Birders, Those of you thinking of coming down to San Diego to look for Great Knot should know that there is some discussion about the bird's identity. Several...
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Alan Schmierer
aaschmierer
Aug 28, 2009 7:44 pm
The male HOODED WARBLER, first seen on Aug 26th on the Cerro Alto Campground Road was re-found this morning near its original location. It was singing...
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Debra Shearwater
shearwaterjo...
Aug 29, 2009 4:27 am
Howdy, Seabirders, Seabird highlights found on today's Shearwater Journey's pelagic trip from Monterey Bay included: a gorgeous, near breeding plumage, TUFTED ...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 29, 2009 3:59 pm
Todd Easterla and I found an immature Painted Bunting at Phil Swing Park at Imperial Dam along the Lower Colorado River in Imperial County last Sunday. The...
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bigbirderscott
Aug 29, 2009 4:09 pm
Apologies for possible second posting - Thanks to yesterdays post and directions by Al Schmierer, my son Liam and I (and others)had nice looks at an alternate...
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Alan Schmierer
aaschmierer
Aug 29, 2009 7:24 pm
The HOODED WARBLER was seen a gain this morning on the Cerro Alto Campground off of Rte 41. I think that it was first seen at about 7:30am. It was heard and...
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BRUCE DEUEL
bdeuel2
Aug 29, 2009 10:19 pm
Hi all, I forwarded some additional photos of this bird to Lee Evans in England, who says it is definitely a European White Stork, almost certainly an adult. ...
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peterginsburg
Aug 29, 2009 11:35 pm
Just to follow up on Todd McGrath's posting from yesterday. There is still raging controversy over the true ID of this bird. Travel at your own risk. Peter...
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n_lethaby
Aug 29, 2009 11:36 pm
All: After hearing some were questioning the id of this bird, I took a look at Matt S's much better photos and compared them against my collection of Japanese...
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markbrown1848
Aug 30, 2009 2:20 am
"Send all hate mail to Breendan Mulrooney" . Who is this Breendan?? Where can we get him? Thank you Breenan Mulrooney! What a great bird no matter what...
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Debra Shearwater
shearwaterjo...
Aug 30, 2009 3:29 am
Seabirders, My apologies. It has been pointed out to me that I used the incorrect date on the previous post. The highlights reported below were for the AUGUST...
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vireos44
Aug 30, 2009 12:56 pm
Hi, I've been reviewing my digiscoped photos of the knot that were taken in San Diego yesterday afternoon. In comparing bill dimensions with at least a dozen...
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Matt Sadowski
sadowskimatt
Aug 30, 2009 7:01 pm
Additional higher res photos of leg scaling, scap pattern, etc. have been added: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779@N00/sets/72157622062124807/ There is...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 30, 2009 7:16 pm
The bird looks real good for juv. Red-necked. It is definitely a stint! I'll be looking at my photos soon. The bird was still there when I left at 11:38 am....
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thunefeld
Aug 31, 2009 12:17 am
Greetings, Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes, nothing remains quite the same as 44 birders departed San Diego aboard Grande August 24 to spend 48...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 31, 2009 3:05 am
See link on http://www.sterlingbirds.com/photos.htm for photos of the presumed juvenile Red-necked Stint. Todd Easterla will be posting reasons why this is a...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Aug 31, 2009 3:55 am
I have been asked to provide directions to the stint. Here goes…..take Hwy 80 and exit on the west side of the Yolo Bypass (between Sacramento and Davis)....
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Aug 31, 2009 5:12 pm
The bird was seen this morning. The bird (and photos) look very similar to the juvs illustrated in: Veit, Richard R., and Lars Jonsson. 1987. Field...
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markbrown1848
Aug 31, 2009 5:17 pm
The article mentioned by Mr. Hampton is here: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/NAB/v041n02/p00213-p00236.pdf . Mark Brown Santa Maria...
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Steve Hampton
tertial
Aug 31, 2009 7:46 pm
A word of warning, the labels for the plates in the pdf version of the Veit and Larsson (1987) stint article (at...
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n_lethaby
Aug 31, 2009 11:44 pm
All: I was wondering if there are any further photos of this bird and in particular ones that could show the lack of palmations. Looking at the soft mud, it...
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John Sterling
lesserroadru...
Sep 1, 2009 4:41 am
Todd Easterla sent me a photo of the bird showing the lack of webbing between the toes. See last photo on the page linked from ...
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John C. MacGregor
igiveup91030
Sep 1, 2009 5:03 am
As many of you know, in the San Gabriel Mountains north of the Los Angeles Basin we are experiencing the greatest fire in the history of California--more than...
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Matt Sadowski
sadowskimatt
Sep 1, 2009 6:45 am
Some more photos have been added: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68911779@N00/sets/72157622062124807/ Discussion on what this bird is continues (I'll let others...
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Nicholas Freeman
starthroat
Sep 1, 2009 7:25 am
Hi Birders Nick and I have surveyed the San Gabriel mountains of Los Angeles County for owls the past nine years and worry our survey sites may be affected by...
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Joseph Morlan
Joe Morlan
Sep 1, 2009 6:23 pm
... For additional comparison, I photographed a small flock of molting adult Great Knots in mid-August 2005 at Cairns, Australia. The photo is at: ...
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Lethaby, Nick
n_lethaby
Sep 1, 2009 6:31 pm
Joe: I would be wary about using pictures from Australia in mid-August since these might be first summer birds that spend the whole austral winter there rather...
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naturestoc
Sep 1, 2009 11:07 pm
Hi All. So sorry for this late, late posting (my internet has been down!). Here is a link to my images of the Red-necked Stint (presumed?) found by Todd...
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calexandrinus
Sep 2, 2009 12:21 am
I have become the defacto checklist keeper for Tulare Co. We currently use the Abundant Common Uncommon Rare Exceptional categories In the last five years...
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torusert
Sep 2, 2009 5:51 pm
Sept 3, 2009 - "Conservation in a Changing World" - Dr. John Wiens, Chief Scientist, of PRBO Conservation Science (founded as Point Reyes Bird Observatory) and...
