Connor Cochrane Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Willow Warbler showed up twenty minutes away from me. Hopefully I can get there before sunset, I can't leave school until 5:30 so I'll be cutting it close. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Willow Warbler showed up twenty minutes away from me. Hopefully I can get there before sunset, I can't leave school until 5:30 so I'll be cutting it close. Dang, if you get two ABA rare warblers in less than 48 hours that’ll be insane! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 34 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Willow Warbler showed up twenty minutes away from me. Hopefully I can get there before sunset, I can't leave school until 5:30 so I'll be cutting it close. Good luck! I don't see it on eBird yet, so this is up to date information for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Peromyscus said: Good luck! I don't see it on eBird yet, so this is up to date information for sure. I got the bird. First lower 48 record. Third North America record. Un-real!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Peromyscus said: Good luck! I don't see it on eBird yet, so this is up to date information for sure. https://ebird.org/checklist/S120913613 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, DLecy said: I got the bird. First lower 48 record. Third North America record. Un-real!!! Awesome!! Not to diminish the significance of this California bird, but, I see that eBird has Willow Warbler sightings in multiple (4+) years at both Gambell (8 years, 2007- ) and St. Paul (5 years, 2011- ). This has to mean that more than one individual was sighted at each place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: https://ebird.org/checklist/S120913613 Thanks! I see 14 checklists are now showing in the Marin County rare bird alert. I hope that Connor is/was able to see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: Awesome!! Not to diminish the significance of this California bird, but, I see that eBird has Willow Warbler sightings in multiple (4+) years at both Gambell (8 years, 2007- ) and St. Paul (5 years, 2011- ). This has to mean that more than one individual was sighted at each place. Ah, yes. I looked too quickly. It's a first lower 48, but there are many records form Gambell and the Pribilofs. You are correct. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, DLecy said: Ah, yes. I looked too quickly. It's a first lower 48, but there are many records form Gambell and the Pribilofs. You are correct. There are three locations in Alaska with Willow Warbler records. Gambell, St. Paul (Pribilofs), and Shemya (Aleutians, 1 bird, in 2021). Edited October 19, 2022 by Peromyscus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: Not to diminish the significance of this California bird, but, I see that eBird has Willow Warbler sightings in multiple (4+) years at both Gambell (8 years, 2007- ) and St. Paul (5 years, 2011- ). This has to mean that more than one individual was sighted at each place. 55 minutes ago, DLecy said: Ah, yes. I looked too quickly. It's a first lower 48, but there are many records form Gambell and the Pribilofs. You are correct. 53 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: There are three locations in Alaska with Willow Warbler records. Gambell, St. Paul (Pribilofs), and Shemya (Aleutians, 1 bird, in 2021). Willow Warbler is a rare (but probably regular, at least to some degree) reverse fall migrant to the offshore islands of western AK. I should also mention that there is a previous record of what was thought to possibly have been a WIWA from Santa Cruz a few years back. Two separate phylloscopus warblers in CA in one week is indeed insane! Wood Warbler is the better bird, however, so if you can only chase one, go for Woody! Edited October 19, 2022 by Bird-Boys 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I'll be at the Willow Warbler at first light tomorrow morning. Hopefully it continues till the morning so I can see it! I've been moaning about how I won't be able to get down to the Wood Warbler since it was found, but this bird certainly makes up for that! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I got really lucky and got on the bird a minute before it disappeared. I’ll be back tomorrow with a camera for hopefully better views and photos (I came straight from a water polo game so no camera with me). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Bird-Boys said: Warbler is the better bird, however, so if you can only chase one, go for Woody! This is very subjective. Both are firsts for the lower 48. I would take either, in an instant. If you can only go for one, I say go for the one closest to your house. ? Edited October 19, 2022 by DLecy 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 9 hours ago, DLecy said: If you can only go for one, I say go for the one closest to your house. ? I guess that means that the Wood Warbler is the one I should go for. It's definitely a few dozen miles closer to my house than the Willow Warbler, whether I drive or fly. On the other hand, what's a hundred or more miles when both birds are over 2500 miles away? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Peromyscus said: I guess that means that the Wood Warbler is the one I should go for. It's definitely a few dozen miles closer to my house than the Willow Warbler, whether I drive or fly. On the other hand, what's a hundred or more miles when both birds are over 2500 miles away? Well, in your case, and the case of many others who will likely chase this bird if it sticks, chase the bird at the location that has the cheapest airline, hotel, and car rental fares...ahaha. Also worth considering, San Francisco is more pleasing to the eyes, IMO. Now that I have the Willow Warbler, I would personally choose the Wood Warbler. ? Just in case anyone is interested. My photos aren't great, but I was also pushing my two year old in the stroller while birding/taking pictures. https://ebird.org/checklist/S120924897 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to chase this one… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, DLecy said: Well, in your case, and the case of many others who will likely chase this bird if it sticks, chase the bird at the location that has the cheapest airline, hotel, and car rental fares...ahaha. Also worth considering, San Francisco is more pleasing to the eyes, IMO. Now that I have the Willow Warbler, I would personally choose the Wood Warbler. ? Just in case anyone is interested. My photos aren't great, but I was also pushing my two year old in the stroller while birding/taking pictures. https://ebird.org/checklist/S120924897 Your photos are nice! If (hahaha) I go to look for either warbler, I could listen in my rental car to radio stations that I listen to over the internet (KALX Berkeley and KSPC Claremont) here in Maryland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Two new Red-legged Honeycreepers, this time in Palm Beach County, Florida! https://ebird.org/checklist/S120944138 via https://tropicalaudubon.org/rare-bird-update. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 15 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: Two new Red-legged Honeycreepers, this time in Palm Beach County, Florida! https://ebird.org/checklist/S120944138 via https://tropicalaudubon.org/rare-bird-update. @dragon49 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: @dragon49 How do you do that? I've only done it once maybe, and I've forgotten the procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 13 minutes ago, Peromyscus said: How do you do that? I've only done it once maybe, and I've forgotten the procedure. You just type the @ sign and start typing the username. The person's profile will come up and you just click on it. Like this: @Peromyscus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: You just type the @ sign and start typing the username. The person's profile will come up and you just click on it. Like this: @Peromyscus @Quiscalus quiscula Ah, I see. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: @dragon49 Cool! Kyle Matera, the guy who submitted the checklist, is one of our county reviewers. I recently went on two of his guided Audobon Everglades tours and he pointed out 11 lifers to me! That hotspot is only 15 minutes from me, but I don't feel like chasing the Red-legged Honeycreeper right now. I'm going to spend the next week and a half birding at familiar locations. I'm going to Orchard View Park on Saturday, October 29th, as part of another Audobon Everglades tour, this time, led by somebody else. I'm confident I'll get at least a few lifers. Perhaps the Red-legged Honeycreeper will be one of them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, dragon49 said: Cool! Kyle Matera, the guy who submitted the checklist, is one of our county reviewers. I recently went on two of his guided Audobon Everglades tours and he pointed out 11 lifers to me! That hotspot is only 15 minutes from me, but I don't feel like chasing the Red-legged Honeycreeper right now. I'm going to spend the next week and a half birding at familiar locations. I'm going to Orchard View Park on Saturday, October 29th, as part of another Audobon Everglades tour, this time, led by somebody else. I'm confident I'll get at least a few lifers. Perhaps the Red-legged Honeycreeper will be one of them. I’d recommend chasing those birds as soon as you can. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, IKLland said: I’d recommend chasing those birds as soon as you can. I agree. @dragon49. Not sure if you are aware of exactly how rare they are, but something of that stature showing up only 15 minutes from your house may never happen again. Just saying. Edited October 20, 2022 by DLecy 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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