03/10/2013 - #ABArare - Gray Heron - Newfoundland :: Comments (0)
The ABA-Area's sixth record of Gray Heron was discovered in Newfoundland today. READ MORE »
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03/06/2013 - #ABArare - Thick-billed Vireo - Florida :: Comments (0)
After some incredibly busy times, we've gone through a long quiet period here at #ABArare. The last post was almost a month ago, but now we're back with a new report. Angel and Mariel Abreu found a Thick-billed Vireo (Code 4) at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (open 8... READ MORE »
After some incredibly busy times, we've gone through a long quiet period here at #ABArare. The last post was almost a month ago, but now we're back with a new report. Angel and Mariel Abreu found a Thick-billed Vireo (Code 4) at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (open 8... READ MORE »
02/12/2013 - #ABArare - Crimson-collared Grosbeak - Texas :: Comments (4)
While working at Sabal Palm Sanctuary on Feb 12, Seth Patterson was pointing out a Green Jay to some visitors when he noticed an immature Crimson-collared Grosbeak nearby. The sighting took place through a window of the visitor center just before noon. Crimson-collared Grosbeak eating a coral bean leaf. Photo... READ MORE »
While working at Sabal Palm Sanctuary on Feb 12, Seth Patterson was pointing out a Green Jay to some visitors when he noticed an immature Crimson-collared Grosbeak nearby. The sighting took place through a window of the visitor center just before noon. Crimson-collared Grosbeak eating a coral bean leaf. Photo... READ MORE »
02/07/2013 - #ABArare - Northern Lapwing - Georgia :: Comments (0)
While leading a Georgia Southern University ornithology class field trip on Feb 6, Lauren Deaner found a Northern Lapwing (Code 4) at a small pond west of Kennedy Pond in Bulloch County, Georgia, less than 10 miles south of Statesboro. This is the southernmost record from this winter's invasion; Virginia... READ MORE »
While leading a Georgia Southern University ornithology class field trip on Feb 6, Lauren Deaner found a Northern Lapwing (Code 4) at a small pond west of Kennedy Pond in Bulloch County, Georgia, less than 10 miles south of Statesboro. This is the southernmost record from this winter's invasion; Virginia... READ MORE »
02/02/2013 - Rare Bird Alert: Feb 2, 2013 :: Comments (1)
Mr. Swick is in the air as I type this, flying back from the Global Bird Watchers' Conference in India, so I'm taking the reigns of the Rare Bird Alert this week. Here we go: The headline bird this week is the Little Bunting (ABA Code 4) in the northeast... READ MORE »
Mr. Swick is in the air as I type this, flying back from the Global Bird Watchers' Conference in India, so I'm taking the reigns of the Rare Bird Alert this week. Here we go: The headline bird this week is the Little Bunting (ABA Code 4) in the northeast... READ MORE »
01/30/2013 - #ABArare - Little Bunting - Oregon :: Comments (6)
The Northwest's run of Asian vagrants keeps marching on. While checking feeders in the town of Joseph, OR on January 28, Alan Contreras and Craig Tumer found a Little Bunting (Code 4). The feeder is at the northeast corner of the intersection of College St. and Wm E. Williams Ave.... READ MORE »
The Northwest's run of Asian vagrants keeps marching on. While checking feeders in the town of Joseph, OR on January 28, Alan Contreras and Craig Tumer found a Little Bunting (Code 4). The feeder is at the northeast corner of the intersection of College St. and Wm E. Williams Ave.... READ MORE »
01/27/2013 - Barrow's Arctic Bonanza :: Comments (0)
The Ross's Gull Expedition to Barrow, Alaska is an upcoming ABA Event, Oct 4-8, 2013. Our own John Puschock has led this tour four times with his own company and will be a guide on our event. We asked him to talk a little about his 2012 tour. --=====-- Ever... READ MORE »
The Ross's Gull Expedition to Barrow, Alaska is an upcoming ABA Event, Oct 4-8, 2013. Our own John Puschock has led this tour four times with his own company and will be a guide on our event. We asked him to talk a little about his 2012 tour. --=====-- Ever... READ MORE »
01/24/2013 - #ABArare - Siberian Accentor - Alaska :: Comments (0)
Kit and Janet Durnil spotted a bird they couldn't identify on the afternoon of Jan 22, so they called Carol Griswold to come take a look. Griswold was able to refind it and get some photos, but she was also stumped, so she sent the photos to some experts. With... READ MORE »
Kit and Janet Durnil spotted a bird they couldn't identify on the afternoon of Jan 22, so they called Carol Griswold to come take a look. Griswold was able to refind it and get some photos, but she was also stumped, so she sent the photos to some experts. With... READ MORE »
01/24/2013 - #ABArare - Fieldfare - Newfoundland :: Comments (0)
Gerard and Charlene Butler, homeowners in western Newfoundland, are the occasional hosts of a Fieldfare (Code 4). They have spotted this visitor feeding on apples about five times since mid-December in their yard in Reidville, which is a little more than 30 miles northeast of Corner Brook. The latest sightings... READ MORE »
Gerard and Charlene Butler, homeowners in western Newfoundland, are the occasional hosts of a Fieldfare (Code 4). They have spotted this visitor feeding on apples about five times since mid-December in their yard in Reidville, which is a little more than 30 miles northeast of Corner Brook. The latest sightings... READ MORE »
01/15/2013 - #ABArare - Northern Lapwings - New Jersey :: Comments (1)
You thought the Northern Lapwing show was over? Not yet! On Jan 14, Shari and Larry Zirlin found three of these Code 4 birds in a pasture in New Egypt, NJ while searching for Sandhill Cranes. This is the fourth record for New Jersey (the third was just last November),... READ MORE »
You thought the Northern Lapwing show was over? Not yet! On Jan 14, Shari and Larry Zirlin found three of these Code 4 birds in a pasture in New Egypt, NJ while searching for Sandhill Cranes. This is the fourth record for New Jersey (the third was just last November),... READ MORE »
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