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ABA Big Year 2016 (1 Viewer)
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Paul Chapman
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Paul I think you keep leaving off a hundred birds from John's listThat should be 659 correct?
Oooops..... Freudian slip.
Paul Chapman
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Pictures of the Snipe are on the Tour Group's facebook page.
All the best
All the best
Mysticete
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My own analysis: Code 3+ that Olaf has good chances of missing, based on previous big years and my own interest in NA rare birds, but which John has:
Smew
Hawaiian Petrel
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Long-toed Stint
Pin-tailed Snipe
Cuban Vireo
Stuff that Olaf has that John may not be able to pick up:
Trindade Petrel
Fea's Petrel
Rose-throated Becard
Plain-capped Starthroat.
Even here I would guess that some of the stuff that is in the John list Olaf might still pick up, just not all of them. Same with the Olaf list. In John's case I would say none of those are absolutely impossible for him to get, while it seems unlikely for Olaf to nab Cuban Vireo and Pin-tailed Snipe.
Paul Chapman
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Mysticete
Interestingly, John missed the Mottled Petrel seen by Christian.
I would like to analyse the Christian list but the full list is simply unavailable. Nevertheless suffice to say that circa 700 against circa 660 and 650 has never happened before at the end of May.
http://olafsbigyear.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.birdingfordevils.com/p/this-is-listing-of-species-so-far.html?m=1
http://www.thebirdingproject.com/birdlist/
http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=aba&yr=cur
All the best
Interestingly, John missed the Mottled Petrel seen by Christian.
I would like to analyse the Christian list but the full list is simply unavailable. Nevertheless suffice to say that circa 700 against circa 660 and 650 has never happened before at the end of May.
http://olafsbigyear.blogspot.co.uk/
http://www.birdingfordevils.com/p/this-is-listing-of-species-so-far.html?m=1
http://www.thebirdingproject.com/birdlist/
http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=aba&yr=cur
All the best
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lewis20126
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Christian identified it from a photo he took of a bird he thought looked different. They certainly do look different (from short-tailed shears).
Cheers, a
Based on the shoot first - ask questions after, John (& I) both photographed Antarctic prion on an Eaglehawk pelagic. It looked subtly different from the abundant fairy prions and it was identified in detail later. He may still be checking shots from his recent trip.
I was astounded by the really high percentage of the species he saw in his Australian Big Year which he also managed to photograph. It will be interesting to see how he gets on this year.
I was astounded by the really high percentage of the species he saw in his Australian Big Year which he also managed to photograph. It will be interesting to see how he gets on this year.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Possibly not - depends on whether he had internet access to update once on Adak I suppose, a window of opportunity, and the bird was easy to connect with.
FE Curlew 'hung about long enough for the Attu crew to connect'; the Attu boat was due in the afternoon; the flight from the mainland (on which Olaf would have been?) arrived at c.6pm, and the Puk-uk left early evening.
Assuming Christian is not on the 5 day pelagic -
Latest update Common Redpoll (649 ish) http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=aba&yr=cur and posting updates indicates he has internet which the others don't.
dantheman
Bah humbug
Any chance of a link?
Can't see any 'contact' button on his blog. Seems that even in this technical age and with each doing a blog, their blogging/ebirding efforts are far from ideal. When Olaf's suggested $30,000 limit for a Competitive Big Year kicks in I'd suggest compulsory internet training and mandatory rules of public engagement are enforced for all contestants ...
dantheman
Bah humbug
Pine Flycatcher ABA background -
http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/4972
It would've been one more for the list, but ...
http://earbirding.com/blog/archives/4972
It would've been one more for the list, but ...
Mysticete
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The Pine Flycatcher was refound by birders and appears to be building a nest. SO should hopefully linger around, maybe long enough for other big year birders to get it.
A recent facebook post by Christian suggested he was heading down to Arizona shortly. So at the least he should be able to get it.
A recent facebook post by Christian suggested he was heading down to Arizona shortly. So at the least he should be able to get it.
Mysticete
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I assume the tour folks (who are also running the pelagic) picked up folks from the airport and took them down. Unless it was really really out of the way I am sure they would have run new arrivals over to see the curlew. Adak is nowhere near as bad as Attu, but it's still a place that one generally does on a tour, not independently.
Besides Sun sets late in Alaska at this time of year. Their probably would have been plenty of light by the time Olaf came in to see the bird.
Besides Sun sets late in Alaska at this time of year. Their probably would have been plenty of light by the time Olaf came in to see the bird.
Paul Chapman
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I think this is the link:-
https://facebook.com/164036130288459/photos/pcb.1413770898648303/1413765378648855/?type=3&source=48
All the best
anothergecko
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Quite a few posts have been uploaded retrospectively now on John's blog - basically gets you up to speed on his year. http://www.birdingfordevils.com
Click on 'Older Posts' down the bottom to flick through the posts.
Cheers
Click on 'Older Posts' down the bottom to flick through the posts.
Cheers
Dortmundbirder
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Are those Pin-tailed Snipes usually accepted? (as seperation from Swinhoe`s might be close to impossible)
dantheman
Bah humbug
"Permission denied ...This blog is open to invited readers only"
Presumably a temporary glitch/upload thing, or are we just not exclusive enough?
Paul Chapman
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"Permission denied ...This blog is open to invited readers only"
Presumably a temporary glitch/upload thing, or are we just not exclusive enough?
And now his list has been taken off line.................
Hopefully a temporary glitch as you say.
All the best
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dantheman
Bah humbug
Mysticete
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from the ABA rare birds Facebook page, Christian has seen the Pine Flycatcher, and will be pursuing the Aztec Thrush next
Multiple European Golden-Plovers reported from Newfoundland (I think?), a good year for them. Doubt they will linger long enough for Olaf or John to twitch them though.
Multiple European Golden-Plovers reported from Newfoundland (I think?), a good year for them. Doubt they will linger long enough for Olaf or John to twitch them though.
Paul Chapman
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Interesting. Is he getting the bug to really go for it? If I had an accurate breakdown of his list, he might be a contender........
All the best
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