Bird Migration and Misc Birding Thread

[StClone]

Anyone in or near the Twin Cities hear about the Brown Booby (insert joke here) sighted west of the Cities around Diamond Lake? Just heard about it but it was sighted Saturday and haven't heard any further reports.

That dude is seriously lost.

(I believe it is the Diamond Lake out near Spicer.)

Maybe we should use Sula leucogaster?

 

[cytor]

A Brown Booby has to be interesting specimen....lots of people on the lookout.
Do they come in pairs?

I've always wanted to see a pair of them up close in person.

 

[StClone]

I've always wanted to see a pair of them up close in person.

Watch the movie "Dumb and Dumber."

 

[nfrine]

Wait until I tell you about the Great Tits I've seen.

 

[isucyfan]

There is a nesting, naturalized population of Great Tits in Sheboygan, WI that I've seen, and we got some weird looks at a restaurant afterwards talking about how awesome it was to see the Tits.

 

[StClone]

There is a nesting, naturalized population of Great Tits in Sheboygan, WI that I've seen, and we got some weird looks at a restaurant afterwards talking about how awesome it was to see the Tits.

If interested in this topic the birds were part of a release of six species in Chicago back in 2004.

I dealt with this when on the Birds Records Committee of Wisconsin. Here is an old link: https://ebird.org/atlaswi/news/species-survey-strategy-recently-introduced-european-songbirds.

I haven't kept track of which introduced species are taking hold but the European Goldfinch is doing really well and may occur in Iowa in the future.

 

[VeloClone]

If interested in this topic the birds were part of a release of six species in Chicago back in 2004.

I dealt with this when on the Birds Records Committee of Wisconsin. Here is an old link: https://ebird.org/atlaswi/news/species-survey-strategy-recently-introduced-european-songbirds.

I haven't kept track of which introduced species are taking hold but the European Goldfinch is doing really well and may occur in Iowa in the future.

Great, more invasive species.