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john hansen
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Feb 28, 2014 - 11:10pm PT
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Thanks for the link ,I will check it out.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Feb 28, 2014 - 11:53pm PT
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We had this little Eurasian rarity show up in Santa Barbara. It was a lifer.
Also saw this famous bird... California's first Gray Hawk.
Brass Nuts... there is some great surf in Kauai too, Did you hit the west side at all?
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Based on the birds and sun, Spring hit Seattle today. I stepped out of the house, and Northern Flickers were having interactions I had never seen before, Dark-eyed Juncos were chasing each other in a friendly way, and I saw one particular male Red-winged Blackbird singing and displaying the heck out of his wings to a couple of females. Generally, there was a lot of chasing going on.
I have iBird Plus (it was $10 cheaper than Pro when I bought it). I love having the songs with me, and I seem more likely to have it with me than a guide book. I'm still getting used the features and just tonight discovered an easier way to cycle through similar birds. I HATE the "keyboard" on mobile devices, and except for emergency email and iBird, I have done the opposite of bonding to my new iPod touch. I still have the world's cheapest dumbest cell phone, and I swear I will never pay for a data plan, until I do.
Awesome about the Gray Hawk.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Ron, I'll quote the Sibley guide for ya...
"Very rare visitor from Eurasia..."
Bird on.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Tufteds were a regular, if rare, visitor to the NW when i lived there. Almostbevery winter one
would show up at Green Lake where we lived.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Went to visit our bird this past Wednesday Reilly...no dice...the original suspect "nest" was still there but well hidden so you must missed it...not that it seems to have made a difference anyway =(
someday though...
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Tobia
Social climber
Denial
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In my food plot, behind the barn.
They are eating clover and scratch feed.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Gray Hawk, Spotted Owl, very cool! No surfing in Kauai for us - most of the water was a little too rough for us surfing noobs... Here are a few more Kauai birdies for a snowy morning in Boulder.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Slater - the surf was fierce when we were there. Many beaches were closed to swimming. One (where the Na Pali Trail starts) allowed people in to their thighs but no snorkeling was allowed. We stayed on the south side (Kalaheo) and the north side (Princeville) but drove all over the place.
Brassnuts posted some of the bird photos here. If you are interested in the other trip photos (including the ocean shots), they are on the blog: www.daveandcallie.blogspot.com.
LOVE the tufted duck! I've not seen one.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great stuff.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, all...
wow, i just love the birds... :)
so pretty... just saw tobia's new birds, and dave's,
(brassnuts) too...
and callie's post...
and all...
thanks for sharing your lovely birds!
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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BN, you're such a voyeur!!!!!
hee hee hee. . .
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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We were watching the Tiger Doves and I said "I wonder if that is a parent and youngster?" As I finished the sentence, the birds removed any doubt....they were a definitely a pair. :)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Cooper's Hawk on the hike today, snowy and cold near Boulder, CO today.
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Great Green's!
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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quite the mix of great photos, thanks.
found this guy hiding in the brushy edges of a pasture this morning
and he wasn't alone...
keeping watch in the trees above for something to harass...
these are in the same genus as our kingbirds (Tyrannus) and they are real tyrants when it comes to defending their realm, they'll chase any other bird, big or little, if it invades their territory.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Awesome birds! Military Macaws Q-ball? So beautiful where they belong. And the owls...OWLS!!!
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Crimpergirl- No they are Great Green's also called Buffon's macaws
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