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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    Hi Jurek If you want to see Gunnison Grouse from the viewing trailer then this needs to be booked in advance. The viewing trailer is at exactly the same spot as the public viewing, is slightly higher up so you get better views of the bird, than from a cramped position in a parked car. Also, the...
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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    Hi Jurek For both the grouse and the chicken you have to be there pre-dawn. Best organised a few months in advance of your proposed trip. It's essentially not possible to do them in the same day. But to give you an idea of distances, the Gunnison's Sage Grouse viewing area is about 4 hours'...
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    Fuegian Snipe: Chile, March 2025

    Thanks Josh - Sounds as complicated as I thought it was. Logistically Carlos III is easily the easiest, but also the most expensive. Some birds just don't come cheap. Thanks again Mike
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    Fuegian Snipe: Chile, March 2025

    Thanks Tom Incredibly helpful - such a great account of your trip. Your words may well inspire a few to join! Coincidentally I was going to contact Albatross Birding and seek their views and I'll accelerate that approach! Thanks again Mike
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    USA Southwest this month

    Hi Arbu I saw Western Screech-owl, Pyrrhuloxia, Green-tailed Towhee, Black-throated Sparrow, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, Cactus Wren and Verdin all at Lytle Nature Reserve, and Black-chinned Sparrow nearby. I also saw American Grey Flycatcher at Lytle though that could well have been a migrant. A...
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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    Hi Arbu It probably won't be until 2027 such is the way birding trips are falling into place over the next two springs. But I'll let you know. Have a great time in Utah and Arizona if you go. Best regards Mike
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    Fuegian Snipe: Chile, March 2025

    Hi Josh Thanks. We looked at this area, and Isla Hornis for that matter. Isla Hornis is arguably the best site as it has a boardwalk for easy access, but you need to secure permissions well in advance, and it's weather dependent. Parque La Tapera seemed risky as some have only heard birds...
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    Fuegian Snipe: Chile, March 2025

    Yes correct, sorry could have made that clearer! Mike
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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    Agree Arbu I'm already planning my next trip - Texas and Arizona. I was surprised how expensive hotels were. In the 'off-season' in Colorado there were very few rooms for less than $100 even (even the cheaper motel chains). Because I'd missed California Condor a few years ago in California, I...
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    Fuegian Snipe: Chile, March 2025

    A few of us are trying to get together to see Fuegian Snipe ahead of the Atlantic Odyssey in 2025 (AO starts 23 March so this would be in the week before). Following discussions with the boat operator, we have the following: Charter tour 4 days / 3 nights Date: March 2025 Maximum 10 passengers...
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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    A few digiscoped images: Cactus Wren; Greater Prairie Chicken; Lesser Prairie Chicken; Evening Grosbeak; Prairie Falcon
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    Colorado 'chicken run': April 2024

    A quick update on my trip. I'll try and write up a trip report but really busy currently so no guarantees, hence the brief reflections below. Timing a trip to Colorado can be tricky, and those going for the 'chicken run' will do so any time from late March to end April. The earlier you go the...
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    Yes US $. Mike
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    It's an expensive country / tour (even more so post-COVID), but of course if you can get a team together with a local guide it would likely work out cheaper. Rwanda focuses on those Albertine Rift endemics which are tougher or nearly impossible to to see in Uganda. A quick check on four...
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    IOC splits and lumps - no techno babble

    And now a decision to split Southern Nutcracker from Spotted Nutcracker. IOC (presumably through WGAC) seems to be on a run of adopting Birdlife splits. Mike
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    Uganda has become very expensive in recent years. I had the chance to go about 10 years ago for $4,000, no doubt when us Brits could get at least $1.70 for each £1.00 back then (as opposed to near junk status for our currency now). Of course there is a premium to pay too for using a specialist...
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    Will do Andy, and agree, one of the nicest blokes out there.
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    Highlighting this tour with Birding Africa is guaranteed to go ahead: Rwanda – Birding Africa Likely to be a rare opportunity to visit these countries as part of a small group, and with Africa's finest guide, Michael Mills. Contact details via the above link. Best regards Mike
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Thanks Steve I wasn't aware of Bubo's multiple entry template - will try that when a Canvasback turns up in my neck of the woods (y):ROFLMAO: Best regards Mike
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Hi Steve - eBird uses Clements' taxonomy which has 174 fewer extant species than IOC. Peter has achieved the epic and remarkable 10,000 feat on the basis of IOC taxonomy (one of many reasons Peter uses iGoTerra), but as you identify has a little way to go to using Clements. I agree Bubo Listing...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Hi Dave You are limited to 400 species under the 'basic' package (iGoTerra) though iGoTerra offers free membership for a limited period which means you can exceed this species number. This is why your world list is stuck. You can overwrite your world list under the Open Ranking initiative...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    What this unfortunate experience has shown is the importance of data openness and scrutiny. With this in mind iGoTerra has developed an alternative to Surfbirds for birders across the world to log their world (and regional) lists, under their 'Open Ranking' initiative. It's entirely FREE, just...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    ...and publishing for scrutiny, accountability and constructive challenge... Mike
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Agree entirely Paul. As a professional auditor / accountant so am I! Manakin is widely respected by world birders so this 'deflection' will have done nothing but raise their profile in a positive way. Best regards Mike
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    I really don't want to spoil the surprise, but look out for an announcement later this month from iGoTerra! Mike
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