DLecy Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 7/1/2023 at 7:35 AM, IKLland said: Lucky you!! NorCal vagrant wise has been SO insane this year, and SoCal has been literally horrible! Even the migrant numbers were down this year a ton!! I’ve only had 3 Nashville Warblers this year, for comparison last year I had 18, and the year before I had 16 at this point., and Sulpher-bellied Flycatcher, Magnificent Frigatebird, Crested Caracara...Southern California is heating up fast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 1 minute ago, DLecy said: Sulpher-bellied Flycatcher, Magnificent Frigatebird, Crested Caracara...Southern California is heating up fast! And I couldn’t chase any of them!! And I won’t be able to this week!! SO AGGRAVATING. The traffic down to San Diego is brutal right now-and the flycatcher may not stick until tomorrow-it also is a very hard bird to get. My sister has a softball tournament this week and weekend up in Lancaster (Thursday-sunday) so I will finally get to see the bean goose. At least it’s hearing up. I got a continuing REVI yesterday at least-county bird for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 2 minutes ago, IKLland said: And I couldn’t chase any of them!! And I won’t be able to this week!! SO AGGRAVATING. The traffic down to San Diego is brutal right now-and the flycatcher may not stick until tomorrow-it also is a very hard bird to get. My sister has a softball tournament this week and weekend up in Lancaster (Thursday-sunday) so I will finally get to see the bean goose. At least it’s hearing up. I got a continuing REVI yesterday at least-county bird for me. The Bean-Goose is a solid consolation prize! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, DLecy said: The Bean-Goose is a solid consolation prize! Yep! It can’t leave-the thing can’t even fly pretty much. My only fear is that it’ll survive the heat of the summer-the fact that it can’t fly much doesn’t seem like it’s bothered by it, it hangs out with many other geese and ducks and takes food out of people’s hands! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Same bird that @DLecy posted a few days ago. Didn't think I was going to see this one, as previous coastal records of RHWO in California have never stuck for more than a day, but this bird stayed long enough for me to get back home from Montana. First time I've seen this species since 2011! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 (edited) I also saw the Red-headed Woodpecker that @DLecy and @Connor Cochrane posted above. I'm really happy it stayed until I could get to it. Such an amazing bird! RHWO was not on my list of likely species I would get in California anytime soon! Edited July 3 by Aidan B 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On 7/2/2023 at 4:19 PM, chipperatl said: Not sure I’ve seen better shots of the WWTE posted yet. Awesome. Thanks!! I still can’t believe I saw that bird - what a beauty. Too bad he spends all of his time a quarter mile out; only came close once for these photos! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 (edited) I FINALLY got to see the Tundra Bean-Goose today!!! Got some decent shots…will post them later. Edited July 7 by IKLland 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, IKLland said: I FINALLY got to see the Tundra Bean-Goose today!!! Got some decent shots…will post them later. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Here’s one photo:(more in best photo of day thread) https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/592004111 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Only second record for the county and a Lifer for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 I just realized we had this thread. Blue-crowned Parakeet in Wellington, Florida: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/592240371 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirstarling89 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 On 7/3/2023 at 10:58 AM, Aidan B said: I also saw the Red-headed Woodpecker that @DLecy and @Connor Cochrane posted above. I'm really happy it stayed until I could get to it. Such an amazing bird! RHWO was not on my list of likely species I would get in California anytime soon! I just saw it today as well! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernKeys Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Finally got the Hot Limpkin Summer experience, just 20 minutes away from home too :) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 7 hours ago, NorthernKeys said: Finally got the Hot Limpkin Summer experience, just 20 minutes away from home too 🙂 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 I enjoy making the County Rare Bird Alert, as I did with this Wilson's Phalarope lifer earlier today: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/600641381 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Self-found Chimney Swift!!! My state bird and second county record! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Found 4 Purple Martins this morning!! Self found! County bird #300! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 A continuing Vermilion Flycatcher in my yard! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I get to share my two lifers again today, as they both made the County Rare Bird Alert: Marbled Godwit: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/607283731 Upland Sandpiper: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/607244331 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Lucy’s Warbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I think I caused my reviewer to reset some parameters. Had 4 birds flag as rare on eBird app today. 3 were early/later in Acadian Flycatcher, Willow Flycatcher and Red-shouldered Hawk. None of these now show in RBA. This one is still on there. Baird's Sandpiper. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Had a great morning of rare migrants, despite the low warbler numbers. Black-billed Cuckoo https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608358693 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/608358740 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 BOOM!!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 11 minutes ago, DLecy said: BOOM!!! So incredible dude! The Santa Barbara bird(or same bird??) showed up the day I left for Colorado so I couldn’t chase it. I would’ve been able to see it!😡😡 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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