Connor Cochrane Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 15th or so Contra Costa county record of RNGR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 12:42 AM, blackburnian said: Rare birds seen in NC over the past month: Rough-legged Hawk (my 2nd in NC) Ash-throated Flycatcher (3rd) Black-legged Kittiwake (2nd) Red-necked Grebe (several) Snow Bunting (2nd) Black-chinned Hummingbird (2nd) VARIED THRUSH (state bird) WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (state bird and lifer) I've been meaning to go see the Varied Thrush. It's only about 10 minutes from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Aaron said: @IKLland you have to select: Rock Pigeon (feral type), selecting just Rock Pigeon or Rock Pigeon (wild type) are the ones that get flagged by eBird. This link explains it: https://ebird.org/news/rock-pigeon/ The main thing reason I guess is ‘unpure’ feral birds messing up the genetics of true Rock pigeons Ok so the normal looking gray with white rump ones are the wild types and the variants are the freaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, IKLland said: Ok so the normal looking gray with white rump ones are the wild types and the variants are the freaks? There are no Wild Types in America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: There are no Wild Types in America I know it’s just from a pic in a book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 All Rock Doves in the Americas are feral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Masked and brown, costal Orange County Ca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Varied Thrush in NC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 The insanity continues in NC. I had Vermilion Flycatcher, MacGillivray’s Warbler, and White-winged Dove today. In the SAME DAY. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Second county record of a Sage Thrasher!!! https://ebird.org/checklist/S77345003 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKbird Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Posted this as its own thread a couple months ago, but I'm still feeling thrilled about finding this cool Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye hybrid! Northwestern MA. Edited December 12, 2020 by TKbird 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usha Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 American wigeon x mallard hybrid, maricopa county, Arizona 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 yesterday got the masked again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Here’s the crossbill mentioned earlier. This was pretty much a bucket list bird in NC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Also, does anyone know why she(?) looks so mangy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Mostly just guessing here, but I read an article the other day that crossbills moult slowly due to the unpredictability of their food, so that they can always fly southwards to find more food, rather than being stuck where they are moulting and/or putting in a huge amount to resources at once. Looks like it’s moulting from its juvenile plumage into adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, Aaron said: Mostly just guessing here, but I read an article the other day that crossbills moult slowly due to the unpredictability of their food, so that they can always fly southwards to find more food, rather than being stuck where they are moulting and/or putting in a huge amount to resources at once. Looks like it’s moulting from its juvenile plumage into adult. They seem to base their cycles off of food. The migrate when they want, breed when they want, and apparently molt when they want! Lazy birds 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Purple Finch!!!! Nemesis, lifer, yardbird, and 5th county record! https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=purfin&subId=S77393899&q=Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus Edited December 12, 2020 by Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Townsend's Solitaire in Pennsylvania!!! Its been at Caledonia State Park for over a month now. Fortunately we are only a few minutes away. It's a lifer for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 yesterday i got Eurasian Wigeon and Reddish Egret in coastal Orange county, ca at Bolsa Chica! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Black-throated Sparrow, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Long-tailed Duck, Barrow's Goldeneye, Red-naped Sapsucker, Zone-tailed Hawk, 3 Chestnut-collared Longspur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) Had a crazy CBC weekend a week ago! WWSC, I think the 4th or so for the county? 2nd for the CBC. GWFG, 1st for the CBC. YBLO!!! 2nd one in Idaho this year, first for the CBC and the county. Insane birds, all self found. (Oh, and a bonus CACG. I had 15 total on both CBCs) Ended with 61 species for each CBC. Edited December 29, 2020 by Melierax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 A lot of people have been coming to see this Orchard Oriole in Portland, OR. It is frequently seen eating old apples from an apple tree in someone's front yard. I feel bad for the people who live there. I didn't find this bird, but someday I'll find my own rarity... someday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Townsends Warbler here in south jersey, I think its determined to spend the winter 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 5 hours ago, pictaker said: Townsends Warbler here in south jersey, I think its determined to spend the winter Nice shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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