Looks like we had a good week between the three of us: picking up a lot of winter birds before they head North.
I was in Utah for a conference this week. I saw 61 bird types while I was there, including 4 Restoration Year birds and 3 Life Birds.
Restoration Year Birds:
223: Thayer's Gull
224: Glaucous Gull
225: White-Winged Scoter
226: Black-Billed Magpie
(Note, These numbers above are in the order that I added them to the list. I think Matt/Ben may have gotten some March birds that you added to the list before I got there. So these might technically be birds 218-221 or something like that. The last three birds were lifers for me).
The two biggest highlights were the best looks you could ask for of the Glaucous Gull and a Golden Eagle, both on the wing. We got to watch the Golden Eagle for about 5 minutes, and it got within about 30 yards of us.
We also saw 100+ Bald Eagles and 1500+ Tundra Swans. Unfortunately, I missed Chukars, which were supposed to be an easy bird in that area.
Nice job Kevin.
ReplyDeleteYou commitment to the cause is evident.
I agree that is is nice to score a few extra important winter birds right as they are about to leave town. Crazy all 226 of our birds have been in Winter and basically only 2 mos. What will the rest of the year hold? We may have to start thinking of some new goals for after we hit 300 next week.
-Ben