Stephanie Beilke
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Stephanie Beilke
@spiffybirder.bsky.social
Milwaukee-based birder and conservation scientist.
Who’s ready for Indiana Dunes bird trivia this Thursday night!! #IndianaDunesBirdingFestival
May 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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🪶The Galbatross team is competing in the World Series of Birding this Saturday May 10 to raise money for NJ Audubon and IBP. They'll bird for 24 hrs straight competing to see which team can tally the most species of bird observed by sight or sound. (1/7)
May 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Here's the clue for this week's #BitOBird game! Can you ID this bird from just this little bit? (Note: we stick to North American birds, if not we’ll tell you.) 1st to reply w/ the correct answer gets bird nerd bragging rights. If you're stumped, we'll post the answer in 2 hrs 🪶
May 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I saw a Merlin eating a Tree Swallow today in my neighborhood cemetery and I know that’s just what they are built to do but it still blows my mind this magnificent tiny predator can catch a swallow out of the air! 🤯
May 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Hey! We are hiring a Conservation Manager to lead our Chicago-based conservation projects as part of our Audubon Great Lakes Conservation team! Come work with me! #conservationjobs audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Audubo...
Manager, Conservation
Position Summary: The Conservation Manager is an integral member of the Audubon Great Lakes team. They are responsible for building partnerships, engaging the network, and implementing conservation pr...
audubon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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There's a new guest post on the WOS blog! WOS Research Award recipient @mikkojimenez.bsky.social writes about his efforts to ground-truth radar #ornithology data in Colorado.
Guest Post – Radar vs. Reality: Ground-Truthing NEXRAD Estimates of Migrating Birds
Every birder I know has been influenced by the integration of radar into ornithology.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I was able to squeeze in some birding before work this morning at this forest patch near my new home in Milwaukee. Menomonee River Parkway #7 might be my new home base. Some fun early March migrants today were Flickers, Yellow-rump, Fox Sparrow and Brown Creeper.
March 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We ❤️ Chimney Swifts!!
I was at Wild Things on Saturday and
@carliejhansen.bsky.social and I are thinking buttons that say "WHAT ABOUT THE CHIMNEY SWIFT, EDWARD?" Could be the fashion statement of spring 2025 in Chicagoland. cc
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March 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I had a dream where I identified Indigo Bunting and Tennessee Warbler specifically by sound. First sign of spring? 😂
February 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Best bird on my new Charley Harper yoga mat.
January 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Finished this incredible puzzle from Bird Collective! 😍 Two pieces were missing no thanks to some meddling kitty cats!
January 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM