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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 28, 2015 - 09:20pm PT
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Awesome shots! Dee ee, you missed the Groove-billed Ani in Coso Junction!
So did I.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 29, 2015 - 03:23am PT
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Did a mini-pelagic last week, one of the few trips I've made out into the Caribbean. We went on the "Candy Pricila", a 25' long narrow fishing boat with a 115 hp outboard. Only got out 23 miles off of Tortuguero on the northern coast, but we found some sargaso beds and that's where the birds were, as well as the fish. We hand-lined for fish and watched birds all morning. We ran into some other fisherman. Our Captain knew them all but says these are folks he's never seen on dry land.
Nothing new or surprising, though I did get 3 species that I'd never seen on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica: Bridled, Least and Common Terns.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Oct 30, 2015 - 06:46pm PT
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at La Selva now, where the birding is easy
So Darwin, where did you see a crane on your commute home? that's pretty amazing!
Tony, any word on the small mystery shearwater?
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Great batch above as usual!
I've been a bit out of it lately, post-ACL reconstructive surgery but managed my first out of town trip this weekend.
I know I've posted painted storks before, but I just can't seem to get enough of them-they're such goofy looking things.
Seems like nest building time.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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A couple more:
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Delhi dog,
Thanks for those. I hope to see some of those at some point.
little z,
The shearwater was recorded as an unusual Black-vented, I think. It wasn't clean white underneath, but nothing like the other Black-venteds that we saw, and there were hundreds that day. It didn't really match up with any of the small "bicolored" shearwaters. Anything other than a Manx would have been a VERY rare record. Kind of unsatisfying, I guess.
And I really need to visit Costa Rica!
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john hansen
climber
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Long billed Dowitcher.
Short Billed Dowitcher.
I hope I am right on these.
I heard they had a scissor tail fly catcher up in humbolt county..
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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tomorrow is my last day at La Selva
have a bunch of photos
here's a honeycreeper overload:
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Nice LittleZ! When can we come visit ;-)
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Thanks littleZ, and all the rest of course. La Selva. Is that Peninsula de Osa?
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Went down to check out the Sand Hill Cranes in the San Luis Valley earlier this week. Most were out of range given the official viewing areas, but some cooperated :-) These guys are fun to watch and listen to, very cool birds on their way south.
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MikeMc
Social climber
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Awesome birds BrassNuts. Used to have Cranes nest in my parents pastures in MT. I think they were Sandhills as well. Watching them dance is something else.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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I was wondering if there'd still be any
hanging around there, Dave.
Awesome photos!!!!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Nice Dave! I love the three headed crane.
Got Gray Catbird this morning at San Joaquin LIFER!!!! Very secretive but one glance was all it took. We did get a good 2 minute viewing though.
Photos impossible.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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It doesn't compare to the Green Honeycreeper or BN's or Hansen's photos, but it was a good RAINY day at our feeder. And someone has to take the bottom of the page.
For two or three years now, I've occasionally had leucistic or molting looking Chickadees hanging around our neighboring yards. Y'all don't think they are some intergrade Chickadees, do you?
leucistic (?)
another view
leucistic blurry
and a regular BCC
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Dang! I've never seen one of those mutant two-headed Sandhills before.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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^^ yeah, and how about that 3 headed one!
Swwwweeeeeettt!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Couple from today. Click for larger
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