Birding Boy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Rare for county Rough-legged Hawk, best looks I've ever had! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395357351 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395357361 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395357271 WOW! That's insane, nice job! I should visit Cali at some point, ya'll got tame ducks, tame shorbs, tame everything Lol. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 22 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: I should visit Cali at some point, ya'll got tame ducks, tame shorbs, tame everything Lol. Nah, Texas is better for that. Go to Texas. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Nah, Texas is better for that. Go to Texas. ? True, True. California doesn't have Green Jay's ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: True, True. California doesn't have Green Jay's ? Yeah, but it has California Gnatcatcher's, Western Gulls, and others. Edited December 13, 2021 by BirdNrd 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: True, True. California doesn't have Green Jay's ? Or Olive Sparrow or Great Kiskadee or Altamira Oriole or Audubon’s Oriole or Green Kingfisher or Ringed Kingfisher or Golden-fronted Woodpecker or Black-crested Titmouse or Groove-billed Ani or Roseate Spoonbill or White Ibis or White-tailed Hawk or Plain Chachalaca or Chihuahuan Raven or Anhinga or Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl or……. And they say California is the best state for birding! HA! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 25 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: True, True. California doesn't have Green Jay's ? We do have Black-throated Magpie-Jays though, I don't think Texas has them. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Or Olive Sparrow or Great Kiskadee or Altamira Oriole or Audubon’s Oriole or Green Kingfisher or Ringed Kingfisher or Golden-fronted Woodpecker or Black-crested Titmouse or Groove-billed Ani or Roseate Spoonbill or White Ibis or White-tailed Hawk or Plain Chachalaca or Chihuahuan Raven or Anhinga or Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl or……. And they say California is the best state for birding! HA! We have all the Western and California specialities though, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Magpie, Oak Titmouse, California Scrub-jay, Anna's Hummimgbird, Western Gull, Heermann's Gull, California Gull, Elegant Tern, Ridgway's Rail, California Thrasher, Bell's Sparrow, and lots of others. We get lots of rarities as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Or Olive Sparrow or Great Kiskadee or Altamira Oriole or Audubon’s Oriole or Green Kingfisher or Ringed Kingfisher or Golden-fronted Woodpecker or Black-crested Titmouse or Groove-billed Ani or Roseate Spoonbill or White Ibis or White-tailed Hawk or Plain Chachalaca or Chihuahuan Raven or Anhinga or Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl or……. And they say California is the best state for birding! HA! Seriously though, I would LOVE to visit and bird Texas, I would get soooo many lifers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Aidan B said: We have all the Western and California specialities though, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Magpie, Oak Titmouse, California Scrub-jay, Anna's Hummimgbird, Western Gull, Heermann's Gull, California Gull, Elegant Tern, Ridgway's Rail, California Thrasher, Bell's Sparrow, and lots of others. We get lots of rarities as well. Yeah, I’d definitely get more lifers if I were to visit California, since depending on where you are in the state, many of the common birds in Texas are eastern ones which I’ve seen already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: And they say California is the best state for birding! HA! A one week trip to California would get you a much wider variety of birds then a week in Texas. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracesWarbler Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 A Roseate Spoonbill from near Phoenix on October 30th. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395795901 I'm curious: does anyone know why this bird would be in Arizona? I looked at the range map (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Spoonbill/maps-range) and the only U.S. locations it shows is on the Gulf Coast. I think someone said that a flock of them were at this site earlier in the year, and all of the others left while this one remained behind. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 15 hours ago, GracesWarbler said: A Roseate Spoonbill from near Phoenix on October 30th. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395795901 I'm curious: does anyone know why this bird would be in Arizona? I looked at the range map (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Roseate_Spoonbill/maps-range) and the only U.S. locations it shows is on the Gulf Coast. I think someone said that a flock of them were at this site earlier in the year, and all of the others left while this one remained behind. Big dispersion of them this year. Great shot. We had one in Michigan, that is how crazy a year it has been for them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GracesWarbler Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, chipperatl said: Big dispersion of them this year. Great shot. We had one in Michigan, that is how crazy a year it has been for them. Cool! The Audubon website says "After breeding season, a few (mostly immatures) may stray far north and well inland." (https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/roseate-spoonbill) Anybody know why? Are they being rebellious teenagers and exploring the country before settling down and raising a family? Here's another somewhat rare bird: Rosy-faced Lovebirds, from October 30. They're not rare in parts of Phoenix, but they're rare for the U.S. in general. They're bright, squeaky, and socialize with each other high up in the palm trees. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/395547211 Edited December 15, 2021 by GracesWarbler 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) My first Painted Bunting for California. #443 for my state list. Edited December 18, 2021 by Connor Cochrane 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 22 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: My first Painted Bunting for California. #443 for my state list. Willets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, DLecy said: Willets? Yup. Now we’re heading up to Quincy for something that’s going to be a state for all of us. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yup. Now we’re heading up to Quincy for something that’s going to be a state for all of us. Man! I really want that bird. I'm jealous 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Yeah, that’s a good bird. I’m tempted to chase it next week if it sticks. We’ll see though, that’s a quite a jaunt. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yup. Now we’re heading up to Quincy for something that’s going to be a state for all of us. What bird? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, IKLland said: What bird? https://ebird.org/checklist/S99073491 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 8 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: My first Painted Bunting for California. #443 for my state list. Here's the real photo 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 I haven’t seen it but thought other’s here might want to chase this; STELLER’S SEA EAGLE Update: It is on the opposite side of the river from Dighton and distantly viewable from 41.769362,-71.125091 That’s in Massachusetts!!!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 4 hours ago, stitch58 said: I haven’t seen it but thought other’s here might want to chase this; STELLER’S SEA EAGLE Update: It is on the opposite side of the river from Dighton and distantly viewable from 41.769362,-71.125091 That’s in Massachusetts!!!!! Whoa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, PalmWarbler said: Whoa Yeah. No other word is appropriate to describe that. Edited December 20, 2021 by Seanbirds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 57 minutes ago, PalmWarbler said: Whoa 9 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Yeah. No other word is appropriate to describe that. It had been originally sighted in Canadian Maritime Provinces & worked it's way south. I'm hoping it keeps heading south & gets a little closer to NJ ?! Insane sighting though!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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