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little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Dec 22, 2014 - 02:40pm PT

back in Costa Rica, finally recovered from being turned into a rooster by that Haitian witch doctor.

Did the La Selva CBC on Saturday, their 30th anniversary count, the longest running CBC in CR (I've done it 20 times, now). We had 143 species on our route (Hook-billed Kite was the only addition to my year-list, # 722). Haven't heard the count total yet, and it will take a few days as the parties who were up in Braulio Carrillo NP send in their lists, but at La Selva and the surrounding lowland sites we had a preliminary total at dinner on count night of 306. We'll probably end in the high 300s, might even break the count high of 372.

Nabbed a Bare-necked Umbrellabird (# 723) yesterday morning before leaving La Selva, and found a Blue-headed Vireo (# 724) up in the pine plantations behind our house this morning. But I'm running out of gas. Would have to hit the Caribbean middle elevations pretty hard to make real headway. Sure I'll pick up a few more, but the weather is nasty over there, and it's nice to be at home, finally, where there are hot tamales, eggnog, fruit cake and smiling faces.

Merry Christmas to all you bird nuts.

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Dec 22, 2014 - 03:51pm PT

Dee is on fire, Little Z maybe see you in a month.

My offering from today, this Redtail kinda posed for me.

Willoughby

Social climber

Truckee, CA

Dec 22, 2014 - 04:02pm PT

finally recovered from being turned into a rooster by that Haitian witch doctor

Since that sounds like it's on topic for this thread, care to elaborate??

I've been La Selva once, just a few years ago and just for a very brief time. It wasn't exactly satisfactory. In fact, my whole visit to Costa Rica felt like a teaser, like I was setting myself for a lifetime of unfinished business. I need to get back down there!!! I hear Southwest is going to opening up flights to San Jose. Hmmnnn... (he thinks, while steepling his fingers like Mr. Burns).

dee ee

Mountain climber

citizen of planet Earth

Dec 22, 2014 - 05:00pm PT

Wow, Costa Rica RULES!

John, possible Palm Warbler, Orchard Oriole, Bell's Sparrow....we are praying for birds down here!

dee ee

Mountain climber

citizen of planet Earth

Dec 22, 2014 - 05:16pm PT

A few shots from our Edwards AFB LA County CBC. Our leaders were Alan and Myra Brown with Todd Battey and I along as well. We split into 2 teams till the end where all 4 of us waded 1/2 mile in cold water to view the Rosamund "Dry" Lake. It was anything but dry. We counted several thousand birds including one flock of over 1000 Least Sandpipers. It was overcast all day so bad lighting.

Sunrise

sunset

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 23, 2014 - 10:03am PT

I want to thank Willoughby again for turning me onto the earbirding blog. Man, that dude is
damn near a bird! His blog on gulls is awesome! On the right margin of his page is a long
list of other blogs, Bourbon,Bastards, and Birds being my current favorite. The author claims
to be "the Global Birder Ranking System's #7 U.S. birder". I haven't sussed this claim out
because I'm too busy enjoying his blogs, which are at once thoughtful and wickedly well
written. He would fit in well here based on this blog's title: "Your Mom Is Ship Assisted".
BwaHaHaHaHa! BTW, it is about 'vagrancy', as pertaining to birds. :-). Check it out!

Your Mom Is Ship Assisted

Willoughby

Social climber

Truckee, CA

Dec 23, 2014 - 11:56am PT

Glad you're enjoying it, Reilly!
That B,B,&B blog is really fantastic. The young turks having at each other, consistently clever, great photos, and I occasionally learn something. It also helps keep me abreast of the latest scandals (both real and fake), to which I'd otherwise be oblivious. I know some of that gang, barely, and they're a really fun bunch, but with serious naturalist chops!

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Dec 24, 2014 - 09:12am PT

A Yellow-rumped Warbler from yesterday's hike.

Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday season, thanks for all the great photos and information.

It has really helped my birding.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 24, 2014 - 09:15am PT

GREAT SHOT, BOB! Maybe your best?

10b4me

climber

Dec 24, 2014 - 03:57pm PT

BrassNuts

Trad climber

Save your a_s, reach for the brass...

Dec 24, 2014 - 06:01pm PT

Does this guy look like Santa or what? Ho Ho Ho everyone!! Have a great holiday and fantastic new year!

reptyle

Trad climber

Kali

Dec 24, 2014 - 10:38pm PT

I'll give it a lash.
The first ( lack with prominent white wing bar is probably a Lark Bunting (calamospiza melanocorys)
The ducks are not detailed enough but is maybe Ruddy duck (oxyura jamaicensis) or Cinnamon Teal (anas cyanoptera)
The tbird is the northern "Bullocks" Oriole (icterus galbula)
I'll work on the others.
possi ly Sharp tailed Grouse (tymphanuchus phasinellus)
Juvenile Great Horned (bubo virginiansus) 3
Long Eared owl (asio otis)
Red tailed dark phase ( buteo jamaicenses)
Great lue Heron (ardeo herodias)
Marbled Godwit (limosa fedoa)
Brant (branta bernicla)
More later...
D-<

dee ee

Mountain climber

citizen of planet Earth

Dec 25, 2014 - 09:00pm PT

10b, the coloration on that Thrasher is interesting, what's the deal?

10b4me

climber

Dec 25, 2014 - 09:42pm PT

A bit of post processing, Dave.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 25, 2014 - 10:24pm PT

Willoughby, after reading the exhaustive treatment by the Earbirder I now have serious doubts
that Bicknell's Thrush is anything more than another Quebec separatist. What think you?

Bicknell's c'est un poseur!

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Dec 26, 2014 - 12:30am PT

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Dec 26, 2014 - 11:21am PT

If yer still in the spirit of giving yer donation to the Cornell Lab will
be matched by Daddy Warbucks, or a cheerier stand-in, by THREE TIMES!:
Jess sayin'...

Cornell Lab 3X Matching Donation Deal

BrassNuts

Trad climber

Save your a_s, reach for the brass...

Dec 26, 2014 - 07:55pm PT

We are getting stacks of American Goldfinches at our feeders lately, as many as 30 at once :-) This little guy hit one of our windows pretty hard a couple of days before Xmas, but after about an hour of warming him up in hand, he was ready to head out again - ho ho ho! :-)