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john hansen
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Incredible stuff on the previous page.
Saw one of my favorite bird's today. Wood Duck.
And a mighty Blue.
EDIT: At a wild life refuge north of Portland near Vancouver along the Columbia river, there were lots of them.
Lovely Plumage...
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10b4me
climber
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John, where did you see the wood duck?
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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wrt 10b4me question about cavity nesting bird: Just a lowly House Sparrow. Sorry. That was my example of Tony saying (paraphrase), invasive species aren't inherently bad on their own, but they're bad when they compete for e.g. nesting cavities. That was in the parking lot at the Sonora Desert Museum, and I didn't seem them in cavities elsewhere.
Darwin
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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SLR, didn't the Archipelago of the Galapagos blow your mind!
Yeah, that place is very interesting. Each island has it's own climate, which is what apparently magnified the evolution of species into subspecies with exclusive distributions.
I went caving, bird-watching, snorkeling, free diving, scuba diving, shark diving, hiking, and even got in a 150-foot rapell into the throat of a volcano shaft and some free-soloing in a cave.
(:
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quartziteflight
climber
Who knows?
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2014 - 12:54pm PT
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Great shots everyone.
Migration is on like donkey kong!
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john hansen
climber
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Not great photo's but, good birds.
Black crowned Night heron
Sora, saw him for like two seconds, snapped away as fast as I could.
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Gambel's was out calling for his mate this weekend at JT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Hey Quartzite! Great to see you here. Migration is happening here, but slowly. Exciting time of the year. Cool photo of the Sora. I saw one recently, but as usual, it was a brief glance....no chance of even getting the camera up for a shot.
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john hansen
climber
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Yeah, Crimpie he was running along the shore, lucky to get even that shot.
Yesterday started at Klamath falls Oregon and ended at Grey Lodge Ca.
Snow and Greater White Fronted Geese. Click for larger image. It looks way better.
First meadowlark of the trip.
Lots of Avocet's
Pulled over one last time in sage country hoping for a Sage Sparrow or a Green tailed Towhee,(did not get either one) But did get this guy.
Northern Shrike
Then down to Grey Lodge.
Bald Eagle
And the Western Kingbirds have arrived.
Brown Headed Cow bird?
And Stilt's , on stilt's.
And flocks of Dunlin's
EDIT: Dee ee, took about 40 shots at long range with the SX50 to get that last Dunlin shot. Ain't digital fun..
Great shot's of the hummer.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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I had a dismal weekend of birding. I dipped on every target species, Fri., Sat., and Sun. Man, I was bummed out. I felt like a total loser. Meanwhile my buddy and rival (Jeff Bray) for county year was RAKING them in. He got 5 in one day.
Today my luck changed. I started the day early going for the Gray Catbird that Ryan W. found yesterday. Despite the presence of a bunch of the OC's best birders no one got it today. I did get a Plumbeous Vireo there. After being re-psyched by Sherry M. I blasted back to Blue Jay Campground and got
Purple Finch (maybe 5), Hermit Warbler (at least 5) and one Macgillivray's Warbler. I was starting to feel pretty good! I thought I would head to Laguna Canyon for a Black-headed Grosbeak. No go on that baby, it was hot out by then..
I had to head home to pick up Jake after school. As soon as Marge showed up at home I headed out again. I wanted to get the Calliope Hummer (never had them in OC). I got to Sea Terrace Park well after 4pm. I met 2 birders heading out, they had dipped.
I headed over to the recommended area and 2 other guys were there. they were deeply engrossed in conversation so I just started looking. Pretty soon, there he was, SWEET! I shot 320 shots to get these 3 mediocre ones.
There were 2 Allen's and one Rufous totally dominating the flower patch. Every time Mr. Calliope would come in the other agro dudes would attack. He slipped in a couple times stealthily and made it happen.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Good day of birding - Love the Calliope!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dee, you da man! Well, you da persevering man fo sho! :-)
The worst day of birding is better than ........
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john hansen
climber
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So Crimpster,, where the shot's from Birdapalloza? Have not seen any from BN?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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John H - I posted all my Birdapalooza photos upthread. I am in charge of the little point and shoot and get photos of birders vs birds. :)
BN has all sorts of treasures on his bazooka. He's embarked on a several month climbing/riding/birding/photography road trip. I flew back to Boulder from Birdapalooza...he stayed behind. After climbing/birding/riding/photography in J-Tree, Morongo and the LA area, he headed to AZ.
He's in AZ right now (climbing in Tucson area as I type this). I hope he finds some time soon to get his birdapalooza photos uploaded. I'm dying to see them too!
After time in Tucson area (I'll fly down in about a week to bird and climb), he heads to Red Rocks. Mid-May I'll meet him there to climb, then we drive back to Boulder where he'll start planning another phase of this fun!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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BN, I hate you.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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He is a rascal, no?
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Can you experts help me with another ID? Smallish -bigger than a Goldfinch, smaller than a house sparrow, greyish body with hints of blue on back/wings, yellow stripe down middle of head, yellow throat, and 'I think' yellow under the tail feathers. Near the arboretum. Thanks
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Here's your Black-headed Grosbeak, yesterday in Anaheim.
otisdog, sounds like a Yellow-rumped Warbler to me.
-Steve
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john hansen
climber
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Not really birding related except I was birding when some thing white in the distance caught my eye..
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