Birding Boy Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Been wanting to do this for a long time. Spent all day at Tawas Point State Park yesterday, one of the top birding spots in Michigan. Watched migration off the point for a couple hours and found some pretty unusual stuff, and then milled around the park for the rest of the day. More photos to come eventually! https://ebird.org/checklist/S109835196 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Another visit to Corn Creek, another FOY (Summer Tanager). Nothing else too crazy today, although the Lewis's Woodpecker was quite active. https://ebird.org/checklist/S109951199 https://ebird.org/checklist/S109951351 Â 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Been wanting to do this for a long time. Spent all day at Tawas Point State Park yesterday, one of the top birding spots in Michigan. Watched migration off the point for a couple hours and found some pretty unusual stuff, and then milled around the park for the rest of the day. More photos to come eventually! https://ebird.org/checklist/S109835196 What the heck?? 114 species! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, IKLland said: What the heck?? 114 species! If I counted correctly, 25 of those on @Birding Boy's list would be lifers for me. Several I've seen that lack decent photos, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Been wanting to do this for a long time. Spent all day at Tawas Point State Park yesterday, one of the top birding spots in Michigan. Watched migration off the point for a couple hours and found some pretty unusual stuff, and then milled around the park for the rest of the day. More photos to come eventually! https://ebird.org/checklist/S109835196 Nice list! Would have given me 12 lifers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Checklist of yesterday, but I haven't posted in a while so I hope @Kevin doesn't mind. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110038896 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Checklist of yesterday, but I haven't posted in a while so I hope @Kevin doesn't mind. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110038896 No, I don't mind as long as they are pretty recent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Just now, Kevin said: No, I don't mind as long as they are pretty recent. Okay, good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 https://ebird.org/checklist/S110084805 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Checklist of yesterday, but I haven't posted in a while so I hope @Kevin doesn't mind. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110038896 Would have been 13 lifers for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 The original plan was to take an ocean view walk to get some shorebird lifers, but there was nowhere to park, so I headed to a hotspot I haven't visited in a long time. The timing worked out perfectly as I got my 21st lifer of the year, a Least Bittern. With my reported 350 Wood Storks, this set my record for the most reported birds on a checklist.  This place is a shorter walk than the hotspot I normally frequent, but it has a different character and I'll be back. It was a great day! https://ebird.org/checklist/S110070084 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Not a bad checklist for a mid-afternoon walk in the 86° F sun: https://ebird.org/checklist/S110264825 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 This I think now is my highest species count yet. Over 70 would have been possible, but missed a few common species, but the amount of new birds and not so common birds was crazy. Was finally able to add Mountain bluebird to the hotspot, and also got to add bank swallows and my lifer surf scoter. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110499061    7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) It was a normal walk in the neighborhood. I did get excited to see the RSHA at the end of the trip. I enjoy sharing non-vulture raptor pictures, but everything I took was out of focus. I also make a point of sharing pics when Ebird Mobile tells me the species is "uncommon" for the area, but as I've shared enough RSHA pics from this hotspot, that I think the county reviewers believe me. ? https://ebird.org/checklist/S110662863 Edited May 19, 2022 by dragon49 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Chased the Little Gull yesterday! Really glad I managed to get this bird, I was worried it would leave before I could get over to Point Reyes. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110883917 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Any day with a lifer (White winged-Dove) is a great day: https://ebird.org/checklist/S110865457 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I went back to the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, and it was pretty quiet today. Several of the ponds were low. I did manage two FOYs: Red-necked Phalarope and Olive-sided Flycatcher. @Aidan B's 1,000 RNPH puts my 2 to shame, though. ? I also stopped by a nearby wetland area and got distracted by a singing Lucy's Warbler. https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S110907086 https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S110910896 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Yesterdays: https://ebird.org/checklist/S110888902 Today’s: https://ebird.org/checklist/S111003974 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Was a good day. I saw a lifer with 100% certainty, but couldn't get a pic, and so far, no ID here: Not the end of the world, but I am kicking myself a little for not having had the patience to wait around longer for a photo ID. The problem was that the two birds were already navigating away from me when I noticed them, and the weeds were so high, and there was a large tree obstruction the way they were angling, so lots of patience may not have paid off anyway. I've been looking at pictures of not just South Florida Birds, but all Florida birds, and nothing comes close to what I saw, so I'm more upset that I missed the opportunity to report a rarity or a migrant, and possibly be the first to report it. I'll back at that hotspot many more times. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110984044  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I woke up this morning, ate breakfast, and then checked my e-mails to see the rare bird alert. A quick check of the weather report told me I was not staying home and instead had to visit Corn Creek. 2 lifers, 3 photographic lifers, 8 FOY, and 5 new in Clark County). https://ebird.org/checklist/S111024646 Firsts of the year: White-throated Swift (photographic lifer) Willow Flycather (lifer + photo) Orchard Oriole Hooded Oriole American Redstart Northern Parula Rose-breasted Grosbeak Dickcissel (lifer + photo) Five new for Clark County: Willow Flycatcher Orchard Oriole Scott's Oriole American Redstart Dickcissel 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Any checklist with a lifer (Gray Kingbird) is a great day! It was also good to hear a Red-winged Blackbird. They had disappeared from the area for months.  https://ebird.org/checklist/S111076239 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 https://ebird.org/checklist/S111135107Â Please drop a rate on some of the photos. They may not be fives, but I am happy with a lot of them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Was a good day. I heard the high-decibel screeching of the Nanday Parakeets, but they were too far away and behind at least one building, so no photo opportunities today. It was a first for me, as I've never before seen an Anhinga on a wire. Not too may "buzzards" around these days, so it was good to see the Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture flyovers: https://ebird.org/checklist/S111165434 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 16 hours ago, Tanager 101 said: https://ebird.org/checklist/S111135107 Please drop a rate on some of the photos. They may not be fives, but I am happy with a lot of them. Just did.  Hmm, your waterthrush looks kinda like a Louisiana... Maybe I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Birded a old clearcut up in the Sierra Nevadas Sunday morning. So Many Calliopes!!! https://ebird.org/checklist/S110997541 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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