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[Birding Boy]

Just now, IKLland said:

Just wish I could see one……

There seems to be a mini-invasion going on in the upper Midwest right now. Typically redpolls would be hard to find or non-existent in my area. Who knows, maybe one will wander over to Orange County this winter. Or you can come to Michigan ?

[IKLland]

1 minute ago, Birding Boy said:

maybe one will wander over to Orange County this winter. Or you can come to Michigan ?

I’d prefer the second one! Other lifers too!

[IKLland]

Just now, IKLland said:

I’d prefer the second one! Other lifers too!

I take that back. If I come to Michigan, I’ll have to post the junco ssp! 

[Birding Boy]

Just now, IKLland said:

I’d prefer the second one! Other lifers too!

Not too many this time of year, but May migration in the Great Lakes would sure bring a lot!

[Birding Boy]

1 minute ago, IKLland said:

I take that back. If I come to Michigan, I’ll have to post the junco ssp! 

LOL. Yeah, on second thought, I’d stay away at all costs.

[IKLland]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

Not too many this time of year, but May migration in the Great Lakes would sure bring a lot!

Yeah. I’m heading to central NY in late July this summer to visit family, hopefully I can do some birding! But, I just wish it would be migration not summer…..

[IKLland]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

LOL. Yeah, on second thought, I’d stay away at all costs.

Do you have juncos all year?

[Birding Boy]

Just now, IKLland said:

Do you have juncos all year?

In southeast Michigan they vanish before all the other songbirds migrate through. They’re year-round further north though.  

[IKLland]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

In southeast Michigan they vanish before all the other songbirds migrate through. They’re year-round further north though.  

We have them all year, however they’re more common in winter.

[Birding Boy]

1 minute ago, IKLland said:

Yeah. I’m heading to central NY in late July this summer to visit family, hopefully I can do some birding! But, I just wish it would be migration not summer…..

Nice! You should definitely be able to pick up some lifers. Central NY should have some cool summer breeding birds.

[IKLland]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

Nice! You should definitely be able to pick up some lifers. Central NY should have some cool summer breeding birds.

I’m hoping for warblers, but there’s not gonna be as many as there would be in migration, right? 

[Birding Boy]

Just now, IKLland said:

We have them all year, however they’re more common in winter.

Juncos all year ? I need my 5 month spring and summer recovery period between identifying subspecies. 

[Birding Boy]

Just now, IKLland said:

I’m hoping for warblers, but there’s not gonna be as many as there would be in migration, right? 

Correct, I’d look at the illustrated checklist for the county that your going to be visiting. You might be far enough north for some good ones. In my county we only have HOWA, YEWA, COYE, AMRE, and the occasional Cerulean Warblers and Ovenbirds as breeders.

[IKLland]

Just now, Birding Boy said:

Correct, I’d look at the illustrated checklist for the county that your going to be visiting. You might be far enough north for some good ones. In my county we only have HOWA, YEWA, COYE, AMRE, and the occasional Cerulean Warblers and Ovenbirds as breeders.

Hooded, yellow, common yellow throat, American redstart, CERULEAN??!!, and ovenbird? 
 

I want a cerulean!

 

Ive seen three of those you listed. 
 

YEWA, COYE, and AMRE

[Birding Boy]

11 minutes ago, IKLland said:

Hooded, yellow, common yellow throat, American redstart, CERULEAN??!!, and ovenbird? 
 

I want a cerulean!

 

Ive seen three of those you listed. 
 

YEWA, COYE, and AMRE

I still haven’t seen the Hoodeds ? The Ceruleans remained for a few weeks in May, but nobody checked on them during the summer so I don’t know if they actually bred this year. 

[Jodi Nielson]

The lake is  mostly frozen but there are spots of open water.  This guy decided to just stand in the middle of the big frozen...

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[Avery]

1 hour ago, IKLland said:

Yeah. I’m heading to central NY in late July this summer to visit family, hopefully I can do some birding! But, I just wish it would be migration not summer…..

You'll still be able to find a bunch of warblers in the summer!

[BirdNrd]

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[Jodi Nielson]

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In our backyard!?

[xpoetmarcr]

Keeping watch over his domain.

[dragon49]

Theis Muscovy duckling is so cute. ?

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/409707341

 

 

[Birding Boy]

More redpolls! I will never tire of these tiny energetic puffballs.

[Jodi Nielson]

Went on a wild Sandhill Crane chase this morning.  Thought they were at the park, but I think the e-birder forgot to note they were a flyover....Did get to watch the Mergansers cruising about though. That's a female Ring-necked duck in the males splash.

 

[IKLland]

2 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

More redpolls! I will never tire of these tiny energetic puffballs.

Nice shots! I’ll never tire of being jealus!