[pstraughan]

Has any bird eluded you so far in 2011? Did you hear something but didn't see it? Did you go looking for a particular bird that someone told you was there but couldn't find it? Did you catch a glimpse of something interesting that you couldn't positively ID?

Feel free to post throughout 2011.

Mine was a Water Rail on a local reserve. I've seen them before but I could only hear this one squealing, so it isn't on the year list yet.

Pat

[WACCOE]

Missed Waxwings at Fairburn just over a week ago.

[Pariah]

http://corkdudeing.blogspot.com/2010...of-grebes.html

Had a very possible Pacific Diver elude conclusive ID at the start of December. Gutting. But hope remains that it will show itself again over the course of the winter.

Owen

[Mysticete]

Snowy Owl in Traverse City, MI

[Enji]

Lapland Bunting. Been to a place where there's supposedly one or two, but after three visits now seeing nothing but Yellowhammers I have given up. The local Sparrowhawk probably ate the buntings. That's what I choose to believe anyway!

Have to get that year tick somewhere else I guess.

[birdermoose]

Bewicks swan and goshawk at chigborugh lakes Essex

[Jeff hopkins]

Snow bunting. Everyone I know has seen one this winter, but every time I go I miss them.

OTOH, I've done really well on Lapland Longspur (Sorry, Enji) because I keep looking for the snow buntings.

[Larry Lade]

I have also found quite a few Lapland Longspurs but have yet to see a Snow Bunting this year! There have been some reported around the state, but not around Saint Joseph!