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My brother reunited a Canada Goose family and escorted them to the Silver Lake Reservoir
My brother reunited a Canada Goose family and escorted them to the Silver Lake Reservoir
July 2, 2026
NewsPersonal

My brother and his neighbors reunited a Canada Goose family and led them to safety away from the nearby traffic.

I migrated my 13-year WordPress blog to Payload CMS
I migrated my 13-year WordPress blog to Payload CMS
June 27, 2026
News

I redesigned the becausebirds.com homepage and moved everything from WordPress to Payload CMS with a NextJS frontend.

QUIZ: What kind of bird are you?
QUIZ: What kind of bird are you?
June 27, 2026
Quiz

There are many kinds of birds in the world, which one are you? Take this personality quiz to find out.

Jeff's birding stats

478Species Observed
708Complete Checklists
350Photographed Species
180Recorded Species

Featured bird checklist

Sepulveda Basin--East of Woodley Ave

Jul 3, 20268:34 AM26 species
Egyptian Goose
Egyptian Goose×4
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove×3
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird×5

+23 more species

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Photo spotlight

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Northern CardinalPearsall Park, San Antonio · May 25, 2026
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Projects

Project: Track backyard birds on a digital counter

Project: Track backyard birds on a digital counter

February 13, 2023

I've been going deep down the BirdNET-Pi rabbit hole over the last month. A BirdNET-Pi setup uses a Raspberry Pi computer and microphone to listen,…

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Fun Raspberry Pi project: Identify backyard birds 24/7

Fun Raspberry Pi project: Identify backyard birds 24/7

December 28, 2022

This year, I learned about a project called BirdNET-Pi which, when installed, turns your Raspberry Pi into a 24/7 monitoring station. This station…

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Plausible Analytics iOS widget for top pages using Scriptable

Plausible Analytics iOS widget for top pages using Scriptable

October 7, 2022

Scriptable is a nifty iOS app which lets you use scripts to create iOS widgets to feature on your home screen. Inspired by the Scriptable iOS widget…

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