dragon49 Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 Pleasantly surprised that I got this many species and birds in the 95° F. heat. I don't need a Yellow-billed Cuckoo photo lifer, however, my only photos of the species are awful. I found the bird that I only heard here last Sunday, but the out of focus, out of frame photos I took were worse, so I didn't bother uploading them. https://ebird.org/checklist/S146628351 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Another very good day at my main parking lot: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146690699 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Another good day at my favorite parking lot: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146762757 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Another good day at the main parking lot: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146835753 After dinner, I ran around town looking for a Spot-breasted Oriole. I punted on the first attempt: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146862597 Then, I drove .5 miles down the road and succeeded in the quest! https://ebird.org/checklist/S146864899 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I'm having too much fun here to switch parking lots as I had planned on doing at least once this week. Another good day at this place: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146907112 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Best ever looks at Upland Sandpiper! https://ebird.org/checklist/S146967683 3 new county birds: UPSA, SNEG, SESA 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 3 hours ago, Avery said: Best ever looks at Upland Sandpiper! https://ebird.org/checklist/S146967683 3 new county birds: UPSA, SNEG, SESA (Looks at the checklist and the only thing he comes away with is that there was a Llama.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) Failed to refind two SESAs today. One of my biggest county level nemesis, if not my biggest. https://ebird.org/checklist/S146981969 Edited August 11 by IKLland 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) I actually live in this hotspot, (not by design - I moved here before I became a birder) but got tired of walking around the neighborhood, which is why I started birding in a nearby parking lot on weekdays. It's not a very popular birding place though, and for a long time, I've been mostly the only one that birds here. This morning, I did feel an obligation to keep the science of the area going, so I walked around the "hood." Normal stuff for the time of year and time of day. It was nice to see the limpkin family. https://ebird.org/checklist/S146990773 Edited August 11 by dragon49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Ended up having another outing this evening https://ebird.org/checklist/S147020902 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 https://ebird.org/checklist/S147070810 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 County high count of BLTE! https://ebird.org/checklist/S147080056 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 (edited) Recent past Saturdays, I’ve been following many of our top birders to a number of agriculture fields, in search of migrating shorebirds, as I need some for lifers. I took a break from the norm today with an idea I’ve had for a while. I’m reasonably certain that nobody birds the area of the refuge I was exploring today. I'd been to some of the area before, but it was always at the end of my walk, and late in the day. I was hoping to get more action by starting there early in the A.M. As some areas were certain to be flooded from seasonal heavy rains, I thought maybe I’d end up getting a lifer anyway, or at least spot some birds unusual to the area. My theory was wrong, but I had a great day nonetheless, as I got to explore some new trails. In any event, a decent number of species and birds for the area covered. See the checklist notes for more details: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147076998 Edited August 13 by dragon49 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I slept too late to travel far, as I'd risk getting caught in the afternoon rain. Everything worked out perfectly though, as I got a lifer Prothonotary Warbler lifer. Considering I was on the boardwalk in the heat of the hot and windy afternoon, I got a decent number of species: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147168832 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Great day, my first time at this location. https://ebird.org/checklist/S147177535 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Great morning! The Vermilion Flycatcher is still around! Also had Upland Sandpipers, Yellow Warblers, Inca Dove, Louisiana Waterthrush, Least Flycatchers and Orchard/Baltimore Orioles! https://ebird.org/checklist/S147229722 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I've had better checklists at this parking lot. This one was OK. Nice to see all the Black Vultures: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147233424 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I knew going in that this parking lot would be slower than my main one. I took a trip looking for warblers, as I believe the environment is more conducive for them. No warblers, but I did get a few Blue-gray Gnatcatchers: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147305497 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Photo lifer Upland Sandpiper! https://ebird.org/checklist/S147352540 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 One of the craziest checklists I've ever had. Three eastern vagrants on one list in the Sierra Nevadas! eBird Checklist - 14 Aug 2023 - Markleeville (please use for Yellow-browed Warbler) - 37 species 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: One of the craziest checklists I've ever had. Three eastern vagrants on one list in the Sierra Nevadas! eBird Checklist - 14 Aug 2023 - Markleeville (please use for Yellow-browed Warbler) - 37 species Wow!! Nice going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 The normal weekday parking lot checklist was going to be slow anyway, but I was on my way to getting at least a few more species, before I realized that I had dropped my phone. I had to carefully retrace my steps whilst only looking at the ground, so I had to consider birding done at that point, as I wasn't paying enough attention to birds. It was cool, however, to have made the County Rare Bird Alert with a Tree Swallow: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147405449 Often, when I go shopping, I park in the very back of the lot, so I can get a complete checklist in. Today, it was raining, and the back area was flooded. As I didn't have my binoculars or camera with me, I knew that to get good enough looks, there was no way to avoid walking in a deep puddle and getting my sneakers and socks wet, but I saw so many birds on wires and a rooftop, I couldn't help myself: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147428574 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) Two checklists today. Great day in the neighborhood: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147472865 Later, a quick hit at nearby beach looking for a Piping Plover lifer that wasn't there. I got some great photos though. Had the afternoon thunderstorm not started, I would have looked for it a few blocks away: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147495487 Edited August 17 by dragon49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) Good day at this hotspot. I got the most I could out of it. I showed up at sunset and stayed until an hour before the predicted thunderstorms. I was hoping to get a Yellow-headed Blackbird lifer, but that day will come. I've gotten more species here over the winter. Some of the difference is probably seasonal. I'm certain that had I not been worried about the daily storm, I would have gotten additional species from one of the side trails that I didn't have time to cover today: https://ebird.org/checklist/S147610380 Edited August 19 by dragon49 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, dragon49 said: Good day at this hotspot. I got the most I could out of it. I showed up at sunset... You might get even more out of your hotspot if you show up at sunrise instead of at sunset. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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