floraphile Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Wow! My first birding excursion to a landfill today and I was completely overwhelmed with the sheer number of birds--both individuals and species.  I will have to mentally prepare myself next time I go...and I will definitely take the truck rather than my Fusion. 😄 Also, the booth attendant was welcoming and knowledgeable about what birds had been seen recently.  Next stop--the sewage lagoons.      8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 hours ago, floraphile said: Next stop--the sewage lagoons. Wastewater facilities are great for gulls, wintering migrants, and the odd wader or shorb. I'm BIG on retention ponds and industrial sites. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 18 hours ago, floraphile said: Wow! My first birding excursion to a landfill today and I was completely overwhelmed with the sheer number of birds--both individuals and species.  I will have to mentally prepare myself next time I go...and I will definitely take the truck rather than my Fusion. 😄 Also, the booth attendant was welcoming and knowledgeable about what birds had been seen recently.  Next stop--the sewage lagoons.      You haven't been fully initiated into birding until you've birded the sewage lagoons 😛 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 19 hours ago, floraphile said: Wow! My first birding excursion to a landfill today and I was completely overwhelmed with the sheer number of birds--both individuals and species.  I will have to mentally prepare myself next time I go...and I will definitely take the truck rather than my Fusion. 😄 Also, the booth attendant was welcoming and knowledgeable about what birds had been seen recently.  Next stop--the sewage lagoons.      I saw your checklist. Four bald eagles in a landfill?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, Birding Boy said: You haven't been fully initiated into birding until you've birded the sewage lagoons 😛 ... in August. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 25 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: ... in August. Neglected to include that bit. Great time of year for shorebirds too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) 4 hours ago, IKLland said: I saw your checklist. Four bald eagles in a landfill?? Like I said--I was overwhelmed. I could not even begin to count. I could have just listed species and just put an "X" by each.  Any tips on how to handle the counting in such a situation? @IKLland @Birding Boy? Edited January 27 by floraphile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 @IKLland--I did just look at the latest checklist from that Hotspot and it was last counted by our top birder in the county and he only saw 2 bald eagles in an hour, so maybe my count was correct, for the BAEA, at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 4 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: ... in August. ...in the South 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 41 minutes ago, floraphile said: Like I said--I was overwhelmed. I could not even begin to count. I could have just listed species and just put an "X" by each.  Any tips on how to handle the counting in such a situation? @IKLland @Birding Boy? I wouldn’t stress over exact numbers if I were you; just put down some number that you think is close enough if there are huge numbers of birds. Far more helpful to eBird than an X. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, floraphile said: Like I said--I was overwhelmed. I could not even begin to count. I could have just listed species and just put an "X" by each.  Any tips on how to handle the counting in such a situation? @IKLland @Birding Boy? As @IKLlandsaid, any estimate is better than X. I myself only use X in extreme situations (like last weekend when I had 5 minutes to scan a massive backlit flock of waterfowl and try to pull as many species as I could). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, floraphile said: Like I said--I was overwhelmed. I could not even begin to count. I could have just listed species and just put an "X" by each.  Any tips on how to handle the counting in such a situation? @IKLland @Birding Boy? eBird's Bird Counting 101, 102, and 201 https://ebird.org/news/counting-101/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=b06879ffed-GBBC_eNewsletter_Jan2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-b06879ffed-278123221 https://ebird.org/news/counting-102/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=f8a32bdc17-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-f8a32bdc17-278123221 https://ebird.org/news/counting-201/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=b06879ffed-GBBC_eNewsletter_Jan2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-b06879ffed-278123221 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 5 minutes ago, Avery said: As @IKLlandsaid, any estimate is better than X. That was @Birding Boywho said that. But, I agree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 1/26/2022 at 2:21 PM, floraphile said: Next stop--the sewage lagoons. My mom says that place we go, that I want to go the the sewage dump. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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