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  1. grebefeet9

    how many single-word named birds have you seen?

    i like these birds that have a one-word name only. how many have you all seen? osprey wrentit bushtit verdin whimbrel dunlin willet sanderling killdeer canvasback redhead anhinga sora i might be missing a few. interested to see responses.
  2. grebefeet9

    top 10 most wanted ABA zone.

    basically the same idea as johnny's thread in this forum, but what are your top ten most wanted birds in the ABA zone?. mine are: least bittern (would round off my NA herons list) bullock's oriole (a common species i haven't been able to find yet) long tailed duck black scoter white-winged...
  3. grebefeet9

    morgan hill, CA lakes.

    today i had an excellent day of birding around three medium-sized lakes in Morgan hill, CA. the first lake was quite shallow and attracted few birds, except for an excellent moorhen. a black phoebe flew out over the water. we continued to the second lake, which was full of coots, and scanned...
  4. grebefeet9

    interesting mallard, california

    i saw some interesting mallards today at some lakes. there was not a high level of human activity in the area, and yet the ducks (a male and female) were extremely tame, walking around us and we were actually able to pick one up. this was not due to illness, as the ducks swam, dabbled at the...
  5. grebefeet9

    early or late whibrel?

    in early july, i saw a flock of fifteen whimbrel feeding on a beach in moss landing, CA. are these birds thathave already returned from their breeding grounds, or ones that haven't left?
  6. grebefeet9

    how many terns have you seen?

    so far, i have 6: common, forster's, caspian, elegant, royal, sandwich. hope to get least this summer. interested to see what others have seen.
  7. grebefeet9

    which sparrow is more likely, CA USA?

    last september, near the hetch hetchy resirvoir, i saw a pair of small, drab sparrows that i identified as brewer's sparrows. i am now unsure, and think that maybe they were first-winter chipping sparrows. can anyone shed some light on which is more common in that area?
  8. grebefeet9

    stained kinglet?

    i recently saw a ruby-crowned kinglet with black colouration around the base of the bill. what might cause this?
  9. grebefeet9

    crossley guide

    i'm sure many of you know of/own this, but i've just found it recently, and thought it was neat. i'm waiting for western crossley, though http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-03-23/article/37552?headline=Wild-Neighbors-Not-Your-Father-s-Bird-Guide---By-Joe-Eaton
  10. grebefeet9

    pelagic bird question for the experts

    what is the best time of year to see migrating pelagic birds along the pacific coast?
  11. grebefeet9

    which bird do you enjoy seeing most?

    it could be anything from something that is very common in your area, or something you only see every few years. what is it? i think mine would be cedar waxwing.
  12. grebefeet9

    life list question.

    i've been wondering: if you see birds outside your country, do you write them down on your life list, write them down on the life list but also note what your country total is, put them on a separate list but also keep track of your world total, or what? :eek!:
  13. grebefeet9

    first life bird of 2012

    what is your first life bird of 2012? mine is a wilson's snipe
  14. grebefeet9

    white faced ibis, monterey bay

    yesterday, i spotted a white-faced ibis feeding in a flooded field with stilts and yellowlegs. the location is in a bunch of housing near the pajaro river mouth. sighted dec. 29.
  15. grebefeet9

    who can ID this?

    here's a challenge:someone identify this bird, unknown location.
  16. grebefeet9

    events postponed because of twitching/chasing

    what is the most important event you have pushed aside in order to go after a rarity?
  17. grebefeet9

    your favorite video of a bird

    post your best video of a bird to this thread. to start with, here's a great one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQya_S0oFx8
  18. grebefeet9

    cormorants eating snails

    today, at lake merrit, oakland, i saw a large group of double-crested cormorants eating what appears to be snails. have you seen anything like this before?
  19. grebefeet9

    birds heard in background of movies

    has anyone identified a bird call they heard in the background of a movie?
  20. grebefeet9

    vermilion flycatcher, Fremont

    i have heard of a vermilion flycatcher sighted in Fremont, CA. as i am not connected to any kind of rarity alert system, i do not know if it is still there. can anyone tell me if it has been sighted later than Dec. 7?
  21. grebefeet9

    oakland christmas bird count

    i signed up for the Christmas bird count in Oakland, ca. as it is my first CBC, does anyone have an idea of how the whole thing is run, and any interesting experiences you've had on CBC's?:eat:
  22. grebefeet9

    wildcat canyon park, ca

    on bikes today. a northern flicker flew into a tree, and we realized there was a flock of band-tailed pigeons , which flew to an adjacent tree. there were downy woodpecker, and then some kind of accipiter flew through. there were scrub jay, stellers jay, and ruby crowned kinglet, plus some...
  23. grebefeet9

    snowy plover question

    where are the best specific locations to see snowy plover in california?
  24. grebefeet9

    bonapartes gull eating jellyfish.

    i was on a beach in monterey bay, when i saw a bonapartes gull picking along the sand. it seemed to be eating these tiny, rice sized blobs of jellyfishes. have any of you seen this, and what are they?
  25. grebefeet9

    lake anza, berkeley, CA part two

    today i stopped by lake anza and jewel lake. at jewel, i saw a lone male common goldeneye and female bufflehead, plus a hermit thrush on the boardwalk trail. at lake anza, there were 14 female common mergansers on the beach, plus the usual buffleheads and a couple ring necked duck. the real...
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