Aidan B Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Here's a Pelagic Brown-headed Cowbird. Brown-headed Cowbirds are one of California's most common passerines on pelagics. This bird was about 25 miles off the coast and followed our boat for over an hour, frequently landing on it. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 I've seen Golden-cheeked and Yellow-throated Warblers feeding cowbirds, but never caught it on camera. In fact, my profile photo was rasing a cowbird chick. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) Brown-headed Cowbird Edited February 22 by lonesome55dove 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbruenjes Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernKeys Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Good morning, Whatbirders! If they haven't already moved out, they'll be doing so shortly. Hopefully you've been able to get photos of ... Longspurs, either Chestnut-collared or Lapland. Again, only one photo per poster. If you have both species, you'll have to choose one or the other but feel free to tell us why you made your choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Longspurs? I haven't even seen any, much less have photos of them. 1 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Easiest choice so far - one sighting, one photo. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/20/2023 at 7:38 AM, Charlie Spencer said: I grant a special one-week exemption for a second photo of parasitized parents feeding parasitic offspring. Just noticed the exemption - didn't appear in my original search as it is labelled Song Sparrow. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Love these guys. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayD Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I’ve only ever seen one, and it was increasingly skittish. I’m lucky to have seen one though, especially in my county where’s there’s basically no habitat left for them. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 never seen one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/19/2023 at 1:42 PM, stitch58 said: Anyone got pics of juvies being cared for by other species? On 2/20/2023 at 4:38 AM, Charlie Spencer said: I grant a special one-week exemption for a second photo of parasitized parents feeding parasitic offspring. I'm going to slide this in a few hours late since you granted this less than a week ago and I was visiting family all last week. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 21 minutes ago, Johnd said: never seen one Ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I've seen one Chestnut-collared in Colorado. Back when I was really new to birding and snapping pics at whatever I saw and ID'ing later with a lot of help from this forum. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, lonesome55dove said: Ditto! Tritto!(I made it up) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I've seen both several times, but of the two species, I've only seen one (Chestnut-collared) in alternate plumage. Plus, my Chestnut-collared photos are much better than my Lapland photos. That makes for an easy choice between the two species. Here's a Chestnut-collared doing a flight display. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Lapland, had Smith's once but no picture . 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Normally I wouldn't post a shot like this, but it's the only time I've ever seen longspurs (there were McCown's too), and it's a twofer, with a friend. I slid the Lapland over, but it's the same picture, which I hope is allowed. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 2/26/2023 at 2:51 PM, Connor Cochrane said: This looks very familiar. I wonder if you took this photo where I'm thinking. Probably not but...I wonder where was this taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I have seen both in Colorado plus the Thick-billed. Chestnut I have seen the fewest times so they are special to me. To see them I had to travel almost to the Nebraska border with Colorado. Living in a southern suburb of Denver made it quite an adventure. Colorado known and loved for it's mountains has a diverse number of birds that call the Eastern Plains home at some point in the year. I have also seen a Lapland here in Florida at Huguenot Memorial Park. Who knew Lapland Longspurs like spending time at the beach.😁 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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