dragon49 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 After Sunday's false positive, I got the real Indigo Bunting today: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/495755981 Eastern Phoebe. Bad photo, but it counts: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/495755621 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496364881 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496364891 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I got 4 lifers today! I'll start with the big story, which I need to preface by thanking @DLecy and @IKLland for telling me that I shouldn't miss the opportunity to a Mega-Rare bird, especially since one of the spotted locations was so close to me. I joined the party and chased the Mega-Rare Red-legged Honeycreeper this morning. One of the experienced birders in the field told me that Hurricane Ian blew these in from Cuba. Funny story to the start of the day. I was up until early this A.M. and was planning on sleeping late, and then showing up at the hotspot whenever I got around to it, but as birding is now in my blood, I was unable to sleep in. I woke up at 6:00 A.M., not tired at all. My timing was perfect, as I showed up at the park a few minutes before the gates to the parking lot were opened, and I joined a number of other birders in pursuit of the Mega-Rare bird. It had the atmosphere of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as we were all on the same mission. It’s a good thing I showed up when I did, because had I showed up later without the crowd, there would been a close to a 0% chance of me spotting the bird. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496690361 I got the other 3 lifers at the same hotspot: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496690081 Summer Tanager: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496689961 Tennessee Warbler: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496689821 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, dragon49 said: I got 4 lifers today! I'll start with the big story, which I need to preface by thanking @DLecy and @IKLland for telling me that I shouldn't miss the opportunity to a Mega-Rare bird, especially since one of the spotted locations was so close to me. I joined the party and chased the Mega-Rare Red-legged Honeycreeper this morning. One of the experienced birders in the field told me that Hurricane Ian blew these in from Cuba. Funny story to the start of the day. I was up until early this A.M. and was planning on sleeping late, and then showing up at the hotspot whenever I got around to it, but as birding is now in my blood, I was unable to sleep in. I woke up at 6:00 A.M., not tired at all. My timing was perfect, as I showed up at the park a few minutes before the gates to the parking lot were opened, and I joined a number of other birders in pursuit of the Mega-Rare bird. It had the atmosphere of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as we were all on the same mission. It’s a good thing I showed up when I did, because had I showed up later without the crowd, there would been a close to a 0% chance of me spotting the bird. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496690361 I got the other 3 lifers at the same hotspot: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496690081 Summer Tanager: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496689961 Tennessee Warbler: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/496689821 Awesome! I'm super, super jealous of the Honeycreeper! I'm glad you saw it, that's definitely not a bird you would want to miss! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Snow Bunting showed up in Seattle this weekend 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, neilpa said: Snow Bunting showed up in Seattle this weekend ...while I have yet to see one in its normal wintering range. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, neilpa said: Snow Bunting showed up in Seattle this weekend Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Obviously the redstart was a lifer today 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 5:00 PM, BirdNrd said: Was this an escapee? There have been white eyes in my city but people don’t really chase them because it’s presumed they are escapees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Colton V said: Was this an escapee? There have been white eyes in my city but people don’t really chase them because it’s presumed they are escapees. This was in Los Angeles, but no it wasn’t an escapee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Obviously the redstart was a lifer today Glad you got it! Was it calling? I love what PARE sound like. Their calls are so easy to identify and so loud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: Glad you got it! Was it calling? I love what PARE sound like. Their calls are so easy to identify and so loud! Yep! It called a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Zone-tailed Hawk 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Rusty Blackbird. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 21 hours ago, IKLland said: Obviously the redstart was a lifer today Very nice! That bird looks really grumpy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Lifer #999 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: Lifer #999 Holy cow! Awesome bird and near-accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, IKLland said: Holy cow! Awesome bird and near-accomplishment! Yeah, it's such a cool bird. I'll write a longer description out in the "your favorite bird of the day" thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Pine Warbler: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499110151 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Got a few of the common eastern birds in the DC area this weekend Eastern Bluebird Carolina Wren Great Black-backed Gull American Black Duck 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Surf Scoter! © Samuel Stankiewicz Macaulay Library 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 I got 8 lifers today! American Oystercatcher: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499859481 Lesser Black-backed Gull: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499859851 Magnificent Frigatebird: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861091 Northern Gannet: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861231 Pomarine Jaeger, Reddish Egret. Sandwich Tern: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861031 Reddish Egret. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 8:46 PM, Connor Cochrane said: Lifer #999 Should'a saved that for #1000 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 11/1/2022 at 11:55 PM, dragon49 said: I got 8 lifers today! American Oystercatcher: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499859481 Lesser Black-backed Gull: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499859851 Magnificent Frigatebird: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861091 Northern Gannet: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861231 Pomarine Jaeger, Reddish Egret. Sandwich Tern: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/499861031 Reddish Egret. Bumping my thread for clarification. @blackburnian correctly pointed out that the photos under the Northern Gannet observation were not Northern Gannets. I had a local expert look, and he thinks they are all Royal Terns. I'm reasonably certain that I took the photos in question when somebody mentioned the Northern Gannets in the distance, but I was obviously focused on a different flock. Since I carefully went through all of my photos from that checklist, and nothing can be Identified as a Northern Gannet, I went ahead and deleted the observation. I wanted to share the update, as I take my lifers seriously. I'll be back at the same pier this afternoon and am hoping to get at least one more lifer. People have been spotting Green-winged Teals, which would be a lifer for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 hours ago, dragon49 said: Bumping my thread for clarification. @blackburnian correctly pointed out that the photos under the Northern Gannet observation were not Northern Gannets. I had a local expert look, and he thinks they are all Royal Terns. I'm reasonably certain that I took the photos in question when somebody mentioned the Northern Gannets in the distance, but I was obviously focused on a different flock. Since I carefully went through all of my photos from that checklist, and nothing can be Identified as a Northern Gannet, I went ahead and deleted the observation. I wanted to share the update, as I take my lifers seriously. I'll be back at the same pier this afternoon and am hoping to get at least one more lifer. People have been spotting Green-winged Teals, which would be a lifer for me. If you’re positive you saw the birds, why not count it? EBird wants you to report every bird you heard or saw. If you saw the birds and don’t report them, you’ll have to change it to an incomplete checklist. And I’m pretty sure you have a few bird on your life list without photos, so…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.