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  1. Jeff Hopkins

    Istanbul Layover

    Hi all, I'm planning a trip in May which will likely have me laying-over for 24 hours in Istanbul. I was wondering if anyone can recommend a guide for a morning birding session close to the airport. Thanks. JH
  2. Jeff Hopkins

    Junco - Pennsylvania

    I'm just double checking...this is just a rather brown female Slate-colored Junco, not a more exotic subspecies. Correct?
  3. Jeff Hopkins

    A Week in Kuwait and the UAE (and an hour in Oman)

    I recently tacked a week in Kuwait and the UAE onto an organized tour in Ethiopia. It was partly for sightseeing and partly for birding. In a little over 3 days of birding I saw 89 species, 17 of which were lifers. Not bad for countries that basically consist of big cities and deserts. A lot...
  4. Jeff Hopkins

    Argentina Trip Report - October-November 2022

    In November of last year, I joined a cruise to Antarctica with Rockjumper, which gave me the opportunity to do some birding in Buenos Aires and the nearby Pampas as well in Tierra del Fuego. Today I loaded a trip report into Cloudbirders.com. A link to that report is here. Note that it...
  5. Jeff Hopkins

    Which Grebe? Lehigh County, PA, USA

    We had a small fallout of waterfowl this morning in Lehigh County, PA. There was a small flock of Horned Grebes (which is the expected species), but one grebe stayed by itself. I didn't get great pics, but it just looks "different". I see some black below the eye, I don't really see rufous on...
  6. Jeff Hopkins

    Dowitcher - Bath, Pennsylvania

    Ok, time for another dowitcher. Short-billed or Long-billed? Short-billed is more common, but Long-billed isn't unheard of here.
  7. Jeff Hopkins

    Shorebird - Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, USA

    I had a shorebird this morning in a grass field in a township park. It stuck out to me as being long billed and very grey. It was clearly smaller than a Killdeer, so I'm pretty sure it's a calidris. My thinking is a non-breeding plumage Dunlin, but I'd like a second opinion, especially since...
  8. Jeff Hopkins

    Quick Trip to Utah and Idaho, USA - August 2021

    I just posted a trip report for a short trip I just completed to Utah and Idaho on Cloudbirders. It was supposed to also include Nevada, but the road to the Himalayan Snowcock site was washed out so we skipped that. I saw 142 species, and got one lifer - Cassia Crossbill. Enjoy! JH
  9. Jeff Hopkins

    Juvenile Buteo - Eastern Pennsylvania

    I found a buteo this morning here in Lehigh County, PA. I'm not especially good with perched juvenile buteos - I'm much better with them in flight - but I think this is a juvie Red-shouldered Hawk, rather than a Broad-winged. Neither are especially common here, but since migration has started...
  10. Jeff Hopkins

    Flycatcher - Lehigh County, Pennsylvania USA

    I had this little guy in the pouring rain this morning. It was perched on a wire about a foot off the ground on the shore of a lake. Willow Flycatchers nest in the brush on a different shore of the lake, but this area is more wooded. Eastern Wood-pewees nest in the woods nearby, but I've...
  11. Jeff Hopkins

    Dowitcher - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA

    All, A dowitcher was found yesterday at a retention pond near Allentown, PA yesterday. It was called a short-billed, which is the most likely species, but I saw it today and it's got some features which make me think long-billed is on the table. What do the experts think?
  12. Jeff Hopkins

    Sandpiper - Bethlehem, PA, USA

    I had this sandpiper this morning at a retention pond. Pectoral is expected - and that's what I think it is - but I wanted to eliminate Baird's because it looked very long-winged when I first saw it. What I can see in the pics: - An all black bill. Every pic I see online of Pectoral shows a...
  13. Jeff Hopkins

    Pale Junco - Lehigh Valley, PA, USA

    Hey all. I found this junco this morning. I think it's just a paler than usual Slate-colored but I wanted to double check in case it's something more unusual. Thoughts?
  14. Jeff Hopkins

    US Desert Southwest - Jan. 2020

    I just finished a short trip to Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. I've loaded a copy to Cloudbirders. Enjoy! Jeff
  15. Jeff Hopkins

    Another "which tern?" - this time in PA

    All, This tern was seen a few weeks ago at Leaser Lake here in Eastern PA. Here. Just wanted to verify the ID of Common Tern is right.
  16. Jeff Hopkins

    Shrikes near Frankfurt

    Hi all, I have a 14 hour layover in Frankfurt in early November on the way to S.Africa. When Cornell split Great Grey Shrike off from the Northern Shrike, Great Grey became a potential lifer for me. I figure I'll take this window to go looking for one. Can anybody advise a reliable place to...
  17. Jeff Hopkins

    Lovebirds in Phoenix

    I'm going to be making a quick stop in Phoenix next weekend on the way home from a pelagic trip in San Diego. Anybody know any reliable locations (stake-outs) for Rosy-faced Lovebirds? I'll be staying right near the airport and I'll have a car, so I have flexibility. TIA, Jeff
  18. Jeff Hopkins

    Cuckoo - Korea

    All: I saw this cuckoo in a small town outside of Seoul on July 22nd. I was hoping it might be an Oriental Cuckoo, but after looking hard at this photo I concluded it was a Common Cuckoo But just to be sure I wanted to run it by everyone. Thoughts?
  19. Jeff Hopkins

    RFI - Yeosu Area

    Hi All, I may have a chance to spend a few days in the Yeosu area, and if I can arrange it around a weekend, may get some birding in. Anybody ever been there? Any recommendations of places to go birding? tnx, JH
  20. Jeff Hopkins

    Myanmar Trip from This November

    Hey all, I just took a quick trip in Myanmar as a pre-trip to an organized tour in Thailand. I've finally got the trip report done. It's now on CloudBirders: Here Enjoy!
  21. Jeff Hopkins

    Great Blue or Tricolored? - Bombay Hook, DE

    All, We saw an immature heron in a small pond at Bombay Hook on Saturday (Aug 6th). It was close to a great egret and clearly appeared smaller than the egret to all four of us in the car. When we first looked at it, we thought an odd tricolored, mainly because of the size, but now we're...
  22. Jeff Hopkins

    Trip to the Caucasus - April 30th to May 15th

    Hi All, I just finished a trip to Georgia and Armenia. I put a trip report for the vacation on Cloudbirders. The trip report is here. The trip was built around a short Birdquest tour to Georgia. I added some birding in Armenia before travelling to Georgia, along with a couple of days along...
  23. Jeff Hopkins

    Another Coop / Sharpie ID Challenge - Pennsylvania

    All: A friend of mine took this picture out his office window here in Allentown yesterday. We've historically had a pair of Cooper's hawks nesting in that location, but this guy has some sharpie characteristics, specifically the short neck and the forked tail. But I also see shorter outer...
  24. Jeff Hopkins

    Birding and Business Near Seoul

    I just got back from two weeks working in Korea, where I had my weekends free for birding. I've put a trip report on CloudBirders. Enjoy! JH
  25. Jeff Hopkins

    Shearwaters from Istanbul Ferries

    I'm going to be stopping in Istanbul for one night on my way back from my tour in the Caucasus. I only have one target bird there: Yelkouan Shearwater. Most of the reports I've read talk about taking the boat tour up to the Black Sea and back. Is that really necessary or can you see them...
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