dragon49 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) I hadn't been here in more than a month. I gave up for a while, as I only got three species my last trip. People started reporting warblers, so I gave it another shot. Good day. Had the thunderstorm not hit, I would have stuck around longer to look for a Worm-eating Warbler lifer: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148619915 Edited August 31 by dragon49 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Great day for western migrants! https://ebird.org/checklist/S148706147 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 3 hours ago, Aidan B said: Great day for western migrants! https://ebird.org/checklist/S148706147 Nice! Still very slow down here. Hope it’s not like this spring where the CV and NorCal was insane and SoCal was horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148734537 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Incredible day! The Alder Flycatcher, Worm Eating Warbler (my nemesis!) and Yellow Warbler were all lifers. For the distance covered, I got a good number of species as well. I'd normally walk further here and get more species, but I spent a lot of time at the Alder Flycatcher stakeout spot: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148799768 Edited September 2 by dragon49 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148800538 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 31 minutes ago, dragon49 said: Incredible day! The Alder Flycatcher, Worm Eating Warbler (my nemesis!) and Yellow Warbler were all lifers. For the distance covered, I got a good number of species as well. I'd normally walk further here and get more species, but I spent a lot of time at the Alder Flycatcher stakeout spot: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148799768 Your "Yellow Warbler" has flank streaking, I think it's a Prairie. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Your "Yellow Warbler" has flank streaking, I think it's a Prairie. That fits better than what I was thinking (magnolia). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Your "Yellow Warbler" has flank streaking, I think it's a Prairie. Agreed. Not Yellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Your "Yellow Warbler" has flank streaking, I think it's a Prairie. 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Agreed. Not Yellow. Ty - I took down the observation and added one to the Prairie Warbler count. These are the most prolific warblers I'm seeing these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Another great day! I succeeded in my mission to get photos of the rare Alder Flycatcher. I did see it yesterday and uploaded audio proof, but I couldn't get any photos. Warblers are showing up with increasing frequency. Good number of species: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148890526 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148921862 Got my long overdue lifer Peregrine Falcon. The weather was warm and sticky, but still a pretty interesting day. Saw quite a few juvenile birds, including the first juvenile Northern Mockingbird I've seen. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Birded a new spot for the first time. Lots of Yellow Warblers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S148901309 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Birded a new spot for the first time. Lots of Yellow Warblers. https://ebird.org/checklist/S148901309 Sweet list. Still super slow migrant wise here! It seems like you get a high specked count everywhere you go! It’s hard for me to break 45 outside a few spots. Edited September 4 by IKLland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Went on a crazy Wood Stork chase today, didn’t find it but still a fun time. That birds probably chilling somewhere in the vast salt ponds of the South and East Bay or maybe even found a nice swamp in the Valley to chill in. Nor Cal peeps stay on the lookout, maybe you’ll have a yard Wood Stork. https://ebird.org/tripreport/155288 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148984647 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148995418 A trip to the bird preserve resulted in watching a Black-crowned Night-Heron chase an American Bittern around, along with a Horned Grebe. Several other birders saw a potential Tennessee Warbler, which would've been nice to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) I had to break up the morning hike into three checklists. I just found out that on two recent refuge checklists, I had wandered off the refuge and on to a different hotspot. I fixed those accordingly: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148948673 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148962450 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148967287 Not too much to say about these. I'll be making this same trip sometimes with longer walks on parts two and three) often. Then it was off for a very easy Bobolink lifer chase: https://ebird.org/checklist/S148982020 Edited September 4 by dragon49 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Great checklist at my main weekday spot. Be sure to check out the Red-tailed Hawk Photos. I couldn't get any in focus, but they do show (in sequence) the great story of a Fish Crow attacking it: https://ebird.org/checklist/S149061031 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Self-found Barn Owl is my Rutherford County species #202 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148800538 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 10 hours ago, Avery said: Self-found Barn Owl is my Rutherford County species #202 https://ebird.org/checklist/S148800538 Wrong checklist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 41 minutes ago, Kevin said: Wrong checklist. I ask because I'm not sure of eBird protocols, but could the owl sighting be hidden from public view to conceal the location of a sensitive species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 53 minutes ago, Kevin said: Wrong checklist. After RE-reading the checklist, I'd agree it's probably the wrong checklist since @Avery didn't mention the Flamingos on it. I'm still curious about the owl sighting and eBird's protocols on showing location of sensitive birds, which I think Barn Owls would be grouped as. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 30 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I ask because I'm not sure of eBird protocols, but could the owl sighting be hidden from public view to conceal the location of a sensitive species? Thought of that, but that checklist is not from Rutherford County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Sorry for the wrong checklist. In some places, Barn Owls are listed as sensitive species, but not here. If this bird was on private property, actively nesting, or flagged as rare, I would have hidden the checklist and not shared it here. Since it is publicly accessible and won’t get broadcast to the whole state via the RBA, I felt comfortable sharing it here, and with other trustworthy county birders. https://ebird.org/checklist/S149092743 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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