Congratulations on the mega and on reaching 400!(Harry Harris County Park)
400. Gray-tailed Tattler (Lifer and ABA Mega seen just 90 minutes from my house!)
Congratulations on the mega and on reaching 400!(Harry Harris County Park)
400. Gray-tailed Tattler (Lifer and ABA Mega seen just 90 minutes from my house!)
Definitely a great bird to reach 400 for the yearCongratulations on the mega and on reaching 400!
Isn't it a great feeling to find so many new birds? I imagine you can't wait to get outside...First ones have already come in. The first 5 were at Mauritius airport during a layover while the rest have been seen from my quarantine hotel in Antananarivo.
I have a balcony and I only have to quarantine for two days (until the PCR test result comes back) so I'm perfectly happy, especially with all these new species!Isn't it a great feeling to find so many new birds? I imagine you can't wait to get outside...
So the scope is set up and the bins and camera are to hand as you read up on what is to be found. Good birding!I have a balcony and I only have to quarantine for two days (until the PCR test result comes back) so I'm perfectly happy, especially with all these new species!
Essentially, yes!So the scope is set up and the bins and camera are to hand as you read up on what is to be found. Good birding!
Fernald Preserve:
153. Redhead
154. Bufflehead
155. American Coot (an Ohio lifer as well)
Congrats on your Lifers, qwerty5. Whats the cost of a little gas compared to 4 lifers in three days? Its great to see that state parks are showing their worth in retaining biodiversity and offering a safe haven. Will they stay for winter or move south?Hueston Woods State Park:
156. Snow Goose
157. Horned Grebe
Drive and stop over agricultural fields during fall migration and seawatching during winter in Florida just make you reconsider is it worth being a birder. It's a lot of hours of nothing, followed by a lucky break if you get really lucky. Lucky usually means, the bird is far away and hard to see even if you have a scope, but at least someone could ID it and confirm it is there...Yeah, the drive and stop mode of birding is my least favorite, but usually the only option that is productive for a big chunk of the year here in Wisconsin and I would guess probably Ohio as well.
Redhead, Bufflehead, and American Coot will probably overwinter, the others will likely move farther south (but I believe it varies from winter to winter).Congrats on your Lifers, qwerty5. Whats the cost of a little gas compared to 4 lifers in three days? Its great to see that state parks are showing their worth in retaining biodiversity and offering a safe haven. Will they stay for winter or move south?