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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 26, 2015 - 05:59pm PT
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Great stuff above, for me the usual suspects the last few days.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 26, 2015 - 10:42pm PT
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Climbski2, where were you? (ain't no White-cheeked Pintails in Reno or Alaska)?
Puerto Rico ..really enjoyed the trip.
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10b4me
Social climber
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Sep 27, 2015 - 03:58pm PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Sep 28, 2015 - 08:12am PT
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Tony, 302 for the county year but I'm not going for every county year bird anymore, not enough time or motivation. I'm too psyched on climbing currently. I'm in 3rd place but will drop to 4th soon.
I'm going for lifers and county birds but missed several good ones while in the Sierra last week.
There was a Dickcissel, a Bobolink and a male Painted Bunting at San Joaquin! I missed all 3 and they all would have been lifers.
The Bunting was last seen while we were on the Pelagic trip. I went straight over there after but no luck.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 28, 2015 - 11:15am PT
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Great stuff everyone.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 28, 2015 - 05:19pm PT
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Canyon Towhee this afternoon down along the Rio Grande near Pilar, NM.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 12:16am PT
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Dave,
A total of 302 leisurely. Right! Hard to imagine your total if you put your mind to it in an El Niňo year.
We went on a pelagic trip out of Ft. Bragg yesterday. Conditions were more benign than the forecast. Although this is a venue with a propensity of rarities, there were none on this trip. The usual suspects were plentiful, though. As usual in the fall, Sooty Shearwaters were down and Pink-footed were up. We also saw two likely Short-tailed Shearwaters (no photos)
We saw our first Buller's Shearwaters of the year.
Lots of Northern Fulmars in various shades.
Lots of Black-footed Albatrosses followed us throughout the trip. Chumming helps! (not allowed in Monterey and Half Moon Bay)
Jaegers and skuas made a showing.
The stars of the show were the Storm-petrels. We saw five species: Ashy, Fork-tailed, Black, Wilson's and Leach's. It is always a delight to watch them dancing on the water to feed.
Local folks seemed particularly excited about the Black Storm-petrel. This turned out to be because the ones seen were the first records for Mendocino County waters.
We just got word that there will another trip in three weeks going further (30-miles) out in hopes of reaching some warm water breaks where rarities are more likely to occur. Unlike further south where there is extremely warm water, the water here is now cold until a lot further out.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 30, 2015 - 10:40am PT
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love those pelagics. Exciting times all up and down the Pacific coast. Here in Costa Rica we've had 3 species of note pushed up to their northernmost limits because of this recent El Niño; Inca Tern, Peruvian Booby, and Waved Albatross. I have yet to see any of these. Dying to get out.
Here's a belated Birthday post for Crimpy:
your buddies in the wild, passing out the love while enjoying the first rays of morning sun.
more wild Psittacids (always think of you, and Cosmic, when I see parrots):
and Woody says ¡Feliz Cumpliaños! and goodbye
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Sep 30, 2015 - 10:43am PT
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Love it Little Z....thanks! I love going to the LA Arboretum for just that reason!
P.s. looks like Red Lored on top and Lilac Crowns on the bottom of the first photo. All gorgeous.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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just a feeder photo:
Then on an tangent, when will I stop thinking Chipping (pretty rare here) when I see a first winter White Crowned (common)? I think when I remember, "look at the bill color".
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Bad Fiducci
climber
Wilson, WY
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Mourning doves. Might be a couple of collared doves mixed in there...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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An owly weekend here
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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10b4me
Social climber
Retired
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Oct 11, 2015 - 04:21pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 11, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
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Honk if you love Geesus!
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john hansen
climber
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Oct 11, 2015 - 05:32pm PT
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I remember when I was five or six years old and being out in a field near our house in Sebastapol one evening around dusk. I heard geese over head and was fascinated to see thousands of birds flying over in V formations.
I lied on my back and watched them for an hour or so before being called in for dinner.
This was about 65 or 66. That was when I first got interested in birds.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Oct 19, 2015 - 10:26pm PT
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From Coyote Hill Regional Park.
click these for larger version.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 20, 2015 - 08:32am PT
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Confusing species
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