That reminds me that I haven't logged into anything to see if anyone is spotting anything this winter other than the owl irruption up north. Still pretty much ground with a fractured big toe joint that is not healing well.
Bird Migration and Misc Birding Thread
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That reminds me that I haven't logged into anything to see if anyone is spotting anything this winter other than the owl irruption up north. Still pretty much ground with a fractured big toe joint that is not healing well.
I’m sure you knew when you saw your pops in shorts anticipating spring.
I'm in Costa Rica right now, and wow, this place is incredible. I have a million photos to go through, but here are three. Montezuma Oropendola, Broad-billed Motmot, and Resplendent Quetzal.
Some cool looking birds. I am in Mexico and sort of stuck in the resort gardens with an ortho boot on my left foot but may try walking the neighboring golf course. Did get a lifer in the resort today, a Blue-gray Tanager, which I had to look up. Sort of pedestrian compared to your motmot be still something I'd never seen before.
A few more from today...Collared Aricari, Rufous-tailed Jacamars, Great Curassow. I don't want to come home.
It really is. I've gotten 92 lifers in a week, and that's not particularly hard to do.
System moving through brought the Cardinals to the feeders late day. I love it when they gather in such numbers. 
birds showed up for the backyard bird count.
In a 15 minute period had 10 different species at my feeder including juncoes, sparrows, purple fiches, cardinals, nuthatch, blue jays, gold finches, downy woodpecker, red belly wood pecker and tufted titmouse.
In a 15 minute period had 10 different species at my feeder including juncoes, sparrows, purple fiches, cardinals, nuthatch, blue jays, gold finches, downy woodpecker, red belly wood pecker and tufted titmouse.
Not as exotic looking or as cool as the Costa Rica birds @isucyfan, just a Cinnamon Hummingbird resort bird. I never catch them hovering on any flowers, they seem to like to perch and rest in the shade a lot, usually too much shade for a decent image but sometimes with enough light for a photo.
They have paired with the Yellow-throated Warblers to torment and tease me with brief looks.
They have paired with the Yellow-throated Warblers to torment and tease me with brief looks.
We have a similar cardinal invasion at our feeders. They must have won some epic battle with the grackles.
That might make a good horror movie that they could run before King Kong vs Godzilla.
Chased this white wagtail in Door county, Wisconsin today. This bird should not be here. From Eurasia/Russia. Someone is leaving mealworms for it, otherwise death very likely for this vagrant. Seen on the shore are of Lake Michigan
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The Birds remains my scariest movie cause they are real. After I saw it as a child, I wouldn’t leave the house without a bucket or baseball helmet on my head
