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Tag Archives: shorebirds
The Sun Never Sets on the Icelandic Empire
We are now taking a brief deviation from the usually scheduled chronological post order to talk about what I am doing today (and I promise I will get back to Israel eventually). Today, sadly, marks the last day of my gap year. … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Travel, Western Palearctic
Tagged beer, Birding, fulmar, gap year, Iceland, kittiwake, layover, layover birding, midnight, ocean, oystercatcher, ptarmigan, redshank, rock, sea, seabirds, shorebirds, travel, Western Palearctic
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The Road to the Flyway: Cyprus
I have the huge privilege this year to be participating in the Champions of the Flyway competition. For those who don’t know, this is a Big Day in southern Israel in the middle of migration. The goal is to raise … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Travel, Western Palearctic
Tagged Ayia Napa, Birding, black francolin, Cape Grecko, Champions of the Flyway, Cyprus, Greek, gull, Israel, lapwing, Larnaca, Mediterranean, Middle East, migrants, migration, Pallas's, shorebirds, Turkish, warbler, Waterfowl
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A Vagrant is a Hard Thing to Pass Up
This past week, a very interesting bird was found. The first state record for Maryland of sharp-tailed sandpiper (ABA Code 3) was discovered just south of Baltimore and about a 4 hour drive from Pittsburgh. I went back and forth … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities
Tagged Code 3, Hudsonian godwit, Hudwit, Maryland, migration, phalarope, sharp-tailed sandpiper, shorebirds, Siberian, vagrant
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Shorebirds in the Calm Before the Migrant Storm
This week was that unfortunate time of year when basically every breeding passerine species is hunkered down and impossible to find and its too early for any migrants to speak of. Basically the only good birds around are shorebirds, and … Continue reading
Posted in Birding
Tagged August, baird's, Birding, Conneaut, Harbour, least, migrants, Ohio, plover, sanderling, sandpiper, semipalmated, shorebirds, yellowlegs
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Franklin’s Mania 2k15 — PA Edition
As any birder in North America who hasn’t been living under a rock should know, last weekend saw a massive invasion of Franklin’s gulls to the east of a scale not seen since 1998 (meaning I was 1 month old … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities, Uncategorized
Tagged 2k15, Birding, Birds, black-bellied plover, Bonaparte's gull, Common, County, Erie, Franklin's, gull, Lake Erie, lakewatching, mania, merg, myrtle, pa, Pensylvania, Presque Isle State Park, rarity, red-breasted merganser, red-throated loon, sanderling, scoter, shorebirds, snow, snow bunting, state, surf, Tern, tim hortons, tundra swan, white-winged, yellow-rumped warbler
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Day 3 of Camp Chiricahua
Lifers are denoted by Bold Day three of Camp Chiricahua started as many of the others had: with a walk around Rose Canyon Lake. This walk however was to be the last taste of birding for us in the Santa … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Mammals, Travel, Youth Birder Camps
Tagged Arizona, avocets, camp, Chircahua, Harris's Hawk, Hummingbirds, Moutains, rattlesnake, Santa Catalina, shorebirds, SWRS, young birder
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Shorebirding in Conneaut Ohio
This past Sunday, I decided to go up to Conneaut Harbor, just over the Ohio border, to try to find some shorebirds. This is a fantastic location for shorebirds and one which I have been trying to go to over … Continue reading
Posted in Birding, Rarities
Tagged Birding, Black tern, Calidris, Conneaut, dowitcher, gull, Harbor, Ohio, peeps, shorebirds, Tern
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Birthday Birding at the Great Salt Lake
Hello! Today was my 14th birthday. We also, happened to be in Utah (see My Schedule and Why the ABA has the Right Idea post). So, this morning we went to Antelope Island State Park in the middle of the … Continue reading
Posted in Birding
Tagged Antelope, antelope island, avocets, Birding, birthday, bison, coyotes, lake, mule deer, phalaropes, salt, shorebirds, state park
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Bombay Hook
This morning, I woke up for another good day of birding after the conference yesterday. My Dad and I went downstairs to have a bowl of cereal before heading out. As we were eating, a fox wandered by outside. It … Continue reading
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Tagged ABA, avocets, Birding, Bombay Hook, Delaware, egrets, foxes, shorebirds
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Conneaut Harbor
Hello loyal readers! Yesterday, there was an outing to Conneaut Harbor and Pymatuming through my local bird club, the 3RBC. So, I woke up at 6:30 and got into the car to head north. We arrived at the meeting place, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding, buffbreasted sandpiper, Conneaut, eagles, pymatuming, shorebirds
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