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JBoone
Social climber
NC
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Dingus
Young Tom in your pic with the beginnings of a beard. The Noth American wild turkey is quite a bird and spans an impressive range.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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More to the point inquiring minds want to know why DMT flops on his back
and plays a rug for a turkey trot.
OK, not a great shot but my backyard bulbuls ain't the most confiding boids,
but boy, howdy, they do like them some hair gel and eye liner!
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Our local celebrity Osprey pair now have two eggs. One to go, then a long wait (~35 days)
Someone grabbed a screenshot of the egg being laid.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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my friend sent me some pics from the pelagic. Maybe it was a pain in the butt to carry the 600 m lense but it paid off. Compare my Peregrines to his Peregrines - same birds (2 separate falcons) but with different cameras.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Bird bump...Taos, NM.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sheesh, Cyndie!
I thought I was looking at Arctic flamingos before I saw the longspur!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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This woman probably got something better. But then, she had several thousand dollars worth of lens, and I just had my phone.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Apr 11, 2017 - 12:38pm PT
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Still have a number of Panama boids I haven't yet posted, so here's another dose :-)
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 11, 2017 - 07:45pm PT
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WRT ^:
I love it when they show off!!!! Thanks y'all.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Apr 12, 2017 - 12:19pm PT
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Apr 12, 2017 - 01:18pm PT
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Doing a big day in Fresno county on the 29th. Anyone ever done that? How'd you do? Tips or tricks?
Starting at 2am near shaver lake and then ending around 10pm in the coastal hills. Record is 146, I'd love to break 100.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 12, 2017 - 06:23pm PT
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American Pelicans.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 12, 2017 - 07:48pm PT
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Bob,
Are you on the coast.? G*d I love those birds, White or Brown.
tfpu
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 12, 2017 - 08:15pm PT
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Limping crab,
Me and a buddy, Jim Booker, who is now over 2000 lifers , did a couple big days in Placer county in the early 80's.
I am still only around 300.
We got 123 the first time and 127 the second try. The county record then was only about 135 or so where now it is over 150 or 160.
We started down in the valley as far west as we could get at 4:30 am.
First bird was a " heard only" killdeer(we saw many later) but you can count ones you only hear, good for rails and owls, and those pesky little ones that will not come out in the open. I guess the rule is two people must be able to confirm.
I think both times were in May but the end of April sounds good too.
We spent the day working our way up in elevation till we got to Martis Creek lake ,at 6500 ft, then over to Tahoe.
Curlews and yellow legs and geese and ducks and egrets in the valley, up to the foothills for warblers and such, then mountain bluebirds, chickadees and gulls on lake Tahoe. Both days were really fun, we probably ended by 9 pm so only got a few owls.
Now days they start on Mosquito Ridge road at one second after midnight.
This route is known for 6 or 7 owl types. A few trips ahead of time to stake out places they have been heard can really help with the count.
We birded all the time back then and knew where to find certain target birds like Pileated Woodpecker , or Osprey. We planned out our route and stuck with familiar roads.
I would look to see if there might be a road known for owls in Fresno Co.
if you are really into it, and most people who do a big day are into it.
Mendota is a good spot for Swainson's Hawk and Clark's Grebe, maybe a Merlin,,
Might be hard to get to too high elevation with all the snow.
Good luck and let us know how it went.
I think those were the only 100 bird days I had till I had one a few years ago around the Moss landing area, if I could figure out gulls and Hawks and sparrows I might do better someday.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Apr 12, 2017 - 11:27pm PT
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if I could figure out gulls and Hawks and sparrows I might do better someday. Tell me about it!
Thanks for the tips, we have the route from the previous record and we're doing most of it, with some changes, and possibly last minute side trips for eBird rarity reports.
A friend of mine is a biologist up around shaver lake in the mountains and responsible for doing their bird surveys, including owls. He's gonna point us in the right direction for the start.
I've only been doing this for a few months so I'm sure we'll waste a lot of time trying to figure out stuff we're not familiar with. Up to 145 in the Central Valley this year so I hope to quickly recognize most stuff (fat chance). Heading to the Fresno WTP Friday to get passes and practice shorebirds.
Snowmobiling and splitboarding tomorrow and I'm almost more excited to go to a poop factory and look at birds the next day. Sure went from zero to full nerd quickly but it's fun!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Apr 13, 2017 - 09:27am PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Apr 13, 2017 - 02:04pm PT
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Rob, was that from day before yesterday (at Josh)?
Good shot!
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