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  1. Nightjar61

    You can't tick it, but....

    I used to live in the Chicago area. Some interesting escapes showed up on the lakefront from time to time. Ones that I went to see (just for fun) included Bar-headed Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Cockatiel, and Northern Red Bishop. Dave
  2. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Cold and rainy today, so the birding was somewhat limited. 465. Hooded Warbler 466. Kentucky Warbler 467. Red-eyed Vireo Dave
  3. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    One new bird this afternoon, seen in the fields of a nearby farm. 464. Bobolink Dave
  4. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    A short walk after work produced one new bird for the year. 461. Baltimore Oriole Then after I got home, I saw two more in my yard. 462. Warbling Vireo 463. Gray Catbird Dave
  5. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Three new birds this morning. 458. American Redstart 459. Wood Thrush 460. Green Heron Dave
  6. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Eight new birds added to the Year List this morning. 450. Northern House Wren 451. Common Yellowthroat 452. Yellow Warbler 453. Chimney Swift 454. Spotted Sandpiper 455. Lesser Yellowlegs 456. Orchard Oriole 457. Northern Parula Dave
  7. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    A nice selection of spring migrants today. 445. Ovenbird 446. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 447. Broad-winged Hawk 448. White-eyed Vireo 449. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Dave
  8. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    I had Good Friday off, so of course I went birding this morning. A day of shorebirds and warblers. 440. Solitary Sandpiper 441. Greater Yellowlegs 442. Black-throated Green Warbler 443. Black-and-white Warbler 444. Prairie Warbler Dave
  9. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    One new bird seen while driving home from work. 439. Cooper’s Hawk Although relatively scarce, this is a bird I should have seen in January and every month since. Can’t believe it took me this long to see one. Dave
  10. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    A warm day and a short walk after work produced an early spring migrant. 438. Yellow-throated Vireo Dave
  11. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Despite a week that has been rainy and much colder than average, a sunny day today has prompted some of the early warblers to start trickling in. 435. Yellow-throated Warbler 436. Palm Warbler 437. Northern Harrier Dave
  12. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Two excellent new birds for the year seen during a quick stop after work. 433. Long-tailed Duck 434. Double-crested Cormorant The duck is rare in this area and the cormorant is scarce, a bird that could be missed in any given year. Dave
  13. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Four new birds this morning. 429. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 430. Rusty Blackbird 431. Purple Finch 432. Blue-headed Vireo Dave
  14. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Five new birds this morning. 424. Savannah Sparrow 425. Louisiana Waterthrush 426. Osprey 427. Bonaparte’s Gull 428. Red-breasted Merganser Dave
  15. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    A couple more new birds for the year during a couple of quick stops after work. 422. Common Loon 423. Northern Rough-winged Swallow Dave
  16. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    One new addition to the Year List during a quick stop this afternoon. 421. American Coot Dave
  17. Nightjar61

    Bird species with no eBird reports

    Oberlander’s Ground Thrush, an endemic of the Albertine Rift in Africa, has no reports, audio, or photos. Dave
  18. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Now back from Uganda and birding on home ground, where the birds are familiar but not quite so exotic. 417. Chipping Sparrow 418. Eastern Towhee 419. Brown Thrasher 420. Blue-winged Teal Dave
  19. Nightjar61

    Last 3 ticks whats yours?

    The last three of 163 lifers in Uganda: Wattled Starling White-backed Duck Abdim’s Stork Dave
  20. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    I only had a week, so I did southwestern Uganda, including Mabamba Swamp, Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and Queen Elizabeth NP. My first time in East Africa, so it was a wonderful experience. Dave
  21. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Because of sketchy internet service, I was not able to update my Year List while I was in Uganda. Now that I’m back in the US, I have some time to do so. Lifers are in bold. 096. Marabou Stork 097. Village Weaver 098. Great Blue Turaco 099. African Green Pigeon 100. Broad-billed Roller 101...
  22. Nightjar61

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    After my first day, internet coverage was sketchy so I used what was available to submit my eBird checklists. I’m now on a layover at JFK in New York and have some time to catch up. I saw a total of 331 species in Uganda, of which 163 were lifers (49%). My last lifer was Abdim’s Stork at the...
  23. Nightjar61

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    I picked up three lifers on my first afternoon of a one-week trip to Uganda, the last of which was White-browed Robin-Chat. Dave
  24. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Just arrived in Uganda this afternoon for a one-week birding trip (my first time in East Africa). I haven’t started birding seriously yet, but as is usually the case in a new country, I got a few new birds at the airport and on the hotel grounds. Lifers are in bold. 87. Pied Crow 88. Piapiac...
  25. Nightjar61

    How's Your 2025 List Going?

    Spring migrants are starting to trickle in. You know that spring is truly coming when the insectivores begin to arrive. 86. Tree Swallow Dave
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