05/11/2013 - #ABArare - Flame-colored Tanager - Texas :: Comments (0)
A male Flame-colored Tanager (Code 3) was found near Boot Spring at Big Bend National Park. It was first discovered by Mark Flippo on May 6, and there have been other sightings on May 8 and 9. photo by Byron Stone Boot Spring is accessed by hiking trails, though you... READ MORE »
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05/07/2013 - #ABArare - Plain-capped Starthroat - Arizona :: Comments (1)
One of the ABA Area's best sites for rarities, Arizona's Madera Canyon, produced another one on May 6. On that day, Linda and Jerry Elling found a Plain-capped Starthroat downstream (north) of the Whitehouse Picnic Area. It was seen on both May 6 and 7 coming to some flowering bushes... READ MORE »
One of the ABA Area's best sites for rarities, Arizona's Madera Canyon, produced another one on May 6. On that day, Linda and Jerry Elling found a Plain-capped Starthroat downstream (north) of the Whitehouse Picnic Area. It was seen on both May 6 and 7 coming to some flowering bushes... READ MORE »
04/24/2013 - #ABArare - Bahama Woodstar - Pennsylvania - UPDATED :: Comments (5)
I usually wait until I have photos, maps to the location of a sighting, confirm the ID for tricky species, etc. before posting, but given how major this sighting is if everything pans out, I want to get it out ASAP: A Code 5 Bahama Woodstar has been visiting a... READ MORE »
I usually wait until I have photos, maps to the location of a sighting, confirm the ID for tricky species, etc. before posting, but given how major this sighting is if everything pans out, I want to get it out ASAP: A Code 5 Bahama Woodstar has been visiting a... READ MORE »
04/20/2013 - #ABArare - Garganey - Missouri :: Comments (3)
A Code 4 male Garganey was found at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Sumner, Missouri on April 19. (The finders were not named in the first post about this bird on MOBIRDS-L.) It was refound by Terry McNeely [and others?] on April 20. photo by Allen Smith The refuge... READ MORE »
A Code 4 male Garganey was found at Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge near Sumner, Missouri on April 19. (The finders were not named in the first post about this bird on MOBIRDS-L.) It was refound by Terry McNeely [and others?] on April 20. photo by Allen Smith The refuge... READ MORE »
04/12/2013 - #ABArare - Gray Heron - Alaska :: Comments (0)
Some vagrants have the unfortunate habit of showing up in hard-to-get-to places. Take for instance, the Gray Heron (Code 5). As mentioned previously on this blog, one was found in Newfoundland, just about as far east as you can go within the ABA Area, last month. Now another has been... READ MORE »
Some vagrants have the unfortunate habit of showing up in hard-to-get-to places. Take for instance, the Gray Heron (Code 5). As mentioned previously on this blog, one was found in Newfoundland, just about as far east as you can go within the ABA Area, last month. Now another has been... READ MORE »
04/12/2013 - #ABArare - Bahama Mockingbird - Florida :: Comments (0)
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park has an impressive track record of producing rarities, and on April 12, Pat Moynahan found another one, a Code 4 Bahama Mockingbird. It was seen by other birders throughout the day, just 300 feet east of where the Thick-billed Vireo mentioned in a previous... READ MORE »
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park has an impressive track record of producing rarities, and on April 12, Pat Moynahan found another one, a Code 4 Bahama Mockingbird. It was seen by other birders throughout the day, just 300 feet east of where the Thick-billed Vireo mentioned in a previous... READ MORE »
03/29/2013 - #ABArare - Spotted Redshank - Indiana :: Comments (0)
Indiana's Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) is hosting another continental-level rarity. You may recall a Hooded Crane was here last year. Now it's the temporary home of a Spotted Redshank (Code 4), found by Kirk Roth on March 28 and seen throughout the day by others. photo by... READ MORE »
Indiana's Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA) is hosting another continental-level rarity. You may recall a Hooded Crane was here last year. Now it's the temporary home of a Spotted Redshank (Code 4), found by Kirk Roth on March 28 and seen throughout the day by others. photo by... READ MORE »
03/18/2013 - #ABArare - Fieldfare - Massachusetts :: Comments (0)
A Code 4 Fieldfare was found in Carlisle, Massachusetts by Alan Ankers on March 17. Ankers found it in a flock of American Robins at the Greenough Land. This location is about 15 miles northwest of Boston and five miles south of Lowell. photo by Marshall Iliff As mentioned, the... READ MORE »
A Code 4 Fieldfare was found in Carlisle, Massachusetts by Alan Ankers on March 17. Ankers found it in a flock of American Robins at the Greenough Land. This location is about 15 miles northwest of Boston and five miles south of Lowell. photo by Marshall Iliff As mentioned, the... READ MORE »
03/18/2013 - #ABArare - Common Chaffinch - Newfoundland :: Comments (1)
Louise Butler discovered a Common Chaffinch (Code 4) coming to her feeder in Corner Brook, Newfoundland sometime around Feb 25. Word of her find finally began to spread on March 16 when it was reported on the nf.birds email group. The Butlers do not mind birders stopping by to view... READ MORE »
Louise Butler discovered a Common Chaffinch (Code 4) coming to her feeder in Corner Brook, Newfoundland sometime around Feb 25. Word of her find finally began to spread on March 16 when it was reported on the nf.birds email group. The Butlers do not mind birders stopping by to view... READ MORE »
03/18/2013 - #ABArare - Common Eider - Oregon :: Comments (2)
Tim Rodenkirk found Oregon's first Common Eider at Coos Bay on March 16. It was seen again on March 17. The Eider is at Fossil Point (map here), which is 3 miles southwest of North Bend, Oregon. photo by Barbara Taylor To get to Fossil Point from North Bend, take... READ MORE »
Tim Rodenkirk found Oregon's first Common Eider at Coos Bay on March 16. It was seen again on March 17. The Eider is at Fossil Point (map here), which is 3 miles southwest of North Bend, Oregon. photo by Barbara Taylor To get to Fossil Point from North Bend, take... READ MORE »
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