MICROSEASON — OCT 28 - NOV 3

The Noticer's Monthly #34 — Trustfall into the abyss, late warblers, field trips, and more

I must have it painted black

New moon dropped this week. These occur when our closest celestial neighbor, ol’ Moon, ol’ buddy a.k.a. the Tidal Temptress a.k.a. the Celestial Pearl a.k.a. Cheese, is directly between Earth and Sun—so its shadow side points towards us.

The astrologically inclined love this. (Same, kinda.) And a gleaning of recent horoscopes includes pitch-perfect sentences like:

• The sky goes dark and we go deep.

• Seek out your shadows and shake hands with your demons.

• Step closer to the kind of honesty and intimacy that terrifies you the most.

• Trustfall into the abyss.

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to the wonderful/horrible darkness we go,

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MICRO-SEASON — OCT 28 - NOV 3

Aster Perseverans

Current Japanese micro-season: "Light rains sometimes fall". As for McGolrick Park, New York City and perhaps even larger swathes of the eastern US, we notice—

Asters persist · Light rains sometimes fall · Last migrating warblers · Ash trees are bare · Maple trees lose leaves · Redbud, ginko and elm leaves yellow · Fall migration ends

Which tree is which? If you’re a New Yorker, you simply must tap this map

Last warblers? Solitary, sauntering Pine and Palm and Black-and-white. See bird report ⬇️ for details

Be on the listen out for Black-capped chickadee-dee-dee-dee… dees. Make sure you distinguish them from Tufted titmouse zhree-zhree-zhrees!

Who’d we notice in McGolrick Park this micro-season?

Tufted Titmouse · Black-capped Chickadee · Red-tailed Hawk · Cooper’s Hawk · White-breasted Nuthatch · White-throated Sparrow · Song Sparrow · Chipping Sparrow · Dark-eyed Junco · Hermit Thrush · Cedar Waxwing · Black-and-white Warbler · Pine Warbler · Palm Warbler · Ruby-crowned Kinglet · Golden-crowned Kinglet · Downy Woodpecker · Red-bellied Woodpecker · Yellow-bellied Sapsucker · Northern Flicker · Blue-headed Vireo · Northern Mockingbird · American Kestrel · Blue Jay · Common Grackle · American Crow · Rock Pigeon · European Starling · American Robin · House Sparrow · Mourning Dove

In New York City? Brooklyn Bridge Park is a spectacular, 85-acre testament to human-made nature. Considering its recent industrial history, it’s a perfect example of Jenny Odell’s concept manifest dismantling. It’s also a dope spot to bird, year-round. Here’s a map of our preferred route. GO!

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Speaking of field trips, we’re heading to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Besides learning ducks n’ stuff firsthand (like this lesson, IRL), we’ll hang—and munch on bagels, courtesy of Michael—in the prettiest approximation of precolonial New York. The trip’ll start around 8am on…