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  1. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Morning guiding in the Everglades) 266. Eastern Kingbird
  2. lgonz1008

    Need Father/Son Birding Trip Destination Idea

    I've learned to bite the bullet when it comes to flights, especially around holidays like Christmas. Most places that show a "cheap flight" result in having to leave at an inconvenient time or day of the week, with horrible layovers or are simply in the middle of the worst season for that...
  3. lgonz1008

    Need Father/Son Birding Trip Destination Idea

    Personally birded with Nelson for a 6 day period with a base in Mindo, got to see 330 species (30 more heard only), great guide, caters to your needs and updates the itinerary on the ground based on what targets I needed. If you are not interested in full time birding, it might be an option to...
  4. lgonz1008

    Maybe 2 Vireos, South Padre Island Convention Ctr, TX, USA

    Agree with the IDs, Warbling Vireo as the chest/belly is paler and the line that goes through the eye does not reach the bill like in a Philadelphia. The other vireo is a Bell's Vireo of the Eastern subspecies, which is why it's more yellowish overall. Black-whiskered is an overall rare bird in...
  5. lgonz1008

    Songs that mention species of bird

    "Eagle" by Crazy Lixx, Swedish rock band obsessed with everything 80s, but they made a nice lyric that works, even if you forget the motif of their song being Rocky IV. Lyrics for the hook: Far away in the open wild Where the heart of winter lies In the land of the midnight sun I'm free like an...
  6. lgonz1008

    Bird ID Inquiry from La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica

    Black Phoebe seems uncommon in the area, but seeing the field marks noted, I agree that Black Phoebe is a more likely candidate. Thank you for the feedback.
  7. lgonz1008

    Bird ID Inquiry from La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica

    Based on eBird the species is not found in La Paz, but based on the name, I found that Slaty Flowerpiercer has the same color as that bird and found in La Paz. Now I wonder if that bill just look straight because it's still young?
  8. lgonz1008

    Bird ID Inquiry from La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica

    I have a friend visiting Costa Rica and she asked me if there was a way to ID this juvenile bird, it was seen in La Paz Waterfalls, but I have no clue what it could be:
  9. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Morning in Key Largo) 265. Bobolink
  10. lgonz1008

    Grackle/ crow Miami

    Female Boat-tailed Grackles are brown, whereas males are all black.
  11. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Successful lifer chase in Miami) 263. Blackpoll Warbler 264. Kirtland's Warbler
  12. lgonz1008

    Mindo Lodges

    Not sure if there have been any recent blockades/riots in the country, but when there are no issues, I noticed that driving through the Northern loop (Quito, Mindo and eastern slope lodges), a rental car could get you to 90% of the sites. The main roads in the country were paved better than the...
  13. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Weekend guiding around South Florida) 256. Marbled Godwit 257. Long-billed Dowitcher 258. Willet 259. Reddish Egret 260. Least Tern 261. Barred Owl 262. Barn Swallow
  14. lgonz1008

    Small bird on high canopy in garden in Arusha Tanzania

    Hard to tell, but leaning towards a Honeyguide, size wise both Pallid and Lesser are good contenders since they are mostly gray outside of the olive green wings, pink at the base of the bill, small size and are relatively common in Arusha. Gray Cuckooshrike is not a small bird and would have a...
  15. lgonz1008

    Gentrification attracts wildlife

    To be fair, most of us don't get to see 1,000 bird species when we leave our homes, but every kid today has a Switch or another device listing over 1,000 different Pokemon to play/interact with.
  16. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Leading a day trip through South Florida) 253. Wild Turkey 254. Chuck-will's-widow 255. Common Nighthawk
  17. lgonz1008

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Haast's Eagle (in my dreams) Joking aside: H - Hartlaub's Turaco, beautiful flashes of red through montane forests around Aberdare National Park and Mt. Kenya Castle Lodge.
  18. lgonz1008

    The 10% Club - Milestones

    Depending on how my luck goes, I might do Australia or Malaysia next year. Borneo can be affordable if planned directly without using a big company, if you don't mind sharing the trip with another newbie birder to the region, maybe we can plan something (just need to wait until September to see...
  19. lgonz1008

    The 10% Club - Milestones

    We all started there, but I think only Kaestner belongs to the true 1% of birders in the numbers game (until someone comes and asks him to share the 10,000+ title with proof).
  20. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Definitely the easiest of the main Caribbean islands to explore if you are limited on time or don't have Spanish at the ready. Plus, the birds are incredibly tame, outside of some pigeon species (none of which were endemic), every bird on the island was cooperative and easy to get decent shots...
  21. lgonz1008

    The 10% Club - Milestones

    Are you planning Peninsular or Borneo Malaysia? Both have their own special families.
  22. lgonz1008

    Jamaica: Birding the Land of Wood and Water

    Some of my favorite shots from the trip: Jamaican Mango Masked Duck Jamaican Tody Yellow-billed Parrot Northern Potoo Jamaican Owl Rufous-throated Solitaire Jamaican Blackbird Chestnut-bellied Cuckoo Black-billed Streamertail
  23. lgonz1008

    The 10% Club - Milestones

    Have 3 goals for my birding life: See over 60% of all bird species (currently at 15% with 1702 species seen, no heard-onlys in my life list yet). See and photograph all of the bird families, so far I'm 57% through that with 143 of the 249 families seen, with the most recent additions being...
  24. lgonz1008

    Virginia or Clapper Rail? - Crawfordville, FL, US (Today)

    Virginial Rail, darker streaking in the back, dark gray face and rufous chest/belly and bright orange bill.
  25. lgonz1008

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    (Birding around Broward) 249. Yellow-billed Cuckoo 250. Swainson's Warbler 251. Hooded Warbler (Miami Exotics Tour) 252. Chimney Swift
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