Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, PalmWarbler said: Nice! I haven't been out birding for a while, so I'm definitely missing some stuff. I'm planning on going back to Plum Island next weekend. Hopefully I can see some winter birds! Good luck! I'd love to go to MA to bird again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Good luck! I'd love to go to MA to bird again. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, PalmWarbler said: Thanks! Got any good ducks over there? I really need to boost my waterfowl- only three species of ducks and one species of goose on the life list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Got any good ducks over there? I really need to boost my waterfowl- only three species of ducks and one species of goose on the life list. I don't know, I've never really been actually birding in the winter before. I do have a few more ducks than you do though so maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, PalmWarbler said: I don't know, I've never really been actually birding in the winter before. I do have a few more ducks than you do though so maybe. Yeah, probably. For now a trip to Collins Lake, the best place in my county for ducks, might help my life list a bit. I haven't seen a Common Merganser before and those have been pretty reliably reported from there on eBird, so hoping for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said: I haven't seen a Common Merganser before Neither have I 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, PalmWarbler said: Neither have I What ducks are on your life list? I only have American Black, Wood, and of course Mallard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, Quiscalus quiscula said: What ducks are on your life list? I only have American Black, Wood, and of course Mallard. Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Hooded Merganser, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, and American Wigeon. I admit Plum Island has some pretty good ducks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, PalmWarbler said: Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Hooded Merganser, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, and American Wigeon. I admit Plum Island has some pretty good ducks. Ahhh, nice. I must say ABDU is pretty hard to find inland, so it was a lucky find for me. There are a ton of ducks I should be seeing in the area, but I haven't gone to the right places for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 #340 Northern Shrike! https://ebird.org/checklist/S98070868 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 3:49 PM, meghann said: So, I kind of got a Rough-legged Hawk earlier this year in Georgia, but it was far away and the quickest of glances. Other birders present that saw it verified what it was, but I never felt very fulfilled. Today in New Mexico, I finally got a REAL look at one, so now it feels like I have gotten it for my life list. I miss these! My favorite hawk when I lived in Colorado. I enjoyed winter birding in Colorado. It was the best time for hawks in Colorado. Another I miss is the Ferruginous Hawk. Sibley's shows the Ferruginous as year round in Colorado but there were more in the winter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Clip said: I miss these! My favorite hawk when I lived in Colorado. I enjoyed winter birding in Colorado. It was the best time for hawks in Colorado. Another I miss is the Ferruginous Hawk. Sibley's shows the Ferruginous as year round in Colorado but there were more in the winter. Ferruginous would also be a lifer, so I'm keeping my eyes peeled. Going to drive the kids up into Colorado just to see it on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Hooded merganser, little blue heron, western meadowlark https://ebird.org/checklist/S98097276 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Harris’s Sparrow. Lots of White-throated Sparrows at this location too but apparently I was the only person today who didn’t see one! I could have had an ABA Zonotrichia slam! Ah well, we all need nemesis birds to keep us birding. I also saw a Swamp Sparrow for the first time—beautiful long looks, out in the open, but as soon as I looked through my camera viewfinder it was gone. I was very, very angry. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 6:43 PM, Quiscalus quiscula said: Got any good ducks over there? I really need to boost my waterfowl- only three species of ducks and one species of goose on the life list. That goose would be Barnacle, right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 First lifer in almost half a year ? But I guess I’ve gotten many of the easy ones in my area. Gotta fix this with a trip to Texas or somethin’ https://ebird.org/checklist/S98111738 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Birding Boy said: Gotta fix this with a trip to Texas or somethin’ We should go together this winter man! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 44 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: We should go together this winter man! ? For sure, that’d be pretty darn epic. Just have to figure out transportation...it’s a long way to drive or hitchhike ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: For sure, that’d be pretty darn epic. Just have to figure out transportation...it’s a long way to drive or hitchhike ? If only I had my pilot’s license… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: If only I had my pilot’s license… Are you actually a learner pilot? Careful, or else everyone here is going to be asking for rides ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just now, Birding Boy said: Are you actually a learner pilot? Not yet, but soon… 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: Careful, or else everyone here is going to be asking for rides ? LOL don’t tell anybody! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Not yet, but soon… LOL don’t tell anybody! ? Dang man that’s awesome! Good luck, getting a drivers permit is hard enough, a pilots license has got to be complicated ? Oh yeah, if you happen to get a private license, feel free to swing by Michigan and then to Attu Island for, let’s say a fall migration for some Siberian Specialties ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Dang man that’s awesome! Good luck, getting a drivers permit is hard enough, a pilots license has got to be complicated ? Oh yeah, if you happen to get a private license, feel free to swing by Michigan and then to Attu Island for, let’s say a fall migration for some Siberian Specialties ? I’m probably just going to drag you over to Sax Zim Bog for some boreal stuff lol ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Seanbirds said: I’m probably just going to drag you over to Sax Zim Bog for some boreal stuff lol ? Yeah, or that! A really cool place, been wanting to go there for a while, I still need all the boreal specialties. And of course a healthy dose of winter finches. Edited November 28, 2021 by Birding Boy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 15 hours ago, Seanbirds said: That goose would be Barnacle, right? Very funny. No, it's Pink-footed, of course. ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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