Charlie Spencer Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 1:42 AM, AlexHenry said: Tufted Duck in San Mateo CA! Does anyone know if Red-masked Parakeets in San Francisco are ABA countable? As a rule of thumb, if it isn't listed on eBird for an area even with the 'Rarities' option enabled, I assume it isn't ABA countable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Prairie Warbler, Augusta GA, Jan. 26th. The last one isn't a great technical photo but it immediately became one of my favorites. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Lifer (obviously) Ivory Gull. INCREDIBLE to see! Full story here: https://idahobirder.weebly.com/blog/ivory-gull-adventure 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 2/3/2020 at 2:00 PM, Melierax said: Lifer (obviously) Ivory Gull. INCREDIBLE to see! Full story here: https://idahobirder.weebly.com/blog/ivory-gull-adventure Congrats!! What number is it for you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, MerMaeve said: Congrats!! What number is it for you? Haha not sure.. I don't keep track of my lifelist too carefully. It was #400 on eBird though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Well... We went skiing in, New Mexico. And I got five lifers! Prairie Falcon, Horned Lark, Black-billed Magpie, Rough-legged Hawk! Unfortunately I fell and broke my leg. So we had to cut our trip short. 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, Kevin said: Well... We went skiing in, New Mexico. And I got five lifers! Prairie Falcon, Horned Lark, Black-billed Magpie, Rough-legged Hawk! Unfortunately I fell and broke my leg. So we had to cut our trip short. Oh, gosh! So sorry to hear about your leg!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 34 minutes ago, Kevin said: Well... We went skiing in, New Mexico. And I got five lifers! Prairie Falcon, Horned Lark, Black-billed Magpie, Rough-legged Hawk! Unfortunately I fell and broke my leg. So we had to cut our trip short. Bummer!!! Hope you heal quickly. Hmmm, I think I might break a leg to get 5 lifers myself!! ☺️ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Streak-backed Oriole Streak-backed Oriole by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 20 hours ago, MerMaeve said: Oh, gosh! So sorry to hear about your leg!! 20 hours ago, Bird Brain said: Bummer!!! Hope you heal quickly. Hmmm, I think I might break a leg to get 5 lifers myself!! ☺️ Thaks for your prayers! I am about to go into surgery. They are going to have to put a plate on my tibia.(leg bone.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Kevin said: Thaks for your prayers! I am about to go into surgery. They are going to have to put a plate on my tibia.(leg bone.) Wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 lifers today in my home county, which is tough to do nowadays. Nelson's Sparrow and Black Rail (I have heard them before but this was my first time seeing one) at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland CA! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Mangrove Cuckoo by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On my recent trip to Costa Rica my main target bird was a Resplendent Quetzal. I last visited Costa Rica in 2018 and stayed in the Monteverde area for a few days. While there I had walked the Curi Cancha Reserve several times hoping to see a Quetzal, there had been eBird reports of recent sightings, but I came up empty. On this trip I decided to use a bird guide and told him above anything else, I really wanted to see a Quetzal. He recommended that we go back to Curi Cancha. Being a good guide, he knew where to look for a Quetzal and within ten minutes he spotted a female in a mini-avocado tree. He told me that if we waited a bit we would probably see a male as well. I had no problem waiting and within 15 minutes a male made his appearance. Eventually there were at least four Quetzal’s, maybe five, in that tree, which was really something. Although the two males did some jousting and were briefly in the open, most of the time the birds were fairly deep within the tree. (It was a massive tree) I managed a few decent photos and was happy to get them. I think this is my best shot… Resplendent Quetzal by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Pacific Screech-Owl by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Two lifers this week! Green-tailed Towhee in Arroyo Grande on 2/15/20 and Red-breasted Sapsucker on 2/16/19 in San Luis Obispo! That puts me up to 260! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Today got a Long-tailed Duck in Morro Bay. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Mistletoe Tyannulet by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Golden-browed Chlorophonia by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Barrow's Goldeneyes by Liam Wolff, on Flickr Barrow's Goldeneye, Orono, ME, Dec 2019 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 236 Merlin! I saw a Merlin yesterday, but it was gone before I could get a photo.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Anybody on here seen the Siberian Accentor hanging around Woodland, WA? There have been a steady stream of birders from all over the NW showing up to see it. Been by briefly twice myself but it wasn't out at the moment either time and I didn't have time to stick around and wait. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 White-Ruffed Manakin by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 @Kevin, how's the leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: @Kevin, how's the leg? It is doing good! I go to the doctor Tuesday, hopefully he says I can start putting weight on it. Edited March 1, 2020 by Kevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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