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Benny Isaac Jacobs-Schwartz (BIJS)
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🌅 What a night at Patagonia Cardiff! Golden li

🌅 What a night at Patagonia Cardiff!

Golden light, good vibes, tacos 🌮, and hard kombucha 🍹 set the tone for an incredible evening here in Encinitas! Huge thanks to our event partners — @sandiegobirdalliance @cnpssd for bringing the energy (and the knowledge!) with their awesome tables and talks.

🐦 Christina from SD Bird Alliance shared inspiring work protecting two of our coast’s most threatened species — the California Least Tern and the Light-footed Ridgway’s Rail.

🌿 Sherry from CNPS gave us a peek into San Diego’s amazing native plant communities and their chapter’s big conservation wins (don’t miss their Native Plant Sale this weekend!).

Then I jumped in with “Native Plants for the Win!” — diving into how to use CalScape to find the right native plants for your area and why San Diego is the most biodiverse county in the country, with a iNat and eBird reporting
✨ 14,400+ species overall
🐦 550+ birds
🌸 3,800+ plants

We wrapped it all up with a raffle benefiting our partner orgs — big shout to @nocsprovisions, @jimsorganiccoffee, @patagoniacardiff , & @cnps_sd for their generous raffle donations 🙌

Massive thanks to Brayden, the Patagonia Cardiff crew, and everyone who came out! Can’t wait for the next one. 💚

Spots still available for Sunday in Encinitas!

#PatagoniaCardiff #BIRDSbyBIJS #SanDiegoBirding #NativePlants #Conservation #CommunityEvent #CNPS #SDBirdAlliance #EncinitasEvents

📣 San Diego - you’re invited! @birdsbybijs i

📣 San Diego - you’re invited!

@birdsbybijs is hosting some amazing events including two weekend birding outings in collaboration with @n_o_c_s and an epic evening with @patagoniacardiff Thursday night!

EVENT: Thursday 10/16 @patagoniacardiff
BIRD WALK: Saturday 10/17 @ Famosa Slough
BIRD WALK: Sunday 10/18 @ San Elijo Lagoon!

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👉 www.BIRDSbyBIJS.com

See ya’ll soon!

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San Diego we’re coming for ya!

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Have ya’ll tried this birding app? What do you t

Have ya’ll tried this birding app? What do you think?

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1. Each year, millions of migratory birds become d

1. Each year, millions of migratory birds become disoriented by artificial lights at night, leading them to circle buildings until they collide or exhaust themselves — turning off lights between 9 PM and 6 AM can literally save lives during migration season.

2. Window strikes are one of the leading causes of bird deaths in North America, killing up to 1 billion birds annually — using bird-safe window treatments like @FeatherFriendly helps make glass visible to birds and dramatically reduces collisions.

If you found this post helpful, make sure to save and follow @birdsbybijs for more!

🤯 On our 2025 back to back tours we saw over 60

🤯 On our 2025 back to back tours we saw over 600 species of birds!!

Join us next year!

2026 Colombia Tours

📍Western & Central Andes: Jan 21-Feb 1 - $5,450
📍 Santa Marta & Caribbean: Feb 1-7 - $3,500

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An Epic Evening with BIRDS by BIJS at @patagoniaca

An Epic Evening with BIRDS by BIJS at @patagoniacardiff !

Bringing Birds to the Garden: California Native Plants for the Win

📣 Join BIRDS by BIJS for an inspiring evening all about how you can bring birds back to your garden. You’ll learn practical tips for planning and maintaining a California native plant garden that attracts and supports local birds, while also discovering the stories behind the birds that visit our yards and open spaces.

Special Guests:

🦆San Diego Bird Alliance – Sharing conservation successes and challenges for threatened coastal birds like the Least Tern and Ridgeway’s Rail.

🌱 California Native Plant Society - SD
Highlighting the incredible diversity of California’s native plants and some of San Diego’s rarest species.

✨Plus: Enjoy hard kombucha, soft drinks, and tacos, and stick around afterward for a gear giveaway!

This isn’t just a talk—it’s a celebration of birds, plants, and community, and you won’t want to miss it.

DM for the link to RSVP today!

Whooping Motmot from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Ma

Whooping Motmot from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia!

Join me in 2026!

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🇨🇴 Colombia 2026 DM for info! Reg closing

🇨🇴 Colombia 2026

DM for info! Reg closing soon!

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World-class guiding across SoCal! Drop us a line

World-class guiding across SoCal!

Drop us a line and book your next tour today! 👇
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🇨🇴 DM for Colombia 2026 Info!

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Meet the Strong-billed Woodcreeper! One of severa

Meet the Strong-billed Woodcreeper!

One of several woodcreepers and 546 species we detected! 🤯

Swipe for info of this seriously chunky furnariid!

Photographed on our Ecuador: NW Andes & E. Foothills tour!

Spots still available on our 2026 Tours

NW ANDES + E. FOOTHILLS

📍Mar 20-29, 2026
📍July 1-10, 2026

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An Epic Evening with BIRDS by BIJS at @patagoniaca

An Epic Evening with BIRDS by BIJS at @patagoniacardiff !

Bringing Birds to the Garden: California Native Plants for the Win

📣 Join BIRDS by BIJS for an inspiring evening all about how you can bring birds back to your garden. You’ll learn practical tips for planning and maintaining a California native plant garden that attracts and supports local birds, while also discovering the stories behind the birds that visit our yards and open spaces.

Special Guests:

🦆San Diego Bird Alliance – Sharing conservation successes and challenges for threatened coastal birds like the Least Tern and Ridgeway’s Rail.

🌱 California Native Plant Society - SD
Highlighting the incredible diversity of California’s native plants and some of San Diego’s rarest species.

✨Plus: Enjoy hard kombucha, soft drinks, and tacos, and stick around afterward for a gear giveaway!

This isn’t just a talk—it’s a celebration of birds, plants, and community, and you won’t want to miss it.

DM for the link to RSVP today!

Join me in Ecuador next year! We’ve got 2 Ecuad

Join me in Ecuador next year!

We’ve got 2 Ecuador Andes tours popping in 2026…

NW ANDES + E. FOOTHILLS

📍Mar 20-29, 2026
📍July 1-10, 2026

400+ species

You should come if you like birds…

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Today’s post features a 3-pack of tropical tanag

Today’s post features a 3-pack of tropical tanagers from a special genus called Bangsia
1. Moss-backed Tanager (Bangsia edwardsi)
2. Blue-and-Gold Tanager (Bangsia arcaei)
3. Gold-ringed Tanager (Bangsia aureocincta)

Members of the genus Bangsia are striking Neotropical tanagers mostly restricted to humid montane forests of Central and South America.

They are named after the American ornithologist Outram Bangs and are known for their vivid plumage, strong ties to mossy cloud forests, and often localized ranges. Many Bangsia species are found in mid- to upper-elevation forests, where they forage on fruits and insects in the canopy.

The Gold-ringed Tanager, for example, is endemic to Colombia’s Western Andes and is considered Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

Join me in Costa Rica, Ecuador or Colombia next year for chances to see these unique birds!

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Andean Cock-of-the Rock media from our recent Colo

Andean Cock-of-the Rock media from our recent Colombia: Western & Central Andes Tour.

👋 Join us next year to see birds like this, and stay in fantastic accommodations!

TOUR INCLUDES:

🇨🇴Jan 21 - Feb 1st, 2026

🦜 Chance to see 400+ Species
🥙 All meals
🏨 Great lodging
👨‍🏫 Top-notch guides
😁 Small groups & great vibes!
🚌 Private transpo + airport transfer

DM @birdsbybijs for itinerary and info!

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Meet the BLACK SOLITAIRE 🖤 This striking thrus

Meet the BLACK SOLITAIRE 🖤

This striking thrush is generally uncommon to rare, found in very humid, moss-draped cloud forests along the western Andes of Colombia and northwestern Ecuador.

This stunning bird was photographed on my ECUADOR: NW ANDES + E. FOOTHILLS tour!

Join us next year for a chance to photograph this range restricted stunner!

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EQUATORIAL ANTPITTA has entered the chat…

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Long-tailed Sylph, one of the smokeshows from our

Long-tailed Sylph, one of the smokeshows from our ECUADOR: NW ANDES & E. FOOTHILLS TOUR

You can join us next year to see over 400 species of birds…

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CHESTNUT-NAPED ANPITTA is the most handsome of the

CHESTNUT-NAPED ANPITTA is the most handsome of the Antpittas?

Meet the Sword-billed Hummingbirdl! This is one o

Meet the Sword-billed Hummingbirdl!

This is one of 133 hummingbird species that can be found in Ecuador!

We’ve got 2 Ecuador Andes tours next year…

NW ANDES + E. FOOTHILLS

📍Mar 20-30, 2026

📍July 1-10, 2026

Which one will we see you on?

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