@birdchick

I'm a birder, author, and woman behind the Canada goose meme you see everywhere. She/Her. https://xitter.cf/t.co/qSIjncJULa

 Minneapolis, MN
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Joined June 2007
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I love that sometimes I’ll write something as a flip joke and the editor will actually leave it in. #goosefacts #birdbook #birdwatching #birds #birding
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Almanac
@almanacmnpbs11 Oct 2024
Fall is here, the leaves are changing and the birds are on the move! Sharon Stiteler, aka @birdchick, shared fascinating insights on fall bird migration and how you can join @Team_eBird's October Big Day on Saturday, October 12 to report the birds you're spotting.
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@US_Stormwatch27 Sep 2024
See this blue blob on radar. These are birds stuck in the eye of Hurricane Helene!
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USFS Eastern Region@usfs_r913 Jun 2024
Pro-tips to help you avoid using anti-forest language. 🌲🌳 Do you have suggestions? #ProForestLanguage #SpeakForTheTrees
Graphic with trees explaining Instead of "We're not out of the woods yet" say "We're still enjoying our hike in our national forest." Don't say, "You're so sappy" say "You have a lot of sweetness flowing through you" don't day "You're so shady" say "You're helping me stay cool and protect me from the sun" don't say" You're barking up the wrong tree" say "The energy to produce your outer cambium layer seems misplaced.

ALT Graphic with trees explaining Instead of "We're not out of the woods yet" say "We're still enjoying our hike in our national forest." Don't say, "You're so sappy" say "You have a lot of sweetness flowing through you" don't day "You're so shady" say "You're helping me stay cool and protect me from the sun" don't say" You're barking up the wrong tree" say "The energy to produce your outer cambium layer seems misplaced.

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I don’t want to find another way to make it through the day without cicadas. #BroodX
USFS Eastern Region@usfs_r92 May 2024
Debate in Region 9 Office this morning: Would you rather listen to 17 year cicadas or Jon Secada in your yard this summer? (Yes, some of us are that old in this office) #BroodX @JonSecada
68%17 year cicada
32%Jon Secada
22 votes • Final results
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Woke up to singing white-throated sparrows this morning #migration
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Given the news cycle, finding my window like this on my United flight today didn’t exactly inspire confidence. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I don't really come to this platform anymore but I just watched the latest Fargo and @DaveSFoley HAS AMAZING HAIR
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And migration Radar is LIT
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I haven’t really been using Twitter but I have an old relative hounding my texts and only @JimKakalios knows the answer? Maybe? “In Ant-man, when he goes subatomic how does he manage to damage Yellow-jacket’s electronic components?”
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Whimbrel on breeding grounds in Denali birdchick.com/blog/2023/7/15… #birding #AlaskaLife

Whimbrels of the Sub Arctic in Denali — Birdchick

What, this blog still works? I know, I blew up my life, moved to Alaska and now all of my writing and creativity goes to a national park. There are so many birds that I’ve seen and enjoyed over the...

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Latest additions to my Alaska herb garden #Artax #NeverForget
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I feel like Garfield posts to @ItsTheBrandi are like birds memes (by the time you hit send I’ve seen it a million time. But I’m gonna shoot my shot.
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Meanwhile, in Alaska ktoo.org/2023/05/25/homers-e…

Homer's elusive possum, finally captured, will not be killed after all

Grubby arrived in March after hitching a ride on a shipping container from Washington state.

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When you’re out birding and @WaPoSean sends you the obvious headline. #birding #birds
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Despite recent news reports, I do not think that “peer reviewed study” shows any evidence of an ivory-billed woodpecker #BigFootChasing
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John Maddening@johnmaddening21 Apr 2023
Replying to @birdchick
The real blue check marks were the moose licks we got along the way.
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Lost the blue checkmark #shrug My bigger issue is how to get the moose tongue marks off my car #AlaskaLife
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I picked up something in the “garden center” of my grocery store to celebrate “spring” #AlaskaLife
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I traded some Prosecco for roadkill moose #AlaskaLife 🫎
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The downside of live cams
Minnesota DNR
@mndnr2 Apr 2023
We have sad news to report: this morning the nest on the DNR's Nongame Wildlife EagleCam fell out of the tree. Our staff are onsite and confirm that the chick did not survive the fall. If you know where the nest is, please don't visit the site. More info will be shared later.
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