No, I haven’t been to the circus or a magic show…
… although this little squweetie tried to disappear.
I keep seeing new birds.
This Great Kiskadee is the fourth lifer in Mom’s home town.
Sorry for the blur through the screen door.
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Great pix through the screen door. New lifers are always a thrill!
Another pretty bird with a funny name! I'm also impressed by the trees with big green leaves that I see in your Texas pictures. I guess the birds like them too.
I guess 4 lifers is the price to pay for crummy weather. I've only had one new lifer in the past 2 years….
These birds have such exotic names, Gaelyn. Are you sure you're in TX?
How exciting to see new birds! I must go back to the valley.
Are you working the North Rim this summer? May 18, 2009 we spent 2 nites in one of those little cabins, it was great. I've never been to the south rim, but want to go there and back to the north rim, I have to get a lot of walking and hiking in, so I can try a hike down into the canyon.
That's a pretty bird!
What's a "lifer"?
Over the last week or so you have introduced me to quite a few birds I have never seen or heard of in my life.
That is beautiful!
Whoop-EEEEE! Would love to see this bird!
You asked me how I keep track of birds out in the field? Well, besides photographing them I carry a small pen and notebook and write them all down. I list the Alpha-code of the species and then I start adding up numbers of individuals. So, if I am walking a trail and see 1 Cardinal I write down 1. Then, if I see 2 more further down the trail I write +2, and so on. So, my entry might look like this: NOCA 1+2+1+3. Then, when I get home I organize my list in Taxonomic order and add up all the individuals, then enter the whole list into eBird! TaDA!
I've never heard of, much less seen, this bird. He's a beauty! Nice to be able to add to your lifer list while looking through the screen door!