Liam Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 Hi guys, just got back to a computer! Had a busy weekend birding! Lots of great birds. In addition to Northern Shrike, I added 2 new birds to my Texas list - Common Loon and Horned Grebe (way overdue), putting me at 372. Hoping to be at 400 soon. All I need is a trip to the trans-pecos... @Kevin you should join me! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 I'll post the scoreboard tomorrow. I have the excel spreadsheet on my work computer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 12:05 PM, Liam said: Heads up - tomorrow I will be traveling to Arlington to chase a continuing Northern Shrike. If I post the scoreboard, it will be tomorrow evening or maybe even later... Try the Fort Worth Nature Center. should be a lot of winter bird there by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Thank you for your submissions!! This week's bird includes two species - Neotropic Cormorant (left three birds) and Double-crested Cormorant (right bird). Firstly, note the difference in size. This is a nice comparison of the two species - the Double-crested is noticeably larger and the Neotropic are all similar in size. The two right Neos have traces of the white line around the gape (they are adults), but the one on the far left does not (it is a juvenile/imm). However, we can tell the left bird is a Neo by its size relative to the other corms, plus its long tail. Proportions are helpful too - the Neos are shorter and stockier in appearance with apparently shorter necks. This photo was taken in Palo Pinto County, Texas on March 24th. It was taken by user @Kevin at Possum Kingdom Lake Dam. (Please somebody tell me they know the song "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies.) Those who guessed Neotropic on the left 3 birds get 3 points per bird and Double-crested on the right bird get 3 points. Anyone who guessed any species within the genus Phalacrocorax ("bald raven") for any bird gets 2 points and anyone who guessed any species in the family Phalacrocoracidae for any bird gets 1 point. 1 additional point was awarded for guessing juvenile/imm. on the left bird; 1 additional point was awarded for guessing adult on the remaining birds; As far as I know, corms are not sexually dimorphic so no points were awarded for sex. Here's the 11/19/21 scoreboard. _________________________________ 1. Kevin - 57 points 2. BirdingBoy - 56 points 3. ConnorCochrane, TheBirdNuts - 54 points 4. Kerri - 53 points 6. stitch58 - 51 points 7. AidanB - 50 points 8. meghann - 48 points 9. Avery - 46 points 10. BirdNrd - 44 points 11. MichaelLong, Peromyscus - 41 points 12. IKLland, PalmWarbler - 41 points 13. SeanBirds - 39 points 14. EdHogg - 26 points 15. PaulK, Quiscalusquiscula - 25 points 16. Kansabirdguy, TrevorL - 24 points 17. DanP - 22 points 18. Bird-Boys, SirVive - 15 points _________________________________ Here is the November scoreboard: _________________________________ 1. ConnorCochrane, Kerri, Kevin, MichaelLong, stitch58, TheBirdNuts - 25 points 2. AidanB, BirdingBoy, meghann, SeanBirds, TrevorL - 24 points 3. Avery, Peromyscus - 23 points 4. BirdNrd - 22 points 5. DanP - 20 points 6. EdHogg, IKLland, PalmWarbler - 17 points 7. Bird-Boy, PaulK, SirVive - 15 points 8. Quiscalusquiscula - 10 points _________________________________ Let me know if I missed you on the scoreboard or if I made any other errors. Thanks again for your submissions! This week's quiz will be posted shortly. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Here is this week's quiz bird. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 PSA: I will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday and won't be able to post the scoreboard on 11/26. I anticipate the scoreboard will be posted on 11/29. You are given until then to get quiz guesses in. I'll get back to a consistent schedule eventually ... Thanks all!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Thanks for running this. Great fun! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 @Liam I was expecting this weeks quiz bird to be a Northern Shrike ? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, Kerri said: @Liam I was expecting this weeks quiz bird to be a Northern Shrike ? Who says it isn’t? ? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, PaulK said: Thanks for running this. For a second I thought this said “thanks for ruining this!” ? Edited November 22, 2021 by Seanbirds 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/20/2021 at 7:20 PM, Birding Boy said: Let the man take his time, he's clearly still in rare bird induced awe paralysis ? On 11/21/2021 at 9:45 AM, MichaelLong said: Clearly @Liam has fainted out of pure joy of finding the Northern Shrike On 11/21/2021 at 10:45 AM, Birding Boy said: And probably in intensive care now, having a difficult time explaining how and what happened. Well if it took @liam two days to recover from one bird, it probably will take me at least four days to recover from two birds. I'm going to look for the Northern Shrike + Long-eared Owl tomorrow! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Kevin said: Well if it took @liam two days to recover from one bird, it probably will take me at least four days to recover from two birds. I'm going to look for the Northern Shrike + Long-eared Owl tomorrow! Thinking upon it some more, it might even take me five days to recover. Of course I will try to get my photos on eBird before I faint, so y'all won't have to be in suspense for five days wondering. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Kevin said: Well if it took @liam two days to recover from one bird, it probably will take me at least four days to recover from two birds. I'm going to look for the Northern Shrike + Long-eared Owl tomorrow! Good luck!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: Good luck!! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kevin said: The file doesn't work for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 42 minutes ago, BirdNrd said: The file doesn't work for me. Nor for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Nor for me. Or me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, BirdNrd said: The file doesn't work for me. 33 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Nor for me. 19 minutes ago, PalmWarbler said: Or me! I was not trying to post a photo one this thread. I was not even aware of that post. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: I was not trying to post a photo one this thread. I was not even aware of that post. It's called potential rare bird delirium induced distracted Whatbirding. I'll be looking forward to more posts that you aren't aware of 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Three days left to get your guesses in! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 8:39 PM, HamRHead said: It's called potential rare bird delirium induced distracted Whatbirding. I'll be looking forward to more posts that you aren't aware of Well I had found a Prairie Falcon earlier, so I think I was already under the effects of rare bird delirium. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Anticipation intensifies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Just now, MichaelLong said: Anticipation intensifies I totally just read this thinking it was a scientific name! ? 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 If this keeps up, we will have soon lost a whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 (edited) On 11/22/2021 at 9:35 AM, Liam said: PSA: I will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday and won't be able to post the scoreboard on 11/26. I anticipate the scoreboard will be posted on 11/29. You are given until then to get quiz guesses in. I'll get back to a consistent schedule eventually ... Liam said it would be later than usual, perhaps today for the update. No urgency here. Edited November 29, 2021 by PaulK 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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