Avery Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Yes! They are a nemesis. Not as common here as elsewhere, they are a species of special concern in New York State. They are pretty uncommon in VT too. Down south they are EVERYWHERE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 3:23 PM, Charlie Spencer said: When I first started there 29 years ago. Just gotta give a shout-out. This is impressive! 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 13 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Yes! They are a nemesis. Not as common here as elsewhere, they are a species of special concern in New York State. Become familiar with there sound. They are often noisy and it is likely you may hear one before you see them. They like grassy areas and may or may not be near water. Even if you are not good out bird sounds you will recognize these guys when you hear them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 55 minutes ago, Clip said: Become familiar with there sound. They are often noisy and it is likely you may hear one before you see them. They like grassy areas and may or may not be near water. Even if you are not good out bird sounds you will recognize these guys when you hear them. Yeah, they're one of the few I can ID by call. They often do it just before taking flight, making them even easier to locate. In breeding season, they aren't flying far away from the nest. And yeah, they don't care much if there's nearby open water. Reliably damp drainage ditches or retention ponds are good enough. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 13 hours ago, DLecy said: Just gotta give a shout-out. This is impressive! Indeed! Not trying to belittle Charlie's 29 years, it's quite an accomplishment, but that makes me think though. There is a guy around here, Mr. Ray, he is the ag teacher at a local school here. Anyway I believe(I could be a year or two off, I am not totally sure.) Mr. Ray started in 1969, he is still there doing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Kevin said: Indeed! Not trying to belittle Charlie's 29 years, it's quite an accomplishment, but that makes me think though. There is a guy around here, Mr. Ray, he is the ag teacher at a local school here. Anyway I believe(I could be a year or two off, I am not totally sure.) Mr. Ray started in 1969, he is still there doing it. That would put him in his mid-70s. My father was still working at the county ag extension office at that age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 The migrant Orange-crowned warblers just hit Sacramento, suddenly they're absolutely everywhere. Been a huge decline in the number of White-crowned sparrows around as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Aidan B said: Been a huge decline in the number of White-crowned sparrows around as well. Really? They’re still here in great numbers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 8 FOY today!! Tree Swallow, American Coot, Common Loon x2, Horned Grebe, Red-breasted Merganser and Green-winged Teal. Plus bonus of Wilson's Snipe calling, and winnowing. Highlight though is what would be the earliest record of Solitary Sandpiper for Michigan on eBird. I only know this because our county had the first March record ever last year. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 8:15 AM, Seanbirds said: Yay!! Wohoo! Goody! FOY Eastern Meadowlark! I can’t believe how much I’ve missed those guys. Also FOY EAPH on the same day!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 8:56 PM, Charlie Spencer said: That would put him in his mid-70s. My father was still working at the county ag extension office at that age. Early 80's, but he worked at a different school for a few years before going to this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Had my FOS hooded oriole yesterday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 FOY Eastern Phoebe this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Got 4 FOYs for the county yesterday, three were actually migrants: Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, and Cliff Swallow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 FOY Blue-winged Teal! We have domestic ducks (pets) and that makes the wild waterfowl much more comfortable on our property. The wild/domestic birds get along very well together. I’ve also found that BWTE are quite approachable if you do it the right way (which apparently I did) as I got some good photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Wilson’s Warbler numbers are picking up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I heard my first Pine Warbler of the year. Through my open car window, while waiting for a traffic light to change. It sang several times from a row of 4-5 pine trees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Got my first Blue-gray Gnatcatcher a few days ago, and a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher yesterday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 It's nice to hear the Common Grackles singing, they are everywhere now. I don't find their song too unmusical. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: It's nice to hear the Common Grackles singing, they are everywhere now. I don't find their song too unmusical. Aren’t you a grackle? Lol. Anyways, they’re singing here as well. It’s nice to hear all the birds singing again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Just now, PalmWarbler said: Aren’t you a grackle? Lol. Anyways, they’re singing here as well. It’s nice to hear all the birds singing again. I may be a grackle, but I don't think I've been singing much lately! It is nice to hear the birds again. Going to try to identify more bird songs, identifying call notes is generally easier for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 We had a Fox Sparrow staying at a local Nature Center, but I just had my first one of Spring under the feeder here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: I may be a grackle, but I don't think I've been singing much lately! It is nice to hear the birds again. Going to try to identify more bird songs, identifying call notes is generally easier for me. Interesting! Kinda the opposite for me. Of course the real distinctive ones are easier, but sparrow chip notes? I could maybe narrow down the options. Their song? Got it easily. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Avery said: Interesting! Kinda the opposite for me. Of course the real distinctive ones are easier, but sparrow chip notes? I could maybe narrow down the options. Their song? Got it easily. Well, definitely not warbler chip notes for me, but I'm getting a little better at sparrows, and of course there are the more distinctive calls from cardinals and others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 75 American Robins were foraging for earthworms in a grassy area of a local park just now. Maybe 0.1 inch of rain had just fallen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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