neilpa Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: That’s a lifer?? Yup. I've only been birding for about a year and there's still common birds around here I've not seen, especially spring/summer ones. I'll use eBird to find spots to try for them but don't always have much luck. I chalk that up to being new and terrible at birding by ear. There's a lot of birds I hear that go unidentified because I can't find them in the treetops. Thankfully our local Audubon is starting up trips again so I can start learning in the field from more experienced folks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Two days ago DUFL WHWO CLNU (no pic) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 22 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Finally got a big nemesis a few weeks ago! Where at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, Kevin said: Where at? A friend/neighbor’s house. Not a hotspot or anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 19 hours ago, BirdNrd said: CLNU (no pic) I can make these out when there is a photo, but I don't know what this one is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Kevin said: I can make these out when there is a photo, but I don't know what this one is. I often have to look up the bird code, which this time indicates CLNU is Clark's Nutcracker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yellow-breasted Chat! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/345081821 Audio:https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/345123531 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Spent most of yesterday and today driving with my family from Portland to southern Utah and I somehow managed to get 10 lifers along the way: Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Forster’s Tern, Juniper Titmouse, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Franklin’s Gull, Ferruginous Hawk, White-faced Ibis, Black-chinned Hummingbird, and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. If I got all these lifers from the car/rest areas, I’m excited to see how the rest of the trip goes! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Colton V said: Spent most of yesterday and today driving with my family from Portland to southern Utah and I somehow managed to get 10 lifers along the way: Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Forster’s Tern, Juniper Titmouse, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Franklin’s Gull, Ferruginous Hawk, White-faced Ibis, Black-chinned Hummingbird, and Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay. If I got all these lifers from the car/rest areas, I’m excited to see how the rest of the trip goes! Nice going! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Five more lifers today: Green-tailed Towhee, Cordilleran Flycatcher (heard only ☹️), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, White-throated Swift, and Spotted Owl. 13 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Nice going! Real easy to get lifers when I’ve never been to the desert before! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Eastern Whip-poor-will!! So awesome to hear! Unfortunately the audio is a bit crappy because I broke my mic and had to use my phone and friends non-directional mic, but hey I’ll take it. https://ebird.org/checklist/S90157297 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) On 6/13/2021 at 8:41 PM, Colton V said: Spotted Owl. SPOTTED OWL???!!!!!Photos? Edited June 15, 2021 by IKLland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing Owl (Highway bird - no photos ?), Zone-tailed Hawk, Rock Wren, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and Northern Mockingbird. 1 hour ago, IKLland said: SPOTTED OWL???!!!!!Photos? Yes, but I won’t be able to upload them until I get home on Sunday. Here’s a sneak peek... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Colton V said: Loggerhead Shrike, Burrowing Owl (Highway bird - no photos ?), Zone-tailed Hawk, Rock Wren, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, and Northern Mockingbird. Yes, but I won’t be able to upload them until I get home on Sunday. Here’s a sneak peek... SOOOOO jealous!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 King Rail for life bird number 475. We managed to see two. Hubby spotted this. I spotted the second one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Clip said: Hubby spotted this. You have mentioned "Hubby" several times. Who or what is Hubby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Kevin said: You have mentioned "Hubby" several times. Who or what is Hubby? I didn't think I'd mentioned him much at all. That is my husband of 34 1/2 years. Since retiring he is my birding buddy. Before that he would bird with me some but now always. He still isn't as much of a birder as I am. After we were done looking at the King Rail and getting photos he asked so what is it? Even though it was the bird we went to try to find. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Last few days I’ve gotten Grace’s Warbler, Virginia’s Warbler, Red-naped Sapsucker, Dusky Flycatcher, Cassin’s Finch, and Pygmy Nuthatch. Funny how most of these birds can easily be found in my home state but I had to travel 750 miles to see them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Colton V said: Funny how most of these birds can easily be found in my home state but I had to travel 750 miles to see them. I know, right?? I had to go all the way down to the RGV last year just to get a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher! And then of course they’re everywhere when I get back home… ? Edited June 18, 2021 by Seanbirds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Blue-black Grassquit 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 6 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Blue-black Grassquit So it begins ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Rufous-tailed Hummingbird 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) White-tipped Dove Edited June 19, 2021 by Connor Cochrane 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Broad-billed MotMot 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Sandwich Tern, Lockwood Folly Inlet, southeastern NC 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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