I’m flying to San Antonio via Nashville, TN and then will drive to the LRGV. I’m chasing the Rose-throated Becard and whatever else 300+ birders at the Rio Grande Birding Festival might turn up today. So I’m excited by the Texas prospects, but my thoughts drift northwest -amazing birds keep turning up in Adak. Yesterday it was a Great Egret, Northern Shrike, the largest flock of Eurasain Wigeon that Issac’s ever seen and a “greenfinch” type bird that got away. Whooper Swans are now wintering on the island.
Total Species for the Year
744 Birds (743 + 1 provisional)
920 Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians
(Quest for a Thousand)Archives
- December 2013 (9)
- November 2013 (2)
- February 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (3)
- December 2011 (24)
- November 2011 (15)
- October 2011 (21)
- September 2011 (20)
- August 2011 (22)
- July 2011 (17)
- June 2011 (21)
- May 2011 (24)
- April 2011 (17)
- March 2011 (20)
- February 2011 (14)
- January 2011 (26)
- December 2010 (1)
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Barrow's Goldeneye Bean Goose Butterbredt Spring Costa Rica Dry Tortugas Ivory Gull Long-eared Owl Lower Rio Grande Valley Lower Rio Grand Valley N. Pygmy-Owl Newfoundland Northern Goshawk Red-cockaded Woodpecker Rock Dove Tours Scott Vanderpoel Texas Thayer's Gull W.G.Jones State Orest White-collared Seedeater
John,
The Rose-throated Becard and Whopper Swan are a great possibility. Do you have a top 11 wish list for the next few weeks?
Un-ID’d Wagtail seen this morning in Mass. Probably NOT Eastern Yellow. Folks are thinking Citrine or Western Yellow. Not yet relocated, but it would surely add to the list if it is refound. Good luck.
Sounds to me like another $525 worth of Alaska Airmiles is in order – Adak in November/December?! YIKES! But you’re only doing this crazy year once! Go for it!
Good Becarding, Deanna
Good luck John! Thanks for keeping us up to date. We love reading your blog!
Alex
Go John go! The birding group at the University of North Texas is rooting for you to break the record!