Mike Saccone

I'm done with this place. I love the community, but I cannot abide the antisemitism and extremism. I have the same handle on IG and Mastodon. Find me there.

On Red Shawl Day, we commit to end the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. At @Interior, we're working with Tribes, partners and families to put a spotlight on this epidemic of violence.

An American Kestrel hunting and munching. Yesterday at @randallsisland #birdcpp

324/365 The Daily Wetland Friend

I highly recommend this new dystopian nonfiction by ⁦@kashhill⁩.

A Pileated Woodpecker taking off. The color in the background comes from the yellow needles of the Tamarack trees.

Thought he deserved a proper portrait crop.

Leaf-peeping Flaco in Central Park yesterday. Today he might be window-peeping; keep an eye out!🍁👀💕🦉 #birds #birdwatching #birdcpp #flaco

Have you heard any owls calling lately? Great horned owls seem to call most after midnight. If you're up late, listen for a loud, low-pitched ho-ho-hoo hoo sound! 📷 courtesy of Gordon Garcia

Such a thrill to see this (lifer for me, first ever record in our state) Black Chinned Hummingbird together with many fellow excited birders!!! Yesterday at @randallsisland #birdcpp

"Half the country has shifted." The new @USDA “Plant Hardiness Zone Map” shows the impact of human-caused climate change on where plants can be grown in the US, including significant shifts in Illinois. Mostly these shifts are due to warming temps. 🧵 npr.org/2023/11/17/121…

"Every migratory bird that strikes a window is an unfinished story." Read what scientists learned from a golden-winged warbler first banded in Nicaragua: usgs.gov/labs/bird-band… 📷 Golden-winged warbler. Alan Schmierer/USFWS

Lucy says happy Friday!!🤍Have a good weekend everyone!😸

It’s National Hiking Day! 🥾 Hiking is a great way to see wildlife and bask in nature’s beauty. Hike alone for peace and clarity or with friends for a fun bonding experience. Photo at @ArchesNPS by Ricky Barnard

Looking more like an awkward desert cuckoo, a Crested Caracara takes flight from a giant Saguaro.

Attn #birds: check your spam folder for the Evite & bring a friend ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Uninterrupted waterways are vital to wildlife, communities and ecosystems. Dams and other man-made barriers are fragmenting the nation’s rivers and streams and blocking fish from moving on their migratory pathways. Photo by Ryan Hagerty / @USFWS

“[R]esearch has shown that native berries such as dogwoods, spicebush (Lindera benzoin) & viburnums naturally provide the high fat & calorie content that #birds need. Native perennials such as pokeweed & Virginia creeper are also good sources of … fuel” wapo.st/46cTpat

@less_soft_bird For now. You’re going to hear glass shatter in the middle of the night & wake up to an empty frame.