Usha Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 lifers from yesterday. Nutting’s flycatcher with broken upper mandible in SE AZ 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usha Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Second lifer from yesterday—pine flycatcher 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Nowhere near as good of photos as @Birding Boy, but I got my lifer Little Gull today. I think @DLecy got some good pictures. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 43 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Nowhere near as good of photos as @Birding Boy, but I got my lifer Little Gull today. I think @DLecy got some good pictures. I got some decent shots that I'll post soon. Nothing award winning as the lighting was tough. Lifer for me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 I spotted Painted Buntings a number of times earlier in the year, however, Ebird classified the sightings as "sensitive," so I honored their wishes and didn't brag about it on those days, as this could have given away the location based on my checklists for those days. I wasn't too worried about any forum member or anybody else coming across the post showing up to the location and stealing or harassing the birds, but I had to honor the site's wishes. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 (edited) 45 minutes ago, dragon49 said: I spotted Painted Buntings a number of times earlier in the year, however, Ebird classified the sightings as "sensitive," so I honored their wishes and didn't brag about it on those days, as this could have given away the location based on my checklists for those days. I wasn't too worried about any forum member or anybody else coming across the post showing up to the location and stealing or harassing the birds, but I had to honor the site's wishes. You may report them to Ebird. Ebird still counts it on your life list and everything, but automatically hides it from the public’s view. Edited May 15 by IKLland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Here is probably the best photo, and it's still not very good. Wish the lighting had been better, but stoked on this bird! First record from land in the county since 1989, and only the 4th record overall. https://ebird.org/checklist/S110177837 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 10 hours ago, IKLland said: You may report them to Ebird. Ebird still counts it on your life list and everything, but automatically hides it from the public’s view. Ty - I did and saw that Ebird said it was hiding it from all views except my own. Looks like they are just catching up with their database, as the last time I checked while logged in as myself, one of the entries showed up from the hotspot, and another one just showed the county. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 59 minutes ago, dragon49 said: Ty - I did and saw that Ebird said it was hiding it from all views except my own. Looks like they are just catching up with their database, as the last time I checked while logged in as myself, one of the entries showed up from the hotspot, and another one just showed the county. I think Painted Buntings are only marked as sensitive during the winter in Florida, but I'd have to check to make sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 On 5/15/2022 at 11:58 AM, Connor Cochrane said: I think Painted Buntings are only marked as sensitive during the winter in Florida, but I'd have to check to make sure. I believe that you are right, Connor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 #363 Black-necked Stilt! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/449121021 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBAS Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 4 hours ago, Avery said: #363 Black-necked Stilt! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/449121021 Nice! I went a few years between observations. Very cool (and wonderfully identifiable) shorebirds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 White-winged Dove! I've heard this call many times before at this hotspot, but have never seen the bird, and until today, my iPhone's microphone didn't pick enough of the call to be recognizable. Today, I got fed up and held the phone as far away as I could over the railing, microphone side out, and was able to get a good enough quality recording for the bird to get identified. Ty @Aidan B for the confirm: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/451634811 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Lark Sparrow! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/452359551 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Gray Kingbird: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/452385281 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Bullock's Oriole! Went overboard on the editing since it was super overcast this morning. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 County 1st record Red-necked Phalarope. Very stubborn bird that wanted to stay on the far side of the lagoon. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 14 hours ago, chipperatl said: County 1st record Red-necked Phalarope. Very stubborn bird that wanted to stay on the far side of the lagoon. Can your county just calm down and go a day without some kind of big rarity?!?! Just kidding, great find! Still need one for my county! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 #356 - Forster's Tern! Rare bird for our county, last record was 8 years ago. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Lifers Bobolink and Wood Thrush. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 6 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Lifers Bobolink and Wood Thrush. Congrats!! Still waiting for my Wood Thrush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 From the bucket list, to boot. ❤️ 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 #357 - Ash-throated Flycatcher! Twitched for another lifer this afternoon. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 #311 - At long last, King Rail! Someone had reported one at this place about 2 weeks ago, but nobody else had reported it until I got lucky and heard it calling randomly. Now I just gotta see one... https://ebird.org/checklist/S112029868. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted June 5 Share Posted June 5 #365: Marbled Godwit! My first Godwit, finally! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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