dragon49 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I got four lifers today! Crested Caracara: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524547721 Gull-billed Tern: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524576821 Lesser Yellowlegs: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524545981 This Swainson's Hawk gets my checklist sent out with county rare bird alerts: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524547161 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 23 hours ago, dragon49 said: I got four lifers today! Crested Caracara: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524547721 Gull-billed Tern: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524576821 Lesser Yellowlegs: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524545981 This Swainson's Hawk gets my checklist sent out with county rare bird alerts: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/524547161 Wow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 My dad went out birding today while I was in school. He used merlin sound for a little bit. It picked up brown creeper and barn owl! It turns out the barn owl was him pishing some birds. I believed him that it was a Barn Owl, since he said he saw it, and I actually cried since it would be a county first, and a lifer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I defeated my biggest nemesis today with at least 12 Canvasbacks. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 All I had was a 400km^2 purple eBird rectangle and a dream Still not over that I actually managed to see him as I just guessed where he was and there was so many roads I could have driven on instead. Took about 2 hours of driving around, and was actually heading back home defeated when he just happened to be perched along the road I was driving back on! Though had some weird camera troubles as for whatever reason my camera could not focus properly on him so I probably took over 100 photos in a 5 minute period just hoping some would be in focus (also tried manual). Still not sure what was/is going on, but there was definitely a slight panic that this was gonna be another photo fumble like my GGOW observation last year. Luckily he stayed in place, so I managed a few that were in focus, but still not as sharp as I’d expect them to be. But doesn’t matter I guess, as I was lucky enough just to see him. Gonna be hard to top this as my best bird of the year 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Just now, Aaron said: All I had was a 400km^2 purple eBird rectangle and a dream Still not over that I actually managed to see him as I just guessed where he was and there was so many roads I could have driven on instead. Took about 2 hours of driving around, and was actually heading back home defeated when he just happened to be perched along the road I was driving back on! Though had some weird camera troubles as for whatever reason my camera could not focus properly on him so I probably took over 100 photos in a 5 minute period just hoping some would be in focus (also tried manual). Still not sure what was/is going on, but there was definitely a slight panic that this was gonna be another photo fumble like my GGOW observation last year. Luckily he stayed in place, so I managed a few that were in focus, but still not as sharp as I’d expect them to be. But doesn’t matter I guess, as I was lucky enough just to see him. Gonna be hard to top this as my best bird of the year Nice! That happened to me once with a rare bird, and I only got a blurry photo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Nice! That happened to me once with a rare bird, and I only got a blurry photo. I think cameras know when the bird is rare and act up on purpose 😂 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 15 hours ago, Aaron said: All I had was a 400km^2 purple eBird rectangle and a dream Still not over that I actually managed to see him as I just guessed where he was and there was so many roads I could have driven on instead. Took about 2 hours of driving around, and was actually heading back home defeated when he just happened to be perched along the road I was driving back on! Though had some weird camera troubles as for whatever reason my camera could not focus properly on him so I probably took over 100 photos in a 5 minute period just hoping some would be in focus (also tried manual). Still not sure what was/is going on, but there was definitely a slight panic that this was gonna be another photo fumble like my GGOW observation last year. Luckily he stayed in place, so I managed a few that were in focus, but still not as sharp as I’d expect them to be. But doesn’t matter I guess, as I was lucky enough just to see him. Gonna be hard to top this as my best bird of the year Crazy awesome!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I got the Red-flanked Bluetail today! Lifer 466! It was incredibly uncooperative for me though, I got good looks through my bins, but my best photo is so bad I won't upload it here. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 2 minutes ago, Aidan B said: I got the Red-flanked Bluetail today! Lifer 466! It was incredibly uncooperative for me though, I got good looks through my bins, but my best photo is so bad I won't upload it here. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usha Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Lifer Rusty blackbird —-Maricopa county, Arizona 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Bohemian Waxwing! Second try for this bird. Almost dipped again it was refound right as I was heading back to my car. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) I chased these Lesser Nighthawks yesterday and missed them. From other birder's intel who did spot them, I moved my observation point today and was EXACTLY where I needed to be. The only reason for the lack of good photos is that the birds showed up sixteen minutes after sundown, and my camera is not too good in low-light conditions. My checklist also made one of the county Rare Bird Alerts from the observation: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528208521 Edited January 26 by dragon49 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 8 minutes ago, dragon49 said: I chased these Lesser Nighthawks yesterday and missed them. From other birder's intel who did spot them, I moved my observation point today and was EXACTLY where I needed to be. The only reason for the lack of good photos is that the birds showed up sixteen minutes after sundown, and my camera is not too good in low-light conditions. My checklist also made one of the county Rare Bird Alerts from the observation: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528208521 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 3 hours ago, dragon49 said: I chased these Lesser Nighthawks yesterday and missed them. From other birder's intel who did spot them, I moved my observation point today and was EXACTLY where I needed to be. The only reason for the lack of good photos is that the birds showed up sixteen minutes after sundown, and my camera is not too good in low-light conditions. My checklist also made one of the county Rare Bird Alerts from the observation: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/528208521 Awesome! You have seen one before me, and I live in their range and you don’t! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I got a bunch of lifers recently! Red Phalarope Scripps’s Murrelet Cassin’s Auklet Defeated my biggest nemesis, Bonaparte’s Gull Rhinoceros Auklet Brown Booby Black-legged Kittiwake Red-billed Tropicbird(!) Nazca Booby Buller’s Shearwater And an Orchard Oriole from this morning—photos coming tomorrow. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 27 minutes ago, IKLland said: I got a bunch of lifers recently! Red Phalarope Scripps’s Murrelet Cassin’s Auklet Defeated my biggest nemesis, Bonaparte’s Gull Rhinoceros Auklet Brown Booby Black-legged Kittiwake Red-billed Tropicbird(!) Nazca Booby Buller’s Shearwater And an Orchard Oriole from this morning—photos coming tomorrow. Awesome photos and awesome birds!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, IKLland said: I got a bunch of lifers recently! Red Phalarope Scripps’s Murrelet Cassin’s Auklet Defeated my biggest nemesis, Bonaparte’s Gull Rhinoceros Auklet Brown Booby Black-legged Kittiwake Red-billed Tropicbird(!) Nazca Booby Buller’s Shearwater And an Orchard Oriole from this morning—photos coming tomorrow. Man! It wasn't all that long ago that I was getting lifers on pelagics like that! Looks like it was a great trip! In particular, congrats on the Red-billed Tropicbird! That's a great bird! I really need to get on one of those SoCal pelagics! Edited January 27 by Aidan B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 11 minutes ago, Aidan B said: I really need to get on one of those SoCal pelagics! If you do, I'd suggest the ones out of San Diego(Mission Bay). The Orange County ones are nowhere near as good as those(this was the best OC trip in years), and the ones out of LA won't give you as many good birds as the San diego ones. Heres a link for the san diego ones, btw. https://sandiegopelagics.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, IKLland said: If you do, I'd suggest the ones out of San Diego(Mission Bay). The Orange County ones are nowhere near as good as those(this was the best OC trip in years), and the ones out of LA won't give you as many good birds as the San diego ones. Heres a link for the san diego ones, btw. https://sandiegopelagics.com/ Yeah, If I was to do a pelagic down in SoCal, it would definitely be one of these, given how long of a drive it is from my home to reach any of the pelagics down there. I've been eyeing that trip on August 26th for some time now, but I don't really think I can make it work this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 6 hours ago, IKLland said: And an Orchard Oriole from this morning—photos coming tomorrow Or today! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon49 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Awesome day - I got five lifers! American White Pelican: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529185391 Barn Owl: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529189621 Brown-headed Cowbird: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529186591 Forster's Tern: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529185131 Vermilion Flycatcher. I also made the county rare bird alert with this find: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/529186131 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) Ignore Edited January 29 by neilpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBirb Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Got these at Huntley Meadows Park in VA yesterday: Eastern Towhee and Northern Pintail 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Continuing Green-tailed Towhee from yesterday. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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