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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Momma sticking her head out.
The male version.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Crimpie, in a word, Brownsville*; neither of those two should take you more
than an hour or two, at the most, unless I was along. ;-)
*which is why I said 'texmex'. ;-)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Believe it or not..this is a wild bird...the people of Minca feed them. This guy was just hanging on someone's porch this AM. Stunning birds.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I envy your flying bird pics!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Red crowned Woodpecker, Minca, Colombia.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Nice photos! Thanks for the Brownsville suggestion Reilly. I've seen a bit about Kingville being better, but they were ads. Not trusting of ads!
Though I lived in TX for 30 years, I've not been to Brownsville (or many parts of TX).
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Wow, that Oyster catcher is freaky looking. Like possesed by demons kinda freaky.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Crimpie, there's a web site of the Brownsville Birdapalooza with a lot of
good beta on the various hotspots around there. Check it out. Oh, they
call it something much more pedantic. You should copyright it.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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One of the prettiest birds I have ever seen. Swallow Tanager, Minca, Colombia.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Rufous-Tailed Hummingbird, Minca, Colombia.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Reilly,
I'm hitting SE AZ hot spot locations in August.
Can't wait! Supposed to be peak for diversity in that area.
Looking fwd to adding dozens to my life list!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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August! You're a hard man! That will be full contact birding!
The rarities definitely seem to show up then but be prepared to do a lot
of chasing. Don't waste much time on the Cave Crk area unless you know
something is there like a Rufous-backed Robin that got me all excited. Missed
him by a day or two! The only reliable birding there is around the
research station and the campgrounds. The rest is a pale shadow of what
it was like before the fires. Don't overlook Guadalupe Cyn. It is hard
core for shore but a cool place. Well, not exactly 'cool'. ;-) I got my
Berylline there - a pair! It used to be the place for Buff-collareds but
now California Gulch seems to be more reliable,as it is for Five-striped but
you have to get there at the crack for them. By August I doubt they
will be singing even at the crack but maybe?
Don't forget Pena Blanca Lk - the Least Grebes might still be there.
ps
I strongly recommend springing for both guides - the ABA one and the
AZ/Tucson Audubon one. There is a lot of overlap but I'm a beta freak and
both are worthy.
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john hansen
climber
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Yea I read August is a good month down there with the monsoon activity.
Got this Greater Scaup today at Bodega bay.
Thought this might be Lesser....
Not very good with gulls but this one caught my eye. much smaller than all the westerns around,, perhaps a Bonaparte's???
Brandt's and snowy egrets every where.
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Risk
Mountain climber
Olympia, WA
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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May 10, 2013 - 12:30am PT
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nice to see the "Birds" thread move (quietly) over 5000 posts
great photos lately. Love the Swallow Tanager too Bob. Good call JH on the ducks and the gull. TMJ, Pine Grosbeak is a great bird. Reminds me of my life Pine Grosbeak which I also saw in Tuolumne (behind Drug Dome walking down from Oz).
Darwin: I spent about 3 hours this morning walking around Magnuson Park looking for that Sage Thrasher, but had no luck. Maybe it has skipped town by now. Did see some other fun stuff: Lazuli Bunting, Nashville Warbler, Pacific Wren, nice little group of Buffleheads out in the Lake, and my favorite the Chestnut-backed Chickadee. A few species that I just saw in my back yard in Costa Rica the day before yesterday: Western Wood-Pewee, Wilson's Warbler, Vaux's Swift, Cliff Swallow. Here's the only bird that I was skilled enough to photograph, though I don't think it's very rare.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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May 10, 2013 - 10:10am PT
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Nice photos everyone...great stuff.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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May 10, 2013 - 11:36am PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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May 10, 2013 - 03:03pm PT
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Love that Swallow Tanager.
Yesterday on the rba one of our local hotties mentioned this blooming Silk Oak tree in the SA Cemetery and that it currently had anywhere from 20-40 W. Tanagers in it at one time. I had to go over and witness this colorful phenomenon. It was true, both the tree and birds were going off. Here are several visitors. It's a tall tree ~100 feet.
edit: after being joined by another birder, at his advice, I got my lawn chair out of the car and just kicked it. What a spectacle it was.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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May 10, 2013 - 04:28pm PT
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Saw a small flock of Cedar Waxwings in a raspberry field in the Pajaro Valley
today.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 10, 2013 - 04:38pm PT
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If anybody wants to read a nice short blog on Loggerhead vs Northern Shrikes:
Loggerhead vs Northern Shrike
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