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dee ee

Mountain climber

Of THIS World (Planet Earth)

Apr 26, 2015 - 11:07am PT

Oh, I should have mentioned that at Gilman I did finally get the Hammond's Flycatcher (not FOY but very elusive) and for the first time missed the Dusky-capped Flycatcher. Someone else saw it later the same day though.

john hansen

climber

Apr 26, 2015 - 07:18pm PT

Oyster Catchers

Marsh Wren

Darwin

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Apr 26, 2015 - 10:38pm PT

I saw two male and a female Harlequin Ducks in bright breeding plumage after a good day climbing up Icicle Canyon in Leavenworth, WA. I was grinning from ear to ear after that. Other than that though I only saw a couple Juncos, which seems a little strange. I guess Icicle canyon's season is just later than ours.

cyndiebransford

climber

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Apr 26, 2015 - 10:40pm PT

Drove to Homer today and stopped at all my favorite birding spots. I saw a total of 33 species.
Northern Pintails
Common Mergansers
Red-breasted Mergansers
Barrows Goldeneye
Bald Eagle
Black-billed Magpie
Lapland Longspur
Harlequin Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Greater Yellowlegs
Cackling Goose
White-fronted Goose
Northern Shoveler
Rock Dove
American Golden Plover
American Wigeon
Northern Harrier
Northwestern Crow
Merlin
Common Loon
Common Murre
Marbled Murrelet
Common Raven
Red-legged Kittwake
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red-necked Grebe
Pelagic Cormorant
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull

Darwin

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Apr 26, 2015 - 10:50pm PT

Cyndie shoots!
She scores!

thanks for the photos, and that's what I was talking about w.r.t. Harlequins in breeding plumage.

PS: and jeeze the Lapland in breeding is awesome.

dirt claud

Social climber

san diego,ca

Apr 27, 2015 - 02:59pm PT

dee ee

Mountain climber

Of THIS World (Planet Earth)

Apr 27, 2015 - 06:25pm PT

Those are good birds Cyndie!!

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Apr 27, 2015 - 06:52pm PT

Good stuff Cyndie.

A black looking bird and a cinnamon looking duck out of water. :-)

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 28, 2015 - 12:20pm PT

"You talkin' to ME?"

BTW, Dirt Claud, how 'bout a link so's we can pick up one of those
awesome mobile blinds?

little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 28, 2015 - 01:30pm PT

Great Potoo time of the year again. Found another bird nesting with a young chick tucked in its belly feathers. Forgive me, as I've said this all before (this is the 3rd year I've presented nesting potoo photos here), but they just lay one egg on the end of a stump or some dimple on a branch that will hold the egg and afford the adult some camo. This is way up in the canopy, mind you. The chick is mostly white after it hatches (as is the one in these photos, although barely visible) but as it gets older it molts into a cryptic plumage pattern similar to the adult. This is probably the same bird I photographed in April 2013 as that "nest" and this year's "nest" are only about 50 ft apart, though in different trees.

Darwin

Trad climber

Seattle, WA

Apr 28, 2015 - 06:14pm PT

too cool, Little-z l^

From the Fill on my commute. I almost didn't bring my camera and thought "heck, the weather is changing, maybe something interesting will show up. I've heard rumors of a R-n Pheasant in the Fill for a couple months now. Do the females not squak? I haven't heard one recently nor for quite a few years.

john hansen

climber

Apr 28, 2015 - 06:37pm PT

Went by Grey Lodge today to see if any thing was left before they all flew north. I did get one White Fronted goose. It looked like it had a bad foot.
Also saw three snow geese. These were probably injured or old also.
Lots of other good stuff there too, plenty White Faced ibis's , and lots of White Pelicans. Saw some Long Billed Curlews in the distance, too far for any good photos.
Lots of BC Night Herons, Egrets, and Herons every where.
Also one American Bittern, have not seen one of those in a long time.
Added 22 to the trip list.

Here is a Common Morehen

And the Bittern ,,, I don't want to be recreated as a Bittern. Strange bird.

And a Red Shouldered Hawk flying overhead.

dirt claud

Social climber

san diego,ca

Apr 29, 2015 - 12:59pm PT

Just saw this on FB, looks like a cool site.

vbirder.com
https://www.facebook.com/vbirder

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Chewybacca

Trad climber

Kelly Morgan, Whitefish MT

Apr 29, 2015 - 01:01pm PT

The most patient Canada Goose ever. :*)

Sandhill Cranes having a dance party.

Immature Bald Eagle diving for fish.

Eagle fishing just before dark.

little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 29, 2015 - 05:04pm PT

Chewy, your flying raptors are superb!

here's one that should look familiar. Ditto a post that Q-BALL made a few pages ago....

john hansen

climber

Apr 29, 2015 - 05:11pm PT

Can I get some ID help please.

Saw this Hawk on a low dike between flooded rice fields, near Grey Lodge.

I am thinking this could be a 1st year Ferruginous Hawk.

The habitat and him being on the ground....

Still have a hard time with hawks with all the morph's and juvenile's and variations.

Wish I got a front side shot.

I did consider Merlin...

little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 29, 2015 - 06:36pm PT

Hey John,

that's a Swainson's Hawk, an adult, but can't see enough underneath to see if it's a dark morph or just normal. That white on the forehead and white throat are good keys. You can also see a bare leg (Ferrugy would have a feathered leg). Good habitat also for Swainson's, and they also commonly spend time on the ground.