Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Because I won't be able to photograph for awhile I'll spread these rare bird postings out. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. This one was a chase. Edited February 17 by Connor Cochrane 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 1,162 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 5 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Because I won't be able to photograph for awhile I'll spread these rare bird postings out. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. This one was a chase. Nice photo! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 4,372 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Purple Finch! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 4,372 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 6 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Because I won't be able to photograph for awhile ???? If you would rather not say that's fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 18 minutes ago, Kevin said: ???? If you would rather not say that's fine. I'm just real busy with school right now, so I doubt I'll be getting any good pictures any time soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Herr 362 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Okinawa Woodpecker, Hiji Falls Park Okinawa only about 300 are known to exist 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Herr 362 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Red-naped Sapsucker, Sacramento County California 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,215 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Doug Herr said: Okinawa Woodpecker, Hiji Falls Park Okinawa only about 300 are known to exist Well, that’s a great find! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 An early Black-Throated Gray Warbler, one of 4 we saw over the weekend. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 One of two Pink-sided Junco's we had 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,215 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I re-found the Tropical Kingbird today!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Another chased bird, because that's what you have to do when your down in LA, Black-Throated Green Warbler 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigOly 759 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Sabine's Gull, rare for East Cape 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chipperatl 664 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 County first Barrow's Goldeneye was found on open part of Kalamazoo River today. I didn't even stop at this area earlier in the day to check. Drove right by it. Thankfully another birder did happen to stop. Second coastal bird found within this 4-5 mile stretch of the river in the past two weeks. Likely the Gull Lake/Sherman Lake bird from Kalamazoo relocated. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 2,674 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) County first Barrow's Goldeneye was found on open part of Kalamazoo River today. I didn't even stop at this area earlier in the day to check. Drove right by it. Thankfully another birder did happen to stop. Second coastal bird found within this 4-5 mile stretch of the river in the past two weeks. Likely the Gull Lake/Sherman Lake bird from Kalamazoo relocated. I just added an ID for this on iNaturalist! Edited February 21 by Jefferson Shank 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chipperatl 664 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 5 minutes ago, Jefferson Shank said: I just added an ID for this on iNaturalist! ...and then some!! Thank you. 😃 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,215 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Continuing rarity , THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD today in orange county, Ca!!!!!! it was distant, so the pics are poor though. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Tufted Duck from today 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron 810 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Finally after more than a month I was able to get a photo of the Harris’s Sparrow where you can actually tell what it is. Still poor quality however. Think I’m doomed to never get a good photo but always see/hear him 😪 (this was my 10th observation of him) 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigOly 759 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Development is rapidly destroying this beautiful Bird's habitat. https://sonoranjv.org/beldings-yellowthroat-conservation/#:~:text=The Belding's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi,only in Baja California Sur.&text=The species faces serious threats,and poorly planned coastal development. I reported my feelings to eBird maybe 20 years ago. Their reply was something like...We had someone down at the San Jose estuary 6 months ago and there seemed to be plenty of them around. Read the article. Investors started building a marina that took up a huge portion of Belding's Yellowthroat habitat. Someone told be I'd better be quiet if I knew what was good for me. 4 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stitch58 613 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Rare for New Jersey, young male Western Tanager. Been coming to the same yard for over a week now. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan B 1,411 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Self found Lawrence's Goldfinches! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: Self found Lawrence's Goldfinches! They are difficult during the winter. I had one in January. Nice! Edited February 26 by Connor Cochrane 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 3,293 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 The Phainopepla was nice to see. They are very difficult in Marin County (but there have been more and more records in the past few years), they're close to annual now. Looks like @DLecy got it as well. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 1,215 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 18 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: The Phainopepla was nice to see. They are very difficult in Marin County (but there have been more and more records in the past few years), they're close to annual now. Looks like @DLecy got it as well. Cool find and great shot! Even though they are doable here, they are still pretty hard to find in Orange County. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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