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[blackburnian]

20 minutes ago, IKLland said:

Starting later this year, this bird will really count for your life list!

Unfortunately, I’ll actually be losing one as I have seen both Cordilleran and Pac-slope out west. 

[IKLland]

21 minutes ago, blackburnian said:

Unfortunately, I’ll actually be losing one as I have seen both Cordilleran and Pac-slope out west. 

☹️

[Quiscalus quiscula]

1 hour ago, IKLland said:

Starting later this year, this bird will really count for your life list!

Are Cordilleran and Pac-slope officially going to be lumped?

[blackburnian]

48 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Are Cordilleran and Pac-slope officially going to be lumped?

Yes, I heard it’s been passed 

[smittyone@cox.net]

I saw my first Black-billed Cuckoo today

[IKLland]

2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Are Cordilleran and Pac-slope officially going to be lumped?

Yep, it’s going back to Western Flycatcher later this year. 

[stitch58]

Swainson's Thrush

[MarkG]

 

[Birding Boy]

Had some good views of a confiding Orchard Oriole last week, which one do you guys like better? 

ML574878501 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

ML574878521 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

[Tanager 101]

4 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

Had some good views of a confiding Orchard Oriole last week, which one do you guys like better? 

ML574878501 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

ML574878521 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

They are both Absolut amazing! But I think I like the second better. It's close though.

[Birds are cool]

31 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

Had some good views of a confiding Orchard Oriole last week, which one do you guys like better? 

ML574878501 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

ML574878521 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

Love them both! Insane shots! I like the first better!

[IKLland]

38 minutes ago, Birding Boy said:

Had some good views of a confiding Orchard Oriole last week, which one do you guys like better? 

ML574878501 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

ML574878521 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

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[MichaelLong]

1 hour ago, Birding Boy said:

Had some good views of a confiding Orchard Oriole last week, which one do you guys like better? 

ML574878501 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

ML574878521 Orchard Oriole Macaulay Library

I like the first better it shows the entire bird in focus and also has a funny pose.

[cooldood]

@Quiscalus quiscula is a savage

[Snake Fingers]

27 minutes ago, cooldood said:

@Quiscalus quiscula is a savage

*takes head out of water* What? Oh yeah, what a savage thing to do *slowly chews* Who would do that, you know? Couldn’t be me *swallows* Definitely not…

[IKLland]

Just a friendly Robin from this afternoon 

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575087321

[dragon49]

I'll go with the closeup of a Turkey Vulture:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575132481

[Tanager 101]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575366061

[cooldood]

eating a bug

[dragon49]

I managed to get a few bursts in before the rain cut my trip short:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575491861

[blackburnian]

Not the most common species pairing…

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575529381

[neilpa]

On 5/19/2023 at 6:21 PM, blackburnian said:

Yes, I heard it’s been passed 

 

On 5/19/2023 at 7:39 PM, IKLland said:

Yep, it’s going back to Western Flycatcher later this year. 

Source?

[neilpa]

One of my most needed county birds

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/575574251

[IKLland]

24 minutes ago, neilpa said:

 

Source?

I don’t know. Somebody I ran into in the field told me. 

[lonestranger]

One of those times when I knew I had my best photo of the day the second I clicked the shutter button.