a bird, but an interesting critter we saw on the path today at Wapato NWR, Gaston, Oregon #bugsky

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

K and I were headed to Wash County today to #bird Wapato when we got an alert from local birder Kyle L that there were Common Terns at Broughton Beach on the Columbia River. Too close to home not to go, & it paid off! This is year Bird #141 for my home county (Multnomah) and #650 for world 2026

Common Tern takes off in front a juvenile California Gull

two common terns in flight, one in focus

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It also occurs to me that @aba.org's #BirdoftheYear fits today's #BirdogtheDay #Borb theme. Check out American Birding Association's Tee here: www.aba.org/store/horned...

HOLA is the banding code of Horned Lark. Say !HOLA! to this year's Bird of the Year or just buy the Tee-shirt

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Borbs you say? For #BirdoftheDay? I've been going back through my East Africa pics from January and know how y'all love a blue bird, so here's a Blue-bellied Kingfisher that checks all the boxes... The Gambia, January 13, 2026

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#BirdStare is the alternative #BirdoftheDay theme. With eyes on the side of its head, this Egyptian Plover can only stare with side-eye. #birding #SeneGambia #EastAfrica

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Divers you say, #BirdoftheDay? While not a Diver (or as we say over here, “Loon”), Pied-billed Grebes are known as Devil-Divers for their ability to submerge gradually & stay under a long time. I know a fellow with a Devil-Diver tattoo @magnusphotog.bsky.social @bigsmokebirding.bsky.social

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Did someone say #Raptor? Here’s my #BirdoftheDay contribution, our neighborhood Cooper’s Hawk, looking for Juncos.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This Steller's Jay saw me watching it hide a peanut, and realizing I could see where it was buried, unearthed the nut and flew it to a safer cache. #birding Can't trust the humans

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. The alt is #MyBestSide, bird capture in profile. Steller's Jay - Masters of the Angry Face! Touch of haughty in there too! #birds #becurious🪶

photo of a steller's jay perched on a slightly curved oak branch. they are facing the camera, head tilted slightly to the left giving them a grumpy expression. their feathers are floofed out.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#Birdoftheday is #AngryBird, and this menacing looking Aracari fits the bill.

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#BirdOfTheDay: #BirdsInAbstract Juvie Anna's #birds #becurious 🪶

$extreme close up of juvie male anna's hummingbird face showing a smattering of adult refractive feathers.$

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#birdoftheday theme is #BirdsInAbstract. I quite like the way the reflections frame the bird in the back-of-camera ID shot. Sprague’s Pipit from Montana, I think.

Pipit in grass, from back-of-camera screen

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Last #bird pic from Alaska. Back to Portland tomorrow. So sad. (Looking forward to a serious #birding trip to Hawaii in December-- stay tuned) Gratuitous Sandhill Crane pic from this evening just steps outside our lodging at Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Couple other cool #birds we saw today, our last day in Anchorage. Steller's Jay and Varied Thrush

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sharpie! #birding Anchorage today, Campbell Creek Estuary

Sharp Shinned Hawk seen flying from below

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Last day in Anchorage so we #birded this morning and day drinking this afternoon. The sun feels great at 61 degrees F. Going out for Turkish food this evening then back to drudgery of Portland tomorrow.

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here's the shot of the shot being taken. I highly recommend electric bikes when #birding the Coastal Trail in Anchorage. Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Bluelegs

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Black-billed Magpie Drama in the park, Anchorage Alaska #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is a pair of Sandhill Cranes frequenting the tidal banks of Cook's Inlet that we saw again today from our rented electric bicycles. Electric! Felt like cheating TBH. I loved it #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We've only ever seen Boreal Chickadees here in Anchorage. Never anywhere else in Alaska or elsewhere. Today they visited us just outside the house where we are staying. I shot these mediocre pics with a cup of coffee in hand #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

More gratuitous BEKI. Belted Kingfisher Female (with the red belt) chilling, eating, and a couple flight shots #birding #Alaska

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On further reflection, maybe that *was* a Greater Yellowlegs. Hunting in a pond off Cook Inlet, Anchorage #birding

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sandhill Cranes today at Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, on the Knik arm of Cook Inlet. Alaska #birding

Sandhill Cranes on the sand spit off Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, Anchorage

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Jack Maynard(he/him) @jhmsparky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Kelli saw that a Black-headed Gull had been seen late last month in Anchorage. She thought it worth picking through the Short-billed and Bonapart's Gulls @ Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. Took her about 10 minutes to find a bird not reported for almost 2 weeks. New North America #bird for us, #1003.

Grainy pic of a Black-headed Gull, non-breeding plumage, dark red bill and legs

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 06/09/2026

When I say Happy #WorldShoreBirdsDay this is what I mean! 🪶 🐣

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One Hundred and Sixty-One Wasps @diplopodracer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This morning at Nisqually this adorable juv. BEKI actually startled me when it flew up and landed like 20m away from me, obviously unexpectedly 😂 Just sat there and angrily glared at me for a few minutes before taking off 🪶

A juvenile belted kingfisher is perched on a boardwalk handrail at the Nisqually NWR on the Estuary boardwalk. You can tell it is a juvenile by the brownish breast belt and rufous brown sides.

A juvenile belted kingfisher is taking off from being perched on a boardwalk handrail at the Nisqually NWR on the Estuary boardwalk. You can tell it is a juvenile by the brownish breast belt and rufous brown sides.

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