tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58247905295754643022024-03-18T21:04:15.165-07:00Birding Berrien and BeyondMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.comBlogger981125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-26550723141654667182021-11-29T09:37:00.000-08:002021-11-29T09:37:29.097-08:00Thank you<p>I moved to Berrien in 2006, finally having emerged from the 24th grade into the light at the end of the medical training tunnel. Through Berrien Bird Club I met many of the active birders at the time; Tim and I quickly hit it off. We started birding Tiscornia regularly, and birding led to birds, exciting ones. Early discoveries like <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2008/05/glaucous-winged-gull.html">Glaucous-winged Gull</a>, Say's Phoebe, and others gave Tiscornia (and Berrien Co in general) incredible potential. And what greater thing is there than potential. It's the promise of a future to be created, full of discoveries to be made and experiences to be had, with limits barely defined. </p><p>I'd had a website in med school (html coded by hand, line by line, and filled with sketchy resolution scans of photos taken on film) which had gone away with graduation, and I wanted a medium to display photos. I eventually settled on this blog in 2008. That first year I chronicled a<a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-madness-saw-whet-style.html"> BiGBY</a> (Big Green Big Year - a list without using fossil fuel). I bicycled 1000+ miles that year and had one of the highest county counts in the country (though Alison destroyed my Berrien record a year or so later). But the blog was born, and there was a clear narrative as we made deep forays into county listing. It was just digi-scoped pics initially, but standing atop the bluff at Tiscornia, Tim introduced me to SLR photography after a few years; potential started to transition into realized numbers and rarities. Birds were actively sought, and many, like <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2009/05/tim-is-man.html">Nelson's Sparrow</a> and Yellow Rail, were found. What I was introduced to atop that dune would anchor my ability to re-set and re-charge for years.</p><p>And as the potential locally blossomed yet another avenue opened up. Mike at the end of the pier sold some of us on a trip to Costa Rica. I would soon make annual trips to the Neo-tropics (occasionally sneaking in a conference or spring break trip in addition). My world expanded as <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2016/02/an-antpitta-at-last.html">antpittas</a>, <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2017/10/pheasant-cuckoo.html">ground-cuckoos</a>, <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2018/10/oilbird.html">oilbirds</a>, hummingbird <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2013/02/hummingbirds-of-paraiso.html">feeder lunches</a> in Paraiso, or deck afternoons in Ecuador exponentially increased the settings, the scenes, the experiences. And I tried, I tried really hard, to experience as much as I could. </p><p>But at some point that unlimited potential starts developing boundaries. Growing further dreams becomes harder. Kenn Kaufman in Kingbird Highway references something similar with his Tucson 5, a group of young birders that he came of age with in the birding world. As they got older they started (probably subconsciously at first) to drift apart but he describes them maybe joking or laughing or drinking too hard, still trying to maintain the intensity of a blaze that had peaked. The rise was amazing, and the peak too, but eventually does growth come to an end. Can we find the time and space to keep adding fuel. Birds like <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2011/10/phalarope-slam.html">Red Phalarope</a>, <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2010/11/chucking-rocks-at-kittiwakes.html">Black-legged Kittiwake</a>, <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2021/10/halloween-cal-gull.html">Califonia Gull</a>, and Western Grebe became birds that were no longer Hail Mary throws at the horizon; they were birds that with work could be found every few years. Others like <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2013/11/sabines-at-last.html">Sabine's Gull</a>, the eiders and a few more, have been exasperatingly difficult to reliably pin down.</p><p>I've found it harder to find the time to write as admin duties at work increase and the easy birding themes have been explored. I would like to be able to put far more effort into <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-antgasm.html">the writing</a>; too often the words are just a segue between pics. I would like to build some new narratives. I have always been willing to work hard to bring dreams to reality. And I have dreams. Some of them can be out of my control; acceptance of that sometimes comes hard. Time, like experiences, like interactions, like life itself, has limits in how it can be spent and where it can be apportioned. I thank you for spending some of that time (nearly 350 thousand times per my counter!!!) with me in these posts chronicling many of the highlights. </p><p>I don't know what the future holds as I close out this blog, none of us do. I hope that all of us find what we're looking for. I know that I've very much enjoyed the seeking. So thank you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwPJYEBaKzqVjiTQtYN2nOCTAlJH1rAaRWmwqNQewjgkhiuKorp7AiIp0lncZ7Gk6z2DmLJEKzYrFWO_Tk13J0DaGg4a6gY-OZhjnpJpLJBr50iTQP0dN6dcLJS4C8jHoaM6oEhjv_ms/s2000/eAM9A5851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwPJYEBaKzqVjiTQtYN2nOCTAlJH1rAaRWmwqNQewjgkhiuKorp7AiIp0lncZ7Gk6z2DmLJEKzYrFWO_Tk13J0DaGg4a6gY-OZhjnpJpLJBr50iTQP0dN6dcLJS4C8jHoaM6oEhjv_ms/w640-h464/eAM9A5851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-51969337023761327392021-11-24T20:51:00.001-08:002021-11-24T20:51:16.719-08:00(western) grebe at the end of the rainbow<p> I led a BBC outing to New Buffalo yesterday. For whatever reason it wasn't super heavily attended. That being said, there was a pretty sweet bird I noticed after about 30 minutes of standing there. A black and white long necked bird with a yellow bill appeared briefly in the bins, mostly staying hidden by not insubstantial waves. It's not that uncommon for a very distant Horned Grebe to stretch its neck and look pretty contrasty, but they don't have long yellow daggers for bills.</p><p>It took a few (anxiety provoking) minutes to re-find it, fortunately close enough to the New Buffalo breakwall that I could line up on some of the stones and wait for it to rise momentarily into view.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKbmjNX9kbQucyQ-IzUlH9kjYaf1djh1tAepU3JkLBouDL-qD5mICeC_GhPxt9y0-4XavhXyCmQ52DRTVjtYId01fywuhXt8qsrWlHJI2In26XzbVhyphenhyphenWb4mvQVFyQtWwCLhlMXzLGlZk/s1000/western+grebe+5749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKbmjNX9kbQucyQ-IzUlH9kjYaf1djh1tAepU3JkLBouDL-qD5mICeC_GhPxt9y0-4XavhXyCmQ52DRTVjtYId01fywuhXt8qsrWlHJI2In26XzbVhyphenhyphenWb4mvQVFyQtWwCLhlMXzLGlZk/w640-h438/western+grebe+5749.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>It worked its way a little closer and I had hopes it would stick around, but it kept mostly swimming south. Completely eliminating Clark's Grebe is tough, though Clark's should have a brighter yellower bill and would have less of the dark on top of the bill. This bird doesn't have a ton of black dipping below the eye though there is some, and it gets lost a little with the high contrast lighting conditions.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeblnrJzCW3XAKZCE2yymuRECm9PCeNXmOI5qhXLId5KS6L2nT8Th7AK8TZtjK9jQkgOpEt26U1-zRXMqcxJGw-0aIw4IDgqs6v9XdCykCaRdlF_wqEq1jSFXhYeAtc-SBgu5Ms2Q7EhU/s1000/western+grebe+5757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeblnrJzCW3XAKZCE2yymuRECm9PCeNXmOI5qhXLId5KS6L2nT8Th7AK8TZtjK9jQkgOpEt26U1-zRXMqcxJGw-0aIw4IDgqs6v9XdCykCaRdlF_wqEq1jSFXhYeAtc-SBgu5Ms2Q7EhU/w640-h482/western+grebe+5757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From black and white to gray and white, here's an adult Glaucous that went by Tiscornia earlier in the week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Eas3DfOH9vo63BmdFrprrH9hX1lV3TGCxDLF9SCyF-C2OG67fU_sfJngJYiy1GdWYWKFyPuru89NpvHICLa0qGZ93VAmjPwSdXGdUkNkeaUESZzsqyCqQla787B04UA4ncGbfPSnmU/s1000/glaucous+gull+5741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Eas3DfOH9vo63BmdFrprrH9hX1lV3TGCxDLF9SCyF-C2OG67fU_sfJngJYiy1GdWYWKFyPuru89NpvHICLa0qGZ93VAmjPwSdXGdUkNkeaUESZzsqyCqQla787B04UA4ncGbfPSnmU/w640-h470/glaucous+gull+5741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and gotta pay off the rainbow reference ... though separated by time and 20 miles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEAZ4-zJIG92tcXUKHw8oRRUzQ9BnyoOysFtZpOmYNz-gmGXusF7Bbb7Pr2pJ4CuzQc2tlgC1bD6ePKjv0rakbup4kHU5pHVF8r82MahS5idX_uxciQIQRhw9R5-c_E_FzHByIByzHg4/s1000/eAM9A5726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEAZ4-zJIG92tcXUKHw8oRRUzQ9BnyoOysFtZpOmYNz-gmGXusF7Bbb7Pr2pJ4CuzQc2tlgC1bD6ePKjv0rakbup4kHU5pHVF8r82MahS5idX_uxciQIQRhw9R5-c_E_FzHByIByzHg4/w640-h426/eAM9A5726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-71503890791803107332021-11-07T16:42:00.001-08:002021-11-07T16:42:36.842-08:00Thayer's Gull<p> The fun gull build-up continues (surely that Mew Gull is just around the corner, right???). A young Thayer's Gull flew in to a limited amount of time I had at Tiscornia yesterday. Fortunately it landed since I was too slow to extricate the camera from the coat layers initially.</p><p>Perched it'd be easy to blow off as just another Herring Gull. It has a small round head, and a considerably shorter bill than the Herrings though.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5JZVNuudzGtlfQ7YzJInJE-8A6Aeo1nDOtXaSfLCopB_vMT6Noy-6vNxHIN9o47pk243fWObhhXfbg-j0L4GCH3S5vCA40jL8mx_qLm-OmvjKzUYLiEdg7EdXYMkyFfPNl7Ch0ThwsM/s1000/thayers+gull+5618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5JZVNuudzGtlfQ7YzJInJE-8A6Aeo1nDOtXaSfLCopB_vMT6Noy-6vNxHIN9o47pk243fWObhhXfbg-j0L4GCH3S5vCA40jL8mx_qLm-OmvjKzUYLiEdg7EdXYMkyFfPNl7Ch0ThwsM/w640-h438/thayers+gull+5618.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a couple views of the Venetian blind primaries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o51oCObRFnNGGaPyAlZ5JDjHY3CgQowoKmyC5z6KQeTOWAKRyomegdicDtq1JSqlbG282ac_a8nqdpYInVXUs8_Uk1aHGVF8qYDeD0zDErzisBaSVNH1JEt6zdWttMKy8QtKaeeFsis/s1000/thayers+gull+5592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3o51oCObRFnNGGaPyAlZ5JDjHY3CgQowoKmyC5z6KQeTOWAKRyomegdicDtq1JSqlbG282ac_a8nqdpYInVXUs8_Uk1aHGVF8qYDeD0zDErzisBaSVNH1JEt6zdWttMKy8QtKaeeFsis/w640-h448/thayers+gull+5592.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cCsJE-ZIlvC9DPy69ADX5_3QpPvvI93TovxPGmNr40-mH1QzkMo9zl8bI0d2E9LvFaNkFaRTmIoKOqj6UdlQ-i6N3Jpad2MnkPQjgFruRRXAk6kfVcHjZasXCjb30TywOUBQst13CAI/s1000/thayers+gull+5636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9cCsJE-ZIlvC9DPy69ADX5_3QpPvvI93TovxPGmNr40-mH1QzkMo9zl8bI0d2E9LvFaNkFaRTmIoKOqj6UdlQ-i6N3Jpad2MnkPQjgFruRRXAk6kfVcHjZasXCjb30TywOUBQst13CAI/w640-h416/thayers+gull+5636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And while Thayer's is fairly Herring-like on top, it's still a white-wing (and my first one of the fall) below<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DKZgQw-JiCu9ptZ7lLUeq_1VZ7SKsLzIpwCF9j_1_bPhNEI0daaGQ0uVZKv0JbITwNXa0wIjVyfA_YAvWUVJc-oS3km3hvFzM_KiU8e2sPN8hlRmZp7gYmnRnLRh6uwxSAWTnqy0_DE/s1000/thayers+gull+5654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DKZgQw-JiCu9ptZ7lLUeq_1VZ7SKsLzIpwCF9j_1_bPhNEI0daaGQ0uVZKv0JbITwNXa0wIjVyfA_YAvWUVJc-oS3km3hvFzM_KiU8e2sPN8hlRmZp7gYmnRnLRh6uwxSAWTnqy0_DE/w640-h432/thayers+gull+5654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Technically Thayer's is lumped in as a subspecies of <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2021/01/iceland-arrives-here.html">Iceland Gull </a>in current taxonomy, but still a fun form to see nevertheless.<br /><p><br /></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-47559522899925595282021-10-29T09:26:00.002-07:002021-10-29T09:27:25.089-07:00Halloween Cal GullWell, Halloween weekend at least. The inside of the mouth was orange-ish at any rate when it yawned.<div><br /></div><div>A big rain system from the East meant there probably weren't going to be ducks flying so I figured I'd check gull flocks along the lake front. I meant to start at Klock and work south but I drove to Tiscornia on autopilot ... where there was a darker mantled bird with a dark eye in with the Ringbilled's and Herrings.</div><div><br /></div><div>I walked up to where I could get a decent side view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSHsGJeo3o2jEk9Hlss7OAPh0k-Rd3t-Of-HbNXb_tFuT8iTHG6iaNsk-0m19N5dJiNsw7IsWrfi_PQeR5FiAddfyetQYmHwXXz223a60BgWT3rCn78b_AJAd83lX84dXVQmNq3Syqv4/s1000/california+gull+5526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSHsGJeo3o2jEk9Hlss7OAPh0k-Rd3t-Of-HbNXb_tFuT8iTHG6iaNsk-0m19N5dJiNsw7IsWrfi_PQeR5FiAddfyetQYmHwXXz223a60BgWT3rCn78b_AJAd83lX84dXVQmNq3Syqv4/w640-h414/california+gull+5526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the side view you can see the longish bill without a big gony angle that still has some of the red proximal to the black on the bill. This individual has more contrasting head streaking than most of the Herrings do right now. I have trouble describing gull leg colors, but it appears to be the appropriate yellow-gray, certainly not pink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a size comparison between Ring-billed and Herring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90esPm-DnCS3WmA0eWc9KGh0g82foxsIG9Ym8VbNKV1DQ_vWGPVTZbHTFWoxuqsTG9H2YuHfArSxAQH86NUIav38DzCX8XKgdl5Zz_DE3fcrMCH8E3h-cqhgivpE3sz2fqrKJmn9OAZo/s1000/california+gull+5538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90esPm-DnCS3WmA0eWc9KGh0g82foxsIG9Ym8VbNKV1DQ_vWGPVTZbHTFWoxuqsTG9H2YuHfArSxAQH86NUIav38DzCX8XKgdl5Zz_DE3fcrMCH8E3h-cqhgivpE3sz2fqrKJmn9OAZo/w640-h436/california+gull+5538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>California doesn't have a super exciting spreadwing, but I included this pic just to show it's a full adult given it lacks dark in the wings anywhere aside from the extensively dark primaries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EV2n8xXVLSZ0hyphenhyphenRE-u6NMK4XXXVZj2_Ig3WQaZJs3fCb2RVffAA17lTjMChE0CBchUw8ZSyJXmYGAGB0-JbKRm49rNterwYu0g3fMbL9ePtPeNwacWzxB9DEnpT0iOi5dPqGUoDdTG0/s2048/california+gull+5535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EV2n8xXVLSZ0hyphenhyphenRE-u6NMK4XXXVZj2_Ig3WQaZJs3fCb2RVffAA17lTjMChE0CBchUw8ZSyJXmYGAGB0-JbKRm49rNterwYu0g3fMbL9ePtPeNwacWzxB9DEnpT0iOi5dPqGUoDdTG0/w640-h436/california+gull+5535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We do well with California in Berrien; we see more here than the rest of the state combined. If the MBRC page is up to date, this is the first California in Michigan since the last <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2019/10/california-gray.html">California Gull</a> I found 2 years ago</div><br /><div><br /></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-6861226101436696132021-10-24T20:05:00.003-07:002021-10-24T20:05:56.514-07:00more Western warbs<p>While Pink-headed Warbler was the star of the piney Chiapan mountain, there were a bunch of wintering warblers. Lisa spotted what would have been bird of the day on most days when she announced she'd just photographed a <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2019/01/of-butterflies-and-golden-cheeks.html">Golden-cheeked Warbler</a>. Fortunately the bird popped back out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3Dz0LcDkW6-nlGC4Irl0D4fCwU3R98QIHX7ofBKRdf7P5qeTswaNET5FI0aO41_3Yadn8-lgQChKEMztoKcvKv8d9di4tavWDunSnbfP2UTyANFob1RiduCUisVbsz6l1qcuzRl6TOY/s1000/golden+cheeked+warbler+0132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3Dz0LcDkW6-nlGC4Irl0D4fCwU3R98QIHX7ofBKRdf7P5qeTswaNET5FI0aO41_3Yadn8-lgQChKEMztoKcvKv8d9di4tavWDunSnbfP2UTyANFob1RiduCUisVbsz6l1qcuzRl6TOY/w640-h466/golden+cheeked+warbler+0132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I knew the bird was possible (actually all of the yellow cheeked warblers were possible on this trip, and this was the 3rd one we'd seen), but given it's rarity I didn't expect to find one. And technically I didn't! But Lisa did.<div><br /></div><div>Next up, another "yellow-cheeked" warbler, a male <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-spiny-bear.html">Townsend's</a>, a bird I'd also only seen a couple of times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZcnd9Fk-nQQNtmSbXHvmhXw15PkiqDKUqzw8Fj8jDg5qjGGALskDMOBExZ7JcqNc3-V8F0jTH4MehdcvMUgoPL_AB9ug-5vA1GMF7raPYvD-Ywn9G8obQ6wa9otMZcyXHdy4tTowYS0/s1000/towndsends+warbler+0519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZcnd9Fk-nQQNtmSbXHvmhXw15PkiqDKUqzw8Fj8jDg5qjGGALskDMOBExZ7JcqNc3-V8F0jTH4MehdcvMUgoPL_AB9ug-5vA1GMF7raPYvD-Ywn9G8obQ6wa9otMZcyXHdy4tTowYS0/w640-h448/towndsends+warbler+0519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DwwWyH1QFqBwOc_g0S9Ew6Zh3tlBGfmFQtt5hZM4vOT1fScMLobS3Z7X9h_hTcafyIYCsTlUrrMbNawZ_KK-qIJpmO7b4oueSNC90DuqB_HteVfTEvY2MNZfjD_h1xT9_iu8mj_V6Ew/s1000/townsends+warbler+0450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DwwWyH1QFqBwOc_g0S9Ew6Zh3tlBGfmFQtt5hZM4vOT1fScMLobS3Z7X9h_hTcafyIYCsTlUrrMbNawZ_KK-qIJpmO7b4oueSNC90DuqB_HteVfTEvY2MNZfjD_h1xT9_iu8mj_V6Ew/w640-h434/townsends+warbler+0450.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The Townsend's prefer the humid rainforest of the Pacific coast, but the next two are birds of the arid southwest that I've only seen once apiece in the Chiricahua mountains in SE Arizona.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjRhTPJnmonWFvdjcO9j4jvlY4CMedbSnaOSot7H_F9JZpwIlpy0jxUOrZNrrrUJdthyk2zEXv8iNn8hHzSK8efkfn-yzsrvnJ1t7h5xJpVPKO4UoPtT6t0OFk5wh3qG1cXfKzvSpLD4/s1000/olive+warbler+0481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjRhTPJnmonWFvdjcO9j4jvlY4CMedbSnaOSot7H_F9JZpwIlpy0jxUOrZNrrrUJdthyk2zEXv8iNn8hHzSK8efkfn-yzsrvnJ1t7h5xJpVPKO4UoPtT6t0OFk5wh3qG1cXfKzvSpLD4/w640-h452/olive+warbler+0481.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVKuhFDTK4eMaB5852jBXPArCYBmfVOybUF4YCHwu6YHc0_9VWFS60aa-J0ck5xdmJXlRadwXW4bCNcEWgkhwCwOGkp943N19n3t1hPfvzvBQx3Isiv2Dr6FZxUt4lbVraOHfRC2040Y/s2048/red-faced+warbler+0498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2048" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVKuhFDTK4eMaB5852jBXPArCYBmfVOybUF4YCHwu6YHc0_9VWFS60aa-J0ck5xdmJXlRadwXW4bCNcEWgkhwCwOGkp943N19n3t1hPfvzvBQx3Isiv2Dr6FZxUt4lbVraOHfRC2040Y/w640-h438/red-faced+warbler+0498.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally an honorary warbler (though the kinglets might try to claim it too), Hutton's Vireo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6tYszl9dXrTO90-9ncFMwj08LOoeIe8P21paPjmjvrM42tinZMM22hgYT3fkGojTdvj4LhfRnU-6AV9b0_UAP3Rsjoffe3v9mBfVj8PhuBLdefCj1VvsYyk2bibIvHN-lTx-VYh3NmU/s1000/huttons+vireo+0561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6tYszl9dXrTO90-9ncFMwj08LOoeIe8P21paPjmjvrM42tinZMM22hgYT3fkGojTdvj4LhfRnU-6AV9b0_UAP3Rsjoffe3v9mBfVj8PhuBLdefCj1VvsYyk2bibIvHN-lTx-VYh3NmU/w640-h468/huttons+vireo+0561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-27033921699879487472021-10-16T18:01:00.006-07:002021-10-16T18:01:38.227-07:00the coolest warbler <p> no better way to ring in a return to blogging! Not sure why I've been so remiss lately.</p><p>But we return to Mexico, this time to the most southeastern state of Chiapas. We only had 2 days of birding there, but our first full day was in a gorgeous high elevation pine forest. Warblers were abundant, and the star here was Pink-headed. It didn't take us long to find a few.</p><p>I've never seen a bird patterned quite like this one. Red is a hard color to capture with a camera and the pics leave a little something to be desired, but it was a really impressive bird.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVeFbBzO0zrv848vlyJvxdCwULsabC6iTfyXaz6zEqt0189Ldt-BPcb33z1nWdOKjmBuW4gXyft-JbAmPCuCc1M8J-sh1RxzsBSopOKXEJRrBLSLZ9-7CU6ghYkdm8zrbvJOYFDLELq4/s1000/pink+headed+warbler+0209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVeFbBzO0zrv848vlyJvxdCwULsabC6iTfyXaz6zEqt0189Ldt-BPcb33z1nWdOKjmBuW4gXyft-JbAmPCuCc1M8J-sh1RxzsBSopOKXEJRrBLSLZ9-7CU6ghYkdm8zrbvJOYFDLELq4/w640-h468/pink+headed+warbler+0209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmUmvuTXEsJw5bV6Pk4Za53YbE8LrmuM0K_n_6qvZvJPcEPWrogKEvJwtaY0yKvJ3embDf7Ti_fYCRhwpTDITt3dj0N6XpdKQwDAJmRfUwf5H8xEay9S5dzaMZ0JlmE6JL1Q69BZOiK4/s1000/pink+headed+warbler+0251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unfortunately I couldn't be out much that morning, but it was still active in the afternoon in Riverview. One of the birds I saw was a very dark warbler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98wojErs_3rlaX8R3V9EshZUgTdV1EUhyphenhyphenQxasUDACKp0UZxKAZWIqmQWZRi3DTYjy9AzoRjyPaqjgR3s7yXn9CW5F_OREcb1Z6enJFyy-8fCRfVgO2QRqqIysKYIvtzpv208OOWm_TNg/s1000/warbler+5066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98wojErs_3rlaX8R3V9EshZUgTdV1EUhyphenhyphenQxasUDACKp0UZxKAZWIqmQWZRi3DTYjy9AzoRjyPaqjgR3s7yXn9CW5F_OREcb1Z6enJFyy-8fCRfVgO2QRqqIysKYIvtzpv208OOWm_TNg/w640-h436/warbler+5066.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScsdSy-uXO-DbHJbnNhYI_C3naAXUiL6BRosPbtRhcGUfJf_B_0O0jjD-JMN2kUXbyHdwuT2sDL7gX_g_Xwf_kDbhIo8-on1C6o7hw-lQQU6NYIVP6i9r0XORK4dxZGn_B4i-OPbLCMI/s1000/warbler+5077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="1000" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScsdSy-uXO-DbHJbnNhYI_C3naAXUiL6BRosPbtRhcGUfJf_B_0O0jjD-JMN2kUXbyHdwuT2sDL7gX_g_Xwf_kDbhIo8-on1C6o7hw-lQQU6NYIVP6i9r0XORK4dxZGn_B4i-OPbLCMI/w640-h496/warbler+5077.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's missing most of the tail. In the field it clearly had a yellow rump, which is suggested in the top pic. I think it's a Yellow-rumped Warbler mostly still in juvenile plumage. It felt really early for Yellow-rumps but Riverview is a good place for them. Palm also has a yellow rump, but I doubt would have such strong wingbars? The next pic is a clear Yellow-rump, though these birds were outnumbered by Palms by 10 or 20 to one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjLRpktxkqqh7Q75Id8VWMzcSUcEuVW2buCk_g_LQrXICzNk3Jg4pCo5VK9E9DJPvHvEW7xxKwr403Kfvn6oOY5Mv-w6lK5qawYqO4dvYlqIzPYL_pDpVi7vTY05efiQjC8UhkYmhZt4/s1000/yellow+rump+4997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUjLRpktxkqqh7Q75Id8VWMzcSUcEuVW2buCk_g_LQrXICzNk3Jg4pCo5VK9E9DJPvHvEW7xxKwr403Kfvn6oOY5Mv-w6lK5qawYqO4dvYlqIzPYL_pDpVi7vTY05efiQjC8UhkYmhZt4/w640-h454/yellow+rump+4997.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There was also a Bay-breast on the ground. This one did have a smidge of bay along the flanks, though it was a lot more visible when the bird moved up to the trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLniKIeisB2YceaXKaLDyHx3QaK60zah6gbAuxKUYWk0EQVjljCsKeQUH1rUW84o2WFHc4IxSU3FJp8Jh1yTbjeSl48IogUFbkxZii8PP-kcFHCyq2gjhCgSjOsPfNSUnb-o70TATyf9I/s1000/bay-breasted+warbler+5034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLniKIeisB2YceaXKaLDyHx3QaK60zah6gbAuxKUYWk0EQVjljCsKeQUH1rUW84o2WFHc4IxSU3FJp8Jh1yTbjeSl48IogUFbkxZii8PP-kcFHCyq2gjhCgSjOsPfNSUnb-o70TATyf9I/w640-h440/bay-breasted+warbler+5034.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Because the warblers were on the ground, the thrushes would be in the trees right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh9PK345acE80kWTvdUR7c4_HCwW7E6PPrhBuzz0TAJxy4Ke52O2KBnT9Dw0eVFwsJZyscXwHOaxl3tw9mapsS6ioleKD1qTYcg5BvOCQqNOh7zg9Y2NMncgiUOV5rRm3Mk8k4XPQEJk/s1000/gray-cheeked+thrush+4972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh9PK345acE80kWTvdUR7c4_HCwW7E6PPrhBuzz0TAJxy4Ke52O2KBnT9Dw0eVFwsJZyscXwHOaxl3tw9mapsS6ioleKD1qTYcg5BvOCQqNOh7zg9Y2NMncgiUOV5rRm3Mk8k4XPQEJk/w640-h446/gray-cheeked+thrush+4972.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>There've been loads of Swainson's, and if there's tons of Swainson's then there'll be a few Gray-cheeks as well. Above is probably my best ever Gray-cheeked pic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Transitioning to bad pics, here's my first Yellow-bellied Flycatcher of the year. My settings were all wrong and I badly over-exposed a bird that's very intensely colored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CCD0rKQ-HsiJ0FZXLv0gsc-zcGZzahjU2ss4FYKm4g5bAyHUNza1fnjiMy_H6gROAuiHJ5VbQCV_l7PgEYRc1efNkzLdWdRfSis-9epDy5K66h8sOQKzC-b1P7axsgaYgGHPw6zlOn0/s1000/yellow-bellied+flycatcher+4977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CCD0rKQ-HsiJ0FZXLv0gsc-zcGZzahjU2ss4FYKm4g5bAyHUNza1fnjiMy_H6gROAuiHJ5VbQCV_l7PgEYRc1efNkzLdWdRfSis-9epDy5K66h8sOQKzC-b1P7axsgaYgGHPw6zlOn0/w640-h460/yellow-bellied+flycatcher+4977.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The next pic is my first Philadelphia Vireo of the year, on this one the settings actually weren't bad, but strong backlighting through green leaves really made the color wonky. The brightest yellow was right where the throat met the breast, but that was hard to document. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9hl6rqd9vwnx0PCwZEZQsZx4X9djMVQM5IggoPNQdlyLYy8oqRLZVqpChF8ZPYHUciwSomuXtCXokFmMXqkvmizj6kl7t8lzqq1Gc8JfXcIQiEjv0CGXtuzLgA37ECUlkOFv3ABnHxI/s1000/philadelphia+vireo+5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9hl6rqd9vwnx0PCwZEZQsZx4X9djMVQM5IggoPNQdlyLYy8oqRLZVqpChF8ZPYHUciwSomuXtCXokFmMXqkvmizj6kl7t8lzqq1Gc8JfXcIQiEjv0CGXtuzLgA37ECUlkOFv3ABnHxI/w640-h424/philadelphia+vireo+5147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally two decent pics, first a Marsh Wren that surprised me. You don't hear them sing in the fall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_ZaxxU0ZaaWgRk8wqbQiVE7WWchvFOrigDfXv3C5v-663X6ohrB0rOSSzk0I3bHrI-I5ehxkL3xHpIRXVA904K-V0rJH2wPtTwH60TDzqXR2mIL78WATi18MALQBledoiy8UVh5zDzA/s1000/marsh+wren+5102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_ZaxxU0ZaaWgRk8wqbQiVE7WWchvFOrigDfXv3C5v-663X6ohrB0rOSSzk0I3bHrI-I5ehxkL3xHpIRXVA904K-V0rJH2wPtTwH60TDzqXR2mIL78WATi18MALQBledoiy8UVh5zDzA/w640-h426/marsh+wren+5102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Wood-pewees are still singing though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelJdBsVTnYkNVnAyh6iX2QUEdjJCSz3IrAPySinx7aol251icDYwU2cJWGhmpsnZ6klldtVIgUYG6gQb8zSJdRc-Ww0ZpS8_ednRnq_cxm7CSGdGMxbsxXXu2B19MJEBArPuGm99C3Mg/s1000/pewee+5106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelJdBsVTnYkNVnAyh6iX2QUEdjJCSz3IrAPySinx7aol251icDYwU2cJWGhmpsnZ6klldtVIgUYG6gQb8zSJdRc-Ww0ZpS8_ednRnq_cxm7CSGdGMxbsxXXu2B19MJEBArPuGm99C3Mg/w640-h428/pewee+5106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-48137517417277751472021-09-03T12:18:00.000-07:002021-09-03T12:18:33.714-07:00Little Gull<p> It's been a while since I've had a late summer Little Gull. I got out to the beach fairly late for me and found Will and Lisa already there. There wasn't a ton moving and when Will followed Tim out to the end of the pier I debated how long I would stay. But about the time they got to the end a bird appeared trailing a couple Bonaparte's Gulls. The first thought that went through my mind was, "Why does that tern have a black M on its back?" Because it's a Little Gull.</p><p>I jogged out to the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDr5HHSpxrupVliOM_8LU7dMXlgpDA2DM4DB3yCNTlnDDscsbTwmahFMIMzXqMpNS4bIAmWYLN3Gi9NfWUieeI_94LNCO-Npm_KwoJb70UU_3m-ne2jZ1cI2LjG4iiTXZu8kHJCeF_JQ/s1000/little+gull+4719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDr5HHSpxrupVliOM_8LU7dMXlgpDA2DM4DB3yCNTlnDDscsbTwmahFMIMzXqMpNS4bIAmWYLN3Gi9NfWUieeI_94LNCO-Npm_KwoJb70UU_3m-ne2jZ1cI2LjG4iiTXZu8kHJCeF_JQ/w640-h448/little+gull+4719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's a juvie that's still in pretty fresh plumage. It hugged the river water's edge and we hoped it would come in closer as the wind started shifting the river water closer to the pier but the boat traffic dispersed the birds.<div><br /></div><div>One montage of the bird showing off that dorsal black M.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y1xO7AXLKexh6htW-rtfsxPJdzNe7imI_XgVdxfGlyXPR5Qg-6_zXOmoMtq2a0fgF3jEyAYmaNkGipHn6XJmHJjJJJsxL-YNyj1cmvHT6OSG0WPeoxrmuSKZC_V44OxZ_jQE718RL4Y/s1000/little+gull+4731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1000" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y1xO7AXLKexh6htW-rtfsxPJdzNe7imI_XgVdxfGlyXPR5Qg-6_zXOmoMtq2a0fgF3jEyAYmaNkGipHn6XJmHJjJJJsxL-YNyj1cmvHT6OSG0WPeoxrmuSKZC_V44OxZ_jQE718RL4Y/w640-h444/little+gull+4731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-73710887197649717152021-08-25T12:58:00.001-07:002021-08-25T12:58:09.958-07:00The gulls say it's a jaeger<p> Yesterday was internationally recognized <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2011/08/hugo-hudwit.html">Hudwit Day</a>. Or maybe that's only observed at Tiscornia. And no hudwits were observing it as far as anyone could tell. But the gull flock was present and abruptly they all took off in one direction. Which was odd since I didn't see a dog, and then when I looked up to the sky I didn't see an eagle.</p><p>What I did see was this, a brown bird sporting the biggest baddest brightest white wing flash that the beach has ever known.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1onNQrTb4HR2UceOLBU6gAh9_mqhmgEm43YZa8xQJI0bkqIldBhr_8_zMGhBKSybbOI0cmryWyOZMkUk9tzwGsY0FwYVJ9G0cyGXGwlTDIKTQI6SdHI9J2Yzrx8CacugDUQSLGUxPz0/s1000/herring+jaeger+4561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1onNQrTb4HR2UceOLBU6gAh9_mqhmgEm43YZa8xQJI0bkqIldBhr_8_zMGhBKSybbOI0cmryWyOZMkUk9tzwGsY0FwYVJ9G0cyGXGwlTDIKTQI6SdHI9J2Yzrx8CacugDUQSLGUxPz0/w640-h440/herring+jaeger+4561.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Clearly gulls don't use shape in their jaeger ID since they flew immediately every time this leucistic young Herring Gull re-appeared. I'm not sure if that will help or hurt it. On one hand he's going to have a heck of a time finding a flock that he can rest with so may be more likely to get picked off by an eagle. On the other hand if the flock finds a food source this bird may be able to commandeer it pretty easily.<div><br /></div><div>I'm pretty sure I saw photos of this individual from Michigan City and since gulls almost always work their way south along our lakefront that probably doesn't bode well for this bird since it's desperate enough to go the wrong direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's striking enough that a montage was in order.</div><div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cl4B1Erc2qY_JOzC48wcTkOZ6u8Y4I_zYpvBAUJqGYrlDCMyc2o6DM0gqaa5rTeRStUE2jOJ9BJ9CtBcuctZY2Jm14UnutMxrG7Bwl33DMONCPYyBOOBVgoKZO8SliuGjPOQF21AY5w/s1000/herring+jaeger+4558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Cl4B1Erc2qY_JOzC48wcTkOZ6u8Y4I_zYpvBAUJqGYrlDCMyc2o6DM0gqaa5rTeRStUE2jOJ9BJ9CtBcuctZY2Jm14UnutMxrG7Bwl33DMONCPYyBOOBVgoKZO8SliuGjPOQF21AY5w/w640-h428/herring+jaeger+4558.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-41838952186170956662021-08-21T10:31:00.000-07:002021-08-21T10:31:18.783-07:00New Buff Baird's<p> There's been Baird's Sandpipers in New Buffalo all week, but I didn't go down until this morning when I met with James to bird the beach. The Baird's didn't disappoint, at one point there were 4 juvies all in view.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7l0JDgcXQSj3-wRFOfI7yLeZVC3SEZzTZBTsoKsSR1uDhsBXBMNLX3yWojb7ezC9UWBt_qkUEiTMfVu49Q2VLvuKPxDBIHQPtaj1E_nwATZciZWFWyGDiVe5Us8NWqLgocND9nzEBgQ/s1000/baird%2527s+sandpiper+4457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7l0JDgcXQSj3-wRFOfI7yLeZVC3SEZzTZBTsoKsSR1uDhsBXBMNLX3yWojb7ezC9UWBt_qkUEiTMfVu49Q2VLvuKPxDBIHQPtaj1E_nwATZciZWFWyGDiVe5Us8NWqLgocND9nzEBgQ/w640-h408/baird%2527s+sandpiper+4457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXur_TKIhXthDXypu4rnA5x6LqfI5IY-m_u2HH8Ur93VBvRs5kdvvOBIDhhvmLjhsjIE3z917cnoASbe80iquC9ITEiuptwxNwfkaoX-PVHClt6RSFR4n0wId6r2cbx2WbvRveDa9dP0/s1000/bairds+sandpiper+4522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXur_TKIhXthDXypu4rnA5x6LqfI5IY-m_u2HH8Ur93VBvRs5kdvvOBIDhhvmLjhsjIE3z917cnoASbe80iquC9ITEiuptwxNwfkaoX-PVHClt6RSFR4n0wId6r2cbx2WbvRveDa9dP0/w640-h426/bairds+sandpiper+4522.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqltRZun2A2vUmi-jPbbhvf4OjrK1Ss5EAOAMyv5q4EsSjBb3PfDsZ6jR_4jCEo654WjQtTveVxVylXb_dnMRYNiTvdAbguFwZCKj4DKwSU9sT0FQ-IFv-RFGehh6ApeEaU95mQ3HfLw/s1000/bairds+sanspiper+4527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqltRZun2A2vUmi-jPbbhvf4OjrK1Ss5EAOAMyv5q4EsSjBb3PfDsZ6jR_4jCEo654WjQtTveVxVylXb_dnMRYNiTvdAbguFwZCKj4DKwSU9sT0FQ-IFv-RFGehh6ApeEaU95mQ3HfLw/w640-h450/bairds+sanspiper+4527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was a juvie Least and Semipalmated Sandpiper loosely associating with the Bairds. In the above pics you can see wings extending past the tail, the buffy scalloping, and the slightly droopier more tapered bill on the Baird's in comparison with the Semi Sand on the right side of the next pic.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb3RK8SVUFm75WPTCJvA8L9iKUIf6XjmJqRDm6yDPR-vxay7v0UH0B7513maHkGUzwAI26pDLGbvVuhideVY4ZkvuikQXj2_hr1xJEYhyVJXdmjounk9JYEDcLVQAL7Sv-_cVCiFTKaI/s1000/peeps+4490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="1000" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb3RK8SVUFm75WPTCJvA8L9iKUIf6XjmJqRDm6yDPR-vxay7v0UH0B7513maHkGUzwAI26pDLGbvVuhideVY4ZkvuikQXj2_hr1xJEYhyVJXdmjounk9JYEDcLVQAL7Sv-_cVCiFTKaI/w640-h298/peeps+4490.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The Turnstone which James spotted as it flew in turned out to be an adult still in pretty full breeding plumage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ayq8AoMQfEJ7qoUGl4z1K0dqgbCB5BdXtMIklnSFETLYqRmQ6w5jxlNT3NJlrd8L5Rucn8qY4rgWb4gpu_uNFMjRsMwBeT7M8MDwZDycbAIe2qR8r1R9BKelWoQ9s3qPITqT_cHms0Q/s1000/ruddy+turnstone+4484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ayq8AoMQfEJ7qoUGl4z1K0dqgbCB5BdXtMIklnSFETLYqRmQ6w5jxlNT3NJlrd8L5Rucn8qY4rgWb4gpu_uNFMjRsMwBeT7M8MDwZDycbAIe2qR8r1R9BKelWoQ9s3qPITqT_cHms0Q/w640-h432/ruddy+turnstone+4484.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally a shot of a Killdeer that was so excited to see us (and the eagle) that it teed up pretty nicely<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9Zlj1kiP6HrTBoQ-hAt4F1JxytsNo3gL7eYjghjgATlDVoihoYHuo3OUEGZi1tVivtGbVoOA0p6viClW_cxL6g3vO9tRdPj09FDjZw046imUexRVBhPHBsIASBIVeZwryDElKNru32c/s1000/killdeer+4470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9Zlj1kiP6HrTBoQ-hAt4F1JxytsNo3gL7eYjghjgATlDVoihoYHuo3OUEGZi1tVivtGbVoOA0p6viClW_cxL6g3vO9tRdPj09FDjZw046imUexRVBhPHBsIASBIVeZwryDElKNru32c/w640-h408/killdeer+4470.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-69505878412745952182021-08-14T17:53:00.002-07:002021-08-14T17:53:24.764-07:00Little Blue nemesis no more<p> I've never chased a Little Blue Heron. In the 8-10 years before I move here there were at least 3 in Berrien Co that I remember, and there may have been more. In the last 16 years to my memory ... Tim had one fly by Tiscornia. Nolan Keyes found a first year at Brown before if flew off. Tim helped me re-find it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp_RjU-63YmLXZAGxCzjulEGa3WlFJ1fxHqRx_VOgctkg592iF3x4fKZXwIH5i5HwtJktkkg0M5rZIsZ3RieziSCghWbMaGR0Xqqu3oeZ8xR23-SGyHPIivrK0UdRiT0SqgCSPC2RnNE/s1000/little+blue+heron+4357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp_RjU-63YmLXZAGxCzjulEGa3WlFJ1fxHqRx_VOgctkg592iF3x4fKZXwIH5i5HwtJktkkg0M5rZIsZ3RieziSCghWbMaGR0Xqqu3oeZ8xR23-SGyHPIivrK0UdRiT0SqgCSPC2RnNE/w640-h452/little+blue+heron+4357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-_X0quphADbRvA_qBVBEIxRl-YJVQX_AWtC5An-E09nim3fCP_bO3tqKpwjsnEu6PZFS1eBJ69E2LZRWGqoosT9VkqSYg-pZAhHb7eqd7H5uzSNZpFObW88Zxhr1MjnFVhPIf4Wn1yg/s1000/little+blue+heron+4366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-_X0quphADbRvA_qBVBEIxRl-YJVQX_AWtC5An-E09nim3fCP_bO3tqKpwjsnEu6PZFS1eBJ69E2LZRWGqoosT9VkqSYg-pZAhHb7eqd7H5uzSNZpFObW88Zxhr1MjnFVhPIf4Wn1yg/w640-h434/little+blue+heron+4366.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSkQ03b8CHJXWB1r4vDrJXgB0ypXh0Qydvm4joPs2NN3c862emrMRczAJ9nSKN50kiV7ArN3P6yS8PbjY64NB3GFWcduW0OlWMaDx77ZDta-NakMnL8PYugFLWtY_1dDxEc-DKcM4X14/s1000/little+blue+heron+4374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSkQ03b8CHJXWB1r4vDrJXgB0ypXh0Qydvm4joPs2NN3c862emrMRczAJ9nSKN50kiV7ArN3P6yS8PbjY64NB3GFWcduW0OlWMaDx77ZDta-NakMnL8PYugFLWtY_1dDxEc-DKcM4X14/w640-h454/little+blue+heron+4374.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Note the blue lores to separate it from Snowy Egret, as well as the longer bill than Snowy.<br /><p><br /></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-77692973382268545342021-08-12T16:16:00.000-07:002021-08-12T16:16:01.062-07:00mangos in the heat<p>Mexico is hot in the afternoon! As we worked our way into the state of Chiapas we stopped at a mango plantation. For as hot as it was, there was a decent amount of activity.</p><p>This Golden-fronted Woodpecker though, was panting in the heat.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_PXgiGicn2Smiax_KLN3a_7U0X9Z4Crj5SiJhqPlw3LfVk4Eo1c75YwYgUzaI7fGevz2sE-h74ne-U1qzvsL7BK3JlpG_0MFBfpXutkSrxFIX1Bw4TVJLaWCZLaDdhqd1wvMHG3G87k/s1000/golden+fronted+woodpecker+9479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_PXgiGicn2Smiax_KLN3a_7U0X9Z4Crj5SiJhqPlw3LfVk4Eo1c75YwYgUzaI7fGevz2sE-h74ne-U1qzvsL7BK3JlpG_0MFBfpXutkSrxFIX1Bw4TVJLaWCZLaDdhqd1wvMHG3G87k/w640-h456/golden+fronted+woodpecker+9479.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Alex was able to tape in a few Giant Wrens without too much effort.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVKZ1GGrlfoKwlwszVgwRRQMdw5reULuf_1JL8xExoZRCTjzLZi9hMfD6LY5XhUh8bujtbK-sgUjMwltAbFFNwxgJITTFz_BqtT2fjWXhmSFngIBgzb3EI73NZk99js0DhQQNCMIl6cE/s1000/giant+wren+9499.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1000" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVKZ1GGrlfoKwlwszVgwRRQMdw5reULuf_1JL8xExoZRCTjzLZi9hMfD6LY5XhUh8bujtbK-sgUjMwltAbFFNwxgJITTFz_BqtT2fjWXhmSFngIBgzb3EI73NZk99js0DhQQNCMIl6cE/w640-h482/giant+wren+9499.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSyLJKS_kjxuRr6Zd9NTZwXXdpOBFaoGKPTAE-fpWFeL1VBUnlGPGxZ9_TgB90_s2zXwDsIF7atFFPBPh5gx7MkxC0cWzNKl8KtWHoFKzatRmVc2GJJ5T81yRZcxSw2X9K9e4SVHWw7w/s1000/giant+wren+9519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSyLJKS_kjxuRr6Zd9NTZwXXdpOBFaoGKPTAE-fpWFeL1VBUnlGPGxZ9_TgB90_s2zXwDsIF7atFFPBPh5gx7MkxC0cWzNKl8KtWHoFKzatRmVc2GJJ5T81yRZcxSw2X9K9e4SVHWw7w/w640-h440/giant+wren+9519.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were various kiskadee class flycatchers, anis, caciques, and saltators working the edges of the orchards. I don't remember if these Orange-chinned Parakeets were in mangos or a different fruiting tree.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ8CkDTexPxM8Gwzyiz8azMkF91MJLumiktB03mtJOhoiuy_ew6ZYHXguHwmao-E1-Tzu2YHlA3OKaC68yais1ysF0-QIJ09lYtJopX4nnLTBnbS9rsjlGB0knRhElviMyt-qspsyaKw/s1000/parakeet+9538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ8CkDTexPxM8Gwzyiz8azMkF91MJLumiktB03mtJOhoiuy_ew6ZYHXguHwmao-E1-Tzu2YHlA3OKaC68yais1ysF0-QIJ09lYtJopX4nnLTBnbS9rsjlGB0knRhElviMyt-qspsyaKw/w640-h440/parakeet+9538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A female (or immature male?) Rose-throated Becard teed up pretty nicely. I've seen males in Costa Rica ... but the race there is gray throated.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wdxkrv6Mvq31zNwtJbehO1KygtFuwnuj3ADy5jhZbhLMQtCXxQvdebiecQF4NQtJnWv4SEtu-2ONqhyphenhyphenLPZ3HXlode8xK3cZ9fl5rhdpE2xwG1yFcUSPwbwY3h9cS5V2LMe8jOgGAz4/s1000/rose+throated+becard+9572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wdxkrv6Mvq31zNwtJbehO1KygtFuwnuj3ADy5jhZbhLMQtCXxQvdebiecQF4NQtJnWv4SEtu-2ONqhyphenhyphenLPZ3HXlode8xK3cZ9fl5rhdpE2xwG1yFcUSPwbwY3h9cS5V2LMe8jOgGAz4/w640-h464/rose+throated+becard+9572.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>We'd seen an immature roadside hawk in the morning, but did see an adult in the afternoon.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasNK1_53SBc5ttWCQZ70NgOYGixCdw9IUrqnrX2mO_WLAiKUpJB238yeoUlys2TMh0wT1sGf3Ksh6zpaC8ycksgd7y8yRkfgb_-loO9T2Q237jtBAM28uroxRxWopLxsB8EsvdlsA_7Y/s2048/roadside+hawk+9610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="2048" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasNK1_53SBc5ttWCQZ70NgOYGixCdw9IUrqnrX2mO_WLAiKUpJB238yeoUlys2TMh0wT1sGf3Ksh6zpaC8ycksgd7y8yRkfgb_-loO9T2Q237jtBAM28uroxRxWopLxsB8EsvdlsA_7Y/w640-h424/roadside+hawk+9610.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally a truckload of mangos headed to market. I may have sampled a few windfalls reachable from the road's shoulder ... they were delicious! Prior to this trip I'd only had the bigger Peruvian ones, but the yellow Mexican ones, while smaller, are every bit as sweet and easier to eat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbnuhvJCp9EeafeDnLZNIF-szw5ic82BRnyxOOCHFtareXFxiyPim3CnREozj986iaJL1TpORFzgbVKYHQbFSYfG0ivX0UWqSkwn3QeZyoEb_s8dEXrYpy5C2KGGh0Xrla47PZifDqPo/s1000/mango+9477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbnuhvJCp9EeafeDnLZNIF-szw5ic82BRnyxOOCHFtareXFxiyPim3CnREozj986iaJL1TpORFzgbVKYHQbFSYfG0ivX0UWqSkwn3QeZyoEb_s8dEXrYpy5C2KGGh0Xrla47PZifDqPo/w640-h426/mango+9477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-17093015358799352021-08-07T13:01:00.003-07:002021-08-12T09:27:30.393-07:00No storms at New Buff<p> A line of thunderstorms appeared to be bearing down on the northern half of the county this morning, but New Buffalo looked clear, so New Buffalo it was!</p><p>An solitary Avocet awaited the sunrise. It's still mostly in breeding plumage, though you can see some winter gray coming into the face</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAJA9yKT51zJ42UqcAoCa3jYqFg6I85C1nTYbwsKJr41avxHkudXbP7CXKLgmaHVS1ZXsuoAB7se-R8Q-NuZQ39UHz9k7TXwfwmGbU9K6XtO4kpxuOgQDcjj88tPxhOM5h_iCUgukrIY/s1000/american+avocet+4165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimAJA9yKT51zJ42UqcAoCa3jYqFg6I85C1nTYbwsKJr41avxHkudXbP7CXKLgmaHVS1ZXsuoAB7se-R8Q-NuZQ39UHz9k7TXwfwmGbU9K6XtO4kpxuOgQDcjj88tPxhOM5h_iCUgukrIY/w640-h428/american+avocet+4165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAG4zyc4f_Jp4mz8_NYSAbWSCxsdcYgBdj_IL_egA1Y0Gj86qm_vAAyX3N6UaEBleVxf8kS8YMwW5vmgwNOuO82aBSFaN92Md0NfjLQR3gC0QpXX_6MZi_7JlfH37fMrYyCGJwQ2wqtM/s1000/american+avocet+4193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAG4zyc4f_Jp4mz8_NYSAbWSCxsdcYgBdj_IL_egA1Y0Gj86qm_vAAyX3N6UaEBleVxf8kS8YMwW5vmgwNOuO82aBSFaN92Md0NfjLQR3gC0QpXX_6MZi_7JlfH37fMrYyCGJwQ2wqtM/w640-h426/american+avocet+4193.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The avocet dwarfed the Killdeer that walked past it, which in turn dwarfed an adult Semipalmated Plover who also enjoyed some morning sun.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgBGnPo7uG27SX6zPvkSO6qvLuOT3ReuxiqtPvxkGRaga8wzp3K36HryNLUJ-uWMf-mzm9pzYZmoB7e_n6Oal6HQ8gw8qboo2FqlEcxJlnDNFRK9nJ6YVbIt3CzsBZTVO7WyYLtB08DQ/s1000/semi+plover+4202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgBGnPo7uG27SX6zPvkSO6qvLuOT3ReuxiqtPvxkGRaga8wzp3K36HryNLUJ-uWMf-mzm9pzYZmoB7e_n6Oal6HQ8gw8qboo2FqlEcxJlnDNFRK9nJ6YVbIt3CzsBZTVO7WyYLtB08DQ/w640-h416/semi+plover+4202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoImgcIdljC6o_CJ38f_kuwZLjOWX7jkHTFaAzbQtSNgPjhoklgU2TLCRWd46548C7w_widPQyBkfChW6xSn_mEng3egxxtplQzmMzMKNavdsH0_6j3VFW06LqAAU2H36vkwY-nboLgw/s1000/semipalmated+plover+4156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoImgcIdljC6o_CJ38f_kuwZLjOWX7jkHTFaAzbQtSNgPjhoklgU2TLCRWd46548C7w_widPQyBkfChW6xSn_mEng3egxxtplQzmMzMKNavdsH0_6j3VFW06LqAAU2H36vkwY-nboLgw/w640-h428/semipalmated+plover+4156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I like the composure better of the bird on a rocky Great Lakes beach, but there was less sunrise at this point...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTMa4_HN7r30Cww26yM7iFWD_ysVVeliCu3JPNTUtW-_0wLD2dfua6gYGyHLCcWBoKwVbi45c6g0KEibwZyf8jqfBpdoHz8RuYQggBBROiIHulWpQxLUx3uvth53mJta84y3PVFOfu4g/s1000/semi+plover+4146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTMa4_HN7r30Cww26yM7iFWD_ysVVeliCu3JPNTUtW-_0wLD2dfua6gYGyHLCcWBoKwVbi45c6g0KEibwZyf8jqfBpdoHz8RuYQggBBROiIHulWpQxLUx3uvth53mJta84y3PVFOfu4g/w640-h434/semi+plover+4146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><p>The most interesting birds were a couple mergansers which (<i>8/12 edits after a communique from Adam lol italicized</i>), after some study, turned out to be <strike>Red-breasteds</strike> <i>Hooded's </i>in <strike>eclipse</strike> <i>juvenile </i>plumage. A few years ago there were a <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2015/08/waaaaaaay-out-of-season-mergansers.html">pair of eclipse Common Mergs</a> (that I didn't get right) so <strike>hopefully take 2 was a success</strike>! (<i>nope</i>). Of course the pics are absolute garbage so I'm not leading off with them. But the pink bills <strike>(and size in comparison to Mallards) crossed Hooded off the list</strike>.<i> made me think they couldn't be Hooded and I must have rounded up their size in my mind. The shape did seem a little off, but I couldn't get past the pink bills. Sibley doesn't show young hooded with bright bills, but some internet searches pull them up pretty easily. </i>Common in eclipse would have a much stronger demarcation between the neck and the breast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojLrnjud_sVugxCRToYm8rFP7ye7ImCn9EQCm0wRQjaFXzHMmB_HzYJ__8v5-SOqZQGc8yX30XC2BtUWwTKc8K0VyX3kk4EQKViG_cLdUM2x1zIGz-QPhPG1ctaM3oGOur-ZwJDVUl_4/s1000/eclips+eAM9A4115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojLrnjud_sVugxCRToYm8rFP7ye7ImCn9EQCm0wRQjaFXzHMmB_HzYJ__8v5-SOqZQGc8yX30XC2BtUWwTKc8K0VyX3kk4EQKViG_cLdUM2x1zIGz-QPhPG1ctaM3oGOur-ZwJDVUl_4/w640-h440/eclips+eAM9A4115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There's some much better phone-scoped video of the birds that shows the color a lot better than this really low light effort<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-7212679306743123442021-07-28T17:44:00.006-07:002021-07-28T17:44:55.147-07:00Ann Arbor SpoonbillHeavily birded Washtenaw County has done will with rarities, with a redshank a year or so ago and now another first state record in Roseate Spoonbill. <div><br /></div><div>I made it there on about day 3 of its week and a half long stay. The bird was out of sight when I arrived, but after a while a Great Blue took off and flew back to the back corner of the marsh, and less than a minute later the spoonbill flew out. It landed distantly, then flew much closer and proceeded to feed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr40mghtUQSflR6USUPOcGjix58fKTccwtgo7zKWBzi0lYdo7lpC-vVE45VcfiquvJJrkHy7doijr__5rWh2WNfOgQ7px_Xf4RL7F0q5JFUHUAc8wDsLfpOFTh0DiOYA0DZwnBrs-3-M/s1000/roseate+spoonbill+3723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQr40mghtUQSflR6USUPOcGjix58fKTccwtgo7zKWBzi0lYdo7lpC-vVE45VcfiquvJJrkHy7doijr__5rWh2WNfOgQ7px_Xf4RL7F0q5JFUHUAc8wDsLfpOFTh0DiOYA0DZwnBrs-3-M/w640-h426/roseate+spoonbill+3723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5d5lr-IG6r25N1e76LJen3SYIWE7JVGDjGLdVeBTYS5lnbr1LJk2AUpwIKs1zRIH2UlFXaeKS1XX7zjIbrtKHEnR6jNvI0JHHxTWRG-HegS5OG1ezTEN0U5EdYzvGKgCufqip-Cc9wY/s1000/roseate+spoonbill+3731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5d5lr-IG6r25N1e76LJen3SYIWE7JVGDjGLdVeBTYS5lnbr1LJk2AUpwIKs1zRIH2UlFXaeKS1XX7zjIbrtKHEnR6jNvI0JHHxTWRG-HegS5OG1ezTEN0U5EdYzvGKgCufqip-Cc9wY/w640-h422/roseate+spoonbill+3731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiselFRlzsw8-73aYpeOgdVUzZpRnQNIsKclJ2Cu9omuHbtEx8eLBAbC3apQIv-xrzSk-mEr90686Z0YTvJpsSVBJoH8ndcg5_kfSgcTycav75kxnKnXRWXs_glLa5XfvGUssYM1jxgmzg/s1000/roseate+spoonbill+3753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiselFRlzsw8-73aYpeOgdVUzZpRnQNIsKclJ2Cu9omuHbtEx8eLBAbC3apQIv-xrzSk-mEr90686Z0YTvJpsSVBJoH8ndcg5_kfSgcTycav75kxnKnXRWXs_glLa5XfvGUssYM1jxgmzg/w640-h448/roseate+spoonbill+3753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm not sure I've ever seen one feed at close range. The base of the bill was a lot more square than I remembered and the bird would bob its head somewhat as it swung its neck back and forth while working its bill to filter the water. </div><div><br /></div><div>With the two hour drive ahead of me that I wanted to finish before darks I didn't wait to see how long it would stay and found myself walking away from a simply crazy bird.</div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-52132936214003959322021-07-23T08:38:00.005-07:002021-07-23T08:38:56.263-07:00a Tiscornia lifer<p> though it looks like I eBirded a Short-billed at Tiscornia 10 years ago ... who knew?</p><p>A Short-billed Dowitcher flew in to Tiscornia with a willet this morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF56vtgbiZ0PNRlcO9DSy_ZMtYhL2pJEd2RucP9WLfv6r98bwDQILFl9Af_6K011pkC53tuDap_HsA6YrB8edVMusX103UHT2xZykb7kIqJ7Fpd2V24Rj6AkpWp60zKWJ9O96tN0xwEig/s1000/willet+4027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1000" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF56vtgbiZ0PNRlcO9DSy_ZMtYhL2pJEd2RucP9WLfv6r98bwDQILFl9Af_6K011pkC53tuDap_HsA6YrB8edVMusX103UHT2xZykb7kIqJ7Fpd2V24Rj6AkpWp60zKWJ9O96tN0xwEig/w640-h392/willet+4027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Both appeared to be adults with some worn breeding feathers, and a few very worn retained feathers from the winter.<div><br /></div><div>The dowitcher's bill was the same length as the willet's, though a lot skinnier!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmby0HVLGYr5oWum3q4xIpgI2GXL8UBwaD8dsCmesRzrUNVHBz5VVU_r-FUss_RATfpw_RProseTWkR19PaYGry2GQe8I2c85b_hZqAD8o1DvnU0D7HncRHls3uba6lYvmjbyFApF0bU/s1000/sbdo+4064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmby0HVLGYr5oWum3q4xIpgI2GXL8UBwaD8dsCmesRzrUNVHBz5VVU_r-FUss_RATfpw_RProseTWkR19PaYGry2GQe8I2c85b_hZqAD8o1DvnU0D7HncRHls3uba6lYvmjbyFApF0bU/w640-h422/sbdo+4064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Interesting how the birds use them in very different ways though.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfCf6rdMetao9uz66O6saB8WzCF49-8_cDbsBN-M6O7v0kX1yBcL0oz8nGg6i5WLTDDRtnTVfdh4CxCxK5bwVgfeA-RGB1vryYJYNDMF4-VSwYkagIzDiiR5T2Gj4xMvuSxp9mcITD5E/w640-h440/eAM9A4012.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I somewhat screened the birds from a beachwalker who detoured around us ... into the gulls, who flushed, taking the sandpipers with...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmVDKiW194dJn-wYlFyPX36_zw8gw8z1UYwyasAHYn1mnvRyoINhoeplXIQ5B71zbsJ6jujCoDLV1nZ6Ki5l9g6YDtSeuqyVtuZUGYI9qwupFgkMZYDpxPhmXNbuJAtXapSQtDe1PBRY/s1000/sbdo+4094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmVDKiW194dJn-wYlFyPX36_zw8gw8z1UYwyasAHYn1mnvRyoINhoeplXIQ5B71zbsJ6jujCoDLV1nZ6Ki5l9g6YDtSeuqyVtuZUGYI9qwupFgkMZYDpxPhmXNbuJAtXapSQtDe1PBRY/w640-h426/sbdo+4094.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2020/07/neo-willets.html">willet</a> came in briefly in the early morning light.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9t-KOs3lXbdERfmpnd49L1WZnumdjNOfXajezQgrAu4Fw8dws9LKHh39bDH-fNY089b6ZJdblZ90eLpTrGV5plHRrWXBP69yeaMjYTq8lDydk0xRMfGghB9OzhKZn_1STsgDAWVd2Hg/s1000/Willet+3850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL9t-KOs3lXbdERfmpnd49L1WZnumdjNOfXajezQgrAu4Fw8dws9LKHh39bDH-fNY089b6ZJdblZ90eLpTrGV5plHRrWXBP69yeaMjYTq8lDydk0xRMfGghB9OzhKZn_1STsgDAWVd2Hg/w640-h396/Willet+3850.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>After a loop up to Klock a group of <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2016/07/another-big-shorb.html">avocets</a> also flew in from the south.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcGMnPaGhq60-sVpxfhIcuD8ZGbFf6wFZ3CXhKMaC7vrV-Qw_G6BBxUeoW3utEGM8g5xqzDx1p_HKgSkpDSH_E-aW8w9q9sHtTYfg6aTk-WPqo3E7QKnVfz1onFwJPsBg-yrREz8imEY/s1000/American+avocet+3860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcGMnPaGhq60-sVpxfhIcuD8ZGbFf6wFZ3CXhKMaC7vrV-Qw_G6BBxUeoW3utEGM8g5xqzDx1p_HKgSkpDSH_E-aW8w9q9sHtTYfg6aTk-WPqo3E7QKnVfz1onFwJPsBg-yrREz8imEY/w640-h380/American+avocet+3860.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They turned out to be adults still very much in breeding plumage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8F9XmjcvYDflF_8gyzdxHW91SrsAIiL0fqoZjfEO3NntnrWZ_B90Ri5gEhTJVQDkoEngsHpxYq5YAm033tLQyG_-T7aLsEzFa-wo0DIHnVWzmEO8S3WfEt3SmMyIn5RFn_txS93Uzag/s1000/American+avocet+3867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8F9XmjcvYDflF_8gyzdxHW91SrsAIiL0fqoZjfEO3NntnrWZ_B90Ri5gEhTJVQDkoEngsHpxYq5YAm033tLQyG_-T7aLsEzFa-wo0DIHnVWzmEO8S3WfEt3SmMyIn5RFn_txS93Uzag/w640-h400/American+avocet+3867.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxkEUAdOMTSQbeHE7SVKelL_U-Dwv0lOme-SF2-FmAShjPYgkqC5dK0UKLFlbkP8GLvoDxOfn5kxAAwRSLAHE22GvxLEfPrjgCpKxpkbII3mMMpVOCM8mUrz681vPwMhfu6OX4ofU8Qk/s1000/American+avocet+3870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxkEUAdOMTSQbeHE7SVKelL_U-Dwv0lOme-SF2-FmAShjPYgkqC5dK0UKLFlbkP8GLvoDxOfn5kxAAwRSLAHE22GvxLEfPrjgCpKxpkbII3mMMpVOCM8mUrz681vPwMhfu6OX4ofU8Qk/w640-h404/American+avocet+3870.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As opposed to one of the motley Lesser Blackbacks that have taken a liking to the local beachgoer's refuse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnNdlB5jrx8v8zKfOxOIQzF_267YB8f949D2E2ZJ6JAyTqBTK3mDYJ1cwbsq3zQMwrj1KLTtq9pPvGdX_lmB8r6u7hcpZcqgo3j3olyuqE9gUjaMari0dUgogiZ2994WdBkoPYqoI41Q/s1000/lesser+black-backed+gull+3839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnNdlB5jrx8v8zKfOxOIQzF_267YB8f949D2E2ZJ6JAyTqBTK3mDYJ1cwbsq3zQMwrj1KLTtq9pPvGdX_lmB8r6u7hcpZcqgo3j3olyuqE9gUjaMari0dUgogiZ2994WdBkoPYqoI41Q/w640-h466/lesser+black-backed+gull+3839.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-51252729364550823452021-07-11T14:22:00.001-07:002021-07-11T14:22:45.382-07:00Hide and Seek<p> <br />Following our views of Rosita's Bunting the sun was getting pretty high and the temperature climbing. But that didn't stop a Lesser Ground-Cuckoo from starting to call from deep in the brush. This was a unique bird, picture a half sized roadrunner dressed for a carnival. That being said, it had no intention of going out, being very content to stay deep in the sticky thicket.</p><p>How would you give directions for the 1 inch cylinder of visibility for others to see this thing? You can sort of see the blue and yellow bare skin surrounding the eye.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLlrQL_0kmXLqHs2JNzJAlbfI9kKnT3Unu9E6vXPd0feJkUmk2HZnSYppnDiYD9EKgjG-KBwyEPybPKXVCi5sSJG6bE0NH4Y0eVO3E0Ye_gTDPaKFQuvwLoqOAWQqgpHzdZMhQa3758k/s1000/lesser+ground+cuckoo9370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLlrQL_0kmXLqHs2JNzJAlbfI9kKnT3Unu9E6vXPd0feJkUmk2HZnSYppnDiYD9EKgjG-KBwyEPybPKXVCi5sSJG6bE0NH4Y0eVO3E0Ye_gTDPaKFQuvwLoqOAWQqgpHzdZMhQa3758k/w640-h424/lesser+ground+cuckoo9370.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>It would walk slowly on the ground, blending in pretty much perfectly with the leaf litter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtUR-hgOF7Hhnao7Lag608r0ZBJBJ0CSjTL63UVw9AEvZ_USBD6kBHFwiXvFE7gTiSc1XbrdY_EYssQ945m9Rx5Mu4GS-yl8DftkOdOIhQoHCzRmVS_H_4PdQjWyxGjn6I5Ppa582sUg/s1000/lesser+ground-cuckoo+9382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtUR-hgOF7Hhnao7Lag608r0ZBJBJ0CSjTL63UVw9AEvZ_USBD6kBHFwiXvFE7gTiSc1XbrdY_EYssQ945m9Rx5Mu4GS-yl8DftkOdOIhQoHCzRmVS_H_4PdQjWyxGjn6I5Ppa582sUg/w640-h428/lesser+ground-cuckoo+9382.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally it did tee up, though this window was only about a foot wide.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI3yk2lSZsUhrwsJlEpfOEXFkDgOW2rveyQkziF56P0hdhaTvPKZGYjueClw25397YafZVGHNE95Ty9pf4xaAzusIth3yXtU2lhlcPuI36OKBTFS1tpY5yhfW149dO5t2M-d5kAkxKZI/s1200/lesser+ground-cuckoo+9402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1200" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI3yk2lSZsUhrwsJlEpfOEXFkDgOW2rveyQkziF56P0hdhaTvPKZGYjueClw25397YafZVGHNE95Ty9pf4xaAzusIth3yXtU2lhlcPuI36OKBTFS1tpY5yhfW149dO5t2M-d5kAkxKZI/w640-h454/lesser+ground-cuckoo+9402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was one of the coolest birds of the trip. This Roadside Hawk was potentially interested in seeing it as well...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjARUHM4B_ysLmPeTTMEnyBQ9laMbhoGgt8bHZcw-YleqIrisordI0VtzxZMsoS7YxL0U5UF3nfBodxWtrqun8xP0QWE7DCI7mZOutyQKlbQcqkO6GVRZ2xi8WFBQUF38hoEQOysdYCE/s1000/roadside+hawk+9416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1000" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjARUHM4B_ysLmPeTTMEnyBQ9laMbhoGgt8bHZcw-YleqIrisordI0VtzxZMsoS7YxL0U5UF3nfBodxWtrqun8xP0QWE7DCI7mZOutyQKlbQcqkO6GVRZ2xi8WFBQUF38hoEQOysdYCE/w640-h494/roadside+hawk+9416.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>though its motivation may have been a little different.</p><p>The Orange-fronted Parakeets on the other hand, they didn't give a rip!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wAyUKntNsHIDX9tLoKTh8-PcIjceKlpsFj5doYyGlbhmlXbKqII7sr0LOQ7nY8V0VuRZTRHpy5gOr8BedZhgDHkYhy8IM_Ynh0WWEmORGgKsaDEa_9lCp63KqTMpmsic7qu2wEgOb-o/s1000/orange-fronted+parakeet+9323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wAyUKntNsHIDX9tLoKTh8-PcIjceKlpsFj5doYyGlbhmlXbKqII7sr0LOQ7nY8V0VuRZTRHpy5gOr8BedZhgDHkYhy8IM_Ynh0WWEmORGgKsaDEa_9lCp63KqTMpmsic7qu2wEgOb-o/w640-h464/orange-fronted+parakeet+9323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-83578847667510803572021-06-25T13:57:00.005-07:002021-06-25T13:57:49.948-07:00Sunrise Rosita<p>We've all been there. You see a gorgeous sunrise and try to take a pic ... and you just can't do it justice. It's super hard for camera sensors to deal with rich cold and rich warm colors at the same time.</p><p>Rosita's Bunting is the same way. It was one of the more striking birds I've ever seen in my life. There aren't many birds that blend a rich blue somewhere between indigo and sky blue into magenta. It was easy to see why they're cage bird targets and one of the birds that eBird won't give specific location data for.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITQLaWxEq_JBt9x0MBnNnrBRZCajoUza2P4r7858fIJkMDiTmQF2vi7K_HSVfdI6Ps9etmlZ1xNFXYIxTqtacZkpVBxc71wEejW1UzQOfg9ACJOOqM-oe2LiPkxNR5Cgt51JkzzZTArA/s1000/edAM9A9257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITQLaWxEq_JBt9x0MBnNnrBRZCajoUza2P4r7858fIJkMDiTmQF2vi7K_HSVfdI6Ps9etmlZ1xNFXYIxTqtacZkpVBxc71wEejW1UzQOfg9ACJOOqM-oe2LiPkxNR5Cgt51JkzzZTArA/w640-h416/edAM9A9257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoINLbk5PYJQ91x49yJbt6s2qHlLhzLI70P3g-VHgZMzA7Zy9IdX4pBASVLWKuz0zzYW52ax8GsNnhBSpL1D20-zpWNS2-YdfN7rPF64YJVT9mHMkno9ZffYwBK_NJWSGb1J-sJCuA1ek/s2048/Rosita%2527s+bunting+9100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoINLbk5PYJQ91x49yJbt6s2qHlLhzLI70P3g-VHgZMzA7Zy9IdX4pBASVLWKuz0zzYW52ax8GsNnhBSpL1D20-zpWNS2-YdfN7rPF64YJVT9mHMkno9ZffYwBK_NJWSGb1J-sJCuA1ek/w640-h464/Rosita%2527s+bunting+9100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdAwIou7ICOq-ZqVfLQBsQaKT_Hyt2oYgE0xMC2unDJduQJ3QWz34zWXd4oeMUPNE7H-xtTnAnxij16kgt5vQmNjdmz7sFw0JamHBwIq_yM3_QZZTqJskTgQAfnhD4XoY-Wwfj010vy8/s1000/Rosita%2527s+Bunting+9207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtdAwIou7ICOq-ZqVfLQBsQaKT_Hyt2oYgE0xMC2unDJduQJ3QWz34zWXd4oeMUPNE7H-xtTnAnxij16kgt5vQmNjdmz7sFw0JamHBwIq_yM3_QZZTqJskTgQAfnhD4XoY-Wwfj010vy8/w640-h440/Rosita%2527s+Bunting+9207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc-a7XhcnFm2FXUMc9GvHjEk-SNrQ-HqHFr5Yes2Qc2jL5moTRd2fOY0N-BqONnpIPhGAJ4xaYrm8hYkXVCCvjLwkLKri7jeob9-sz69WH-vgezASg029UT2rp7u5_d0BcrHuLV6PBQ0/s1000/Rosita%2527s+Bunting+9265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc-a7XhcnFm2FXUMc9GvHjEk-SNrQ-HqHFr5Yes2Qc2jL5moTRd2fOY0N-BqONnpIPhGAJ4xaYrm8hYkXVCCvjLwkLKri7jeob9-sz69WH-vgezASg029UT2rp7u5_d0BcrHuLV6PBQ0/w640-h432/Rosita%2527s+Bunting+9265.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The female was maybe not quite as showy as the male...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-cw2IuG5SG7VVpQMo1bP-tCw2aeknjE4OPTdWVanknRJ7cSbbZqCjbEu1-ELZRdwMKZIl7YlMtuCMjDV6KoLsX5_S6Q25i3xCaxF5vb3IK0fDo9vB0_TDbDUGDr2dAo2LYqUjPwzKwo/s1000/rosita%2527s+bunting+9129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-cw2IuG5SG7VVpQMo1bP-tCw2aeknjE4OPTdWVanknRJ7cSbbZqCjbEu1-ELZRdwMKZIl7YlMtuCMjDV6KoLsX5_S6Q25i3xCaxF5vb3IK0fDo9vB0_TDbDUGDr2dAo2LYqUjPwzKwo/w640-h448/rosita%2527s+bunting+9129.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /> <p></p>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-62330704157289782442021-06-03T18:04:00.003-07:002021-06-03T18:04:33.756-07:00an Oasis<p> Day 4 in Mexico found us on the border of the desert state of Oaxaca and the more riparian (and tropical) state of Chiapas. A small mountain-like escarpment shielded a waterfall from much of the sun. A bottlebrush tree was in bloom and it attracted my eyes too quickly to remember to take a scenery shot.</p><p>Just about the first bird I saw was a Rosita's (Rose-bellied) Bunting.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB1Fh2cz8sLSPUnXtuPKVuOPs3TF-9kX4VN-oKYXrJy7H94STMJ2qE3Wg0bAF-XHUNbPl_ONdB_LV1gi71gqNWoHTER__tBS_pIiFFOQQsmAADE8458IbWbKX3WnEGm1H0XnnlEqO-Do/s1000/rositas+bunting+8811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVB1Fh2cz8sLSPUnXtuPKVuOPs3TF-9kX4VN-oKYXrJy7H94STMJ2qE3Wg0bAF-XHUNbPl_ONdB_LV1gi71gqNWoHTER__tBS_pIiFFOQQsmAADE8458IbWbKX3WnEGm1H0XnnlEqO-Do/w640-h462/rositas+bunting+8811.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>We'd see some in brighter light later in the morning, but we were happy to see this one. There were a few hummers, including Canivet's Emerald and Green-fronted Hummingbird, but it was too dark to get pics worth posting.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2021/03/cactus-oasis.html">Streak-backed Orioles</a> were working the bottlebrush as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllUd9orFSn7T4bmdjq2b8DIH68LZexYMQkGNIpE3qDva0j_gbFSaa6hbc-PXWlIetNNEmg6WrAT0VNea5OFxK-reNcjlQN-CY46N5CTRP8qSKrS1RW8A1S1owR2NZhWhcxc2CPeDKOw4/s1000/streak+backed+oriole+8938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllUd9orFSn7T4bmdjq2b8DIH68LZexYMQkGNIpE3qDva0j_gbFSaa6hbc-PXWlIetNNEmg6WrAT0VNea5OFxK-reNcjlQN-CY46N5CTRP8qSKrS1RW8A1S1owR2NZhWhcxc2CPeDKOw4/w640-h462/streak+backed+oriole+8938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeybLSVDLuBtIoAZp3uf2qdkHvt6JDsGAW7bGfGeaMTu3fDOVtbeoBp8Z_Y2Kfi9o948CLrMljbPkJKppMLhQfIVwNulgfjsyNT7_6WwawqlPYxCzL0_JaPl2RvBkqW6hlVun0w3bnKCs/s1000/streak-backed+oriole+8943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeybLSVDLuBtIoAZp3uf2qdkHvt6JDsGAW7bGfGeaMTu3fDOVtbeoBp8Z_Y2Kfi9o948CLrMljbPkJKppMLhQfIVwNulgfjsyNT7_6WwawqlPYxCzL0_JaPl2RvBkqW6hlVun0w3bnKCs/w640-h464/streak-backed+oriole+8943.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>They weren't all brilliantly colored. One was a bird I was looking forward to, Nutting's Flycatcher. It's one of the myarchids that all look pretty similar, but the inverse Western Kingbird tail pattern separates it from Ash-throated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQcn00XDLvodY2IFJXjgPMDA6NykQi3FdJ07II_h7lxdv_n-y9Ld1WGuUEdR37mcc4gs6caINcUNeLAgtG8hKe_GCVa6jBuGt1RWga-HhwjEcqUVCp2mzdVbaETyvqcHwqsILinvmdO0/s1000/nuttings+fly+8896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQcn00XDLvodY2IFJXjgPMDA6NykQi3FdJ07II_h7lxdv_n-y9Ld1WGuUEdR37mcc4gs6caINcUNeLAgtG8hKe_GCVa6jBuGt1RWga-HhwjEcqUVCp2mzdVbaETyvqcHwqsILinvmdO0/w640-h458/nuttings+fly+8896.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ok back to colorful ones. It's been a few years since I've seen <a href="https://berrienbirder.blogspot.com/2016/12/santa-rosa-national-park.html">White-throated Magpie-Jay</a>.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiode8ofvHgZF-_T-z_WI8CJrVGgm5eaLUAbdhyphenhyphen7lZJn1zDU_WHfGiTDU1Z4klxyrpPDoetsFtaDf-gomm5XHYMwagLn_mCwzOKMNvhEs-rBW3iK9S0axe0X9zo0R98275ryo9rCnQXdpQ/s1000/white+throated+magpie+jay+8968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1000" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiode8ofvHgZF-_T-z_WI8CJrVGgm5eaLUAbdhyphenhyphen7lZJn1zDU_WHfGiTDU1Z4klxyrpPDoetsFtaDf-gomm5XHYMwagLn_mCwzOKMNvhEs-rBW3iK9S0axe0X9zo0R98275ryo9rCnQXdpQ/w640-h458/white+throated+magpie+jay+8968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvdUtCKI5PksqbT8YfBC_6UO6By09hqAyM205Fw59VUT8RKIOJ1ifGkuFMf2KTwC29pCXcc_XTccqz90qqWkjk0wxomvAjwG50MSEJF8MhXS8ntBKbSakvtY3gbv5eLPHQ5BLupwL_u8/s1000/white+throated+magpie+jay+9078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvdUtCKI5PksqbT8YfBC_6UO6By09hqAyM205Fw59VUT8RKIOJ1ifGkuFMf2KTwC29pCXcc_XTccqz90qqWkjk0wxomvAjwG50MSEJF8MhXS8ntBKbSakvtY3gbv5eLPHQ5BLupwL_u8/w640-h468/white+throated+magpie+jay+9078.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally a view of a female White-lored Gnatcatcher; the gray desert gnatcatchers always surprise me after being so used to Blue-Gray.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Ip8mP9smf7hJT-rYp9QvrTRwLaCrhfDYAqt_eYrAFphpu-huhECRzHRER9hU0xtJSMrl8v8he2fL1K4Dq47FimWJnbDKo-IbY0IFLcR9PZ2TA0J6vFcUSNAnALFTcOoSC2FCnFA9Uk/s1000/gnatcatcher+9122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1000" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2Ip8mP9smf7hJT-rYp9QvrTRwLaCrhfDYAqt_eYrAFphpu-huhECRzHRER9hU0xtJSMrl8v8he2fL1K4Dq47FimWJnbDKo-IbY0IFLcR9PZ2TA0J6vFcUSNAnALFTcOoSC2FCnFA9Uk/w640-h458/gnatcatcher+9122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-84028755219614637712021-05-23T14:43:00.000-07:002021-05-23T14:43:10.935-07:00Spring warbsIt's rule #7 of the bird blogger bylaws that you must do a spring warbler post! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the first decent portrait I've ever taken of a Cerulean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuIuLVKh3WCsGSGjs1Zz-ZXjk7o60tQ8oeWB8pXOTwPezEXwcfkezP0O3TWHf8pcQBsVT__KQqJqQGIaFT8eKghhk-6beaWGZa8BJNb_NOgodACodSWwYXv8TJs8y0da5yDP86QeQI0s/s1000/cerulean+warbler+3352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuIuLVKh3WCsGSGjs1Zz-ZXjk7o60tQ8oeWB8pXOTwPezEXwcfkezP0O3TWHf8pcQBsVT__KQqJqQGIaFT8eKghhk-6beaWGZa8BJNb_NOgodACodSWwYXv8TJs8y0da5yDP86QeQI0s/w640-h426/cerulean+warbler+3352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs3IIKWmijKIJla5ZFcxR7_8ulrYKOMcB8UIaMEP5jX8VM5uCMvH-rrpZgkFaO9VL0Itt2Yoa3GgjNRKrj5PkdfqWRKhQiJ79B9otD08uRSTXfND5nUp749u_VPhLg6-MNjzuVP0hgv0/s1000/cerulean+warbler+3426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs3IIKWmijKIJla5ZFcxR7_8ulrYKOMcB8UIaMEP5jX8VM5uCMvH-rrpZgkFaO9VL0Itt2Yoa3GgjNRKrj5PkdfqWRKhQiJ79B9otD08uRSTXfND5nUp749u_VPhLg6-MNjzuVP0hgv0/w640-h462/cerulean+warbler+3426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Cerulean is actually pretty closely related to Blackburnian, though you wouldn't know it from this angle (now if I had a female sideways the similarities might start showing better).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkXLyUaHvF5x5rjgaqXwiq5My5spIjIXuCly06dlAJnTm5rZCdVOf-ldIzhWtp07qEkMo01NJrBYYKkHi8Ai_mppbGWBbHQ9qmjNKtvtQGrj34LcNNhfGZsoxY7vRMOEEHxwyJ6vSRgU/s1000/blackburnian+3325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1000" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkXLyUaHvF5x5rjgaqXwiq5My5spIjIXuCly06dlAJnTm5rZCdVOf-ldIzhWtp07qEkMo01NJrBYYKkHi8Ai_mppbGWBbHQ9qmjNKtvtQGrj34LcNNhfGZsoxY7vRMOEEHxwyJ6vSRgU/w640-h462/blackburnian+3325.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last year I did pretty well with Blackpolls, and they were pretty common this year too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tl1OQw9XSVvgSELwLa0g2zQtV6X4VUBR1Ec_Q-QbczLwMHavyGEoWslP3Xwm03qeGK2ZwHy3PbruwDYrRkbxlmUSMW2J5eMfUCeEwCc5mZ61pIUUq14OYc83WjAz0Z_cXCFHkbwg8cE/s1000/blackpoll+3189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1000" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tl1OQw9XSVvgSELwLa0g2zQtV6X4VUBR1Ec_Q-QbczLwMHavyGEoWslP3Xwm03qeGK2ZwHy3PbruwDYrRkbxlmUSMW2J5eMfUCeEwCc5mZ61pIUUq14OYc83WjAz0Z_cXCFHkbwg8cE/w640-h498/blackpoll+3189.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Black-throated Blue is likely on most peoples favorite list (though that's generally a pretty long list).</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ2-mgorSs3enZWn-cG8EZDeSacSv4bJ-g_4jJjzJOka2hwnKSuR3V78Iy8OwYNam7p98ZzHXdh6PXRk8wgisnG6fSltlfvfooxWDawXGZgthTxJEvlO1l4wGvJXjRsEB9yVoU6unMq0/s1000/bt+blue+3216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ2-mgorSs3enZWn-cG8EZDeSacSv4bJ-g_4jJjzJOka2hwnKSuR3V78Iy8OwYNam7p98ZzHXdh6PXRk8wgisnG6fSltlfvfooxWDawXGZgthTxJEvlO1l4wGvJXjRsEB9yVoU6unMq0/w640-h438/bt+blue+3216.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I thought I was finally learning Blue-headed Vireo's song this year ... but then half the time they would turn out to be Yellow-throateds. No problems with silent birds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5QNAkuEZRgd4sPF__lWPcvofJTfKjIn6teyJWO-8hVci7jtqWhXlEK0mrFByfGh4-l1eEX9pac1eng6xBljNcjqAvtaHOmBHqupDXHOL-mqOKGt70cRx9aWmV4pQQjYvCCYy-P65y-U/s1000/blue-headed+vireo+3171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5QNAkuEZRgd4sPF__lWPcvofJTfKjIn6teyJWO-8hVci7jtqWhXlEK0mrFByfGh4-l1eEX9pac1eng6xBljNcjqAvtaHOmBHqupDXHOL-mqOKGt70cRx9aWmV4pQQjYvCCYy-P65y-U/w640-h450/blue-headed+vireo+3171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Aaaaaand the opposite of spring warblers, spring cowbirds, blecccchhh.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMUy-JhMFy-Tql68NODloSdaB2fJRvhaslysPVXVuqoK9LugkYLYv7L0o85nLUGRk98tu3j9QG6gEquEow2Il2Fm_-vYJhIzo8tkWvglL6JPuLZcoS2pjOq9jXBaC8HE1w2yLboCCU_k/s1000/brown+headed+cowbird+3208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMUy-JhMFy-Tql68NODloSdaB2fJRvhaslysPVXVuqoK9LugkYLYv7L0o85nLUGRk98tu3j9QG6gEquEow2Il2Fm_-vYJhIzo8tkWvglL6JPuLZcoS2pjOq9jXBaC8HE1w2yLboCCU_k/w640-h426/brown+headed+cowbird+3208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-68536164201819339612021-05-16T17:40:00.002-07:002021-05-16T17:40:53.024-07:00Don't look ... oh wait, Look!<p> We all know how challenging the north winds for most of the last 3 weeks have been, so when they relented the day before Birdathon we couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The day before Birdathon Floral was filled with birds ... but you had to figure out where to look.</p><p>First rule of birdathon (OK, it's not the first rule, but work with me here): Don't look at Catbirds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv73tnKs3vPQACDXbgVNrL4IdORQcku6a2RDJZrbH1-gS6-3ldgdqGllBE4dx_wcBa4WRx7qn711C0kLHZtCcGJCPAtkNAMKhzs5AtQaTgLxhk5EHl5c52YWLqzDr6yai6Q2GxlxqKWiI/s1000/gray+catbird+3033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1000" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv73tnKs3vPQACDXbgVNrL4IdORQcku6a2RDJZrbH1-gS6-3ldgdqGllBE4dx_wcBa4WRx7qn711C0kLHZtCcGJCPAtkNAMKhzs5AtQaTgLxhk5EHl5c52YWLqzDr6yai6Q2GxlxqKWiI/w640-h472/gray+catbird+3033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On scouting morning, second rule was: Don't look at white-throated sparrows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV25GE_JXGXtOw-3icV19_U9y5CsgBO86wijcRIvuTXHqwEBBJBmSE6cimumwZRUN0zrQA3lqXMEO5VH1GnJVGpFIvSLnTgPuTFdyK9h-HVMfyfH0D7mcxvtd5zCY6T5rIr0VIWECy62Q/s1000/white-throated+sparrow+3021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV25GE_JXGXtOw-3icV19_U9y5CsgBO86wijcRIvuTXHqwEBBJBmSE6cimumwZRUN0zrQA3lqXMEO5VH1GnJVGpFIvSLnTgPuTFdyK9h-HVMfyfH0D7mcxvtd5zCY6T5rIr0VIWECy62Q/w640-h456/white-throated+sparrow+3021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There were hordes of them, and time spent on them could be better spent on more likely candidates for rarities. Of course that second night of south winds meant that the White-throats exited stage north and we had to work to find a single one on Birdathon day. They'd flown! (kinda like the White-eyed Vireo that had been hanging out).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjyAUBZVppRkKh3zyoEIhE4QU4UQ2IxGnaMe57z75cA3lueEmQh18laAFbhPfcCxCkSwzkB51e_IgvI80ex3hC79fAfmxjMxYxO5pnbNWjDiAAGu1ljHNk_UzKfLjqJ7-ywQ7u7SpAtY/s1000/white-eyed+vireo+3005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjyAUBZVppRkKh3zyoEIhE4QU4UQ2IxGnaMe57z75cA3lueEmQh18laAFbhPfcCxCkSwzkB51e_IgvI80ex3hC79fAfmxjMxYxO5pnbNWjDiAAGu1ljHNk_UzKfLjqJ7-ywQ7u7SpAtY/w640-h470/white-eyed+vireo+3005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course one of the reasons not to look at WT Sparrows was that you needed to home in instead on other birds a person might need. Like (this year), thrushes. Up until Birdathon day I'd seen one (!!!) Swainson's Thrush this spring, and zero Gray-cheeks. So it was a bit of a relief that Gray-cheeked was pretty easy on the big day.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD3ND4e-aU66-vgSrtLNOs2BAFKa8A5GdOHYt0maPegWsgBNMbVqLcPQAZK1lv4J0cLH6vSW3vEUOthgA2Rt9fJllnCdyzKwyGdWLV-udkbAIXwX0Ua_oI03l7HV-nBHWiXYG5QnOgFE/s1000/gray-cheeked+thrush+3047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD3ND4e-aU66-vgSrtLNOs2BAFKa8A5GdOHYt0maPegWsgBNMbVqLcPQAZK1lv4J0cLH6vSW3vEUOthgA2Rt9fJllnCdyzKwyGdWLV-udkbAIXwX0Ua_oI03l7HV-nBHWiXYG5QnOgFE/w640-h456/gray-cheeked+thrush+3047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unlike the White-throats, White-crowns stuck around in decent numbers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PemmkX7l4RdPFQ_lnDFnsWcYyt2gDxKqsVEPVIzx4e2Wsr94T3WZ41T64Ox59m80yr9fdrrxhH_-2YICM435TzNT6hZDQhg0AA5IhKkYak4sCRYhYAq_231Yy9wPI-j-nohLOjn7S2s/s1000/white-crowned+sparrow+2995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PemmkX7l4RdPFQ_lnDFnsWcYyt2gDxKqsVEPVIzx4e2Wsr94T3WZ41T64Ox59m80yr9fdrrxhH_-2YICM435TzNT6hZDQhg0AA5IhKkYak4sCRYhYAq_231Yy9wPI-j-nohLOjn7S2s/w640-h452/white-crowned+sparrow+2995.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unlike the warblers which has mostly bailed. We had to work to find even many of the common ones.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkFKp9tAuKNRkWKD9OJb3uOQc_Hx_Zq9h42yQ36Wz5jfV0bJbB8IUDm2WWtwu0oJjs0yMDmgptZJ6tOUus6zmQ8-l5NIv-g2mSgq9xPwwTyAqQ11qaggWGiz1KhJqjJRwfj_s203cOyQ/s1000/chestnut-sided+warbler+2989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkFKp9tAuKNRkWKD9OJb3uOQc_Hx_Zq9h42yQ36Wz5jfV0bJbB8IUDm2WWtwu0oJjs0yMDmgptZJ6tOUus6zmQ8-l5NIv-g2mSgq9xPwwTyAqQ11qaggWGiz1KhJqjJRwfj_s203cOyQ/w640-h456/chestnut-sided+warbler+2989.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>The one bird we didn't have to work for? Least Bittern. It's a bird that can't be expected, or really even planned for. So we were pretty happy when a Least jumped into the scope view as we looked at a Coot at the dump pond. And we were flabbergasted when we found a second one later in the day (with more bonus moorhens to boot!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCZxyHhw2M-YQm4hTIdBUJ8Q7CArBM-BadN5xOo91s1qnKLwTNTcrpgPmShUJCwsZWqeHcALx6-WrLtEdjSBtVd8uWg4_xGaQEKXZ3ye1yeYQjEIiF41CJ_hxrEvny5wNR6FIzlSsTiM/s1000/least+bittern+and+moorhen+3089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCZxyHhw2M-YQm4hTIdBUJ8Q7CArBM-BadN5xOo91s1qnKLwTNTcrpgPmShUJCwsZWqeHcALx6-WrLtEdjSBtVd8uWg4_xGaQEKXZ3ye1yeYQjEIiF41CJ_hxrEvny5wNR6FIzlSsTiM/w640-h448/least+bittern+and+moorhen+3089.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The theme of the day might have been trading birds. We didn't find a Prairie Warbler ... but a Summer Tanager was pitty-tucking where the Prairie was supposed to be.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqdzvfm7DTX6Zk5iCdF1_t2SPt4sM65rMTYpd96Be2V4klySE1B-Cqiy0QOveFgLJ6xFW5Z5UV-CicDEKNWF-5QQ1nyHa201E7Yhng1svZpqdGIlxr2OdGtIKWbk34Q1c2HQmEEeDu3w/s1554/summer+tanager+3065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1554" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqdzvfm7DTX6Zk5iCdF1_t2SPt4sM65rMTYpd96Be2V4klySE1B-Cqiy0QOveFgLJ6xFW5Z5UV-CicDEKNWF-5QQ1nyHa201E7Yhng1svZpqdGIlxr2OdGtIKWbk34Q1c2HQmEEeDu3w/w640-h478/summer+tanager+3065.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Tiscornia gave its frequent contribution of a 3 bird bump. One of them is almost always RB Merg. There weren't any mergs ... but both black-backed gulls were present. I doubt we've ever had both black-backs on Birdathon.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQJsYjaOg82wH1KBAcR_6D4pzEaNXHwIQF6ap6HXz5jBMRalAjoKVoRaGn0PIlNr6qCNqZnt8OHf6Thyphenhyphen5GwAk_Yb_HfYR6DkPlRDkpsWM38tZ_yIi3MNeI5mpAbcGgMf6tvG5vkd5_i8/s1000/great+black-backed+gull+3072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1000" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQJsYjaOg82wH1KBAcR_6D4pzEaNXHwIQF6ap6HXz5jBMRalAjoKVoRaGn0PIlNr6qCNqZnt8OHf6Thyphenhyphen5GwAk_Yb_HfYR6DkPlRDkpsWM38tZ_yIi3MNeI5mpAbcGgMf6tvG5vkd5_i8/w640-h442/great+black-backed+gull+3072.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdIqvPC-eER62FIG86A9fR5jT7kfxRaDA5fP-nulpGhkEcq99a9MX67z2-h6W9n4TSrNzbOlmfOQwxfZWQCjRcgNwqzsIqgmXsqzU277rGlRQqG_adli_Jp7IU0N4Jt7nGmTRPCnNLYU/s1000/lesser+black-backed+gull+3084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdIqvPC-eER62FIG86A9fR5jT7kfxRaDA5fP-nulpGhkEcq99a9MX67z2-h6W9n4TSrNzbOlmfOQwxfZWQCjRcgNwqzsIqgmXsqzU277rGlRQqG_adli_Jp7IU0N4Jt7nGmTRPCnNLYU/w640-h448/lesser+black-backed+gull+3084.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>At any rate, it was a very enjoyable day. While we didn't break any records, I'd had the best sleep the day before that I've had pre-Birdathon in years for which I was very grateful, and no doubt contributed the much more relaxed feel.<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-72305746457081879462021-05-08T18:46:00.001-07:002021-05-08T18:46:28.380-07:00portraits in the marshThere weren't a ton of migrants around this morning so fun local breeders were the highlights.<div><br /></div><div>I haven't been hearing moorhens in the morning listens so it was nice to find a pair near the golf course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMPReBv0prdJM3fZUlPXNpn5vSDImO992LXuNMQCIjth9wbir4OQdGSYEgu9kPii-xYvyxx_EhEj9HPfdGZtJVNoyrrDqJ0jydey5X7HPc8tfNNHKDDXb2zMDylmqa7peqLOGHNs2wH0/s1000/moorhen+2801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMPReBv0prdJM3fZUlPXNpn5vSDImO992LXuNMQCIjth9wbir4OQdGSYEgu9kPii-xYvyxx_EhEj9HPfdGZtJVNoyrrDqJ0jydey5X7HPc8tfNNHKDDXb2zMDylmqa7peqLOGHNs2wH0/w640-h478/moorhen+2801.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwU2unsRtcW22iV4g4zBQE7iJoNa53Ypc8GwQ7CYMk7f8Viz4zToZlMx_JmAQHFUiuWmWS5Xf9SCfeGb3kC7QF0Lwrs7bgGFTgquv_cso2CQI0H-gL4kuvnY3UgOGV9AiU51unvAI5A/s1000/moorhen+2813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1000" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBwU2unsRtcW22iV4g4zBQE7iJoNa53Ypc8GwQ7CYMk7f8Viz4zToZlMx_JmAQHFUiuWmWS5Xf9SCfeGb3kC7QF0Lwrs7bgGFTgquv_cso2CQI0H-gL4kuvnY3UgOGV9AiU51unvAI5A/w640-h466/moorhen+2813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Marsh Wrens were singing prominently as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQQasnJFDUQpY8gv8vyb-etumfl-Vp5AsVIunEN15S4lG3lM_6HczsVlowb4FNYISgLowkxwfsNfiiJ-eLfKvyybvfOb06PfGFkQfV1oE3wkGKEQMQC0hbr4nfeCnRTFTOfKhxOZc16w/s1000/marsh+wren+2759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1000" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQQasnJFDUQpY8gv8vyb-etumfl-Vp5AsVIunEN15S4lG3lM_6HczsVlowb4FNYISgLowkxwfsNfiiJ-eLfKvyybvfOb06PfGFkQfV1oE3wkGKEQMQC0hbr4nfeCnRTFTOfKhxOZc16w/w640-h476/marsh+wren+2759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The teal were following the color theme (what's all this spring green crap? we want brown!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j4Y0RvW4ym4b47ON4njIogUv8RiIc59d5OqdBd5AvQU-q4DZHL87qyje3GRcVpvqw4ulqaPISm7f03dnRCveLWe-1uIDoqWBQHqcxkmPC9j7_NdEBo0Rjc6vNNUKBTnK7LlTs5kS4uM/s1000/blue-winged+teal+2807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j4Y0RvW4ym4b47ON4njIogUv8RiIc59d5OqdBd5AvQU-q4DZHL87qyje3GRcVpvqw4ulqaPISm7f03dnRCveLWe-1uIDoqWBQHqcxkmPC9j7_NdEBo0Rjc6vNNUKBTnK7LlTs5kS4uM/w640-h452/blue-winged+teal+2807.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>And a Palm Warbler that's probably my best pic this spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb71Vm3f_VlFM4txlj6NOGS2EIKJdVfCR4iGERS_VY9222Zuw2hJlW3LX6F_kZ7dJwhXahchwpWbFg9XWdIqMRdjijOQFudKnQb8RI8-6hHE6CKi1waUdFePJNrhpAf8FsKI1KdlOUC0Q/s1000/Palm+warbler+2840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb71Vm3f_VlFM4txlj6NOGS2EIKJdVfCR4iGERS_VY9222Zuw2hJlW3LX6F_kZ7dJwhXahchwpWbFg9XWdIqMRdjijOQFudKnQb8RI8-6hHE6CKi1waUdFePJNrhpAf8FsKI1KdlOUC0Q/w640-h454/Palm+warbler+2840.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLc8BcM7BT0MnMAASa4uYhEwJeJi0ycRnk4wJ6ZpPbYRVyDSRoWC88gl7N5G1A-YbolFWa-ahnEz5lDjtvvxHRU2xwdIgIGl_i95IUI_DCOY7JZKBTCdPf_GvFV7VwCHjmzzWpTitqu8/s1000/palm+warbler+2845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLc8BcM7BT0MnMAASa4uYhEwJeJi0ycRnk4wJ6ZpPbYRVyDSRoWC88gl7N5G1A-YbolFWa-ahnEz5lDjtvvxHRU2xwdIgIGl_i95IUI_DCOY7JZKBTCdPf_GvFV7VwCHjmzzWpTitqu8/w640-h438/palm+warbler+2845.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-19562703136801989222021-05-01T17:22:00.001-07:002021-05-01T17:22:24.674-07:00sometimes they come to you<p> I had to sleep all day today and when I got up it was warm and windy. I spent a couple hours weeding garlic mustard in the park next to my house thinking I might come across one of the elusive catbirds or rose-breasted grosbeak or May thrushes that were blowing up my eBird needs alerts while I slept.</p><p>No luck there, but karma rewarded my efforts when I looked out the window after dinner and saw a young Summer Tanager following an oriole to the oranges on my feeder.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi252quS-seNjomEcuyVE6dLRmsQqo0pRJxhN9aq4Pu8eTK1q6qTMR1hCeR2P6rMOlzJH4y1_Ruz7a0P5odg6018mXAYzAAXz5SdO8aiR6J16QadcR-YPfBx6cYFd1QPBTS8yrLW2KuRcw/s1000/suta+2486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi252quS-seNjomEcuyVE6dLRmsQqo0pRJxhN9aq4Pu8eTK1q6qTMR1hCeR2P6rMOlzJH4y1_Ruz7a0P5odg6018mXAYzAAXz5SdO8aiR6J16QadcR-YPfBx6cYFd1QPBTS8yrLW2KuRcw/w640-h426/suta+2486.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>It sat long enough for me to grab the camera that lives in front of the window, blast half a dozen frames, realize the settings were completely buggered, crank the ISO up, blast another 5 frames ... and gone. I think I can count on one hand the number of times I've encountered Summer Tanager in Michigan without actively seeking it out and maybe once where I didn't find it by hearing it first.</p><p>A few other pics from mornings earlier in the week. This parula would have been a sweet pic if it had poked its head out a little further.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCrAwP5-5Z_Xg6AqNXwbg0AzFUJUdqMwGo8vLd-Z06YFCH2ujGzjAvJUCKB8la78cR2IaPfzpVYU62GEwKROQi6WexqH7HMcvpvTz6VfKa6eOCVza2w0zQ0nNCv2Gv7vWHKp0egpu_0c/s1000/parula+2416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1000" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCrAwP5-5Z_Xg6AqNXwbg0AzFUJUdqMwGo8vLd-Z06YFCH2ujGzjAvJUCKB8la78cR2IaPfzpVYU62GEwKROQi6WexqH7HMcvpvTz6VfKa6eOCVza2w0zQ0nNCv2Gv7vWHKp0egpu_0c/w640-h468/parula+2416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this Black and White would have been fun if it had come into the redbud in the foreground</div><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1000" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xSRgAEgrTmOBz68RjF-2_ewvDqpJpYC8oiW1qK2dty3-CranQPYM5BKSmC75_DIrsqyGGnX7UzXAQ40QOsyEsVJ9M_1LHdWTxicT2xJ275VzWWyR-h9q8NgUwfQEG4tyJjepvMOIeac/w640-h474/black+and+white+warbler+2444.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />This Solitary Sandpiper in the stream at Kesling though was a decidedly more photogenic setting than their typical poop pond habitats.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTeLe6LjDAOIikQTlhHLmJiFKPqnwTPJcEnDbcZ-4yjVhwcRl5Q1hll42opXhCFtBxcOnFd9lOLsCJvmqvlp6k7zWoEFpnRx-XP1Guf5CE7nG_vXEUV78I9Z1GJOZY7qPturrCQKHoGM/s1000/solitary+sandpiper+2400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTeLe6LjDAOIikQTlhHLmJiFKPqnwTPJcEnDbcZ-4yjVhwcRl5Q1hll42opXhCFtBxcOnFd9lOLsCJvmqvlp6k7zWoEFpnRx-XP1Guf5CE7nG_vXEUV78I9Z1GJOZY7qPturrCQKHoGM/w640-h424/solitary+sandpiper+2400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And finally a montage of a kestrel that hovered in front of me in the dunes while hawk-watching earlier in the week...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C-X9r-6e-klu54SSmna9Dk_x_cMMysznN8n1D6TcMexqnNzYCGFA9WDHntXg37NZeeLm5hzL0nI3ecUsIRvcaQ9PYOi5wTyWC62wN7D58y4ShP-cJUOUN95sPrQ7879NHfztMQqenN4/s1000/kestrel+2174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1000" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C-X9r-6e-klu54SSmna9Dk_x_cMMysznN8n1D6TcMexqnNzYCGFA9WDHntXg37NZeeLm5hzL0nI3ecUsIRvcaQ9PYOi5wTyWC62wN7D58y4ShP-cJUOUN95sPrQ7879NHfztMQqenN4/w640-h456/kestrel+2174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-7547931285458229802021-04-27T19:04:00.000-07:002021-04-27T19:04:18.251-07:00They're looking at us<p> and we're looking at them! Some of them at any rate.</p><p>I led the BBC outing this morning, and it started off kinda slow. Topinabee, and to a lesser extent Weiser Road, didn't have a ton of activity.</p><p>The Niles Riverwalk on the other hand did have migrants. Dawn spotted this Black-and-white Warbler who looks to be peering back at us...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwr97Sd4YJqrrpfN8wFbWJo2zebd9zRYVGJ1l5ttK_99w4bpmu8BrBbv1Z97zamuQK-qG2nybdnXclPC3J0_iPur3uUe-NWCbEBtPyuF1AnH3yZnjSIDaR1BQi6tV8iwvjI1B-mDSscw/s1000/black+and+white+2261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwr97Sd4YJqrrpfN8wFbWJo2zebd9zRYVGJ1l5ttK_99w4bpmu8BrBbv1Z97zamuQK-qG2nybdnXclPC3J0_iPur3uUe-NWCbEBtPyuF1AnH3yZnjSIDaR1BQi6tV8iwvjI1B-mDSscw/w640-h450/black+and+white+2261.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithpkJgp4OIdo5SV5rG5YF11xPXPfLVp-SFi5TmPnw62XkUPMa1wyrAAtP_7vLVw11Ps-Bw0xgMhVixouIBRw-CN8VsaaJ7Y2ekmtdDwJTOzKM0nZEAOu-eTpb_s-qKF72Tqx-9Y9z14s/s1000/black+and+white+2275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithpkJgp4OIdo5SV5rG5YF11xPXPfLVp-SFi5TmPnw62XkUPMa1wyrAAtP_7vLVw11Ps-Bw0xgMhVixouIBRw-CN8VsaaJ7Y2ekmtdDwJTOzKM0nZEAOu-eTpb_s-qKF72Tqx-9Y9z14s/w640-h480/black+and+white+2275.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Continuing the black-and-white theme, my county annual Red-headed Woodpecker was the next bird we saw.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv-B6QYWPx3LUTIG2VIBpt-pYOXgmouK7koSgtrKGrvgA2R4bnUBa1Azoo7GTUHfsZkbM2TqO9-r2yBIkZbn1OlT6c0J9Q79XITZFQYmzebEDj6dfdkSVHLbNegVqUTXt8Q2eBJm2wKI/s1000/redheaded+woodpecker+2279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1000" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv-B6QYWPx3LUTIG2VIBpt-pYOXgmouK7koSgtrKGrvgA2R4bnUBa1Azoo7GTUHfsZkbM2TqO9-r2yBIkZbn1OlT6c0J9Q79XITZFQYmzebEDj6dfdkSVHLbNegVqUTXt8Q2eBJm2wKI/w640-h524/redheaded+woodpecker+2279.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We checked the hawks that flew over after a decent push of broad-wings yesterday. One was indeed a broad-wing (though the pic is actually from yesterday).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7E9JYw-FKzSDRDZjLE9WCdYvRBlGeviy7Jv9PFMbWZXEXm-RxZCJAXKi262jGKUwEPJNOxFmkjjUUjpkROS4gzrYPVrqR9U3LJiRyH7tUNeGqszL8sDAUMDanPsByrL0nrJ_D6lW1cY/s1000/broadwing+2110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1000" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7E9JYw-FKzSDRDZjLE9WCdYvRBlGeviy7Jv9PFMbWZXEXm-RxZCJAXKi262jGKUwEPJNOxFmkjjUUjpkROS4gzrYPVrqR9U3LJiRyH7tUNeGqszL8sDAUMDanPsByrL0nrJ_D6lW1cY/w640-h442/broadwing+2110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally a look at one of the Yellow-rumps I saw as I walked back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGt8xRj5vVrLGWUbsn3AnrRYkQ1O3yganuO-mAaN6lni8pXvy0K0-Vn1nKnOA-GM1XaQnIaYZr7I1GE-VdGYA7UePmysjyGWr9Wfsrtt0tNduGnd_8mw0tCfifzjfP9vlFfPCajEpEek/s1000/yellow-rumped+warbler+2293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGt8xRj5vVrLGWUbsn3AnrRYkQ1O3yganuO-mAaN6lni8pXvy0K0-Vn1nKnOA-GM1XaQnIaYZr7I1GE-VdGYA7UePmysjyGWr9Wfsrtt0tNduGnd_8mw0tCfifzjfP9vlFfPCajEpEek/w640-h400/yellow-rumped+warbler+2293.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next week, Chikaming!<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824790529575464302.post-73377950384195133122021-04-19T17:31:00.003-07:002021-04-19T17:31:49.065-07:00Colima Pygmy-OwlI suppose I could have titled the post My Most Frustrating Great Look at a bird ever.<div><br /></div><div>Evening of Day 3 found us in some dry forest scrub after spending the afternoon driving east towards the border of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Alex found a couple of Cinnamon-tailed Sparrows, a bird I just could not get a decent look at. I kept getting an elbow, branch, or head in the way every time I sort of saw the bird. It didn't help that the little double malar mark, the field mark I'd learned for the bird, was quite a bit harder to see than I expected.</div><div><br /></div><div>A western type Redtail soared out</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefMJUQo4NQNkJcoONDYJCr_GrQjQK3YkMxjXipi5HMfswWW3BT7nuetXotVqItykJ_gmxa_0GVvCGkYu0A6lPUpFRH1PbUSh7KQoit1urYyNzucmBGL3nxNfTGIMYXhmYAbNx7WnWk_g/s1000/red+tailed+hawk+8693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefMJUQo4NQNkJcoONDYJCr_GrQjQK3YkMxjXipi5HMfswWW3BT7nuetXotVqItykJ_gmxa_0GVvCGkYu0A6lPUpFRH1PbUSh7KQoit1urYyNzucmBGL3nxNfTGIMYXhmYAbNx7WnWk_g/w640-h428/red+tailed+hawk+8693.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>I managed to spot a White-tailed Hawk, a bird I thought might be more common than it was. This individual was the only one we saw.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q5VqsKUztTjPPowbXOagaBnx5xZAqwx8w6-75MMuTVvsLKQCkyxiX39Xwl1JR2E9U5AZharANwI0LIQEt8zny4Cyunax_-MFcGqtVIJhP8RrKoMgnDDgKJscXe12Fk2MvbqVQkj0FZ4/s1000/white+tailed+hawk+8700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1000" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Q5VqsKUztTjPPowbXOagaBnx5xZAqwx8w6-75MMuTVvsLKQCkyxiX39Xwl1JR2E9U5AZharANwI0LIQEt8zny4Cyunax_-MFcGqtVIJhP8RrKoMgnDDgKJscXe12Fk2MvbqVQkj0FZ4/w640-h450/white+tailed+hawk+8700.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't remember how I managed to lag behind the group a little, I think Alex started playing a tape at a Ferruginous Pygmy Owl that was really far away and I was distracted by something that seemed closer, but when I caught up they were looking at something. They said it was the pygmy-owl. It took forever to find the bird, it was quite close but the same color as the dusk lit surroundings and a bit higher than I thought. Usually I'm pretty good at looking at the angle of people's bins and gauging where to look, but I was failing utterly. When I eventually found the bird it looked way different that I expected. Because it wasn't Ferruginous, it was Colima Pygmy-Owl! Whoops. Keep up with the group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXywYVLVyFHwtLrgaoP8v9zitsj-0kEPXM-QdJqppEzEjqW6IB8JI3wOIPtIDsfPaSIO_VZPfQnJzBCNDmv9QplkBRgAJNVWukcd7QUrzJ_25GFYk2nMWx3aSJfjslG03LSgd4TFvUtr0/s1000/colima+pygmy+owl+8711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXywYVLVyFHwtLrgaoP8v9zitsj-0kEPXM-QdJqppEzEjqW6IB8JI3wOIPtIDsfPaSIO_VZPfQnJzBCNDmv9QplkBRgAJNVWukcd7QUrzJ_25GFYk2nMWx3aSJfjslG03LSgd4TFvUtr0/w640-h434/colima+pygmy+owl+8711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4R4-tbSBbBA7HVH-qNsrNOwk4IFGuirJCE9YmIX-axEl9wDBzFkP_q4ZFgAwHY3noFB_YDMk1bMrQnvoyw8Ij2Yyhm5P78RuX5i9ekdtORneCY2MqkCMoA9DjFPpTC-_lWBOl0TGVl0/s1000/colima+pygmy+owl+8720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4R4-tbSBbBA7HVH-qNsrNOwk4IFGuirJCE9YmIX-axEl9wDBzFkP_q4ZFgAwHY3noFB_YDMk1bMrQnvoyw8Ij2Yyhm5P78RuX5i9ekdtORneCY2MqkCMoA9DjFPpTC-_lWBOl0TGVl0/w640-h448/colima+pygmy+owl+8720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We stayed past dark hoping to hear Buff-collared Nightjar, which maybe Alex heard. Finally a view of one of the Mottled Owls that came in to the Black-and-White track he was playing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTgR8srqyShI9T7MRuGUChXXKDEAKAxmIYiRGCwdcqdmFJl04cCuMdZmUJQ7j4nExuUaT4naMa47Z5oMDahvqbV8qPaXJ1zzXJNWka1pecdkTRdhF2M-MZCpNm31IGDSqdFhAcBvYf_s/s2048/mottled+owl+8745ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTgR8srqyShI9T7MRuGUChXXKDEAKAxmIYiRGCwdcqdmFJl04cCuMdZmUJQ7j4nExuUaT4naMa47Z5oMDahvqbV8qPaXJ1zzXJNWka1pecdkTRdhF2M-MZCpNm31IGDSqdFhAcBvYf_s/w640-h426/mottled+owl+8745ed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930207655858543854noreply@blogger.com0