Charlie Spencer Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Yay, Purple Finch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Yay, Purple Finch! What kind of stinks, is I saw the bird, was like "what's that?" and fired off some pics, because I couldn't get a good look through the binoculars. It was really sunny, and the bird was moving a ton. I didn't see it was a purple until I zoomed in on the photo. If I had known, I would have taken more time to try to see it with the binoculars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, meghann said: What kind of stinks, is I saw the bird, was like "what's that?" and fired off some pics, because I couldn't get a good look through the binoculars. It was really sunny, and the bird was moving a ton. I didn't see it was a purple until I zoomed in on the photo. If I had known, I would have taken more time to try to see it with the binoculars! If it makes you feel any better, when I got mine in MA in October, I thought she was some type of sparrow. She was way up in a tree and the angle distorted her proportions through my binos. Like you, I didn't ID her until I looked at the photos in detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy_incognito Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 This was my first ABA lifer in over a year. I didn't have a single ABA lifer in all of 2018! Red-flanked Bluetail by mattag2002, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Glad you got to go see the celebrity! Were there a bunch of birders at the library? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy_incognito Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 9 hours ago, meghann said: Glad you got to go see the celebrity! Were there a bunch of birders at the library? Thanks. I wasn't able to find a way to sneak out from work until the 3rd afternoon, so there was a relatively small group of about 20 people for much of the time. The first couple days had a lot more, and I suspect tomorrow will be busy, since it will be the first weekend day available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 A productive whirlwind trip to South Georgia. (got a few other neat birds to, that were on the rare side, but they weren't lifers!) Sandhill Cranes by midgetinvasion, on Flickr Vermillion Flycatcher by midgetinvasion, on Flickr Limpkin by midgetinvasion, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 #192: Western Kingbird! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Sean C said: #192: Western Kingbird! Congrats!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Sean C said: #192: Western Kingbird! 193: Song Sparrow? Congrats! Edited January 28, 2019 by Melierax 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Melierax said: 193: Song Sparrow? Congrats! Okay, that's just cold-blooded. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Surf scoters! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 It's always nice when you see a lifer and you actually get a decent photo of it. I just returned from two weeks down in the Yucatan, we often stay in a condo by the beach in Playacar, which is about 40 miles south of Cancun. We've been going there for years and I always walk the neighborhood looking for birds. These days I don't often pick up lifers in that area, just the usual native birds. I always check out this one small park as I often see several species of orioles there. On this trip I got a glimpse of this bird and initially thought it was an oriole, but as soon as I got a decent look at it I knew it was something different. I stalked it through the park for a while and finally got a few decent photos of the bird. At the time I thought it might be a Cacique, but I wasn't sure until I was able to check the guide. It is a Yellow-winged Cacique and going by the guide, it was pretty far out of its usual range. I saw it several times in that park, so for whatever reason it seems to be living there or close to it. Yellow-winged Cacique by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Interesting bird. That bill definitely says oriole / grackle / blackbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:31 PM, Melierax said: 193: Song Sparrow? Congrats! On 1/28/2019 at 8:19 AM, Charlie Spencer said: Okay, that's just cold-blooded. lol. I hope so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 61:House Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Kevin said: 61:House Sparrow did you just start Birding? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Yes around 2 months . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 50 minutes ago, Kevin said: Yes around 2 months . Welcome to the hobby! 61 is great for just two months! At that rate, you might hit 100 before your first year is up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Agreed! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Agreed, 61 is good for your first 2 months @Kevin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I think two and a half months tomorrow . You guys have been a great help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 62: brown headed cowbird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) Well it has been a looooooong time and many chases over the years, but I finally got a Gyrfalcon(#620)! I wasn't planning on going today due to weather and work(so did not have scope or regular camera)... but got done a bit early. I got some super crappy digi-bin pics of it looking away from me, as it did pretty much the whole 1/2 hour I spent viewing it from my car as the sleet/freezing rain fell in Cape May county, NJ. A few head turns by the bird and the sheer size made ID easy(There is a pic from the original finder floating around showing the size difference with a Peregrine... just amazing. So no postable pic yet, as I won't amuse you with my pics from today... but if it sticks around, I will be going back this weekend when weather is better and will update here if I get a good shot. EDIT to add: This is NOT MY PIC... it is the one I was mentioning from the original finder Dustin Welch showing the size difference. The bird on top is a Peregrine... Edited February 12, 2019 by birdbrain22 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Red-cockaded Woodpecker from last Saturday. We saw two and possibly a third. Their range is limited to the southeast. RCWs are somewhat endangered. They are the only woodpecker to nest in live trees and they only nest in Longleaf pines. The pines have to be about eighty years old before they are large enough for nesting purposes. In years past, many Longleaf pines were harvested and replaced with fast growing Loblolly pines. More recently, steps have been taken to restore Longleaf pine habitat. Much of this has been done on military bases. Locally we have a few colonies on the Fort Gordon Army base. This is also the first banded bird I have seen. Virtually all RCWs are banded. The photos aren’t great but good enough for ID. As always, woohoo! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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