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A barn owl rests high above Azalea Pond on Saturday in Central Park. This is one of the famous family of owls that had been squatting in a water tower on Central Park West until the landlord removed the roof. So happy to see one of them in the park! #birdcpp #BirdsSeenIn2026
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I have tremendous respect for the two Democratic Senators who have negotiated the permitting bill with two of their Republican colleagues — a bill that Congress is considering for passage during the lame duck session. I sincerely and respectfully urge the Democratic sponsors of the bill to reconsider their decision to move forward with this legislation. There’s no doubt that we need to reform the way that clean energy projects are reviewed and permitted. But as it currently stands, the bill would be an extremely serious mistake, in my opinion, and would do far more harm than good. Given how this Administration has run roughshod over the environmental laws and protections that are currently in place, now is not the time to give the Trump administration freer rein to double down on fossil fuels — which is what President Trump would surely do. And after last week’s historic election, we will have a new Congress in January that can strike a far better balance.
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This is a lie. Most of the American people don’t even know about BAAJA. We have been preoccupied with the election & to shove this down our throat without proper consultation or discussion is anti-democratic. @SenWhitehouse he selling out the American people for corporate profit.
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11/9/25 The Princess Astoria flew up to her tree at 5:10pm to the sound of a helicopter 🚁 in the background. You’re very Powerful, Astoria ! Now please have a good night 💤. #birdcpp
🦃❤️💤🎠 🚁 We Love You 😘
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The hybrid Wigeon (American x Eurasian wigeons) is at Marine Park Green bridge today. Do you think that the hybrid birds are more beautiful than either of their two parents? Video by Gus Keri.
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11/9/26 You must’ve found something really tasty there , Astoria ? Yummmm ! #birdcpp
🦃❤️ 🌱 🐛
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🚨 UPDATE: BAAJA just advanced in the Senate, 73-25. It is NOT over.
The final Senate vote is next, and nobody knows when that is. Keep the pressure on. This is the way to effect change!
This bill locks in terrible permits on our public lands, and the wildlife that depends on those lands pays for it.
The president of the National Congress of American Indians says, "Tribal sovereignty continues to be diminished in this bill."
Call now. Tell your members of Congress to vote NO, especially @SenatorHeinrich and @SenWhitehouse
#DemsUnited
Their direct lines are in the👇
🚨 The Senate votes on BAAJA today at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. Calls still count until the vote happens, so call now.
You can't fix a bad bill with 494 pages of revisions.
This weekend, Trump urged senators to vote YES, calling it "Landmark Permitting Reform Legislation." The sponsors released a new 494-page version on Saturday, but the National Congress of American Indians isn't buying it. They called it "lipstick on a pig."
Today is a procedural vote. If cloture passes, the Senate moves toward a final vote. Calls will still matter after this one, too.
Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on BAAJA — especially Heinrich and Whitehouse, the two Democratic co-sponsors who decided NOT to push the vote to January when the new Congress would be seated and there would be a better chance for a fairer environmental pen to this bill.
📞 @SenatorHeinrich:
(202) 224-5521
📞 @SenWhitehouse:
(202) 224-2921
#DemsUnited
MandaPanda73 retweeted
Since you all are enjoying the other Reddish Egret shot, here is another one captured that same morning.
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11/9/26 Astoria was thirsty today and so were her playmates . Drink up everybody ! #birdcpp 🦃❤️💦🐿️
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue construction of a wall along the southern border in Texas, including within Big Bend National Park. nyti.ms/4iGCTIa
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We are outraged by the Supreme Court’s decision allowing Trump’s border wall construction to resume in @BigBendNPS. This destructive project threatens irreplaceable wildlife habitat, sacred cultural sites, and one of America’s most treasured landscapes. Big Bend deserves protection, not destruction!
Breaking News: The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue construction of a wall along the southern border in Texas, including within Big Bend National Park. nyti.ms/4iGCTIa
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We cannot support the permitting bill (BAAJA) in its current form. We urge Congress: don’t rush this. Work collaboratively with states, Tribes, and the administration to safeguard wildlife, public lands, and community voices. 🏞️ 🦅
MandaPanda73 retweeted
Thank you @SenWhitehouse & @SenatorHeinrich for listening to our call for a robust floor process for BAAJA. The manager’s amendment improved it, but the bill still falls short. @SierraClub cannot support it as written.
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21 Democrats just voted "Yes" to advance the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653).
21 Democrats are willing to
- Weaken environmental review requirements
- Make permitting of public lands for drilling and the development of data centers and energy grids permanent UNDER THE CORRUPT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - and almost legally impossible to reverse.
- Allow for no judicial pauses, meaning bulldozers keep going while cases are being fought in court.
- Weakens the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and fast tracks fossil fuel projects.
This is how Corporate Dems repay the voters for handing them the majority.
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Tonight, Queen Astoria clearly had places to go and important royal business to attend to before flying into her roosting tree. What's the hurry, Astoria? Is there a royal curfew? 🦃💕👑
#birdcpp, #Astoria, #WildTurkey, #NYCWildlife, #UrbanWildlife
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Great #Egret is my Merlin #BirdOfTheDay. They are supposed to be still around, but I haven't seen any recently. This one was fishing at Hudson River Walkway in Bayonne one month ago #birdwatching 10/10/26
