[cobirds] Giving Tuesday, Why not give to the Joe Roller Memorial Grant?

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I'm sure many of you have gotten 20 other emails about Giving Tuesday. However, there's no better day to make a pledge per species or a flat donation to the Joe Roller Memorial Grant managed by Colorado Field Ornithologists! We are getting closer to raising $35,000 (!!!) to support small grants for bird research in Colorado! Thank you to everyone who has pledged or donated. The support for the Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year has been tremendous! We are helping to support research grants for the next generations of ornithologists, and that's pretty special. The small grants like what CFO supports were really instrumental to me as a graduate student needing field supplies and just trying to get to my study sites to do bird surveys!

Pledge or donate here to the Joe Roller Memorial Grant. 

https://cobirds.org/CFO/Grants/

Here's the latest blog post about the Tundra Swans in Jefferson Co. (#278) last week. 

https://jrmemorialgreenbigyear.blogspot.com/2021/11/tundra-swans-at-standley-lake-278.html  

Totals as of 29 Nov:
Green Big Year species list: 279 
Miles ridden: 2815 
# of trips to Chatfield State Park: 45
2021 Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year Species List

Thank you!

Scott Somershoe

Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year 2021 blog

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[cobirds] Support bird research and conservation in Colorado

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[cobirds] Updated Christmas Bird Count Dates

Brandon Percival

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[cobirds] Stakeout Hotspot - Anna's Hummingbird

Greetings all - 

I created a hotspot for those viewing the Boulder County Anna's Hummingbird.  The name is "stakeout Anna's Hummingbird, Longmont (2021)".  Please use this location when eBirding at this location.

Thank you and good birding,

Kathy Mihm Dunning

Colorado eBird Reviewer and Hotspot Editor

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[cobirds] Re: Access for Anna's Hummingbird in Boulder CO

Hey Josh,

I was talking to Steve (homeowner and finder) yesterday and it sounded like they were expecting more visitors today. I would suggest late morning to early afternoon since the hummer seemed more active at that time. The earliest it was seen was 11:45 yesterday and it was fairly regular at his feeder near the patio every 30 to 45 minutes.

Enter the back garden via the gate to the right of the garage. 

Cheers,

Adrian Lakin,

Mead, CO

On Sunday, November 28, 2021 at 7:36:54 AM UTC-7 8721...@gmail.com wrote:

Good morning all!

I see that many people were able to view the Anna's Hummingbird yesterday in Longmont.  I was thinking about running down to take a chance on it myself but could not find any contact info for the homeowner/finder of the bird.  Does anyone have his information that I could reach out to him directly or know if visitors are allowed today?  I appreciate any help on this!

Bird is the word!

Josh Bruening

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Access for Anna's Hummingbird in Boulder CO

Good morning all!

I see that many people were able to view the Anna's Hummingbird yesterday in Longmont.  I was thinking about running down to take a chance on it myself but could not find any contact info for the homeowner/finder of the bird.  Does anyone have his information that I could reach out to him directly or know if visitors are allowed today?  I appreciate any help on this!

Bird is the word!

Josh Bruening

Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Different looking Red-winged Blackbd yesterday, El Paso

Greetings, COBirders,

Just seeking thoughts, confirmation, or plumage/molt information about an immature Red-winged Blackbird that was at one of my feeders & birdbath by itself yesterday. Not like other immature male or female Red-wingeds I've seen before. (At first I thought it might be a female Tri-colored.)  Its undersides were darker & more speckled rather than streaked, in a less contrasting gray-&-beige than the more distinctive, bold streaking I'm familiar with in female Red-wingeds, and not like immature males I generally see either. No submoustachial stripe, but it did have a mildly orange wingbar. Yet this one's bill is thicker like a Red-winged rather than more slender like a Tri-colored.

I see Sibley's Guide to Birds indicates that some "1st summer male" Red-wingeds resemble Tri-coloreds, and that Red-wingeds intergrade with Bi-coloreds at the edges of the latter's range in California. And Natl Geo's Complete Birds of North America warns of difficulty differentiating female Red-wingeds (in California) from female Tri-coloreds...but of course we're not that close to California. 

Male Red-winged in Formative or "Basic I" Plumage, per Birds of the World website?

See pics in eBird post, link below.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98150890

Thanks,

Marty Wolf

NW Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] RE: Surf Scoter/Common Grackle - Chatfield SP

Quick follow up correction.  Heard that some folks had been seeing a pair of White-winged Scoters today out at Chatfield, so will back off my “Surf” identification given I didn’t really fully eliminate White-winged as a possibility.  To be honest, the scoters were sleeping the entire time I watched them, and noticed no white at all except for their white auricular patches (didn’t see their bills either), so made my call on “jizz” alone (seemed short and stocky) but only had a few Eared Grebes for direct comparison, so not a great comparative.  I’ll be entering as “scoter sp.” when I get to uploading to eBird just in case there was more than one pair out there today.  Sorry for any confusion or wild “scoter” chases I may have sparked.

 

Good Birding,

Doug

 

From: Doug Ward <dougward@frontier.com>
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Subject: Surf Scoter/Common Grackle - Chatfield SP

 

Stopped into Chatfield State Park this morning (JeffCo-Douglas Co./ 27 Nov.’21) and made a quick check of the lake, ending up with a couple good ones.  First was a pair of immature/female type SURF SCOTERs off of the Fox Run picnic area in with a mixed raft of WESTERN, EARED, and HORNED GREBES.  Also out in the delta were three (3) immature/female type RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.  Best bird though may have been a male COMMON GRACKLE at the Kingfisher Bridge parking area.  Thought folks might like to try for the scoters, so hence this post.

 

Good Birding,

Doug

Denver

 

27 Nov.’21 Chatfield State Park, Jefferson & Douglas Co., CO

Cackling Goose – 20 “Richardson’s”

Canada Goose – 250 (60/40 Gtr:Lsr)

Mallard – 150

Green-winged Teal – 6m

SURF SCOTER – 2 imm/f

Bufflehead – 5

Common Goldeneye – 15

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 imm/f

Horned Grebe – 10

Eared Grebe – 45

Western Grebe – 5

American Coot – 40

Killdeer – 1

Bonaparte’s Gull – 15 ad

Ring-billed Gull – 70 ad 10-1^st

Common Loon – 3

American White Pelican – 10

Great Blue Heron – 2

Bald Eagle – 1 imm

Black-billed Magpie – 5

Common Raven – 1

European Starling – 10

American Robin – 1

American Tree Sparrow – 3

COMMON GRACKLE – 1m

 

 

 

[cobirds] Re: Brant in Fort Collins on 19Nov2021 (Larimer)

Found a (another?) Brant at the pond near the entrance to the ELC (CSU Environmental Learning Center) around noon today. In among the 2000+ Canada/Cackling Geese. Also with one Greater White-fronted and at least 3 Snow Geese.  Took off (towards Rigden Reservoir) before I could get photos. Maybe the same as the Sheldon Lake (City Park) bird? or maybe a different individual?

Paul Ode

Ft. Collins, CO

On Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 1:39:39 PM UTC-7 John Shenot wrote:

The Brant located and reported by Dave Leatherman on 11/19 is present again this afternoon at Sheldon Lake in City Park, Fort Collins. Seen by many but I didn't see any updates here.

John Shenot

Fort Collins, CO

On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 2:03:32 PM UTC-7 Dave Leatherman wrote:

There is a black Brant at Fort Collins City Park (Sheldon Lake). It is hiding within approximately 500 white-cheeked geese and is similar in size to a cackling. Last time I saw it, it was in the northeast corner.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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[cobirds] Surf Scoter/Common Grackle - Chatfield SP

Stopped into Chatfield State Park this morning (JeffCo-Douglas Co./ 27 Nov.’21) and made a quick check of the lake, ending up with a couple good ones.  First was a pair of immature/female type SURF SCOTERs off of the Fox Run picnic area in with a mixed raft of WESTERN, EARED, and HORNED GREBES.  Also out in the delta were three (3) immature/female type RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.  Best bird though may have been a male COMMON GRACKLE at the Kingfisher Bridge parking area.  Thought folks might like to try for the scoters, so hence this post.

 

Good Birding,

Doug

Denver

 

27 Nov.’21 Chatfield State Park, Jefferson & Douglas Co., CO

Cackling Goose – 20 “Richardson’s”

Canada Goose – 250 (60/40 Gtr:Lsr)

Mallard – 150

Green-winged Teal – 6m

SURF SCOTER – 2 imm/f

Bufflehead – 5

Common Goldeneye – 15

Red-breasted Merganser – 3 imm/f

Horned Grebe – 10

Eared Grebe – 45

Western Grebe – 5

American Coot – 40

Killdeer – 1

Bonaparte’s Gull – 15 ad

Ring-billed Gull – 70 ad 10-1^st

Common Loon – 3

American White Pelican – 10

Great Blue Heron – 2

Bald Eagle – 1 imm

Black-billed Magpie – 5

Common Raven – 1

European Starling – 10

American Robin – 1

American Tree Sparrow – 3

COMMON GRACKLE – 1m

 

 

 

[cobirds] A couple of Lake Hasty (Bent County) birds

Birders,

The Lake Hasty area provides a welcome respite from the intensive
hunting activity around John Martin Reservoir this time of year. A few
interesting birds were here on November 27th.

A Long-tailed Duck has been present on South Lake Hasty on both November
26th and today. I think this is a different bird than the one I reported
on November 18th.

I saw a Greater White-fronted Goose with many Cackling Geese on North
Lake Hasty today. I saw presumably the same individual on November 23rd,
but missed it on intervening days. It seems like a lot of geese come in
after feeding in nearby fields in mid-morning, and sometimes, the
Greater White-fronted Goose joins them.

A Snow Bunting called in flight over Lake Hasty today.

There are still multiple species of shorebirds present, especially in
the stilling basin below the dam. Unfortunately, fishermen seem to
really like the gravel bars where the shorebirds gather, and when they
are there, shorebirds are not. As recently as November 26th, there were
36 Killdeer and 4 Least Sandpipers present, and on November 22nd, a
possibly-wintering Spotted Sandpiper was in the same area. Greater
Yellowlegs still present prefer the river or islands in Lake Hasty. A
fact of life here this time of year is cold nights, and there is often a
rim of ice along parts of Lake Hasty, the Arkansas River, or west end of
the Reservoir.

Hasty Campground now has two White-breasted Nuthatches, but Eastern
Bluebirds, Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Wild Turkeys are a no-show so far
this winter there. There are still American White Pelicans and
Double-crested Cormorants present, seen from the dam, but large numbers
of waterfowl have yet to appear.

Duane Nelson

Las Animas, Bent County, CO

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[cobirds] Great Boulder Caper 2021

Friday, November 26, a small group of birders set out to continue the Great Boulder Caper started by Ted Floyd about 15 years ago.  Undeterred by COVID or turkey hangovers, Hannah Floyd, Alejo Williams, Megan Jones Patterson, and Elena Klaver met at Walden Ponds and began birding Walden and Sawhill Ponds.  We spent about two hours there, as the temperature rose to almost summer levels, with no bird surprises, but some spanking hooded mergansers, good numbers of waterfowl, and possibly a record number of muskrats (8-10).  We then drove through Boulder County's Raptor Alley, Lookout Road between 75th and 95th, where we had two ferruginous hawks and two immature bald eagles, as well as a couple of red tailed hawks, but not the northern harriers who have sometimes graced that area.  After dropping off Alejo, the three of us went to Greenlee Preserve/Waneka Lake, where the geese did not disappoint.  There were large numbers of cackling geese, Canada geese, a probable snow/cackling goose, a probable Ross's/cackling goose, and a hatch year snow goose, who was grayish white with a dark bill (ID thanks to Ted Floyd texting from the Qatar airport with Hannah's photos). Finally, with Hannah having to leave for academic pursuits, Megan and Elena continued to Hecla Lake, where another snow/cackling hybrid was lounging with numerous other cackling and Canada geese, and other waterfowl.  A wonderful day was had by all, with the caper ending around 1:45.  The weather was wonderfully mild, compared to some years where it has been bitterly cold, and we had a wonderful time upholding the tradition of birding instead of shopping.  

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Re: [cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Platte River, Denver

Travis's sighting on Friday was in Denver County in the Overland Pond Park/Overland Golf Course reach of the South Platte @ West Florida Avenue.

He reported it on this eBird checklist (https://ebird.org/checklist/S98103516), including a photo.

Last winter, a male Barrow's spent weeks at the same location, hanging out mostly with one of the female Common Goldeneye there.

Good birding,

Patrick O'Driscoll

Denver

On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 12:00 PM linda hodges <hikerhodges@gmail.com> wrote:

All,

There's been a male Barrow's Goldeneye on the S Platte, south of the 88th access point. Maybe .5 to .75 mile. From a large gravel bar, look N.

Linda Hodges

Colorado Springs

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:30 PM Charlie Chase <charlesachase3@gmail.com> wrote:

Where in particular along the South Platte?

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:28 PM TLM <mccomas.l.t@gmail.com> wrote:

Beautiful drake out for a swim!

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[cobirds] Cattle Egret, Lower Bluestem Trail, Boulder

Hi folks!

Was quite surprised to find a cattle egret on a hike against the flatirons today on the Lower Bluestem trail in south Boulder. It was hanging out with a herd of cattle at a water tank about a mile up the trail. The cows weren't sure what to make of it and didn't seem too happy about it. They kept chasing it — it would fly up briefly and land not too far away. 

A quick look at EBird suggests the last November cattle egret sighting was in 2012. 

Checklist here 

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98147495, beyond horrible photos from my phone through my bins.

Good (weird?) birding,

Laura Steadman

Boulder

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[cobirds] CFO Speaker Series - CSU's Dr. Kyle Horton on migration forecasting, December 4th 7 p.m.

COBIRDS members:

Please join in for the latest installment for the CFO speaker series next weekend  to learn more about some great work being done here in Colorado to further migration forecasting research and provide data for coordinating effective lights-out campaigns.  

Dr. Kyle Horton from CSU will be speaking via Zoom next Saturday, December 4th at 7 p.m.

Register here:

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Diana Beatty

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Re: [cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Platte River, Adams County

Wonderful! I believe it has appeared there every year, for many years!

Susan Rosine

Brighton, Adams County

On Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 12:00 PM linda hodges <hikerhodges@gmail.com> wrote:

All,

There's been a male Barrow's Goldeneye on the S Platte, south of the 88th access point. Maybe .5 to .75 mile. From a large gravel bar, look N.

Linda Hodges

Colorado Springs

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:30 PM Charlie Chase <charlesachase3@gmail.com> wrote:

Where in particular along the South Platte?

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:28 PM TLM <mccomas.l.t@gmail.com> wrote:

Beautiful drake out for a swim!

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Re: [cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Platte River, Denver

All,

There's been a male Barrow's Goldeneye on the S Platte, south of the 88th access point. Maybe .5 to .75 mile. From a large gravel bar, look N.

Linda Hodges

Colorado Springs

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Where in particular along the South Platte?

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:28 PM TLM <mccomas.l.t@gmail.com> wrote:

Beautiful drake out for a swim!

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Re: [cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Platte River, Denver

Where in particular along the South Platte?

On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:28 PM TLM <mccomas.l.t@gmail.com> wrote:

Beautiful drake out for a swim!

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[cobirds] Barrow's Goldeneye - South Platte River, Denver

Beautiful drake out for a swim!

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[cobirds] Re: Anna's Hummingbird in Boulder

I was asked to explain why this bird is an Anna's Hummingbird. I'm going off of two general things; structure, and plumage pattern. Structurally, it's chunky for a hummingbird. By plumage, first note that the dark feathers in the throat are colored iridescent feathers (a gorget). The pattern fits for a female Anna's Hummingbird over young male Archilochus hummingbirds. Also notice how the GRAY underparts transition gradually to greenish flanks and back. The pale areas of the throat are also grayish. In Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, these areas (throat and chest) would be very white, contrasting more with the rest of the bird. The same would be true for Costa's Hummingbird. Anna's Hummingbirds lack a bright white chest that most other hummingbirds in the US show. Another thing pointing away from Costa's Hummingbird is how far down the throat the iridescent pattern reaches.

In the third photo, one of the iridescent throat feathers is angled right to show color. Pink, like in Anna's Hummingbird.

Best,

David Tonnessen

Colorado Springs/Boulder

El vie., 26 de noviembre de 2021 7:19 a. m., David Tønnessen <davidtonnessenx@gmail.com> escribió:

Birders,

It appears an Anna's Hummingbird was reported in Boulder County yesterday, as a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. See the description from the list:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98074548 

Best,

David Tonnessen

Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] Re: Colorado Christmas Bird Count dates

Monte Vista NWR Count scheduled Dec 18th. Details forthcoming. Lisa Clements will coordinate. 

On Monday, November 15, 2021 at 12:35:58 AM UTC-7 Brandon wrote:

We are less than a month away from the first Colorado Christmas Bird Counts of the season.  Here is a list of dates that have been entered into the Christmas Bird Count Website, so far.  I haven't heard of any counts not happening so far.  I will update this list again next week, as I expect most compilers will enter their date for their Christmas Bird Count soon.

Air Force Academy 5-Jan-2022

Aspen

Black Forest 2-Jan-2022

Barr Lake 2-Jan-2022

Boulder

Bonny Reservoir

Cortez

Crook

Colorado Springs 18-Dec-2021

Crow Valley 18-Dec-2021

Douglas County

Denver

Delta 18-Dec-2021

Dotsero 17-Dec-2021

Durango 18-Dec-2021

Denver (Urban) 1-Jan-2022

Evergreen-Idaho Springs 19-Dec-2021

Eagle Valley

Fairplay

Fort Collins

Flagler

Fountain Creek 15-Dec-2021

Granby

Grand Junction

Grand Mesa

Greeley

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Gunnison

Hotchkiss

John Martin Reservoir 14-Dec-2021

Lake Isabel

Longmont

Loveland 1-Jan-2022

Montrose 19-Dec-2021

Monte Vista NWR

North Jeffco 19-Dec-2021

North Park

Nunn 19-Dec-2021

Pawnee Buttes 31-Dec-2021

Penrose 19-Dec-2021

Pinon Canyon

Pawnee National Grasslands-East 24-Dec-2021

Pueblo Reservoir

Pagosa Springs 18-Dec-2021

Pueblo 16-Dec-2021

Rawhide Energy Station

Roaring Fork River Valley

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Ford 15-Dec-2021

Salida 17-Dec-2021

Sterling

Spanish Peaks

Steamboat Springs

Summit County

Westcliffe

Weldona-Fort Morgan

Brandon Percival
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[cobirds] Anna's Hummingbird in Boulder

Birders,

It appears an Anna's Hummingbird was reported in Boulder County yesterday, as a Ruby-throated Hummingbird. See the description from the list:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98074548 

Best,

David Tonnessen

Colorado Springs

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[cobirds] Lincoln's Sparrow - SW Denver

We had a surprise, and very late, LINCOLN’S SPARROW show up in our yard today (Athmar Park Neighborhood, SW Denver, Denver Co. / 25 Nov.’21).  This guy or gal has an injured right eye, though otherwise seems healthy.  In addition to our new visitor, the adult WHITE-THROATED SPARROW which showed up a couple of weeks ago is still around and generally pretty cooperative.  If you have any interest in stopping by to try for either of these sparrows, please let me know separately.

 

Happy Thanksgiving,

Doug

Denver

 

25 November 2021  Athmar Yard including walk around Huston Park (~1½ blocks away), Denver, Denver Co., CO

Cackling Goose – 80 “Richardson’s”

Canada Goose – 40 (50/50 Gtr:Lsr)

Northern Shoveler – 50

Eurasian Collared-Dove – 2

Ring-billed Gull – 30 ad

Northern Flicker – 4 “Red-shafted”

Blue Jay – 5

American Crow – 5

Black-capped Chickadee – 4

Bushtit - 15

Red-breasted Nuthatch – 3

White-breasted Nuthatch - 1

House Sparrow - 20

House Finch – 20

Dark-eyed Junco – 3 “Slate-colored”

-          4 “Oregon”

-          2 “Pink-sided”

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW – 1ad

LINCOLN’S SPARROW – 1 (late)

Spotted Towhee – 2m 1f

Red-winged Blackbird - 5

 

 

[cobirds] Snow Buntings, Morgan Cty 11-25-2021

Hi everyone,

While birding Jackson Reservoir State Park this morning looking mostly for waterfowl, I chanced into a pair of calm and confiding Snow Buntings (SNBU) along the path/road on the dike, on the south edge of the reservoir. I was excited since this is only my second SNBU encounter ever in Colorado, the first being almost 13 years ago in Weld County. There have not been many reports of Snow Buntings in Colorado this year, so I thought it worth the mention here on CoBirds. I was able to snap several decent digiscoped shots before losing sight of them. I believe they were both males in nonbreeding (basic) plumage, but I am still pretty unfamiliar with this species so I may be mistaken. In addition to the SNBUs, I also spotted and photographed a female Black Scoter hanging out with some Lesser Scaup.

I was surprised to discover though that the eBird app did not flag SNBU as 'R', i.e., requiring documentation. When I got home I looked up more information and learned that indeed Snow Bunting sightings in Morgan County also do not require documentation for the Colorado Bird Records Committee either. Despite this ease of reporting SNBU however, eBird shows very few SNBU records all-time for Morgan County. Before my sighting today at Jackson SP, only one other prior record of Snow Bunting exists in eBird for Morgan, a sighting reported by Van Remsen on New Years Eve of 1972! Who knew?

On that note, let's all find some more handsome and intriguing Snow Buntings to close out the year. You can see images of the discussed species at my list, linked here:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S98058628

Happy Thanksgiving to all,

Eric

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