Zoroark Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 We went to a new park and saw seven bald eagles circling. Besides perhaps patriotic balloons for Presidents' Day, there's no other possible bird here they could be mistaken for. They were definitely soaring like birds and not balloons, though. https://ebird.org/gbbc/checklist/S129190633 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 Even though it was Presidents Day, I still had school, so I could not go birding all day. I saw a couple new species during my morning run, and then after school I asked my father to take me to the some of the ponds on the Laurens Co. Loop. I was hoping to get 75 species this GBBC, and was able to make it! I have seen 78 species so far, and have seen two county lifers in the past two days! I am really happy with the amount of species I saw. https://ebird.org/tripreport/106216 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 A ton of people here contributed to the GBBC, lots of names I’ve never seen before on eBird. Made for quite a few interesting lists and reports…. Rock Pigeon vs Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) got quite a few people. I ended with 13 as I had some juncos show up this morning. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 10 minutes ago, Aaron said: A ton of people here contributed to the GBBC, lots of names I’ve never seen before on eBird. Made for quite a few interesting lists and reports…. Rock Pigeon vs Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) got quite a few people. I ended with 13 as I had some juncos show up this morning. Here’s an email from my reviewer to the birders in my county. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 8 hours ago, IKLland said: Here’s an email from my reviewer to the birders in my county. I noticed this a lot in Georgia also. The ABA rarities alert was blowing up this weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 9 hours ago, IKLland said: Here’s an email from my reviewer to the birders in my county. They sound fun! Actually tho, not being sarcastic or anything. BTW @IKLland, you do low power mode constantly too? Or is at the threshold. It’s pretty much constantly on for me. Edited February 21 by Snake Fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 16 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: 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. Truest thing I’ve heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Finished up my GBBC with 6 species… @Quiscalus quiscula, you got more species than me in one checklist. Congratulations! never ended up going to that cemetery… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Snake Fingers said: Finished up my GBBC with 6 species… @Quiscalus quiscula, you got more species than me in one checklist. Congratulations! never ended up going to that cemetery… Kudos to you for making an effort in that crazy cold weather you have there! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 Finished the narrative, uploaded all of my photos that I took during the GBBC, and finalized everything else. I came in 21st in species for Georgia, (which is really good considering that I only birded my county!) and first for species in my county. https://ebird.org/tripreport/106216 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, Snake Fingers said: They sound fun! Actually tho, not being sarcastic or anything. BTW @IKLland, you do low power mode constantly too? Or is at the threshold. It’s pretty much constantly on for me. I have no clue…😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Here's my trip report: https://ebird.org/tripreport/108330 65 total species at 5 locations Regarding the e-mail from the Orange County reviewer in @IKLland's post, I noticed a related list here in Clark County. I saw a Common Pochard on the rare bird alert and figured a European must have visited and mistook our Redheads for their familiar ducks back home. When I looked at the actual list, I saw a Radjah Shelduck and realized someone had made a list of captive birds at a zoo. Edited February 21 by Zoroark 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 50 species over four locations and only two days. One list with a group, one list in my backyard. Too many non-birding distractions this year. https://ebird.org/tripreport/109371 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 34 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: 50 species over four locations and only two days. One list with a group, one list in my backyard. Too many non-birding distractions this year. https://ebird.org/tripreport/109371 44 more species than me tho… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 For giggles I created trip reports for previous GBBCs. Surprisingly, 50 species is my personal high, despite weekends with more sites and over twice as many checklists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 8 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: For giggles I created trip reports for previous GBBCs. Surprisingly, 50 species is my personal high, despite weekends with more sites and over twice as many checklists. Cool, this was my first GBBC so… maybe second times the charm? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 7 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said: Cool, this was my first GBBC so… maybe second times the charm? It's all relative. I live in an area with more species than you; the Californians and Texans have more than you and I; @aveschapinas and Central Americans have more than the Calis; and the Colombians more than the rest of us combined. From Cornell's point of view, regular checklists from the same location have a lot of value, even if that location is a back yard. Those lists show the ebb and flow of species over time. Doing that is very important for those counties where only a few people are regularly birding. That data is as important as lists from coastal counties with dozens or hundreds of species. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 minute ago, Charlie Spencer said: It's all relative. I live in an area with more species than you; the Californians and Texans have more than you and I; @aveschapinas and Central Americans have more than the Calis; and the Colombians more than the rest of us combined. From Cornell's point of view, regular checklists from the same location have a lot of value, even if that location is a back yard. Those lists show the ebb and flow of species over time. Doing that is very important for those counties where only a few people are regularly birding. That data is as important as lists from coastal counties with dozens or hundreds of species. That’s what I was thinking. 10 species and I do a happy dance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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