Jeff Rusinow

New Window Tape Reduces Bird Collisions at Home

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:37:00 -0500

Every year, up to a billion birds die in the U.S. crashing into glass windows. For the last couple of years we’ve been working to design, manufacture and distribute a window tape at a reasonable cost to significantly reduce bird collisions at home. Supported by the Rusinow Family Foundation, a new tape is now available through the terrific efforts by the folks at the American Bird Conservancy (click the graphic for a link):

We are eager to expand distribution to retailers throughout the world. Please let me know if you can help, it would be much appreciated.

And, of course, if you have issues with birds colliding into glass in your home, please consider purchasing some tape!

Allen Stone on Jimmy Kimmel Live March 13!

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:47:00 -0500

Well, they’ve already performed late last year on Conan; next up: Jimmy Kimmel!

Live Video of New Death's Door Distillery

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:23:00 -0500

I’m on the board and lead investor of Madison, Wisconsin based Death’s Door Spirits. The company has begun building a new distillery, as well as launching an aged whiskey production program, to complement the current stable of award-winning gin, vodka and white whiskey:

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Four States, Four New Birds

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:59:00 -0500

Lots of travel this past week, resulting in four new birds to my ABA life list. Last Wednesday, Nutting’s Flycatcher near Lake Havasu, Arizona (at this spot):

A break on Friday in Washington, D.C. for a meeting with the President:

Then off to Ocean City, Maryland to see Purple Sandpipers feeding along this shore:

Had to take a photo of what real lump crab cakes look like:

Then on Sunday off to a place in the middle of Indiana to see a Hooded Crane (very rare sighting in the U.S.) - see link: http://flic.kr/p/breSJr

And then yesterday morning in St. Louis, a rush to see Eurasian Tree Sparrow (making it ABA # 642) before scrambling to the airport to head out before the approaching snowstorm!

What I will do for a bird!

Meeting with the President

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:10 -0500

This afternoon I was part of a group who met with President Obama. An incredible experience. This photo was kindly taken by a really nice guy to my left as the President was beginning to respond to a question I had just asked:

Dimitri, a 76 and a Deal Closed!

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:28:00 -0500

Last week’s highlights included a lifetime low round of 76 (at Renegade), seeing one of the top singers in the world - Dimitri Hvorostovsky (below) - perform at The Orpheum in Phoenix, and closing the sale of ModernMed to Paladina Health (link).

Photos of the backcountry over the past few days, all taken with...

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:06:24 -0500

At the Verde River

A rare 'crested' Saguaro

A solo 'turning' tree

In Desert Mountain at Cintarosa Ranch

Photos of the backcountry over the past few days, all taken with my iPhone:

Tonight’s sunset!

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:40:02 -0500

Tonight’s sunset!

Brent on Conan!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:24:54 -0400

Brent on Conan!

Save the date: next Wednesday night!

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:08:08 -0400

How big of a hoot is this? The best bass player I know performing as part of Allen Stone’s band on a national stage!

I’m starting to figure out my new camera gear!

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:47:37 -0400

I’m starting to figure out my new camera gear!

Birdgasm!

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:30:45 -0400

Okay, maybe that’s stretching it. But when you see hundreds of raptors fly over your yard over the course of the day (with some peak times of a rate of over 100 per hour!), it’s pretty darn exciting. I am slowly getting back into bird photography and took some photos toward the end of the day. Here’s one photo of a Merlin; these guys are often like bullets zipping through the sky at easily over 60 mph just above the tree line. You see them, and before you know it, they’re gone!

Release!

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:02:00 -0400

Big thanks to Crystal and Scott with the Wisconsin Humane Society for their help yesterday. Here’s a photo in the yard of the ‘release’ of a just-banded, rehabilitated Cedar Waxwing, which was joined by three other waxwings that were also just returned to the wild:

The storm has passed, but the raptors are just starting.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:55:14 -0400

We’ve endured an unusual cut off low pressure system that hung around for over a week, with winds from the east almost the entire time. And incredible amounts of rain. But now, a strong front from the north has arrived, and with it, heavy winds………and RAPTORS zooming down the coast. Finally!

Trips Recap

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:57:00 -0400

Been traveling on both coasts the last few weeks. Some highlights, with photos taken from my iPhone:

At chef’s table at Rioja in Denver; terrific meal with head chef Jennifer Jasinki frequently roaming food prep stations and clearly in charge:

Located new life bird ABA #635 at Salton Sea - Yellow-footed Gull:

In NYC during Hurricane Irene weekend:

Radio City Music Hall (seeing the least impressive Cirque du Soleil for me to date):

The Pack at the White House

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:56:44 -0400

Yesterday flew to D.C. to attend President Obama’s welcoming of the Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers at the White House. Some gentle trash-talking between the President and Charles Woodson! The President, an avid Bears fan: ”This hurts a little bit…you guys coming into my house to rub it in…enjoy it while it lasts!”

On this boat trip off the coast of Monterrey, we were lucky to...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:34:00 -0400

On this boat trip off the coast of Monterrey, we were lucky to see three species of whales: Blue, Humpback and this Orca ‘Killer’ Whale, breaching!

Last week I was part of an extraordinary four day birding trip...

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:50:00 -0400

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Last week I was part of an extraordinary four day birding trip in California hosted by The American Bird Conservancy, which started in San Benito County (Prairie Falcon, California Condor, Golden & Bald Eagle) and culminated in an 8 hour boat trip 18 miles off of Monterrey looking for pelagic birds (my six new lifers: Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed Shearwater, Ashy and Fort-tailed Storm Petrel, South Polar Skua and Cassin’s Auklet). This video shows what it’s like to brave and bird the high seas (Ha! At least I thought so!).

Special thanks to the expert guiding of Mike Parr and the legendary Debi Shearwater (soon to be played by Angelica Houston in the upcoming movie ‘The Big Year’ about three birders trying to see as many birds as possible in the ABA Area in one year, starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson).

Fly fishing in the Northwoods

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:56:00 -0400

Last weekend learned how to fly fish for trout and bass in the Wisconsin Northwoods, with some limited success! Thanks Andrew and Diana for a great time.

Now Available on Kindle, iBook, Nook and Amazon!!

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:13:00 -0400

My book ‘What I Really Think - The Business Chapters’ is now available on Kindle; here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Think-Business-ebook/dp/B0056B6IOA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1308537102&sr=1-1

The book will soon also be available on iBooks and Nook. It’s companion book, ‘What I Really Think - The Deep End Chapters’, will also be available in e-book format in the next couple of weeks.

The photo above is the paperback, or perfectbound, proof of ‘What I Really Think - The Business Chapters’, that will be going to press in the next week (click on photo for larger image). Hopefully they will be at a bookstore near you in the not-to-distant future!