I have seen 600 - Democratic Underground

XemaSab

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Thu May-10-07 10:52 PM
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I have seen 600

Last week I went to Florida and got 22 lifers.

I saw all the Florida goodies except Mangrove Cuckoo and Short-tailed Hawk.

I got the Ani, the jay, Sandwich Tern, Frigatebird, Gray Kingbird, Limpkin, Brown Noddy, Sooty Tern, Red-footed Booby, Masked Booby, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Sedge Wren, Shiny Cowbird, Bahama Mockingbird, Antillean Nighthawk, Roseate Tern, Snail Kite, Purple Gallinule, Wilson's Plover, Black-whiskered Vireo, White-crowned Pigeon, and Spot-breasted Oriole.

I am now at 615. :D

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greendog

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Fri May-11-07 12:26 AM
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1. Is Florida still part of North America?

I thought we revoked their charter after 2000. ;)

Anyhow, sounds like you had a good week. Congratulations!

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Maestro

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Sat May-12-07 09:20 PM
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2. Congratulations!

I'm going down to the far southern Texas coast, South Padre. I should get some birds there that I usually do not get to see and as usual, I'm bringing my camera. One of the birds rarely seen in the US that I hope to see is the Plain Chachalaca.

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scarlet_owl

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Sun May-13-07 03:20 PM
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3. I saw a chachalaca when I went down to South Texas a

few years ago. Lots of great birding down there, especially at Santa Ana and Laguna Atascosa. I really loved seeing the green jays.

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XemaSab

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Wed May-16-07 08:20 PM
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5. Go to Bentsen

Chachalacas are gimmes there. :D

I also had them at Santa Ana.

Should be an awesome trip!

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semillama

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Mon May-14-07 08:13 AM
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4. Congrats!

I just made it to 350 this weekend myself. Considering I have not birded outside the Midwest and mid to northern East Coast (with the exception of a brief visit to Puerto Rico and Mexico), I think I'm doing pretty good.

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XemaSab

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Wed May-16-07 08:23 PM
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6. Thanks!

That is good, considering the areas you've birded. :D

You should go to Arizona. It's OFF THE HOOK.

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semillama

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Thu May-17-07 08:35 AM
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7. I have a conference in Albuequerque, NM in January 2008

and our next family reunion in 2008 is planned to take place at a lodge in the mountains near Denver, so I have a feeling that 2008 will be a banner year for me in terms of birding...

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AllegroRondo

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Thu May-17-07 08:56 AM
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8. I just hit 50.

saw an Indigo Bunting and Carolina Chickadee in the backyard.
:woohoo:

OK, I've only been at it for two weeks, but I'll get to 600 some day!
I just hope the neighbors dont think I'm too weird for sitting on the back porch with binoculars all evening.

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