Retracing the Steps: July 2015

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Summer time blog reading

It's been a long, cold, wet, hot, wet, and more wet summer here in Columbus. Actually, we've only had 5 days in the 90s, and that was back in early June. But boy has the rain come down, something like 30 of 37 days have had rain. So with a combination of a wet summer and not a lot of rarities, its been more of a reading summer. I want to share some of the birding bloggers I follow and resources I use for birding information.

http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/

Jim is our local Ohioan, a guy that has a love for the outdoors, a true naturalist. From bugs and birds to trees and history of all things, this is a great blog read to always learn MORE.

http://thespeckledhatchback.blogspot.com/

Dorian is the man!! I mean MAN, the guy did a BIGYEAR2014 all on his bike. From beginning to end, day to night, sleep to eat. He never rode in a car, flew in a plane or any gas powered vehicle. He bird in the morning, then bike to his next pit stop, slept and start over again in the morning. Oh and he saw a record 617 total species - - - on a bike!?! This hatchback blog he has, is his 2015 updates with pictures, Costa Rica trip, and environmental topics. He's cool and a great birder.

http://slowbirding.blogspot.com/

Chris Hitt saw 704 species in the lower 48 in 2010, and he is one of only 14 birders to ever get 700 or more in a year. He regularly updates this blog with his special trips, life bird chases, migration and Big Year updates. Right after his big year was up, in January 2011, he travel to LGRV Bentson SP to see a rare code 5 Black-Vented Oriole. He saw the bird and meet my grandparents Red & Louise Gambill during their morning walk. Retracing the Steps!! http://slowbirding.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html

http://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/

Just found this by accident one night, SeaGull Steve is listed as the #7 birder in the nation by Global Birder Ranking Scale . . . . what ever that means. Any way, he's a guy from the Golden Coast and doesnt' get to bird the midwest or east coast very often. So his stories are fun, well written, talks like a salior . . . and he knows he's birds. But his recent post was on a trip to Maine with is buds . . . which got me to thinking . . . I need some bang for the buck birding trip?? Shall we???

Resources:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org

http://birding.aba.org/maillist/OH

http://www.aba.org/

For Fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaX7i1Q7-Rw
Things Birders Say

Next up: Seal Island NWR, Acadia NP, Maine birding #T4P

ABA Life List

#500--Wandering Tattler 11/29/91 CA
#507--BlackVentedOriole3/7/11 TX Code5
#508--Spotted Towhee 3/3/12
#509--Trumpter Swan 3/10/12 OH
#510--Crissal Thrasher 3/24/12 NV
#511--Brandt 3/31/12 DE
#512--Bells Vireo 6/8/12 OH
#513--Glaucous-winged Gull 8/25/12 WA
#514--Buff Breasted Sandpiper 9/7/12 OH
#515--Red Necked Grebe 11/1/12 OH
#516--White-WingedCrossbill11/28/12OH
#517--Harris Sparrow 1/5/13 OH
#518--Lapland Longspur 1/26/13 OH
#519--Cackling Goose 2/7/13 OH
#520--Crimson-Collared Grosebeak 3/1/13 TX Code4
#521--Flammulated Owl 3/1/13
#522--Red-Naped Sapsucker 3/3/13
#523--Yellow-headed Blackbird 3/4/13
#524--Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/12/13 OH
#525--Red Phalarope 5/15/13 OH
#526--Yellow-footed Gull 8/24/13 CA
#527--Brewer's Sparrow 8/26/13 NV
#528--Aberts Towhee 8/26/13
#529--Hermit Warbler 8/26/13
#530--Chestnut-Backed Chickadee 9/27/13 WA
#531--Long-tailed Duck 11/3/13 OH
#532--Glaucous Gull 12/28/13 OH
#533--Nanday Parakeet 3/25/14 FL
#534--Florida Scrub-Jay 3/25/14
#535--Purple Swamphen 3/28/14 FL
#536--White-Winged Parakeet 3/29/14 FL
#537--LaSagra'sFlycatcher3/29/14Code3
#538--Spot-Breasted Oriole 3/30/14 FL
#539--Olive-Sided Flycatcher 5/13/14 OH
#540--American Dipper 5/16/14 CO
#541--Lazuli Bunting
#542--Bullocks Oriole
#543--Black-Billed Magpie
#544--Mountain BlueBird
#545--GunnisonSage-Grouse5/17/14CO
#546--White-Tailed Ptarmigan
#547--Townsends Solitare
#548--Plumbeous Vireo 5/18/14 CO
#549--Common Poorwill
#550--Cordilleran Flycatcher
#551--McCowns LongSpur
#552--Eurasian Tree Sparrow 6/21/14 MO
#553--Sedge Wren 8/6/14 OH
#554--Egyptian Goose 3/28/14 FL
#555--Gray Flycatcher 9/2/14 NV
#556--Northern Wheater 9/12/14 OH
#557--Rhinoceros Auklet 10/17/14 WA
#558--Pacific Wren 10/18/14
#559--Harlequin Duck 10/18/14
#560--Pigeon Guillemont 10/19/14
#561--Common RedPoll 12/28/14 OH
#562--Red-Crowned Parrot 2/24/15 TX
#563--Tropical Parula 2/27/15Code3
#564--Aplomado Falcon 3/4/15Code3
#565--Common Eider 8/10/15 ME
#566--Nelson's Sparrow
#567--Black Guillemot
#568--Ruffed Grouse 8/11/15
#569--Artic Tern
#570--Atlantic Puffin
#571--Clark's Nutcracker 9/10/15 NV
#572--Varied Thrush 10/24/15 WA
#573--Brambling 12/31/15 OH Code3
#574--Black-headed Gull Code3
#575--Prairie Falcon 3/17/16 TX
#576--Snowy Plover
#577--Ferrug.Pygmy-Owl 3/18/16Code3
#578--Sprague's Pipit
#579--Lucy's Warbler 3/20/16 NV
#580--Rosy-faced Lovebird 4/29/16 AZ
#581--Gila Woodpecker
#582--Mexican Whip00rwill
#583--Cassin's Vireo 4/30/16
#584--Gilded Flicker 5/1/16
#585--Red-faced Warbler
#586--CurlewSandpiper5/12/16OHCode3
#587--Redbreasted Sapsucker4/21/17 WA
#588--Barrow's Goldeneye
#589--Marbled Murrlet 4/24/17
#590--Yellow-billed Magpie 8/11/17 CA
#591--Elegant Tern 8/12/17
#592--Sooty Shearwater
#593--Pink-footed Shearwater
#594--Cassin's Auklet
#595--Buller's Shearwater
#596--Black-footed Albatross
#597--Tufted Puffin
#598--Ashy Storm-Petrel
#599--Northern Fulmer
#600--California Quail 8/13/17
#601--Ridgeway Rail
#602--Western Screech-Owl
#603--Long-tailed Jaeger 9/4/17 OH
#604--Calliope Hummingbird 11/1/17 OH
#605--Iceland Gull 1/7/18 OH
#606--Sagebrush Sparrow 3/12/18 NV
#607--LeConte's Thrasher

#608--Sage Thrasher 3/13/18 NV

#609--Northwest Crow 8/10/18 WA

#610--Vaux's Swift 8/12/18

#611--California Scrub-Jay

#612--Sharp-tailed Grouse 1/26/19 MN

#613--Pine Grosbeak

#614--Northern Hawk Owl

#615--Canada Jay

#616--Boreal Chickadee

#617--Black-Chinned Sparrow 4/25/19 AZ

#618--Grey Vireo

#619--Ruddy Ground Dove 4/26/19 AZ Code3

#620--Swainson's Warbler 5/19/19 OH
#621--Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 10/20/19 OH Code3

#622--Lewis Woodpecker 1/31/20 CA

#623--Common Black Hawk 2/27/20 TX

#624--Brown Booby 8/26/20 OH

#625--Parasitic Jaeger 10/6/20 OH

#626--LeConte's Sparrow 10/24/20 OH

#627--Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 4/23/21 CO

#628--Greater Sage-Grouse 4/24/21 CO

#629--Smith's Longspur 4/28/21 OH

#630--Mottled Owl 3/2/24 TX Code 5

#631--Roadside Hawk 3/3/24 Code 4

#632--Gray-collard Becard Code 5

#633--MacGillivray's Warbler 9/2/24 NV

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Summer time blog reading

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