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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 1h

I haven’t watched Adventures in Love & Birding yet, and I’m sure it’s cringy, but the cringier thing to me is every review calling out this guy for using porro prism binoculars as a guide. Stop the gear-shaming, birders.
Alright, ima go watch Listers for the tenth time instead.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 7d

Annual reminder of the best sale in bird books! Not many new titles since last year but there’s a few I’m excited to finally get.

press.princeton.edu/sale/70-off

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 8d

They took it to the next level: ebird.org/checklist/S2...

eBird Checklist - 6 Oct 2025 - Selvogur--Vogsósar - 8 species (+1 other taxa)

Submitted by Alex Máni Guðríðarsson.

ebird.org

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 8d

Iceland is on a hot streak!! 🔥 Huge congrats to Björn Arnarson for the new finds!

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 15d

Yes! My wife loves shooting film

Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 15d

Black-throated Gray Warbler is my 415th Maine bird, on Monhegan Island today.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 22d

I don’t think eBay knows what’s “similar” to the Annotated Checklist of Maine Birds by Peter Vickery, 1978

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 22d

wow the audio sounds terrible after uploading

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · 22d

One of many highlights during @maineaudubon.bsky.social’s Borestone Naturalist Weekend was this family of River Otters on Sunset Pond, viewed from the porch of the lodge!

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Aug 30

New video up on a bird you’ve probably seen me post about. 💀

Years of Searching for One Nemesis Bird...
youtu.be/eC7deEqNwTE

Years of Searching for One Nemesis Bird...

YouTube video by Doug Hitchcox

youtu.be

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Aug 25

We looked closely for Scopoli’s Shearwaters on the Cashes Ledge (Maine) trip on Saturday, but couldn’t find any. Here’s a fun composite of a Cory’s banking, showing how dark (or light) p10 can look as the sun hits it.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Aug 1

New video up about my thoughts on the “best” field guide, and a teaser of what may take the top spot next!

The BEST Birding Field Guide is...
youtu.be/hN7926wHsLk

The BEST Birding Field Guide is...

YouTube video by Doug Hitchcox

youtu.be

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Jul 17

OMFG. FINALLY!
8th attempt this year paid off with Tufted Puffin as #414 on my Maine list.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Jun 21

Earlier this week, the eBird app updated to automatically estimate your unique distance traveled.

If you know: Rejoice!
If you don’t know: Watch this video:

eBird Tracks update solves BIGGEST problem
youtu.be/CwwGhAesbpA

eBird Tracks update solves BIGGEST problem

YouTube video by Doug Hitchcox

youtu.be

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 27

Zoom in on the 🫶

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 27

Sandhill Crane was a nice rarity for Washington County during the Downeast Birding Festival last weekend.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 21

Using iNaturalist to ID a snake before adding it to my eBird checklist media

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Reposted by Doug Hitchcox

The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · May 20

Honored to join this crew to find 109 species in underbirded Somerset County, Maine today
@dhitchcox.bsky.social @tflight.me

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 8

🤯 If you haven’t sorted “Other animals” by Best Quality, you need to check this out: media.ebird.org/catalog?othe...

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 8

The Sun joined @maineaudubon.bsky.social’s Evergreen Cemetery Warbler Walk today, and brought many birders and crushing Cerulean Warbler views!

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · May 6

What an insane morning! Got back from AZ at 2AM, and one of the first birds at our 7AM Evergreen Cemetery bird walk (in the rain) was a CERULEAN WARBLER!! A literal dream come true after 11 years of leading these walks.

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Apr 30

Always gotta give a shoutout for the @princetonupress.bsky.social sale. This applies to almost everything published before 2025; some really good deals for the naturalists out there!

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Apr 30

Checklist Media is now live! ebird.org/news/new-che...

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Apr 26

Our Arizona tour starts in just a few days, but we’ve still got space on @MaineAudubon’s Ecuador tour this Nov/Dec. Check out the itinerary (and join me!) here: fieldguides.com/itineraries/...

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Doug Hitchcox @dhitchcox.bsky.social · Apr 22

Fun milestone today. Thanks everyone who is watching my “niche birding videos!”

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