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  1. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Well, Happy New Year's again. Another great year. Some of the highlights of 2012 birding were: Fall trip to LaCreek NWR - a nice place in central South Dakota that I try to visit a couple times a year. I visited this year in April, but my Sept. 22 visit was really nice. As is usual, I ran...
  2. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    One last walk in the Arroyo yesterday morning. REALLY cold, about 8F, hard to keep fingers warm despite two sets of gloves. After seeing a couple of nice Juniper Titmouse, I was headed back, and heard distinct drumming. Tried to call in the Williamson's Sapsucker, but it kept it's distance...
  3. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Karen and I took the drive down to Bosque del Apache today. Got a close-up view of a Raven, which proved itself Chichuahuan by voice. After stopping at the Visitor Center, where we saw White-throated Sparrow, and Gambell's Quail, we spent some time on the Canyon Trail- where we got excellent...
  4. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I visited the Randall Davey Center, which was closed to business, but i got in, and looked around. First Wild Turkey for Santa Fe County, and finally saw a Pinyon Jay. December 26 - Santa Fe, NM 440. Pinyon Jay
  5. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    We are at our place in Santa Fe, NM for the Holiday week. Haven't been here since March, and went out into the arroyo this morning for a walk. Quite birdy, and also quite cold. A nice group of birds including Canyon and Spotted Towhees, Mountain and Western Bluebirds, a Cassin's Finch (new...
  6. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I have been in NJ this past weekend, visiting my ailing parents. And since they sleep late, and I get up early, I drove down to Barnegat Lighthouse this morning for a couple of hours of great birding. Some really nice birds - Common Eider, Harlequin Duck, Black Scoter, both Black-backed Gulls...
  7. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Back home, a little under the weather but went out with a friend this morning for some local birding. Highlights included Cackling Duck, Common Redpoll, Snow Goose, and Lewis's Woodpecker. Nov. 18 - Meade County, SD 431. Common Redpoll
  8. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Well, I'm in New Jersey again, helping to care for my Mom. Today was quite the day. Actually started last night when my 93 year old Dad, fell in our home. Found out today he has a small fracture of his patella. My Mom, meanwhile is getting ready to return home for the Thanksgiving week (next...
  9. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    We had our first real snow of the season this morning, and I drove out to a remote area by our airport. Saw a Great Horned Owl, a very late Western Meadowlark, and a large mixed group of Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs. November 10 - Pennington County, SD 429. Lapland Longspur
  10. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I went out early this morning, hoping to find some Pinyon Jays in Custer State Park. No luck on that, but did find the endemic sub-species of the Dark-eyed Junco that is only seen here in South Dakota. Then I went for a hike on the Harney Peak trail. Harney is the highest point in SD, and get...
  11. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I'm in New Jersey, due to my Mother's failing health. Needed to get away for a bit, and went to Conaskonk Point, in Monmouth County, and Union Beach, nearby. Highlight was good looks at Saltmarsh Sparrow, as well as a handful of Royal Terns, on the beach. October 25 - Monmouth County, NJ...
  12. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Another long, brutal day at the Salton Sea. By 8 am, the temperature was in the 90s, and it probably peaked near 100F. Despite the heat, I spent the full day traveling around the area. Really a unique place. Highlights of the day include a life-bird, Clapper Rail, heard well at Unit #1, both...
  13. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I am in Palm Springs, California for conference. I arrived on Tuesday and spent a couple of hours in the middle of the afternoon at Big Morongo Preserve, basically an oasis in the desert. It was fairly quiet, except for the squawking Western Scrub-Jays. Tomorrow, I will make a return trip to...
  14. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I traveled out to Pierre, SD with a friend. We had a great sparrow day, with good looks at Harris's, Savannah, American Tree, Swamp (a state bird for me), Lincoln's, White-crowned, Song, and the highlight of the day, a single Le Conte's Sparrow. Also had a noisy fly-over by a good-sized group...
  15. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    My wife and I were in Sioux Falls, SD for the weekend. We managed to do a bit of birding. On Saturday morning, I birded the Great Bear Recreation Area. Highlight was a nice Blue-headed Vireo, a state bird for me. Then this morning, we went north of town to a new County Park, Bucher Praire, a...
  16. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I've been in Chicago for a few days, first at a meeting, then visiting our son, who lives here. My first Illinois birding this morning - really nice places for warblers - Yellow Rumped, Palm, Blackpoll, Cape May, American Redstart, Northern Parula, and Northern Waterthrush, and some other...
  17. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I recently started to review eBird sightings for parts of Western SD, and an individual living only a half mile away contacted me with a sighting of a White-throated Sparrow, no big deal most places east of here, but I had not yet seen one in South Dakota. Went over to their place, and there it...
  18. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I got up very early yesterday and made the 2 - 1/2 hour drive to LaCreek National Wildlife Refuge. Because it has been so dry here in Western South Dakota, there was much less water than usual, but the birds were great. The highlight was a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron, never seen at...
  19. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    A nice morning at Hammerquist Rd., with highlights including my first State Fox Sparrow, White-crowned, Lincoln's, Field, Savannah, and Clay-colored Sparrows, a group of about 100 Yellow-headed Blackbirds, and a nice Nashville Warbler. September 16 - Pennington County 398. Nashville Warbler
  20. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Last evening I took a walk around Jackson Park, hoping to see some warblers. It was a nice evening, with a fair amount of activity. I got really good looks at an Ovenbird, more out in the open than usual. Then a mixed flock got my attention, and I saw more Wilson's Warblers, Red-Eyed and...
  21. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    A nice cool early morning at Hammerquist Rd., after some very hot weather the last few days (a high of 107F - 41.5C yesterday). I saw a group of about 13 Gray Partridge, and a nice mixed feeding flock, which included Orange-crowned, Yellow, and Wilson's Warblers, American Redstart, and Least...
  22. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I went on a long drive yesterday (about 400 miles) to the northwestern part of the state, Shadehill Reservoir Recreation Area. Highlights of the day included a prairie dog village with 15 Burrowing Owls, some Chestnut-collared Longspurs, good looks at a Sora, and a Marsh Wren. Today, our...
  23. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Went on a weekend trip to the Laramie, Wyoming area, where I looked hard for Mountain Plover, and McCown's Longspur. Found the Plover, missed the Longspur, and added 35 birds or so to my Wyoming list. Also picked up a bonus on the way home today. August 17, Hutton Lakes NWR, Wyoming 391...
  24. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    Karen and I went looking for American Dipper today up in the Black Hills. Couldn't find it at Hanna Campground or Roughlock Falls,two places where they are typically dependable. We then visited Iron Creek Canyon, where Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush was seen a couple of years ago, and we...
  25. veagle

    Veagle's 2012 List

    I spent the morning with a friend driving around the eastern part of Pennington County. There are real drought conditions, very little water;almost no shore birds. The highlights were some American Redstarts in Jackson Park, maybe 20 Red-headed Woodpeckers along the Cheyenne River, a Solitary...
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