Avery Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Aren't Swamps supposed to be super skulky though? Their song is loud, and they react to phishing Edited February 2, 2022 by Avery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Two checklists, but both related. Â I spotted the earliest record of Eastern Towhee for my County today (right in middle of this snow storm). Â Reviewer questioned the first sighting, then I replied the bird came back and got pics. Â My lab "flushed" it out of a small cedar tree where it was hiding from a SSHA that my other dog ended up spooking away from its perch, eyeballing the feeders. Â https://ebird.org/checklist/S101905779 https://ebird.org/checklist/S101908019 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, chipperatl said: Two checklists, but both related. Â I spotted the earliest record of Eastern Towhee for my County today (right in middle of this snow storm). Â Reviewer questioned the first sighting, then I replied the bird came back and got pics. Â My lab "flushed" it out of a small cedar tree where it was hiding from a SSHA that my other dog ended up spooking away from its perch, eyeballing the feeders. Â https://ebird.org/checklist/S101905779 https://ebird.org/checklist/S101908019 Wow, nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 1/9/2021 at 9:37 PM, Birding Boy said: Thanks for sharing, I missed that list. Very interesting...I guess no doubt that it’s an escapee now. Ah well. That is, unless someone is banding wild Smew in Europe... Looks like it was officially rejected by the MBRC.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 1/13/2021 at 6:59 PM, Aaron said: I’m curious how many checklists everybody actually does in a day. Lately, I usually only do one at sunrise for about 30-40 minutes and sometimes (about once a week) I’ll do 2 if I go somewhere else later in the day, or if I decide to bird the location next to my daily one in the same outing. In the Spring/Summer I’ll average about 2, and sometimes get up to 4 depending. Though it’s still usually one at sunrise, about 1-2 hours, and then another if I notice anything while outside/looking out the window. Just curious what everyone else is doing, as it seems like quite a few people have multiple checklists to choose from on given day. I’m sure location/climate plays a big factor. I count my consistent eBirding from Nov 1, 2013.  That is about 3000 days and I am at ~6200 checklists.  So right around 2 a day.  During winter or weekends, when I drive around, I can get anywhere from 12-15 checklists in.  During work week, 1 a day is pretty much the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 2 hours ago, chipperatl said: Looks like it was officially rejected by the MBRC. Â Dang, because of the leg band and proximity of the Minnesota duck dealers or something? I already had it as Duck sp on my ebird list, but I was wondering when I was going to hear something official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 59 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Dang, because of the leg band and proximity of the Minnesota duck dealers or something? I already had it as Duck sp on my ebird list, but I was wondering when I was going to hear something official. I'm not on Facebook, but can still see the MBRC page on there. Â They listed the accepted records and rejected records through I think April of last year. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Got some good photos today.  https://ebird.org/checklist/S102082788 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, blackburnian said: Got some good photos today.  https://ebird.org/checklist/S102082788 Yes, you did! Awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 First time out at this hotspot for the year, netted me 9 new year birds. https://ebird.org/checklist/S102078286 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 https://ebird.org/checklist/S102098021 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Got some really cool shots last evening! https://ebird.org/checklist/S102101024  Id love some feedback on the ducks with the golden water. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 3 hours ago, IKLland said: Got some really cool shots last evening! https://ebird.org/checklist/S102101024  Id love some feedback on the ducks with the golden water. I would've gotten seventeen lifers...Amazing hummingbird shots!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I would've gotten seventeen lifers...Amazing hummingbird shots!! thank you! He was literally sitting on a perch 10 feet away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 It was warmer today, so I decided to go out. This is unusually good winter birding here...can't wait for March 15. https://ebird.org/checklist/S102226610 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: can't wait for March 15. Why? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 44 minutes ago, IKLland said: Why? That's when BirdCast starts for spring migration. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 23 hours ago, IKLland said: Got some really cool shots last evening! https://ebird.org/checklist/S102101024  Id love some feedback on the ducks with the golden water. AMAZING shots in there man! The hummingbird is incredible but I like the Gallinule shot as well. Nothing beats evening golden lighting. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: AMAZING shots in there man! The hummingbird is incredible but I like the Gallinule shot as well. Nothing beats evening golden lighting. Right?! I just wish the ruddy ducks were closer so I could get the golden water in a portrait. The issue was, they were on the other side of the lake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Gallinule shot as we Which one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Just now, IKLland said: Which one? 1st one is the best IMO with that super clean back/foreground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: 1st one is the best IMO with that super clean back/foreground. I agree. My first good shot of them! They're fairly common here, in freshwater especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Probably just the wrong time of day for birds...or maybe it's just upstate NY in winter... https://ebird.org/checklist/S102298041 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 https://ebird.org/checklist/S102348268 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I think this is the first time I've gone birding in the rain... https://ebird.org/checklist/S102401708 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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