Kevin Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 15 hours ago, Clip said: No residual scars from the chiggers but I do have two Fire Ant bites that continue to bother me and have marks from early spring. Had 24 bites from that encounter so I guess I'm probably lucky only two remain. You counted them?🤔 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 7 hours ago, Kevin said: You counted them?🤔 Yep! And I bet you would have too! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 20 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Wonderful! Rose-breasteds are a rare bird for California, I understand? Rare, but regular/annual 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKbird Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 On 8/16/2021 at 6:35 PM, Quiscalus quiscula said: Went up to Mount Greylock today and did some birding, but it wasn't that good for birding. Drove through the North Adams area as well. @TKbirdnear where you are, correct? We drove up near the three way point of Massachusetts, Vermont and New York, so really in a corner. It's pretty hit or miss. Migrators and elevation species are the main attractions, naturally. DEJU, PUFI, BTBW, BTNW, BLBW, and YRWA are all reliable morning singers. Nice to add WIFL and RBGU to the summit hotspot though. I'm assuming you heard the former? Flyover for the gull or did it land? Yep, I'm 5 mins from VT and 15 mins from NY! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 4 minutes ago, TKbird said: It's pretty hit or miss. Migrators and elevation species are the main attractions, naturally. DEJU, PUFI, BTBW, BTNW, BLBW, and YRWA are all reliable morning singers. Nice to add WIFL and RBGU to the summit hotspot though. I'm assuming you heard the former? Flyover for the gull or did it land? Yep, I'm 5 mins from VT and 15 mins from NY! Yes, heard and seen for the Willow Flycatcher. Gull was indeed a flyover. I get the other bird banding codes, but what's BTNW? Unfortunately no warblers, though my father thought he saw a tiny bird with some bright orange-red on it during the drive, which sounds a lot like Blackburnian, which I still haven't seen. I probably looked over your house from the summit, honestly. You can see so far from there, though it wasn't an especially clear day with some smoke from the western wildfires drifting over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: what's BTNW? Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 4 hours ago, PalmWarbler said: Black-throated Green Warbler Thanks. Was that a typo, or is that it's real bird banding code? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 17 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Thanks. Was that a typo, or is that it's real bird banding code? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 10 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Okay, thanks. Why the N???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said: Okay, thanks. Why the N???? Because Black-throated Gray Warbler? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Finally saw Red-eyed Vireos (four of them actually)! Also lifers Fish Crows and Northern Flickers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/25/2021 at 2:21 PM, Quiscalus quiscula said: Because Black-throated Gray Warbler? Yes, which is BTYW 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Solitary Sandpiper - not something I was expecting to see so I was very pleased! Baird’s Sandpiper These lifers got me into the top 100 for my county! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) Finally got Rufous Hummingbirds today which had eluded me all spring and summer. There were at least 3 but likely 5 or 6 all in close proximity, battling over territory I assume. Time to pick a new nemesis bird. Edited August 30 by neilpa 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 9 hours ago, neilpa said: Finally got Rufous Hummingbirds today which had eluded me all spring and summer. There were at least 3 but likely 5 or 6 all in close proximity, battling over territory I assume. Time to pick a new nemesis bird. Congratulations! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 18 hours ago, neilpa said: Finally got Rufous Hummingbirds today which had eluded me all spring and summer. There were at least 3 but likely 5 or 6 all in close proximity, battling over territory I assume. Time to pick a new nemesis bird. Wow, I’m a little bit in shock that it took a west-coaster that long to find a RUHU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 37 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Wow, I’m a little bit in shock that it took a west-coaster that long to find a RUHU. Well, they are classified as Near Threatened now, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: Wow, I’m a little bit in shock that it took a west-coaster that long to find a RUHU. I’ve had a few probables before but were brief/distant looks that ended up as hummingbird sp. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 19 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Wow, I’m a little bit in shock that it took a west-coaster that long to find a RUHU. They’re real hard to spot, at least for me. They don’t perch out in the open like Anna’s do. The only way I can ever find them is by listening for their wing hum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Colton V said: They’re real hard to spot, at least for me. They don’t perch out in the open like Anna’s do. The only way I can ever find them is by listening for their wing hum. Do you have a hummingbird feeder? Edited August 31 by Seanbirds Wrong punctuation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 8 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Do you have a hummingbird feeder. *? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 1 minute ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: *? See my edit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Just now, Seanbirds said: See my edit. Okay. Didn't mean to be grammar police. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 56 minutes ago, Colton V said: They’re real hard to spot, at least for me. They don’t perch out in the open like Anna’s do. The only way I can ever find them is by listening for their wing hum. Yea, I finally found mine that way, they sound quite different from Anna's. 34 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Do you have a hummingbird feeder? Yup, but I've only ever seen Anna's on it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 7 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Do you have a hummingbird feeder? I’ve had a hummingbird feeder up for the last year or two and I’ve only had a Rufous two or three times that I know of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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