How's your 2004 year list going? (1 Viewer)

[Larry Lade]

Charles, I am still hoping for some good loons (divers), grebes and scoters before the year is out! I doubt if I will make 300 for Missouri, but that is a "mark" that few birders make. I think that you can count "on one hand" the total number of people that have attained that status! A friend of mine is hovering around the 300 mark for this year. I believe that she is going to reach (and perhaps surpass) that mark as she still has some "possibles" in the next two months.

Good Birding to All.

 

[Larry Lade]

"... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes...."

BTW, Charles, how close am I to the meaning of the quote in your sig?

something like: "...everything outside, the lawn is painted green, in which all these "false?" birds were painted, as "both?" these "tits?", falcons and owls...and magpies…."

Oh well, it has been a long time since I have read any Chaucer!

 

[Charles Harper]

Larry, if I could find the passage again, I'd try an exegesis, but I can't remember where it is-- I just finished all of the Canterbury Tales, and Troilus and Criseyde as well. I think it's describing a tapestry, hence 'false'.

 

[Charles Harper]

Gee I'm busy tonight. Got the October totals up at http://www.birdforum.net/posts/241955/. Only those for whom I could find October numbers have their total emboldened. Let me know of errors and additions.

I can't think of anywhere to go to get a bird for November. Maybe a vagrant winterer will appear. One can always hope. Good luck!

 

[StevieEvans]

281 Surf Scoter & Masked Shrike.

SE

 

[tom mckinney]

Oh Stevie, nice try, but you've got to get up VERY early in the morning to get one up on me mate ;-)

...282 - Masked Shrike

 

[Dave B Smith]

I can't think of anywhere to go to get a bird for November.

Thanksgiving dinner comes to mind.

 

[Andrew]

Got the sitting duck at Kenfig . . .

(1)270 - Redhead

. . . the hybrid with the red chest had me flummoxed for a while. Serves me right for not taking my field guide!

 

[StevieEvans]

I did get up early (4AM)
.....
The Squacco is only 30 mins away from me Tom.....

Roll on 300...?

Squacco, Little Auk, Lesser Scaup, Cirl Bunting, Nutcracker, Snowy Owl, Wallcreeper, Ross's Gull, Ring Billed Gull, Lady A's Pheasant, Capercaillie, Harlequin Duck, USA Wigeon, Red Breasted Goose, Lesser White fronted Goose, White billed Diver + A Nuther.........?

SE.

 

[timmyjones]

have ypu been to see the masked shrike yet ?

 

[postcardcv]

254 - puffin - I'm well pleased with this as it's my first Norfolk record... the number I've missed is amazing, but got there in the end... takes me to 240 in Norfolk this year

 

[Hotspur]

Another good day on the east coast! Here are the year (and life) ticks.

104) Common Gull
105) Common Scoter (L)
106) Shag (L)
107) Curlew
108) Ring Ouzel
109) Little Grebe

 

[TorchBCT]

Red-shouldered Hawk......ABA 153, Texas 113, November 1.

 

[Denis J]

211: Med gull ....and thats my record year total)

 

[Bluetail]

208 Little Crake (L)
209 Pectoral Sandpiper

 

[Andrew]

208 Little Crake (L)

Nice!

 

[jada dulo]

A fair hike up Brown Clee was very rewarding with my first tick for November ....

195 - Great Grey Shrike .

Stunning bird and I got great views , I think the utter isolation as to where I was added to the whole atmosphere of seeing this bird . Great tick !!

 

[postcardcv]

255 - whooper swan (241 Norfolk)
256 - bewick's swan (242 Norfolk)

 

[jtibbetts]

287: Water Pipit

 

[Andrew]

(2)271 - Little crake! (L)