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[COLOMBIA Birding]

Jeff, I was hoping for the Harpy when I went to Ecuador, but "no joy"! I guess I will have to go to that palm tree between Iwokrama and Guyana!

detour to E Venezuela where we always get it ;-)

http://goo.gl/eTj8r & http://goo.gl/0X35l

Diego.

 

[Larry Lade]

Thanks, Diego, some nice photos/videos!

 

[grebefeet9]

elegant tern, San Francisco bay

 

[DFaulder]

In March 2011 I had posted that a trip to Florida gave me 5 new life birds, in order seen:

Swallow-tailed Kite
Roseate Spoonbill
White-eyed Vireo
Wilson's Plover
Florida Scrub-Jay

Since then the split of Snowy Plover/Kentish Plover made the Snowy Plover that I saw on Sanibel Island a lifer, so that the Florida Scrub-Jay was actually lifer #719. No lifers since then but a planned trip to the Caribbean in Feb/March 2012 should rectify that.

Good Birding,
Doug Faulder
Edmonton, Alberta

 

[Larry Lade]

Good to hear from you, Doug!

I see that this is only your second post to the BirdForum, so may I take this opportunity to officially extend a warm "Welcome" to our Forum.

We are glad to have you aboard!

 

[Nightranger]

My last lifer was quite a naff bird for the UK - RING OUZEL - this is one of those species that I knew would find me eventually so I never looked for it.

 

[sylvia96]

3 different humes leaf warblers in 2 days !!!
With my first ever yday showing down to 10ft !!!

 

[TerryL]

Bittern for me , slowly inching my life-list towards 200

 

[Andy Hurley]

3 this month!
283 Peregrine Falcon
284 Middle Spotted Woodpecker
285 Water Pipit
The last seen today at the EU-Vogelschutzgebiet Rieselfelder near Münster (NRW) Germany

Andy

 

[Silverwolf]

488- Sanderling o

Been wanting them for so long. They have such a charm.

New favourite bird.

But on the other side I still have to find a Marbled Godwit, Western+Eared Grebe and Surfbird somewhere. As well as Black Turnstone. Marina Del Rey isn't being nice yet.

 

[Silverwolf]

More where that came from. Was afraid that the white was going to bleed as it did on my Cabbage White butterfly shots but they turned out fine. And to top it off a nice sunset on the drive back.

Yeah, there's other pictures but Photoshop is being too slow for me today.

 

[The Kerreran]

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper...

:t: B

 

[Silverwolf]

489- Ring-necked Duck
490- Hermit Thrush

At my local park. Was hoping to see the former, but wasn't expecting it. Had a flock of 22 on the little pond. The latter I found via pishing. If I didn't hear that one rustle when it switched branches I never would have seen it.

That will go up to 491 if that hummingbird from long ago ends up being Costa's, but I see no reasonable doubt.

 

[phil baber]

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper...

:t: B

Ditto. Saw it again today.:t:

 

[Azzy]

Chipping Sparrow.

 

[J.W.Ray]

On a beautiful holiday afternoon I was able to find my first Loggerhead Shrike.........not too rare or fancy but a new tick for me either way!

 

[Xegorath]

#255 Grey-headed Lapwing. This ones must have gotten lost inna storm

 

[Mysticete]

Wrapping up my South Florida trip, with about 7 new ABA birds and 6 lifers.

Purple Gallinule
Limpkin
Muscovy Duck
Spot-breasted Oriole
Short-tailed Hawk
Snail Kite

Hopefully add Nanday (Black-hooded) Parakeet next week, and a Sedge Wren wouldn't be bad either

 

[KayJ]

Stunning views of of 3 Short-eared Owls, last weekend, East Sussex - Woo-hoo!!!

 

[howell7079]

Eastern Towee last week down on the Texas coast.

Lyndon