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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 10, 2012 - 01:26pm PT
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HELP!!!! I NEED A BUFF-COLLARED NIGHTJAR!
It has been 25 years since I went to Guadalupe Canyon on the AZ/NM border.
Going again in May on the way to nephew's behitchment in, of all places,
Truth or Consequences, NM! OK, not really, but Las Cruces is almost as funny.
Anyway, Guadalupe Cyn used to be a big birding spot but thanks to certain
geo-political developments it appears to be not so popular.
Anybody been there semi-recently? I have to admit that camping there now
seems like it would be asking for trouble. But how else are ya gonna get
a Nightjar?
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 11, 2012 - 04:29pm PT
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Along the lines of Base104's photo, here is a Common Black Hawk shot at dusk in Hopkins Village Belize.
Cragman, What kind of owl? Maybe a Saw-whet?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 11, 2012 - 04:30pm PT
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That owl photo is all over facebook - no one has noted the owl type as far as I know. Super cool!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 11, 2012 - 04:31pm PT
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It IS all over Faceook. It's a Great Gray.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 11, 2012 - 04:35pm PT
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I guess the problem is that I am NOT all over Facebook. It goes to show you that size is not a good field. I considered Great Gray, but decided it looked too small.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 11, 2012 - 04:44pm PT
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Thanks Willoughby!
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Feb 11, 2012 - 05:19pm PT
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Cool Shots!
Here's a couple new ones.
Great Egret
Peregrine
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Feb 12, 2012 - 12:16am PT
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Finally got my Sharpy!
Not sure if this is a Pine Warbler though?
Hammond's flycatcher?
Another angle...?
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 12, 2012 - 01:28am PT
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I don't know, but the bill looks a little heavy to me for for a warbler.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Feb 12, 2012 - 01:41am PT
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Maybe it is a Hutton's Vireo?
First time seeing it so not positive.
I also saw a Ruby crowned Kinglet for the first time. (below)
Slowly made it to #111
Still having a blast!
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TomCochrane
Trad climber
Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay
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Feb 12, 2012 - 01:58am PT
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 12, 2012 - 02:18am PT
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The ducks were cooperative at Seattle's Union Bay Landfill today. There is a Barrow's Goldeneye that is unaccountably hanging out in fresh water as well as our normal complement of winter ducks. There is also a Tufted Duck that that I wasn't able to photograph.
Forgive my tying of the bandwidth with my dump of photos of nothing rare, but my shoulder is still too fragile to climb-on, and I took these on the way to the gym to work on PT.
And because these are the first good phtotos I've take of one of my favorites just four days ago:
It had just taken off, but I don't know where its wings went.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 12, 2012 - 03:05am PT
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Darwin,
Nice duck photos. It looks like the new lens has solved the focus issues. Barrow's Goldeneyes winter at Lake Solano near here, also fresh water.
I trust you have those Snowy Owls staked out for us.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 12, 2012 - 09:26am PT
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Great photos! I like that all birds are showcased here - they're all beautiful. This thread wouldn't be half as good if it was only rarities imo.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 12, 2012 - 11:11am PT
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Yes, great duck photos.
I saw a bunch of Teals this morning, and shovelers though I could not get the shots.
I did get these though.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Feb 12, 2012 - 11:18am PT
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Blurred Geese, very cool Ducks, Owls, Flickers, Kinglets etc etc. Great shots everyone! Not sure if I've put these up before, but a few of my fave local birds...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 12, 2012 - 11:36am PT
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Common Redpolls are showing up in San Diego...Pretty cool
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Feb 12, 2012 - 11:47am PT
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Julian and University Heights. I guess they have been showing up on feeders. They said the one in Julian (behind the Birding store) has shown up pretty regularly
I heard there is Gyrfalcon at Elsinore as well.
Seems to be some interesting far north birds going south lately
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Feb 12, 2012 - 11:56am PT
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Cool Redpoll. I dig the little birds, they've just got the personality type I like ha ha. I wonder if we'll get those on the central coast. I'm looking forward to the season changes more than ever now.
Elsinore eh? The brewery? IF you find a Gyrfalcon in a bottle I hear they give you a free case of beer...
sorry, couldn't resist.
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