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  1. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    I have seen Black Rail as well. I'm not sure I would even consider that an uber hard bird in North America/The ABA to get, nevertheless the world.
  2. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    yeah however I am not convinced that the poster's "snoring bird" and the aforementioned Snoring Rail are the same thing
  3. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    Do you have an actual scientific name to go with Snoring bird?
  4. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    But presumably you were certain of the ID :P
  5. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    I think the reason it was on the list however is that getting out there isn't exactly a cakewalk :P
  6. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    I would imagine the only real maximum is the number of birds recognized. If you were a billionaire with lots of political connections and free time, probably any bird could be possible.
  7. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    I think those should be judged on a case by case basis. Some possibly extinct birds just haven't had a serious search performed for them. Others are probably legitimately extinct.
  8. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    bkrownd has Hawaiian Crow, so you can check that one off. I would imagine that there are some widespread rails and owls with decent population sizes that might fall under the "easiest to see but not seen category"
  9. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    If it makes you feel better, in exchange I dipped on Bristle-thighed Curlew, a pretty bad miss for a ABA birder going to Nome
  10. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    Saw a male last year in Nome Alaska in Summer...my first eider (yes I saw a Spectacled before I saw a Common :P)
  11. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    Some tough birds from Japan Japanese Night Heron Bonin Honeyeater Styan's Grasshopper Warbler. I don't think their are reliable sites for the Night Heron, and it's mostly seen through shear luck (although encountered perhaps a little more regularly at migrant traps). Bonin Honeyeater is just...
  12. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    I have Kirtland's Warbler...it's actually very easy to see if you make the trip to Northern Michigan How about Nihoa Millerbird, Nihoa Finch, and Coco's Island Finch? All are endemic to small islands which I don't believe allow access except to researchers?
  13. Mysticete

    Have You Seen Any of These Birds?

    Aldabra Rail
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