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I am pleased that New York Road Runners decided to cancel tonight’s 2026 New York Marathon drone show. As Manhattan Borough President and Council Member, I have written Parks requesting that drone shows should never be given a permit during bird migration season - it’s avoidable and irresponsible when it’s likely to result in bird injuries or deaths. And today cancelling the drone show is important because the barn owl family is nesting across the street from where the drone show was scheduled. We must and can do better to protect wildlife throughout our city.
And to all of Sunday’s runners, you got this!
Always be birding 🤣bbc.com/sport/tennis/article…
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WANTED: Angry burrowing owl, possibly plotting world domination
LAST SEEN: Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in California
Photo by Paulette Donnellon
ALT An angry looking burrowing owl perched atop a yellow sign warning not to fill, bury, or gas its nest.
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During tonight's full moon, horseshoe crabs will return to the shores of Ocean City as part of their annual spawn. This spectacle happens during the full moons and new moons between May and July, because horseshoe crabs wait for these high tides to lay their eggs in the sand. Thousands of horseshoe crabs crawled onto the shores in search of a mate during the new moon this month.
The spawn is thought to be the oldest wildlife migration in the world. Horseshoe crabs are not crabs, or even crustaceans, but are a type of arthropod more closely related to spiders and scorpions. These living fossils are part of an ancient lineage of animals that have scuttled the world’s seafloors for 450 million years, long predating the dinosaurs. Horseshoe crabs are very well adapted to their environment and haven’t needed to change much in their long history. The Atlantic horseshoe crabs you can see on the East Coast today are nearly indistinguishable from fossils found in the Jurassic Period, 148 million years ago.
Aside from providing yet another generation of this ancient species, this spawn is also important for feeding our migratory birds, many of which depend on horseshoe crab eggs during their stopovers on beaches.
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🌳 Steal the Look: Mourning Warbler
We’re staying on trail… but only until we find 2 perfectly spaced trees. Then stop! It's hammock time.
🟡 With a setup like this, we will be avoiding warbler neck this season.
Learn more:
abcbirds.info/4tkjiRo
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Did you know? The Arctic fox is a seasonal fashionista. During winter, it sports a dense coat of white fur that helps insulate it from the cold, and it can withstand temperatures of up to −90°F (-67.8°C)!
ALT A photo of an Arctic fox surrounded by a rocky, snowy environment. The fox’s coat is white in color. Its eyes are focused on the viewer.
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Son of a nutcracker!
Clark’s nutcrackers use their dagger-like bills to rip into pinecones and pull out large seeds, which they stash in a pouch under their tongue before flying off to bury them for winter.
Photo by Anindita Sarkar
ALT A Clark’s nutcracker perches on the top of a conifer tree loaded with clusters of orange-brown pinecones.
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The contrasting colors of the yellow cottonwoods and red sandstone canyons at Canyon de Chelly National Monument are especially striking during fall, made even more dramatic by an early snowfall.
Photo by Nina Mayer Ritchie
ALT Red sandstone cliffs surround a valley of yellow and green autumn trees with light snow on the canyon floor under a pink sky.
Locally extinct in Singapore and last seen in 1800s. mothership.sg/2025/11/huge-c…
Meet the 'grue jay,' a natural hybrid between the blue jay and green jay | Here & Now wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/10/…
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
ALT Flat, graphic poster of a Whooping Crane standing in the negative space of many Sandhill Cranes. The poster reads "The Great Midwest Crane Fest - Nov. 15-16, 2025 Baraboo, Wisconsin.
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Welcome back to “Moms Who Build Tiny Homes and Kidnap Caterpillars.” Today’s episode: the fraternal potter wasp.
This architectural icon crafts miniature mud pots using just soil and spit. Once the pot is complete, she lays a single egg inside.
ALT A very close up view of an adult wasp stuffing a large caterpillar into a mud pot.
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Friday fun fact. An average catch for a puffin is around 10 fish. According to the Audubon, the record catch is held by an Atlantic puffin in Britain -- 62 fish!
British puffins are built different.
Photo of a tufted puffin by Robin Corcoran/USFWS
ALT Tufted puffin floating on water with several small fish held in its bright orange beak.
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We heard you liked furry bee butts - is it true?
The northern amber bumble bee can be found from Montana to Maine. Watch for them visiting a variety of plants, including milkvetches, thistles, goldenrods & clovers. This one was enjoying common milkweed!
📷 Courtney Celley/USFWS
ALT A northern amber bumble bee visiting a common milkweed flower