Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Common Merganser! Went to the hotspot that has the most species in the county. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Common Merganser! Went to the hotspot that has the most species in the county. Nice! How do you find a hotspot that has the most of a species? Edited November 28, 2021 by PalmWarbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just now, PalmWarbler said: Lucky. How do you find a hotspot that has the most of a species? On your county's eBird page, if you scroll down a bit, you should see the top ten hotspots listed on the right hand side of the page along with the number of species seen. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Common Merganser! Went to the hotspot that has the most species in the county. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: On your county's eBird page, How do you get there? ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just now, PalmWarbler said: How do you get there? ? Alright, well you can click "Explore" and input the name of your county (Essex, I think for you,), and it will bring you there. I've included some screenshots. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 From today in Roswell, New Mexico: And not technically a new species, but this east coaster was still excited to see an Audubon's. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 9:44 PM, Seanbirds said: If only I had my pilot’s license… On 11/27/2021 at 9:47 PM, Birding Boy said: Are you actually a learner pilot? Careful, or else everyone here is going to be asking for rides ? Pilot license? It seems I am not familiar with that terminology. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Kevin said: Pilot license? It seems I am not familiar with that terminology. You have to have a license to fly a plane… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 50 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: You have to have a license to fly a plane… Oh! ? My mind was stuck on cars. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 21 hours ago, Kevin said: Oh! ? My mind was stuck on cars. Well, we all know how complicated a Honda Pilot can be ? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I went to Arizona for a week around Thanksgiving -- and my first birding excursion outside of Southern California. I went to 6 birding hotspots, but 2 of them were a bust. I saw a lot of birds at 4 of the locations -- 2 southeast of Phoenix and 2 in Prescott. I got 11 lifers. Was hoping for a few more (especially a Cactus Wren), but I'm happy with what I got: Abert's Towhee Black Vulture Canvasback Common Gallinule Curve-billed Thrasher Gambel's Quail Gila Woodpecker Greater Roadrunner Northern Harrier Tundra Swan Verdin 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Dan P said: I went to Arizona for a week around Thanksgiving -- and my first birding excursion outside of Southern California. I went to 6 birding hotspots, but 2 of them were a bust. I saw a lot of birds at 4 of the locations -- 2 southeast of Phoenix and 2 in Prescott. I got 11 lifers. Was hoping for a few more (especially a Cactus Wren), but I'm happy with what I got: Abert's Towhee Black Vulture Canvasback Common Gallinule Curve-billed Thrasher Gambel's Quail Gila Woodpecker Greater Roadrunner Northern Harrier Tundra Swan Verdin I’m surprised you’ve never seen a harrier, roadrunner, or gallinule living in SoCal, all birds I often see. I’m in Orange County, Ca. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, IKLland said: I’m surprised you’ve never seen a harrier, roadrunner, or gallinule living in SoCal, all birds I often see. I’m in Orange County, Ca. Well, I have seen Roadrunners (decades ago), but not since I've become a birder -- and I doubt that I ever photographed one. And it's possible that I have photographed a Northern Harrier before I started trying to identify and keep track of all the birds I see. I'd have to look back through a lot of old photos. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Now I see why I couldn't find the topic Lifers. Its under GENERAL BIRDING TOPICS -- not under Photo Sharing and Discussion where I was looking and found Photo Lifers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 8 hours ago, Dan P said: Now I see why I couldn't find the topic Lifers. Its under GENERAL BIRDING TOPICS -- not under Photo Sharing and Discussion where I was looking and found Photo Lifers. I do the same thing every time ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) . Edited December 9, 2021 by Avery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 13 hours ago, Dan P said: I went to Arizona for a week around Thanksgiving -- and my first birding excursion outside of Southern California. I went to 6 birding hotspots, but 2 of them were a bust. I saw a lot of birds at 4 of the locations -- 2 southeast of Phoenix and 2 in Prescott. I got 11 lifers. Was hoping for a few more (especially a Cactus Wren), but I'm happy with what I got: Abert's Towhee Black Vulture Canvasback Common Gallinule Curve-billed Thrasher Gambel's Quail Gila Woodpecker Greater Roadrunner Northern Harrier Tundra Swan Verdin Wait, it Abert’s not Albert’s?!? How have I missed that? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Avery said: Wait, it Abert’s not Albert’s?!? How have I missed that? I thought the same thing for the longest time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Avery said: Wait, it Abert’s not Albert’s?!? How have I missed that? Wow! I did the exact same thing! I can't believe I never noticed that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Avery said: Wait, it Abert’s not Albert’s?!? How have I missed that? Same!!! Wow, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) I had realized it was Abert's after I tried searching for it by Albert's. Edited December 9, 2021 by Dan P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On my sixth attempt for it, I finally found the black and white warbler! A lifer, but didn’t get a great photo…..but hey! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Mountain Plover! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 American Redstart taken today 12-11-2021 on the LA River in Glendale, CA. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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