Avery Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 2 lifers this morning... both I am sooooo unbelievably psyched to have seen, and found myself, especially the second one!!! #361 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443600161 #362 CONNECTICUT WARBLER!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443602711 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Avery said: 2 lifers this morning... both I am sooooo unbelievably psyched to have seen, and found myself, especially the second one!!! #361 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443600161 #362 CONNECTICUT WARBLER!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443602711 Most excellent!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Avery said: 2 lifers this morning... both I am sooooo unbelievably psyched to have seen, and found myself, especially the second one!!! #361 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443600161 #362 CONNECTICUT WARBLER!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/443602711 Congrats, especially on the Connecticut, and great job finding them! CONW is a nemesis of mine ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 4 lifer lifers today—-White-faced ibis, Eared grebe, Black-crowned night-heron, and Wilson’s Phalarope And then along with those I also added 10 Province/county lifers—- Marbled godwit, Western Meadowlark, Forster’s tern, Willet, American avocet, Black-necked stilt, Spotted towhee, Bairds sandpiper, least sandpiper, and semipalmated sandpiper And then my country total went up 8 species as well—the godwits, stilts, Forster’s tern and willet I’ve only seen outside of Canada. With the willet the only one I’ve seen in the last 7 years. Also my year total went up 25 birds so today was quite the success! Missed out on a Hudsonian godwit though. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Black-throated Gray Warbler! Finally got my nemesis and most needed local bird 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 hours ago, neilpa said: Black-throated Gray Warbler! Finally got my nemesis and most needed local bird They love oak trees. I had about 20 yesterday, in a total of five trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 33 minutes ago, IKLland said: They love oak trees. I had about 20 yesterday, in a total of five trees. They're not nearly that common up here. Almost all the checklists I was seeing in my daily alerts had 1-3. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Cassin's Vireo - Was greeted to a nice mixed flock in the backyard when letting the dog out this morning. Netted me two other yardbirds as well (Warbling Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler). Sadly most had moved on by the time I was able to run and get my camera. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 5 hours ago, neilpa said: Cassin's Vireo - Was greeted to a nice mixed flock in the backyard when letting the dog out this morning. Netted me two other yardbirds as well (Warbling Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler). Sadly most had moved on by the time I was able to run and get my camera. Nice! I’ve only seen one CAVI. Quite an uncommon bird here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 8 hours ago, IKLland said: They love oak trees. I had about 20 yesterday, in a total of five trees. Yeah. I live in an oak forest and they're one of the most common birds here at this time of year. I've had lists with over 60 BTYW on them before during big pushes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Yeah. I live in an oak forest and they're one of the most common birds here at this time of year. I've had lists with over 60 BTYW on them before during big pushes. Not many oaks down here, but where there are oaks, boy are they everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Bay-breasted Warbler. Also got Cape May & Blackpoll today. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 26 minutes ago, floraphile said: Bay-breasted Warbler. Also got Cape May & Blackpoll today. Three warblers I’m very jealous of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, IKLland said: Three warblers I’m very jealous of. Come East! I want a Hermit Warbler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Sitting on the deck on an unseasonably cool morning, eating my oatmeal and watching my lifer Blackpoll Warbler bouncing through the river birches for the last ten minutes. Man, I thought kinglets were hard to photograph! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Had a Short-billed Dowitcher and 3 Long-billed Dowitchers yesterday. Both were lifers! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: Sitting on the deck on an unseasonably cool morning, eating my oatmeal and watching my lifer Blackpoll Warbler bouncing through the river birches for the last ten minutes. Man, I thought kinglets were hard to photograph! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Jefferson Shank said: Had a Short-billed Dowitcher and 3 Long-billed Dowitchers yesterday. Both were lifers! Isn’t it a great feeling when you finally get both on your list? It is for me, because then I don’t have to push myself to ID all of them in case one might be a lifer! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Red Phalarope 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Gray Flycatcher 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Because of distance and lighting, I had no idea what this was until I got home. ? Cooper's Hawk, my 20th lifer of the year! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/447112601 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Redeemed myself and got my lifer Hudsonian godwit today! Was literally driving away when I noticed a large group of godwits and figured I should quickly check to make sure there were no hudsonians and found 3! Also added 4 other new county/province birds, which has finally made my province species total at 200. My Alberta list is now ‘beating’ my BC list by 12 species. Ever since I’ve had ebird, I’ve always had more species reported in BC by a fairly large margin, so we’ll see how long that lasts. Though, my county in BC is still 2 species ahead of my county here. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBAS Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I've been holding back and birding around town the past few weeks, but yesterday I set off for my Big Day road trip. Had some VERY exciting weather as I came down I-29 which disrupted yesterday's plans, but today I got to see my first tufted titmice, Kentucky warblers and white-eyed vireos! Hoping to nag Carolina wren while I'm down here. ? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Orchard Oriole! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/448468041 Nashville Warbler!! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/448469251 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Least Bittern, my 21st lifer of the year: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/448505181 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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