[Howard King]

My bird of the day has to be a real odd-ball -an escape most likely however its not every day you see a Violet Turaco especially in the date gardens of Bahrain in the Middle East.

[rosbifs]

Wallcreeper

Having missed a couple recently in the village saw one by the road - Luz St Sauveur.

[Larry Lade]

My bird of the day was a Common Loon on one of the oxbow lakes just south of Saint Joseph, Missouri. It was in full breeding plumage.

[sandtiger]

My bird of the day was a yellow-shafted flicker. They are common around and have been on my list for years but I don't often see them in my yard and this guy caught me off guard.

[sandtiger]

Originally Posted by Larry Lade

My bird of the day was a Common Loon on one of the oxbow lakes just south of Saint Joseph, Missouri. It was in full breeding plumage.

I got to see a common loon yesterday. Second sighting for me of the species. Wasn't in breeding dress though.

[Quercus]

I was working in the garden.... and a beautiful male Hen Harrier butterflied past!

Just bragging!

[Larry Lade]

Horseshoe Lake, Saint Joseph, Missouri April 18, 2008

My "bird of the day" was a Glossy Ibis. We usually do not see them here in northwest Missouri. We do get the White-faced Ibis passing through our area though! Today I observed nine (9) White-faced Ibis and in with them was one (1) Glossy!

[ovenbird43]

Prairie Warbler... today at the base of Mt. Sequoyah. An Arkansas lifer for me! I got some great looks at it too, as it hopped around and sang just above eye level not far from me.

[AJDH]

Mine was a male cuckoo as it's the first I've seen. Funnily enough I've seen quite a few females and taken pictures but this was my first male.

[briddo13]

Bird of the day today Cerulean Warbler. At long last i found
a singing male. I have been targetting seeing this bird after reading about them and their problems. Last year i had it as a target species whilst in ther US , but never got near one. Until today, a superb fresh male singing its heart out in the warm spring sunlight here in the Appalachian mts
had great views and really appreciated its colours and song. we have been drinking Cerulean Warbler coffee sold via the American Bird cnservancy. think i got my reward today.

[SueO]

Bee-eater. It's been a long time since the Rainbow Bee-eaters in Australia and the Little Greens in Ismalia, but I can't believe they were more beautiful than this Bee-eater(though at the time I thought those were stunningly beautiful). What gorgeous things! I saw a small group of five or six. Really happy to get this tick. Lifer #571
Sue

[briddo13]

Hi was this Eurasian Beeater? if so check my avatar !!! my all time favourite bird .

[SueO]

Originally Posted by briddo13

Hi was this Eurasian Beeater? if so check my avatar !!! my all time favourite bird .

Hi Briddo,
Yes, it was a E. Bee-eater. I did notice your avatar and thought how ironic, especially after the way I saw the bird. We left here (Ostia, Italy), on Monday to contuinue our circumnavigation and had an electronic problem about 20 miles out, so we came back in. I just went for a quick birding walk this afternoon and saw the birds. I may have missed E. Bee-eaters completely if we had not had to come back. They weren't there the day before we left. I’m calling it my ‘Lucky Break’. Congrats on your warbler.
Sue

[halftwo]

Had to be fate, Sue!
Gorgeous things aren't they.

Mine of course was Hobby - just about the best bird in the world - well, for their hunting/flying skills anyway.

[BobCesme]

I just cannot believe the past 2 days,first it was a Temmincks stint ,then 3 Collared pratincoles and this morning my first ever Spur winged plover,I am going back later to see if I can get a better shot of the plover as the sun was shining straight at me this morning.

[Marshall-78]

2 singing Garden Warblers at Berry Head, Devon. Showed very well.

[mimstrel]

I hope its not a problem if I go back in time - I wasn't on this board when I was working in Alaska. My bird of the day one day was a dark-eyed junco, the only one I've ever seen. I'd read about them in a few articles I read for my research project, and one day as I was doing some clean-up at the boardwalk, a handsome junco landed on a branch right at eye level next to me. In retrospect, I curse the fact that it was the one day that I forgot to bring my camera, but then I think I was so surprised that I would have missed the photo anyway. It was the Oregon race.

[Larry Lade]

A really Mega bird for northwest Missouri is the Painted Bunting.

Today as I was driving my regular route on the back roads around the oxbow lakes region just south of Saint Joseph, Missouri, I chanced upon this species. It was a very unexpected bird. It perched on a low, un-leafed branch about 20 feet away from me. It was a beautifully plumaged, male. The sun was behind me and it was truly a sight to behold! This species normally occurs in extreme southwestern Missouri. I do not think one has ever been sighted here in extreme northwestern Missouri, where I do most of my birding. It was a very exciting and unexpected surprise!

[cnybirder]

Larry, Nice bird! I would love to see a Painted Bunting!

My bird of the day was a Northern Parula, even though I only got a quick look.

[terraz]

I'm you like Briddo, the tui bird (native to NZ) is quite common here.. but it's one of my favorite birds. It sings pleasant music which cheers up my day =D

[Rook01]

Well, my birds of the day, a flock of Swifts arrived for the summer- Terrific!

[VAWatcher]

Eastern Quail which I got chased by. I did not have much of a chance to get a good photo or see exactly what kind but she was mad with me. I guess the spot I had chosen to sit and watch the wood line and the field was the wrong one.

[dbuckle]

New to bird watching. This what appears to be a robin has been around for a few weeks. Never seen one like it before.
http://glasscat-artworks.smugmug.com...1_48hbw-X2.jpg

[Tero]

Broad Winged Hawk. It flew well, but looked and acted like a clueless youngster. Is it too early for this year to have a half way fledged bird?

[Jon Oates]

Rather nice surprise on my cycle to work. I stopped at the footbridge across the White Cart Water, locally known as the Silver Bridge because of its colour. (South side of Glasgow, UK for more distant readers). Anyway, as I was leaning on the rail a kingfisher flew beneath the bridge, alighted on a nearby branch with fish in its beak. After stroking the fish against the branch a few times ate the fish, dived into the river and then flew off upstream.

Quite magical and set me up for the day!