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    RFI: Best week for Colima Warbler at Big Bend NP

    It's definitely a reasonably strenuous hike. Coming downhill via the Pinnacles trail is especially hard on ankles, knees and hips because of having to step down. The Laguna Meadows trail is longer but less steep.
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    Foreign Visitors to Houston/Upper Texas Coast

    Thanks Steve!--Due to your suggestion, I just signed up for Birding Pal (again). However, I never got a single birding pal email the last time i signed up for Birding Pal nine years ago. Hopefully this time will be better.
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    Foreign Visitors to Houston/Upper Texas Coast

    Foreign birding visitors to Houston/Upper Texas Coast: Anybody looking for a birding buddy on a weekend morning (Sat, Sun and 50% of Fridays)-I am often available--love to show people around--or you could join me on whatever planned birding outing that is already planned for that day. I am...
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    Back country

    Out of the Way Texas Yup, I agree with Phil R. above--Some of Big Bend Nat'l park and especially Big Bend Ranch State park can be definitely almost Alaska-level out of the way. The state park requires cars with puncture-resistant (thicker side-walls) tires to access some of it. Near to Big...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    I for one am much relieved. I for one am much relieved. Seems like a good idea by John to travel to Arizona for the Lesser Sand-Plover. There is no prize money for setting the record--only "fame"--so if everybody ends up grumbling about your whole Big Year List--based on your questionable...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    Whoa-- Were the "Big Year rules" completely disregarded on this one? So seemingly just because he doesn't want to travel--John W reverses his previous decision with no new data nor interpretation--just some encouragement from someone he spoke with. (especially when those apparently near him at...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    Hmmm. Another Jabiru. I just missed john w and "olaf" by a couple of hours last month at the Mexican violetear in Medina County, TX. I wonder if they will chase the jabiru despite the distance. I will be chasing it friday morning--only 2 hours from my house. I just missed the last (2008)...
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    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    First Pelagic (4 lifers) and no seasickness! Finally braved seasickness and took my first ever pelagic trip (this one was out of Port Aransas, TX). Luckily the Prescription skin patch eliminated seasickness and I added 4 common Gulf of Mexico pelagic birds as lifers: Cory's Shearwater...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    Thanks Joe. I see two birds currently in the ABA in the last 7 days needed by Olaf--3 Buller's Shearwaters from the Santa Cruz, CA municipal wharf July 26 and the White-tailed Tropicbird July 21 on pelagic off Cape Hatteras NC. He will likely get the Buller's soon anyway on a N. California...
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    Texas info please

    Anybody else out there visiting the Upper Texas Coast (UTC=Houston-Galveston-High Island-Beaumont-Brazoria-Quintana area) from outside the USA who needs some help locating particular species or has other questions please post here--I/we will try to help. See above though for some tips already...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    Green Violetear. John W got it in the morning. Olaf got it late morning/early PM. Per Jan M their stays didn't overlap. I drove over and got it next after Olaf in mid-afternoon. Very pretty bird (& lifer for me too). i guess i just missed the ABA Big Year heavy hitters. I assume Olaf will be...
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    July in Austin

    Best place is Hornsby Bend SE of Austin but still in Travis County Best place is Hornsby Bend SE of Austin but still in Travis County. This link lists all birding hotspots in the area ranked (in lower right corner--maps are provided if you follow the links). You may want to poke around this...
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    Arctic Loon
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    ABA Big Year 2016

    July 5 Totals 745 (ebird) or 744 (his blog) Bradley McDonald (A.K.A. Olaf Danielson)(July 3) 738 John Weigel (July 5) catching up very rapidly. 688 Christian Hagenlocher (July 2) Why do people think Olaf's only at 744 despite ebird=745--looks to me like an acceptable picture of the green...
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    Texas info please

    No problem--feel free to send a texas target list. One possible interesting species--You could possibly have a small chance of catching the last wild Whooping Cranes before they depart from Aransas Nat. Wildl. Ref. for Canada. Only about 150 wild pairs left in the world and is the tallest crane...
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