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McGolrick Birding is a studio based in New York. We work to bridge the gap between the insular world of birders and a general public hungry for a deeper connection to the natural world.

Bird Club is our recurring gathering. Every Saturday at 9 a.m., year-round, we get humans birding in North Brooklyn.

Before big tech feudalism turned us into peasants of the attention economy, cyberspace was a pretty sweet place—you bumbled around, then logged off and got on with your day. With those times in mind, we dusted off a machine that never let us do
Common Grackles are the first species of the year to “reappear” in NYC’s small urban parks after heading south, back in November. Learn how to ID them, and other blackbirds, in the latest Noticer’s Monthly. That’s our we
January by @tammmmus, @louisabbee, @spencergrundler and @jakesalyers 🙇‍♂️ Stats: 4 outings 276 attendees 17 bird species—American Crow, American Kestrel, American Robin, Blue Jay, Cooper’s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, European Starling
LOOKBOOK by @louisabbee, from our Jan 18th outing with @usal.project 🤎

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American Kestrel Balaclava
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American Kestrel Balaclava
$102.00
Black-capped Chickadee Balaclava
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Black-capped Chickadee Balaclava
$102.00
Northern Flicker Balaclava
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Northern Flicker Balaclava
$102.00
Green-winged Teal Balaclava
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Green-winged Teal Balaclava
$102.00

We don’t want to overstate anything, but by performing the repeating practice of— going outside for 15 minutes a day deep listening + seeing your surroundings noticing birds attempting to name them —you will set in motion a mysterious but infallible sequence of events that leads to a preternatural reality, a sudden vision of the sacred, a flash of the eternal, a glimpse of a whole you can’t yet fully articulate… More concretely, you will find your spark bird. What’s a spark bird? It’s the bird that catches your attention in an unexpected way, sparking an indescribable and immediate connection to the avian world. The spark bird metaphorically grabs you, shifts your perspective, and musters invisible psychic forces that support and sustain your journey toward learning, inspiration, energy, and yourself.

We don’t want to overstate anything, but by performing the repeating practice of— going outside for 15 minutes a day deep listening + seeing your surroundings noticing birds attempting to name them —you will set in motion a mysterious but infallible sequence of events that leads to a preternatural reality, a sudden vision of the sacred, a flash of the eternal, a glimpse of a whole you can’t yet fully articulate… More concretely, you will find your spark bird. What’s a spark bird? It’s the bird that catches your attention in an unexpected way, sparking an indescribable and immediate connection to the avian world. The spark bird metaphorically grabs you, shifts your perspective, and musters invisible psychic forces that support and sustain your journey toward learning, inspiration, energy, and yourself.