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Bill Amstutz's avatar

Beautiful Blackburnian, Brother.

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Noah Kalina's avatar

thank you!

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Mike Pelczynski's avatar

but Jersey likes you Noah

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Noah Kalina's avatar

meet me at Wildwoods in the winter. That's my vibe.

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Mike Pelczynski's avatar

Done.

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Skylar Renslow's avatar

One of life's truisms is that every day we all inch closer to becoming birders. One day you're appreciating a good chirp, the next your downloading the Merlin Bird ID app

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Noah Kalina's avatar

The Merlin Bird ID app changes lives.

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Ben W. Fey's avatar

I wasn’t aware of this app. Thank you for helping me on my birder journey.

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Skylar Renslow's avatar

😂 any time

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JFS's avatar

Oh friend, you've got it bad for the birds! Welcome to the club.

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Laura Gauthier's avatar

You should come to New Zealand if you love birds! That’s literally all we’ve got! And like, one bat species and maybe a gecko.

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Noah Kalina's avatar

One day!

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Liam Jones's avatar

Beautiful, I’m a bit like you were, I pay not attention to birds but when on the occasion I do - I always appreciate how beautiful they are

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David Simonton's avatar

But ya gotta love Cape May, the Jewel of South Jersey!

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Noah Kalina's avatar

It is pretty nice. I just happen to be somewhat allergic to the beach.

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J Callender Photography's avatar

A few bird-brained thoughts...

Edwin B Forsythe Preserve...which is on the way to Cape May. I went in October of 2024. Like fish in a barrel...but birds instead. Lots of new ones for me! Do it on a Saturday when Albert Music Hall in Waretown, NJ has an evening show if you like ol' timey and bluegrass music.

Shawangunk National Grassland from December to March for the Short Eared Owls and Harriers. It's outside of Wallkill. I believe you are in the Hudson Valley area.

A surprising NJ birding spot between the turnpike, plans landing at EWR, and a NJ Transit line. Dekort Parke in Lyndhurst. Last summer a bird count counted over 600 Egrets in the park. It'll likely reaffirm your utter hate for NJ but the birds will distract you. It's also on the way to Cape May.

That flycatcher is living the lie! That's not a fly in its beak.

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S&S Bland's avatar

Try BINOCULARS and NO CAMERA for real ‘birdwatching’ which is the UK term and far more descriptive. We saw glossy ibis and ospreys galore in Cape May. Better luck next time!

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Diana Pappas's avatar

If you're looking for another obsession, there are a lot of fossils to find on the beach on the west side of Cape May. We went for a walk there once and I found one fossil after another... plus that insatiable desire to find just one more...

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Noah Kalina's avatar

wish I knew about this two weeks ago!

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