Marshall-78
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2 singing Garden Warblers at Berry Head, Devon. Showed very well.
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what was your bird of the day ? (1 Viewer)
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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
Moderator
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!
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!
Odd Robin
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/photos/294625121_48hbw-X2.jpg
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/photos/294625121_48hbw-X2.jpg
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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!
Quite magical and set me up for the day!
buckskin hawk
Oklahoma Birder
Great views
I know what you mean when you say that sometimes it isn't the new year bird or the lifer but a really good view.
Warblers are always hard for me. They migrate through and don't spend a whole lot of time here but when they are here they are busy flitting about in the tops of the trees. Any good view of them is a good day.
One of our resident warblers is the Northern Parula. It is easy to id by song and this is usually what I have to do but early this month I was fortunate to be with a group of birders on a count when they spotted one on a dead branch right out in the open--not 6 feet above the water on a pond. It sat there for quite some time, letting me get a great long look. Five years and finally a view of one.
I know what you mean when you say that sometimes it isn't the new year bird or the lifer but a really good view.
Warblers are always hard for me. They migrate through and don't spend a whole lot of time here but when they are here they are busy flitting about in the tops of the trees. Any good view of them is a good day.
One of our resident warblers is the Northern Parula. It is easy to id by song and this is usually what I have to do but early this month I was fortunate to be with a group of birders on a count when they spotted one on a dead branch right out in the open--not 6 feet above the water on a pond. It sat there for quite some time, letting me get a great long look. Five years and finally a view of one.
Robert / Seattle
Well-known member
Awoke to a bright yellow-green flash outside the bedroom window. Jumped out of bed, grabbed the bedside bins for a quick check, and .......
bingo: male Wilson's Warbler. A first for me.
bingo: male Wilson's Warbler. A first for me.
DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
A pair of Tree Pipits found locally was a nice surprise earlier today. Just watching for ages flying up and parachuting down made my day.
Also adult Meadow Pipits with food going to nest and a pair of Nuthatch doing the same, and then a singing Pied Flycatcher to top it off. :t:
Also adult Meadow Pipits with food going to nest and a pair of Nuthatch doing the same, and then a singing Pied Flycatcher to top it off. :t:
DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
Hi Briddo13. Actually it was a bit South of Matlock. I was walking through Shiningcliff woods in Ambergate where I had the Pied Fly and many other birds.
The Pipits were off the path towards Alderwasley school. I've always thought that area had some potential but the Tree Pipits was a bit of a surprise.
EMalatesta
Well-known member
A Connecticut Warbler. It took awhile to get one this spring, but they are the latest warblers to return. It was one of 25 warbler species I saw today. I love days like this.
Gillian_M
Birding since 2006!
Today was awesome. I found six good birds at one of the trails close to my home: Viriginia Rail (first of the year), Solitary Sandpiper (first of the year), a male Scarlet Tanager sitting in the sunshine (a great view of a colourful bird), Clay-colored Sparrow (saw my first one ever yesterday and didn't realize they were so close to home until today), Nashville Warbler (first one seen here in Ottawa...they breed here) and Purple Finch (first of the year).
I think the bird of the day has to be the Virginia Rail. I love these little guys, and this one was poking around in the mud practically right in front of me for a good five minutes!
I think the bird of the day has to be the Virginia Rail. I love these little guys, and this one was poking around in the mud practically right in front of me for a good five minutes!
Wells-man
the user formerly known as Ken Tone
Well my bird(s) of yesterday were the family of little owls in the outbuildng in the paddock behind our house.
My wife and I spent a very enjoyable hour till the light faded, with the telescope set up in our lounge yesterday evening watching the 2 adults feeding the 3 (I think) chicks. I did not dare move any closer to get a good photo....the nest is about 80 or 90 metres from the house.
Initially we saw one adult out in the field, and then realised there was a face in the hole of the nest, peering out. When I focussed the scope I could see it opening it mouth calling, so that I could isolate the sound it made from the background noises. After a while our ears became 'tuned' and we could clearly hear a high-pitched 'sssritt'. The boldest chick was sticking its head right out of the hole,and at first we thought there was only one. But eventually the others got bolder too, with at one point all 3 heads squashed into the opening, looking a bit like an owl version of the video clip in "Bohemian Rhapsody"!
It was really uplifting to watch.
K.
My wife and I spent a very enjoyable hour till the light faded, with the telescope set up in our lounge yesterday evening watching the 2 adults feeding the 3 (I think) chicks. I did not dare move any closer to get a good photo....the nest is about 80 or 90 metres from the house.
Initially we saw one adult out in the field, and then realised there was a face in the hole of the nest, peering out. When I focussed the scope I could see it opening it mouth calling, so that I could isolate the sound it made from the background noises. After a while our ears became 'tuned' and we could clearly hear a high-pitched 'sssritt'. The boldest chick was sticking its head right out of the hole,and at first we thought there was only one. But eventually the others got bolder too, with at one point all 3 heads squashed into the opening, looking a bit like an owl version of the video clip in "Bohemian Rhapsody"!
It was really uplifting to watch.
K.
Larry Lade
Moderator
Prairie Falcon near Oxbow Lakes Region South of Saint Joseph
I usually get this bird about this time every year here in northwestern Missouri.
There he (she) was perched atop a tall, utility-wire pole, just waiting for me to take a look. Then off it flew and I was able to see the "tell-tell" black auxillaries!
It is a neat bird!
I usually get this bird about this time every year here in northwestern Missouri.
There he (she) was perched atop a tall, utility-wire pole, just waiting for me to take a look. Then off it flew and I was able to see the "tell-tell" black auxillaries!
It is a neat bird!
