What was your last lifer?...

All things winged.

Moderator: Scott Waters

User avatar
Ted
Posts: 312
Joined: December 30th, 2010, 10:02 am
Location: SoCal and Cape Cod

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Ted »

Yesterday I was happily surprised to see both a male and a female Vermillion Flycatcher! I only got a picture of the male though:
Image

I also just want to say, this is such a great thread. Let's try to keep it running as long as we can!
J-Miz
Posts: 373
Joined: October 28th, 2010, 4:26 pm

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by J-Miz »

Andy Avram wrote:
J-Miz wrote:Walter C. Best Preserve?
Get out of my head!
(Fingers massaging his temples, eyes closed...)

I'm seeing the Red Phalarope at Headlands Beach State Park...the Sabine's Gull at Eastlake Power Plant...no?
User avatar
Tim Borski
Posts: 1855
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:28 am
Location: FL Keys
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Tim Borski »

Vermillion Flycatcher
11/6/2011
Dade County, FL

Image

Image

Image

Tim
User avatar
Andy Avram
Posts: 897
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 10:37 am
Location: NE Ohio

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Andy Avram »

I'm seeing the Red Phalarope at Headlands Beach State Park...the Sabine's Gull at Eastlake Power Plant...no?
Jared, yes, and in my defense as a non-chaser, the Phalarope was in my city and the previous reported Red-necked Grebe was between my house and my parents. The Sabine's was luck. I was just birding the lakefront and when I stopped at the powerplant a who's who of Lake Erie gull watchers was there and told me a Sabine's was seen.

Vermillion Flycatcher
11/6/2011
Dade County, FL
Tim, I also saw my lifer Vermillion Flycatcher in southern Florida. An drab juvenile. I have been lucky enough to see them since then in full adult color in S. Texas.

Andy
Coluber Constrictor
Posts: 1165
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:25 am
Location: Mobile, AL

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Coluber Constrictor »

.
AsydaBass
Posts: 283
Joined: January 3rd, 2011, 10:21 pm
Location: Rara Avis, Heredia, Costa Rica

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by AsydaBass »

28 Oct 2011 - Prothonotary Warbler and Great Black Hawk. ~750m asl

-Don
Freddy81
Posts: 96
Joined: September 20th, 2010, 3:11 am

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Freddy81 »

14 nov. We went to hunt for a new bird sp for Sweden. The bird I´m talking about is The Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus.
We did arrive 7 a'clock in the morning and in about 10 min we did see it for the first time. Then it show it self for about 10 mor times during the day. It was my nr 284 sp in Sweden. So yes I´m happy.

Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus
Image
Image

/Freddy
User avatar
Andy Avram
Posts: 897
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 10:37 am
Location: NE Ohio

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Andy Avram »

Pomarine Jaeger, on Lake Erie off the coast of Cleveland. This is my 5 lifer this year in Ohio, not bad for only pulling 1 total life bird from anywhere last year.
Coluber Constrictor
Posts: 1165
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:25 am
Location: Mobile, AL

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Coluber Constrictor »

.
User avatar
Curtis Hart
Posts: 595
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:07 pm
Location: Hillsdale County, Michigan

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Curtis Hart »

I think I had seen these before, but never ID'd them or recorded them.

American Tree Sparrow, Lenawee Co, MI 11/19/11
Common Goldeneye, Goderich, ON 11/23/11
Coluber Constrictor
Posts: 1165
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:25 am
Location: Mobile, AL

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Coluber Constrictor »

.
Coluber Constrictor
Posts: 1165
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:25 am
Location: Mobile, AL

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Coluber Constrictor »

.
User avatar
jonathan
Posts: 3689
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 8:39 am
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by jonathan »

I don't keep track of everything anymore (I move around too much to keep up with ID's), but the last one I'm sure of was a small flock of Oriental Pied Hornbills in late August. I think I must have seen at least one lifer in British Columbia the last couple months, but I can't recall anything that I hadn't already seen before.
Bobbleton
Posts: 73
Joined: June 16th, 2010, 7:03 pm

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Bobbleton »

My first snowy: NJ 12/4
Image
User avatar
Curtis Hart
Posts: 595
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:07 pm
Location: Hillsdale County, Michigan

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Curtis Hart »

Nice job on the Snowy. I'm hoping to see one this year as well.


Northern Shrike, Lake Hudson SRA, MI. 12/6/11
Image
User avatar
monklet
Posts: 2648
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 4:44 pm
Location: Ventura, CA
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by monklet »

California Gnatcatcher, Ventura County. Possibly that most northerly birds of this species. I finally went out and grabbed it after 20+ years. Took one hour of careful searching in Coastal Sage Scrub with Prickly Pear. Neat little birds, much more distinctive than I had though.
User avatar
Curtis Hart
Posts: 595
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:07 pm
Location: Hillsdale County, Michigan

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Curtis Hart »

Rusty Blackbird, Great Dismal Swamp. 12/16/11
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Red-throated Loon, and Long-tailed Duck at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. 12/19/11

Here are some crappy pictures.
Image
Image
User avatar
Dell Despain
Posts: 542
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 8:08 pm
Location: Montana

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Dell Despain »

Tim did you take these photos while in prison? I was wondering why we hadn't seen much activity on the forum from you.
Image

Image

Image
-Dell :P Sweet Flycatcher shots.
User avatar
Andy Avram
Posts: 897
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 10:37 am
Location: NE Ohio

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Andy Avram »

Dell Despain wrote:Tim did you take these photos while in prison? I was wondering why we hadn't seen much activity on the forum from you.
Those birds were probably sitting on the great Florida Keys Fence. Gotta keep out those Cubans.
User avatar
Andy Avram
Posts: 897
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 10:37 am
Location: NE Ohio

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Andy Avram »

So later in the year my goal was to get my US only lifelist up to 400 native birds. I had a pretty good run through the fall but it brought me to 399. Well today, after 2 other unsuccessful trips I finally saw a darn Black-tailed Gull for 400! Typically an Asian species, but there has been one hanging out here in NE Ohio for the past month or more.

Andy
User avatar
Hunter-MX
Posts: 183
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:21 pm
Location: Guerrero, Mexico
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Hunter-MX »

Image

Rufus-capped Warbler
wish I had gotten a better shot...
User avatar
Ted
Posts: 312
Joined: December 30th, 2010, 10:02 am
Location: SoCal and Cape Cod

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Ted »

Red-Throated Loon:
Image
User avatar
chrish
Posts: 3295
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by chrish »

White-capped Dipper - Mindo, Ecuador

Image

Of course this was only the last of my 193 lifers I got in two weeks in Ecuador. Ecuador birds photo post to come....
J-Miz
Posts: 373
Joined: October 28th, 2010, 4:26 pm

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by J-Miz »

chrish wrote: Ecuador birds photo post to come....
F*ck yeah!
Freddy81
Posts: 96
Joined: September 20th, 2010, 3:11 am

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Freddy81 »

My last two lifters for this year is :
Great Northern Loon, Great Northern Diver, or Common Loon (Gavia immer).
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus), but no photos.

/ Freddy
AsydaBass
Posts: 283
Joined: January 3rd, 2011, 10:21 pm
Location: Rara Avis, Heredia, Costa Rica

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by AsydaBass »

Sweet dipper Chris! I loved your EC posts.

Latest lifers (from the past 2 weeks) all from the Everglades:
Reddish Heron
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow-throated Warbler
Downy Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-breasted Merganser
And depending on your stance as it being a vaild sp. or ssp.- Great White Heron

I never payed much attention to the birds of North America until late 2011, now it's like everything I see is a lifer- it's Great!

-Don
User avatar
chrish
Posts: 3295
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by chrish »

Black-legged Kittiwake. Not a lifer exactly, but a new US (537) bird and TX (461) bird. I had seen this species on its nesting grounds in the UK back in the 80s.

This bird has been hanging around on South Padre Island, TX for several weeks now. It is quite approachable.

Image
Image
Image

Strange place for a bird of the far north to spend the winter but there are usually one or two in our state each year. I just never made the trip to see them before.

Chris
User avatar
Hunter-MX
Posts: 183
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:21 pm
Location: Guerrero, Mexico
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Hunter-MX »

Red-crowned Ant Tanager

Image

Image
User avatar
chrish
Posts: 3295
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by chrish »

Hunter-MX wrote:Red-crowned Ant Tanager
Cool shot. You don't often see the red crown that well.

Noisy, scolding little buggers!
User avatar
Hunter-MX
Posts: 183
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:21 pm
Location: Guerrero, Mexico
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Hunter-MX »

I wish it wasn't so dark where they were so I could have gotten better. Neat birds, kind of towhee like in their actions.

Love the Kittiwake to, nice shots.
J-Miz
Posts: 373
Joined: October 28th, 2010, 4:26 pm

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by J-Miz »

Chris--love that second kittiwake shot. Shows well the black nuchal collar and the black "M" in the wings.

Hunter--cool bird, that ant-tanager is. I love the neotropics!

Chris and Hunter--I hate you both for living in warmer, more species-rich climes.
User avatar
herper79
Posts: 273
Joined: June 14th, 2010, 8:30 pm
Location: Santa Clara Co

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by herper79 »

Saw this Male Northern Harrier yesterday in Santa Clara Co. Really bad pics, but it was pretty far away and very windy. I had never thought I would see one of these here, nice surprise. Ill go back and try to get better pics if it is still around next week. I ran outta time yesterday.
Nick
Image
Image
Image
AsydaBass
Posts: 283
Joined: January 3rd, 2011, 10:21 pm
Location: Rara Avis, Heredia, Costa Rica

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by AsydaBass »

4 February- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
5 February- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Those snipes are cool birds!

-Don
AsydaBass
Posts: 283
Joined: January 3rd, 2011, 10:21 pm
Location: Rara Avis, Heredia, Costa Rica

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by AsydaBass »

Long-billed Dowitcher (immature) while kayaking Florida Bay.

-Don
Shane_TX
Posts: 603
Joined: June 8th, 2010, 6:44 pm
Location: Upper TX Coast

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Shane_TX »

Glaucous Gull on the Upper TX Coast. I'm glad someone pointed it out for me!

Shane
User avatar
Curtis Hart
Posts: 595
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 5:07 pm
Location: Hillsdale County, Michigan

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Curtis Hart »

A handful of lifers in Germany 1-10, I haven't ID'd them yet though
134 lifers in South Africa 1-11 to 2-2

Snowy Owl in Lenawee County Michigan, 2-8
Image
User avatar
pete
Posts: 745
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:11 pm
Location: cape cod ma.

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by pete »

lazuli bunting 2-9-12 barnstable county mass.
User avatar
Tim Borski
Posts: 1855
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 7:28 am
Location: FL Keys
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Tim Borski »

lazuli bunting 2-9-12 barnstable county mass.
:shock: :thumb:

That one oughta' get some traffic.
Good one, Pete!

Tim
User avatar
chrish
Posts: 3295
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 11:14 pm
Location: San Antonio, TX
Contact:

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by chrish »

Shane_TX wrote:Glaucous Gull on the Upper TX Coast. I'm glad someone pointed it out for me!

Shane
That's funny. I've seen Glaucous Gulls a couple of times on the UTC, but the first time someone had to point it out to me as well.

"Oh, you mean that giant white gull..."
User avatar
Stohlgren
Posts: 603
Joined: November 6th, 2010, 10:59 am
Location: Athens, GA (Columbia, MO)

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Stohlgren »

Long-billed Curlew. Feb. 10. Glynn Co., GA.

Image
AsydaBass
Posts: 283
Joined: January 3rd, 2011, 10:21 pm
Location: Rara Avis, Heredia, Costa Rica

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by AsydaBass »

10 Feb 2012
Ruddy Turnstone
Northern Parula

-Don
User avatar
Nir
Posts: 220
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 6:50 pm
Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Nir »

Latest Lifer for me (and a very good I might say!!)

Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio)

Image
User avatar
intermedius
Posts: 481
Joined: March 22nd, 2012, 7:19 pm

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by intermedius »

My first lifer ever was a Nerodia Sipedon, when I was five. My last lifer was a spotted salamander.
User avatar
Ted
Posts: 312
Joined: December 30th, 2010, 10:02 am
Location: SoCal and Cape Cod

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Ted »

I managed two lifer on my last trip, spring migration's coming early this year:

Image
Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Calling by Ted306, on Flickr

Image
Male Black-throated Gray Warbler by Ted306, on Flickr
Freddy81
Posts: 96
Joined: September 20th, 2010, 3:11 am

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Freddy81 »

Yesterday I did get a new lifter that I have wanted to see fora long time now. This time I did get a chans...The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl (Strix nebulosa) was not far away from home..so off I went and after ½ h drive and 30 min walk he was ther, right infront of me.....What more can I say then it was a very happy moment.

The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl (Strix nebulosa)
Image
Freddy81
Posts: 96
Joined: September 20th, 2010, 3:11 am

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Freddy81 »

New lifter today...after about 2 H tracking then I saw 2 males and one female of Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) .
I´m so happy because I have tried to see this bird for about 5 years naw and everytime I miss the bird with 5 min or more.
/Freddy
User avatar
Dell Despain
Posts: 542
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 8:08 pm
Location: Montana

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Dell Despain »

Freddy81:
Congratulations on the Great Grey Owl, and the awesome photo too.
I tried for a Great Grey a couple of times without luck. It's nice to see your photo, and remind myself I need to keep trying for that big owl.

-Dell
User avatar
Stohlgren
Posts: 603
Joined: November 6th, 2010, 10:59 am
Location: Athens, GA (Columbia, MO)

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Stohlgren »

American Avocet 4-5-12
Black-necked Stilt 4-12-12
Whimbrel 4-12-12
Image

Marbled Godwit 4-14-12
Image
User avatar
Andy Avram
Posts: 897
Joined: June 7th, 2010, 10:37 am
Location: NE Ohio

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Andy Avram »

Say's Phoebe

Accidental in the city I live in. It showed up on Saturday and I just missed it two times. Very frustrating, but it showed up again today and I saw it for two minutes before it flew high into a woodlot. Now there are no more Phoebe's for me to see.
Freddy81
Posts: 96
Joined: September 20th, 2010, 3:11 am

Re: What was your last lifer?...

Post by Freddy81 »

I can´t say anymore then that I´m a happy man right now...Sweden have done it again....yesterday I did get a call from a mate that he is just looking at a Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)....so I just stoped with everything and jump into a car with 2 other people...we spent about 3 h drive to the location.....and yes ther it was. This is nr 2 fore Sweden.
Sorry for bad photo....but everybody do have to respect the bird...and stay about 150 meters from it. But hey...I´m happy.

Image
Image'
Image
Post Reply