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Michael Fogleman
@FogleBird
Software Engineer at @Formlabs. I enjoy programming, woodworking, gardening, computer art, and making things in general. I like 80s music, space, and birds.
Oct 8, 2022 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
New project idea utilizing eBird data: partition the world map into regions based on the types of birds you find there. 🧵 For example, I live in Wake County, NC. If I go to adjacent Durham County, the birds are basically the same. But if I drive a couple hours to the beach, there's a whole new set of birds there. That should be a different region on such a map.
May 23, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
If you needed any more evidence that birding has made me crazy, I waded through a lake to get to some mudflats so I could get closer to some migratory shorebirds.

In this video I'm actually walking back. I point the camera at the mudflat island at the end of the video. Anyway, here's a Red-necked Phalarope.

They breed in the arctic, and they winter in open ocean waters along the equator. So they're rarely seen.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-necke…
May 22, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I've been hoping to witness this ever since I saw the parents building the nest over two months ago. And it came out even better than I hoped for.

THREE BABY PILEATED WOODPECKERS BEING FED BY MAMA! Dad takes care of them too!
May 20, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
These pictures were taken about an hour apart.

What I witnessed - the story behind these pictures - was an amazing display of survival instinct. And there was no human intervention.

Thread to come... (This was at a park, not in my yard.)

I heard some birds making a bunch of noise which is what drew my attention. I walked over and saw this baby bluebird peeking its head out of the box.

"Oh wow, it's getting ready to leave the nest!", I thought.
Mar 21, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Wondering what birds are in your area? Wondering where best to find them? Wonder no more!

Now introducing: BIRD FINDER!

👉 michaelfogleman.com/birds/ 👈

Just enter your ZIP code and it'll show you what birds are in your area this month. Click on a bird to find it! Does it work?

According to BIRD FINDER, my best bet for finding Wilson's Snipe in March is, by far, a place called Beaver Marsh. About 30 minutes from my house. Never been there before.

So, I went there today, and...
Jan 27, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Each pattern is similar to the one before it. How does it work? Start with an infinite grid of filled circles. In the first image, their diameters are 0.9, so they don't touch.

In the second image, their diameters are 1.25, so they overlap with their neighbors. Overlapping regions switch color. (The even / odd fill rule.)