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MisterE
climber
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Mar 31, 2014 - 10:21am PT
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Went to the twice-yearly Ojai Raptor Center opening yesterday where our friend and climbing partner Lena volunteers. Really cool place where they house injured and imprinted raptors, and also have a huge rehab facility.
The coolest bird of the day was an albino turkey vulture - because of the eye pigmentation, Blanca can't hunt very well.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Here's the link:
http://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/
and the resident birds:
http://www.ojairaptorcenter.org/meetraptors.html
Here's a picture of Lena with the kite she takes care of:
Cool stories associated with all these birds.
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Mar 31, 2014 - 10:49pm PT
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I had a great time at the Birdapalooza. Thanks Crimpergirl and Brassnuts! And Dee ee, Dr F, and 10b4me! I'm just a beginner at this birding stuff and pretty much self taught over the last couple years, but I learned a ton and saw 22 new birds hanging out a couple days with people who know what they are doing.
Here's a few pics I took.
At the Ken Malloy Park leg there were loads of hybrid Mallard types, which I was schooled they didn't count...took some photos anyway and found a Shoveler hanging with the mix!
As Crimpergirl mentioned I had heard there might be some Nashville Warblers about, and for a while I got fooled by this everyday ordinary Orange Crowned Warbler.
Highlight of the LA Arboretum
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 31, 2014 - 11:50pm PT
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PlanB - so happy you joined us. Your photos are really great! I don't think anyone got a photo of the Nashville (and I managed to miss him). Hoping BN gets some photos up soon too (He's back in J-Tree; I'm in Boulder now).
We need to get back out there sooner than a year. We need to implement the Reilly-suggested-pelagic-birding trip!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Marsh Wren and Great Horned Owl on the hike this morning.
And a plain old American Robin. :-)
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Oh my god, check this out! I was out at the freshly bolted Double Cross in Josh today and holy she-ite, there was a Pileated Pecker on the Josh right in front of the route! Incredible! You can see him on the left side of the Joshua Tree. I'm still in shock...
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10b4me
Sport climber
www.tenbeephotography.com
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john hansen
climber
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That is amazing, a pileated woodpecker in J tree.
I have been trying to work up my Gull skill's this trip.
Here are some I took (all of the same bird) today in Port Orford Oregon.
I am thinking Glaucous Gull or maybe Glaucous winged gull. Got to be one or the other..
EDIT: Going with Glaucous Gull
Also saw a Greater white fronted goose mixed in with some Canadian's. They were a long ways away.
Yesterday was pretty much pouring all day from Cresent city to Brookings, all the birds hunkered down. I think I am to early for the migration up here. Thinking of heading for Klamath falls area to see if any snow geese and wintering stuff still might be there. Just the regular winter type passerine's so far. Did get a Bald eagle today but no photo.
And first for this trip.. Turkey
Up to 110.
Double EDIT: Good one BN "fooled" me.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Damn, BN, I was gonna call 1 April on ya but I decided yer knott that kinda guy.
I would imagine the park naturalist would like to see that shot. I sure did!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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OK BN, dude, come on!!!!!!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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I say April fools. Good one BN.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Now that it is April 2, I can post a real bird photo ;-) Couldn't resist the Double Cross/Pileated idea as I walked by the route yesterday... Here's a real Josh bird pic from yesterday :-)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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BN, pretty funny. Btw, that kinglet is a Cassin's Vireo. (Probably no relation between John and Ricardo Cassin)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Willoughby, you mean I did get trolled by BN?
And do you concur with Hansen's Glaucous? It looks like one to me.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Okay - I'm dying of laughter here in Boulder with BN's April Fool's day photo. I admit he hooked me for just a brief second before I split a gut!!
Nice vireo BN! It's a first, no?
edit: love the spaghetti harvest video - snort!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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;-/ IT COULD HAPPEN! And to think that all along I've been thinking BN was such a nice guy.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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I'd guess third cycle Glaucous on the gull.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Thanks for the Cassin's correction gents. A new bird for me, so that's cool :-). I thought the bolted Double Cross reference in the Pileated April fool's post would raise the eyebrows, but apparently a few regulars were still trolled, good fun :-)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Starting to see some bona fide movement up here in the hills. Here's a solitaire from two days ago, gobbling berries just before the snow started really coming down.
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