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clifff

Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
Dec 10, 2015 - 07:32am PT
Rhyme of the Ancient Albatross:

http://qz.com/562034/the-worlds-oldest-wild-bird-is-64-years-old-and-shes-still-laying-eggs/?utm_source=ff
dee ee

Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
Dec 10, 2015 - 08:09am PT
On Chickadee Ridge near Lake Tahoe this last weekend with Liz.

I know you are not supposed to feed the wildlife but..............



cyndiebransford

climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Dec 12, 2015 - 09:50pm PT
Thousands of Rock Sandpipers at the mouth of the Kasilof River on the incoming tide. They were floating on bergs up river and out in the inlet. They would fly up when the Bald Eagles came swooping in. It was a great day to bird.
hooblie

climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
Dec 14, 2015 - 12:07am PT
thinking about it agreeing to disagree
sidewalk certified what's that in turkey miles? zoomerseemed right at the time
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Dec 14, 2015 - 06:09am PT
Very fun Hooblie!
Crimpergirl

Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Dec 14, 2015 - 06:11am PT
Wow! I've been working way too much and missing out on the bird thread. So many terrific photos and birds. Thanks everyone!
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Dec 14, 2015 - 09:32pm PT
I'm working on a mine reclamation project. Naturally (ha), pigeons have taken up residence in the portal (mine opening at surface). Twice I drove over the top of this guy and he didn't move. The third trip I stopped to see what his deal was, poor little bugger was stuck in the mud. I cleaned his beak and moved him to a safer place.

Tony

Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
Dec 14, 2015 - 10:22pm PT
What is that bird? I know they can look really different in hand, especially with messed up plumage.Maybe a Eurasian Collared Dove? Looks too dark, but the eye-ring and apparent pigeon appearance. Maybe a young one?

Calling little z or willoughby.
10b4me

Mountain climber
Retired Climber
Dec 15, 2015 - 03:13pm PT
little Z

Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
Dec 15, 2015 - 06:29pm PT
yes Tony, I did a bit of a double-take when I first saw that photo, thinking it looked more like some small shearwater, but it is indeed a scuabby little pigeon (Rock Dove).

thanks Wyorockdude, enjoy your Karma boost.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 15, 2015 - 07:11pm PT
Ha! I thought shearwater, too, but didn't want to look the fool!
That squab has the longest bill evah, no?
Tony

Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
Dec 15, 2015 - 07:24pm PT
My initial thought was also a shearwater, but the location seemed pretty far fetched. I guess some muck sticking to the bill made it look long.

Glad you were able to rescue it. It's amazing the range of habitats these birds can survive. I imagine it's pretty cold in Wyoming right now.
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
Dec 15, 2015 - 07:25pm PT
Definitely a juvenile Rock Dove. The mud on his beak was quite the extension.

They love the portal. When the fans aren't running, air naturally flows in the vent raise and out the portal. This path picks up a bit of heat, keeping the temperature in the low 50's year round. There are about 50 residents.
MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Dec 17, 2015 - 06:42pm PT
Too many pages back. Cheers, hooblie, and all others.


Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 17, 2015 - 07:31pm PT
Hey, Little Z, are you really the only contributor to the ABA's "North American Birds"? Weird!

edit:
Doh! I fingered it out. There is a bunch of you but you get yer name in
bold cause yer the compiler!
Willoughby

Social climber
Truckee, CA
Dec 17, 2015 - 11:48pm PT
Haven't peeked nor chimed in here in a good long while. Here's a young male Surf Scoter from Monday's Christmas Bird Count here in Tahoe.

MH2

Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
Dec 18, 2015 - 09:12am PT
After the annual eye exam where I got drops to dilate the pupils, the black on these ducks looked blue.


little Z

Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
Dec 22, 2015 - 07:47am PT
MH2, when you said "eye exam" I was thinking your photo was some sort of eye exam chart, like "identify the ducks in the 3rd row down please, right to left". cool photo

just got back last night from doing 4 CBCs in 7 days. Anyone else, other than Willoughby, out there counting?

picked up bird 732 for my 2015 Costa Rica list, this female Green Thorntail


rest day (and drying out day) today, but still have a week + to add some other spp to the year list. Already at a personal high. Next year is going to be slow year for the the Costa Rica list but I'll be able to pad out the Central America list with a trip to Guatemala, and the big one, a month in Australia, to get a bunch of lifers. Woo Hoo!

Reilly? dude you're showing your age. I didn't think anybody read North American Birds anymore.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Dec 22, 2015 - 07:53am PT
Z, what to say? Us OCD types love our minutiae.
How else to explain looking at sub-adult gulls?
cyndiebransford

climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Dec 22, 2015 - 11:21am PT
Saturday was the Christmas Bird Count. I had old town Kenai and vicinity. It was a slow bird day. It was 33 degrees and windy, too much open water so the birds are spread out. I did see 9 starlings and 120 rock pigeons, but nothing unusual. I did not see a lot of the usual suspects, no nuthatches, jays or songbirds. I had a list of 9 species and overall our circle count was lower than previous years with a total of 36 species.
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