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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    His post did not sound gracious to me :). His explanations were nonsense, and he still claims to be 10k+. Teleportation to 10k (or close to it) and signing off with a show of faux virtue, managing to roll back some of his widespread ridicule, is a great compromise for him after comically...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    He is from the US so he knows what not to put in his list from the US. Other places, not so much.
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    This says it all. Manipur Bush Quail has not been seen but anyone conclusively. There have been only 3 claims in the last 20 years and none of them are confirmed (2 in Assam, 1 in Nagaland) and none of them were accepted. Even the folks who reported them didn't treat their sightings as...
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    Colombia - Central Andes and Mitu, Dec 2022

    Excellent stuff. I remember you commenting on my Mitu thread from just over a decade ago. You were in Ecuador iirc and promised to go to Mitu.
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    As you said Helium 2 comes with 50 mm default. So, you meant "Not as much FOV as the Helium (1 or 2) with 28mm right? In theory, 35 mm should be pretty wide, so how effective is your Axion 2 XQ35 in a situation where a silent owl or quail or pitta is roosting say 50 meters in and there is quite...
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    Yes agree. I was going to buy the same model that budgetbirder carries, just before going on this trip, but I deferred it. I can't wait to find roosting wood quails and even flufftails :). This Eared Poorwill did not require any playback at all btw. We were simply waiting there hoping to hear...
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    Antonio spends lot of time on the field and previously he had never managed to see it for more than a couple of seconds, usually glimpses or in flight after hearing it. We were in two different spots when a nightjar landed on a big rock few meters ahead of him. He called me and we lit up the...
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    We waited for 10 mins 3 times. Nada. Then tried the goddamn screech owl every 50 meters. Not a whisker. This was on the 19th hour in the field.
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    Hahaha yeah that was a bit of a blasphemy isn't it. To be honest, the relief of finding at least one night target remains burnt in. And as it turns out I got one of the better photos of Eared Poorwill available online, when I had least expected to even see this bird. Agree about Lucifer &...
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    Sorry you missed it too. So looks like I'm not the only one and the spot might not be as reliable as let on in some trip reports. I have a habit of missing birds at 'reliable' stakeouts despite working very hard, to the point of going "Whhhhyy meee?. Perhaps this is not such a case.
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    I'm glad you liked it foresttwitcher. Thanks.
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    Western Mexico - Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco

    Western Mexico is often in the news for the wrong reasons. But for birders, the Western Mexican states of Sinaloa, Nayarit & Jalisco are heaven, being that the region has a remarkably high level of avian endemism (50+ Mexican endemics & 50+ Mexican near endemics). I had wanted to go birding...
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    Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Itororo Lodge, South-East Brazil

    All very accessible and there are not too many long drives between sites in the SE of the country. And safe! What is most convenient is the disciplined driving by the locals and the good condition of roads - easy to drive around.
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    Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Itororo Lodge, South-East Brazil

    Thanks foresttwitcher.
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    Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Itororo Lodge, South-East Brazil

    Yeah I found that pretty amazing too. It's quite evident within Rio city as well, with Tijuca and other wild areas visible from anywhere in the city. Even around Nova Friburgo, which happens to be the lingerie capital of Brazil, there is forest all around. There isn't much left but at least in...
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    Atlantic Rainforest of Rio de Janeiro, Itororo Lodge, South-East Brazil

    Hello all, I did a short 9-day birding trip to the Atlantic Forests of Rio de Janeiro in September. It took me from the lowland rainforests of REGUA (at the base of the south slope of the Serra do Mar Range) to the montane forests of the Nova Friburgo area and to the open country & dry...
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Finding Polar Bears in Barrow at this time of the year has become much harder because of climate change and some changes to the rules of dumping whale leftovers. I did not make much of an attempt because I had seen them several times before, but still I would have loved to see one. One did come...
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Imho the only summer mega that is missable is Yellow-billed Loon. Ross's Gull call be seen (and missed) later in the year but few would want to go there later than summer or early fall. Sabine's Gull in breeding season is another missable attraction in summer but most birders catch up with it...
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Both Rock and Willow Ptarmigan are present but rarely seen by birders. Not sure why. There is quite a bit of hunting in Barrow - not sure if that has something to do with it.
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Highly recommended. Just the abundance of breeding birds can keep any birder happy. That puffed up look of Pectoral Sandpipers is bizarre no doubt.
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Thanks kb57. Yeah the Dunlins up there winter in E Asia. Bill is visibly longer and seemed very colorful too. How/Why populations from different parts of Alaska ended up wintering in different ranges is an interesting natural history question.
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    Barrow, Alaska - Birds of the Arctic Tundra

    Eiders and the Snowy Owl have fascinated me since I first saw them in pages of the Sibley Guide. Recently I was finally able to do a quest I had been dreaming about - to see all 4 species of eiders, plus the incomparable Snowy Owl in its tundra home, all in one day. There is only one place in...
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    Accommodations along Denali Hwy

    Its 2022 and looks like most are still closed even for the busy June season. Tangle River Inn is definitely closed for this season. Maclaren is open. Does anyone know if Denali Hwy Cabins in Paxson is open?
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    Prairie birding: Eastern Colorado & Western Kansas

    Thanks Pete.
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    Prairie birding: Eastern Colorado & Western Kansas

    Thanks KC Foggin.
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