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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 11, 2014 - 03:49pm PT
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^^Exactly my thought Reilly!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Oct 11, 2014 - 04:47pm PT
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Wow, that Grison is cool, never heard of them. It looks like a bad-ass Wolverine.
Birds, I love BN's Gray Catbird. That was a one day wonder this year in OC. Only one guy saw and got a photo. We were all over the park a couple hours after the sighting and until days later. There is one at Chiriaco Summit right now that the Inland Empire dudes are all excited about. I might have to go.
Bob, great Marsh Wren! That is a hard bird to get a good shot of!
Willoughby, that is a great Long-eared shot. That is one of my current goals but the recent wildfire in Silverado closed access to the best LEOW spot until 7/2015. I may have to hike up and bivvy in another location that I suspect is good for all owls, Yager Mesa. It is one of the only old growth areas left in the Santa Anas, never been burnt or logged.
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MH2
climber
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Oct 11, 2014 - 05:35pm PT
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Birds. Winner of Best ST neighborhood, 2014.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 11, 2014 - 05:49pm PT
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^^ 100% agreement here with that sentiment!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Oct 11, 2014 - 06:11pm PT
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There are no bad-vibes on the Bird thread.
How lucky are we?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 11, 2014 - 07:38pm PT
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Really cool Little Z ...edit...Prairie Falcon on the way to Colorado today.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 12, 2014 - 08:13am PT
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The only thing better than one Long Eared Owl would be two Long Eared Owls.
Took this in PA last winter.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 13, 2014 - 08:17am PT
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Young Common Black Hawk, Bosque del Apache, southern NM.
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 13, 2014 - 07:01pm PT
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I believe this is a Juvenile Sharp shinned Hawk.
And here is another one I hope might be a jaeger. Salton sea, chasing a gull and diving down while the gull kept going.
And while we are on the ID trail..
How about this one, Cactus wren? Some type of Thrasher?
Fall is much different from Spring,,
Thanks for the help.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 03:03pm PT
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Here are a few shots from our last few days in Sicily. We are now staying on the flanks of Mt. Etna. hope to see some more mountain birds over the next two days. Tonight we finally managed to see a Eurasian Scops Owl in flight after hearing many of them.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Oct 14, 2014 - 05:30pm PT
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Nice Tony, love that Kingfisher.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 14, 2014 - 06:00pm PT
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excellant stuff Tony. Thanks for posting up while you're in the thick of it.
John, for your id requests:
I'd say Coop for that Accipiter on the utility pole: it has pretty stout legs and a head that looks pretty big relative to body size.
Sure looks and sounds like a jaeger, but I can't nail the species. The second photo hints at Long-tailed with the thin wings and lack of prominent white primnary shafts. Have to mull that one a bit.
Last one is a Rock Wren.
Also, while I'm in the "id prick" mode, Brassnuts, that Cordilleran Flycatcher looks a lot like an Eastern Phoebe.
thanks to all, and keep it comin'
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 14, 2014 - 07:34pm PT
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Great shots Tony.
Thanks for the help Little Z. I am only on the Mainland a few weeks a year so not real good with ID's. That's why I take a lot of crappy photo's with the hope I get something.. glad you agree that it is most likely a Jaeger.
And a rock wren in a hole in the rock at JTNM. Makes sense. I have only seen one other, they are pretty big compared to most wrens except the Cactus.
Here is a Northern Harrier. I saw him fly off and the white on the tail was obvious.
And a Loggerhead Shrike
Blue Grey Gnat actcher
Great tailed Grackle
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Oct 14, 2014 - 07:48pm PT
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Great stuff Tony and John...looks like you two are having a great trip.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 14, 2014 - 07:57pm PT
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Hey John,
I see on eBird that there were some recent sightings for Parasitic Jaeger from the southeast corner of the Salton Sea (though none have posted photos). Nothing recent for Long-tailed. You might want to post those photos and some details about your sighting to one of the California bird forums (dee ee, or other cali folks can you help him out with web links)? I'm sure you'd get a definative answer. Anywyas, it's a good bird (if it is indeed a jaeger, and not something like a Heermann's Gull?) and it'd be worth getting the data out there.
The hawk above is an adult Swainson's Hawk. Like a N. Harrier, it also has pale uppertail coverts and flies with it's wings held in a V, or dihedral (I think only birders and climbers actually use the word "dihedral").
Looks like you're having a killer trip.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:14pm PT
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Tony shoots ... and scores. Those were wonderful photos, and a Spanish Sparrow? I might have a new nickname.
Swainson's Hawk would be a cool as heck bird for me, John.
Thanks to all above.
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:30pm PT
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Ok Z thanks again, I am learning a lot, will work on posting the photo's of the jaegear on e bird.
Swainson's is a great bird, though I have seen them at Mendota SWR, aka the most littered sh#t hole of a refuge in Ca.
Here is one more for you, . I won't even try to call this one , just a mile or two from where I saw the Swainson's. Near the Colorado river on Highway 78 between Brawly and Blyth ,, a lovely drive if you don't mind the dust and the Nazi , Border Patrol checkpoints... Lots of Hawks.
Hawks ,Gulls ,and Sparrow's. Trying to get better.
Tomorrow a trip up Mt Lemmon and a stop at Sabino canyon on the way back.
Going to spend Thursday night at the Santa Rita lodge in Madera canyon.
A little late for Hummers but hoping for the best. Hopefully all this monsoon rain has held some birds around.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 14, 2014 - 08:40pm PT
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John, another Swainson's, this one an immature.
Let us know if you hear back on that jaeger-thing. It's got me stumped. Would be nice to hear other, more informed, opinions.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Oct 14, 2014 - 09:23pm PT
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I'm just looking on my phone, but the "jaeger" looks to me like a juv Herring Gull chasing a smaller species. I'll chime back in if I change my mind after viewing on a bigger screen.
Agreed on the Swainson's and Cooper's above.
And the only thing better than two Long-eared Owls, is two Long-eared Owls in the hand. Plucked these youngsters out of a willow and banded them at a site on Wilson Creek, near Mono Lake, back in the late 90s.
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 14, 2014 - 09:29pm PT
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I am just glad you guys take the time to look at some of my photo,s, and help me with an ID. Thank's Willoughby and Little Z and every one else who chime's in.
Aloha.
A bird in the hand.....
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