Thursday, August 20, 2015

The gap between me and the Masters

Typically my birdlists can't top 20; anywhere, even rich environments;


Now look at this master, on Peck Pit, from ebird;




Darren Dowell16 Aug 2015 71


1
Swan Goose (Domestic type)
1
Canada Goose
30
Mallard
1
Mallard (Domestic type)
at least one
1
Cinnamon Teal
2
Pied-billed Grebe
5
Double-crested Cormorant
1
American White Pelican
early for location; photo

American white pelican (IMG_7168_crop)
3
Great Blue Heron
4
Great Egret
7
Snowy Egret
3
Green Heron
one juv.
4
Black-crowned Night-Heron
1
White-faced Ibis
continuing bird with white patches on head and neck (juvenile?), near east end of channel between two lakes; photo
2
Turkey Vulture
2
Cooper's Hawk
both juv.
1
Red-tailed Hawk
7
American Coot
10
Black-necked Stilt
1
American Avocet
foraging along SE edge of NE lake
25
Killdeer
6
Spotted Sandpiper
40
Least Sandpiper
8
Western Sandpiper
5
Western Gull
one juv.
4
Caspian Tern
20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
1
Band-tailed Pigeon
2
Eurasian Collared-Dove
10
Mourning Dove
3
Anna's Hummingbird
2
Allen's Hummingbird
3
Belted Kingfisher
1
American Kestrel
10
Mitred Parakeet
5
Black Phoebe
1
Ash-throated Flycatcher
2
Cassin's Kingbird
1
Western Kingbird
5
Bell's Vireo
3 singing. Photos of one.

Bell's vireo (IMG_7186_crop)
Bell's vireo (IMG_7189_crop)
1
American Crow
1
Common Raven
5
Barn Swallow
1
Cliff Swallow
10
Bushtit
2
Bewick's Wren
1
Red-whiskered Bulbul
heard only, NE area
3
Northern Mockingbird
7
European Starling
1
Orange-crowned Warbler
consistent with lutescens
1
Orange-crowned Warbler (Gray-headed)
photo. This bird seemed bright yellow otherwise, with contrasty white in vent area.

orange-crowned warbler (IMG_7177_crop)
2
Nashville Warbler
3
Common Yellowthroat
3
Yellow Warbler
maybe heard a juv. begging
1
Black-throated Gray Warbler
3
Wilson's Warbler
1
Yellow-breasted Chat
one seen; one heard (not sure if same) -- calling, not singing

yellow-breasted chat (IMG_7171_crop)
1
Lark Sparrow
6
Song Sparrow
5
California Towhee
1
Western Tanager
1
Blue Grosbeak
7
Lazuli Bunting
8
Red-winged Blackbird
1
Brown-headed Cowbird
juv., foraging on its own
1
Hooded Oriole
1
Bullock's Oriole
5
House Finch
3
Lesser Goldfinch
1
Lawrence's Goldfinch
recording -- "tink-ul" plus a scratchy call; not seen well
2
American Goldfinch
1
House Sparrow
10
Northern Red Bishop




71!!! Good god..he really needs to tell us the EXACT locations to find Blue Grosbeak and Yellow-breasted Chat :sobbing:






And incidentally, that's why Peck is great; I really don't need to travel that far lol(but you have to admit, visiting Bolsa Chica walkbridge IS an unique experience; terns and skimmers flies right above you!).

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