Birds are cool Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The 25th annual GBBC is starting tomorrow and ends Sunday. My goal is to get 75 species in my county. Going to try to get a couple species of owls tonight. Ebird encourages you to make a trip report, so here is mine. https://ebird.org/tripreport/106216 Here is the article with the info on the GBBC https://ebird.org/news/great-backyard-bird-count-2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Fun fact it starts on my birthday! Here’s my trip report. hopefully I’ll be able to visit this This one cemetery and get some owl lifers!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Happy early birthday @Snake Fingers, and good luck with the owls! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I’m not going to be able to bird much this weekend… 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 8 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Happy early birthday @Snake Fingers, and good luck with the owls! Thanks! Did you get any owls last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 3 hours ago, Snake Fingers said: Thanks! Did you get any owls last night? Yep! It was very windy, but I still heard a Barred Owl and an Eastern Screech Owl. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Yep! It was very windy, but I still heard a Barred Owl and an Eastern Screech Owl. Sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 @Birds are cool, you’re doing good so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Unfortunately not going to be able to go birding much either, weather hasn't been great and my family is down with COVID. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 9 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Unfortunately not going to be able to go birding much either, weather hasn't been great and my family is down with COVID. The weather was pretty crappy this morning for me. Hope you'll get better soon! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 19 hours ago, Snake Fingers said: Fun fact it starts on my birthday! Here’s my trip report. hopefully I’ll be able to visit this This one cemetery and get some owl lifers!!! I just noticed that your trip report is only three days. The GBBC is 17-20th. You can edit the trip report if you want. This article explains how to. https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001201565 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: I just noticed that your trip report is only three days. The GBBC is 17-20th. You can edit the trip report if you want. This article explains how to. https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001201565 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Unfortunately not going to be able to go birding much either, weather hasn't been great and my family is down with COVID. Hope your family gets better soon! And you’re able to bird more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 49 species! Probably will get 75 species! I added a narrative to the trip report, since it will be interesting to look at in the future. https://ebird.org/tripreport/106216 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I went out this morning to the cemetery and a restaurant/event facility with a nice garden; it always has Eurasian Collared Doves 😞 But I also got a White-Winged Dove, which I have never seen in my city before (they are common at lower elevations) and a couple of American Kestrels. Also some migrant warblers, Western Tanagers, and a Baltimore Oriole. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I went with a group Friday on a road that loops through some ag fields and low swampy areas. 44 species on the shared checklist before the rain picked up. It's 40F this morning so I may hit a favorite hot spot after the sun comes up and the terrier has taken me for my walk. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 33 species so far. That's pretty good for me! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Hit a couple of spots near the house. 28 at one, 16 at the other, 31 total including 'first of year' Field Sparrows (made the county rarities list, along with four other FISP reports). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Flashlighted 3 Northern Saw-whet Owls last night, first time I've actually seen them. I was guiding someone so I couldn't get any photos unfortunately. Got great views of one of them from within 10 feet. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Finished the count up with 134 species! Best birds were probably Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, and Lawrence's Goldfinch. Missed a ton of species as well. https://ebird.org/tripreport/108921 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 18 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Finished the count up with 134 species! Best birds were probably Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, and Lawrence's Goldfinch. Missed a ton of species as well. https://ebird.org/tripreport/108921 Isn’t the GBBC four days? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 18 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said: Isn’t the GBBC four days? Is it? I though it ended today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said: Isn’t the GBBC four days? Look like you're right, it ends tomorrow. My mistake 😅 Edited February 20 by Aidan B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I’m at 12 species and I was planning to do my main bird outings tomorrow, but now we’re in the middle of a snowfall warning so doubt I’ll be heading out. So I’ll probably stay at 12 unless something shows up in my yard. Did a quick drive by today to see if I could spot the hawk owl again and found him perched on a spruce, so he’s once again my best bird. Even though I’ve seen him 3 times now (never gets old). Definitely missing the hordes of redpolls I had at this time last year. Still missing them from my year list. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 https://ebird.org/gbbc/checklist/S129190900 It's a pretty shabby checklist, too much cold wind when I went out, but at least I can say I participated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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