Peromyscus Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Exactly. How did those birds get so far out of range? This is crazier than the wandering Steller's Sea-Eagle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 Any birder with enough knowledge to know about vagrants would know better than to push his luck that far trying to do something intentionally. I wonder if they could come in via shipping of some sort? Perhaps even stowed away in a load of nursery stock , produce, or the like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, SirVive said: I wonder if they could come in via shipping of some sort? Perhaps even stowed away in a load of nursery stock , produce, or the like? I could see that as a real possibility. I am now using a shipping container as a storage shed and have already had to chase birds out on three occasions in the first two months. I'm not sure if they were looking for nesting sites or just curious, but they could have easily been closed in if I didn't see them flush deeper into the container when I approached to close the doors. I now do a walk through everytime I close the doors just to be safe, shipping companies might not always take that added precaution though.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Blue Grosbeak in Redmond, WA. Only the 3rd state record https://ebird.org/checklist/S113282874 I wasn't nearly as lucky with my pics ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Of interest from today's ABA rare bird roundup (https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-june-24-2022/). TWO state first Limpkins! Plus one in Amarillo Texas, the farthest west the species has gone (so far). The Limpkin summer continues to be absolutely ridiculous, as both Nebraska and Iowa picked up their state 1st records on exactly the same day. The Nebraska Limpkin is near Omaha, and the Iowa Limpkin in is Lucas. In Utah, a well-documented Alder Flycatcher was photographed, and most crucially, recorded, in Salt Lake, representing that state’s 1st record. Up to Yukon, where a sharp male Thick-billed Longspur at Watson Lake is a territorial 1st. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Peromyscus said: Of interest from today's ABA rare bird roundup (https://www.aba.org/rare-bird-alert-june-24-2022/). TWO state first Limpkins! Plus one in Amarillo Texas, the farthest west the species has gone (so far). The Limpkin summer continues to be absolutely ridiculous, as both Nebraska and Iowa picked up their state 1st records on exactly the same day. The Nebraska Limpkin is near Omaha, and the Iowa Limpkin in is Lucas. In Utah, a well-documented Alder Flycatcher was photographed, and most crucially, recorded, in Salt Lake, representing that state’s 1st record. Up to Yukon, where a sharp male Thick-billed Longspur at Watson Lake is a territorial 1st. This Limpkin invasion is just incredible. What a time to be alive.  @Michigan people Hellooo?!?! @chipperatl @Tanager 101 @me let’s find this state first. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: This Limpkin invasion is just incredible. What a time to be alive.  @Michigan people Hellooo?!?! @chipperatl @Tanager 101 @me let’s find this state first. I'll get on that ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: This Limpkin invasion is just incredible. What a time to be alive.  @Michigan people Hellooo?!?! @chipperatl @Tanager 101 @me let’s find this state first. Yeppers. One was near Minneapolis a year ago, so why not Michigan? Or even Ontario? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: I'll get on that ? Shiawassee ? Get it before Ryan D. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: Yeppers. One was near Minneapolis a year ago, so why not Michigan? Or even Ontario? Exactly. I’m very surprised one hasn’t been detected ANYWHERE in Canada yet. I’m sure it’ll be soon though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Shiawassee ? Get it before Ryan D. ? Yeah that's the hard part......If it comes to Shiawassee most likely he'll get it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Peromyscus said: The Limpkin summer continues to be absolutely ridiculous, as both Nebraska and Iowa picked up their state 1st records on exactly the same day. The Nebraska Limpkin is near Omaha, and the Iowa Limpkin in is Lucas. As of right now, NONE of the 50 Limpkin eBird reports from Nebraska have been confirmed. A little over half of those are from yesterday. In fact, 130 out of the 158 reports in the state rare bird alert have not yet been confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I’d like to see a Limpkin in California!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, IKLland said: I’d like to see a Limpkin in California!? At the rate things are going, that might happen in November 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Southern Lapwing has been posted to Michigan RBA Discord - Wurtsmith AFB Â 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, chipperatl said: Southern Lapwing has been posted to Michigan RBA Discord - Wurtsmith AFB What an absolutely wild record 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 There was a Lesser Sand-Plover found yesterday afternoon here in Central California. https://ebird.org/checklist/S114008590 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: There was a Lesser Sand-Plover found yesterday afternoon here in Central California. https://ebird.org/checklist/S114008590 Can’t wait for the rare shorebirds to show up in migration, as I don’t have any of them. (Ruff, pectoral, baird’s, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 36 minutes ago, IKLland said: Can’t wait for the rare shorebirds to show up in migration, as I don’t have any of them. (Ruff, pectoral, baird’s, etc.) Shouldn't have to wait to much longer! There was a Semi Sand found here in Sac this morning, along with some other shorbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Can’t wait for the rare shorebirds to show up in migration, as I don’t have any of them. (Ruff, pectoral, baird’s, etc.) Pectoral is not actually that hard to find in Michigan*  *Yet I still haven't found it!!!!!!!!! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 6 hours ago, chipperatl said: Southern Lapwing has been posted to Michigan RBA Discord - Wurtsmith AFB Â Per the Michigan birding discord - apparently an employee at the AFB filmed the Lapwing in late May! It's been there for a month!! 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Per the Michigan birding discord - apparently an employee at the AFB filmed the Lapwing in late May! It's been there for a month!! This is a wild record. It will be interesting to see if it sticks and if it's possible to view. I wonder if the AFB is even open to the public? The MBRC will have loads of fun with this one. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 8 hours ago, DLecy said: This is a wild record. It will be interesting to see if it sticks and if it's possible to view. I wonder if the AFB is even open to the public? The MBRC will have loads of fun with this one. Audio recorded and seen this morning. Â It is a former AFB, now used for cargo plane maintenance. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, chipperatl said: Audio recorded and seen this morning.  It is a former AFB, now used for cargo plane maintenance.  Even better. Are the Michigan people in this forum going to chase it?!? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 33 minutes ago, DLecy said: Even better. Are the Michigan people in this forum going to chase it?!? You bet! I’m going to pick up @Tanager 101on the way, early Saturday I think. Hope it’s found again (only that one sighting this morning) or it’s hiding spot discovered. It’s a massive place for that guy to be hanging around… 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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