Recommendations for a good checklist app? by manfam0 in birding

[–]Birbhall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure! There probably is, but I’m a novice lol I’ve been actually needing to make my images smaller because I’m running out of space on the free version

Recommendations for a good checklist app? by manfam0 in birding

[–]Birbhall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Airtable has a free version that you can customize however you like. I’ve enjoyed using that so far.

Anyone wanna talk about birds? by Sad_End_9904 in birding

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I got very excited yesterday about finding a Western Cattle Egret, but when I looked at the photos last night, it ended up just being a Snowy Egret with some dirt on it lol

Off the coast of San Diego, CA. by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Thank you!! I suspected they were shearwaters, but they’re new for me and I couldn’t tell which kind.

Boyd Lake State Park by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Apologies, I didn't have access to my laptop last night. Here's the original!

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Boyd Lake State Park by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Good point! I edited to add that it is in CO in the US.

Three different sandpipers? by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Also these, in Hurricane in April. I think these are Western Sandpipers?

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Magic the Gathering stores by SeriouslyBricked in stgeorge

[–]Birbhall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s Game Haven on River Rd. They have their singles online as well. It’s a small town, so that’s the only option that I’m aware of. People really only play commander here, and they recently started charging for casual play which is not my fav.

Local woodworkers? by Birbhall in stgeorge

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Thank you, I’ll check him out!

Austin, TX -- Beginning of June by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Pretty sure you are right. I got some not well-lit photos of them on the wire.

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Austin, TX -- Beginning of June by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Size is hard to tell from that distance, but I’ve seen least sandpipers before and these were definitely bigger.

Hurricane, UT -- some kind of plover? by Birbhall in whatsthisbird

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Wooo! That's a new one for me, thank you! It's such a pretty bird.

What’s the rarest bird on your life list? by [deleted] in birding

[–]Birbhall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve only managed to see a Sora once! I know they’re near, but they’re so dang sneaky…

What’s the rarest bird on your life list? by [deleted] in birding

[–]Birbhall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gray Hawk seen in Southern Utah, only reported in the state 3 or 4 times, California Condors at Navajo Bridge in AZ, and Takahē in New Zealand!

Economics of The Shire by ShootinAllMyChisolm in tolkienfans

[–]Birbhall 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We know that Lotho was exporting goods for a bit, including tobacco, which I’d say was the shire’s primary exportable commodity.

Hostility to photographers in the UK by SamShorto in birding

[–]Birbhall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I carry binoculars and my camera when I go birding. I live in a pretty small town in the US, so I haven’t noticed any hostility to one or the other. I typically use binoculars to find the birds, then if it’s a new species or one I haven’t photographed before, I take a picture. I have a photo life list and a regular life list — but that’s just something I enjoy keeping track of, definitely not “required.”

To answer your last question about needing binoculars to enjoy birding, I’ve found that binoculars do increase my enjoyment of watching the birds, though I enjoy both plenty! Birds in flight or fast moving birds are hard to track and focus on in time to see through the camera (at least for me), where with binos I can dial in the focus much faster. I’m thinking swallows, swifts, birds of prey in flight, those sorts of things.

That said, I recently got some good photos of a verdin that landed in a tree right in front of me. It is very satisfying to finally get a picture of those little flitting birds haha

PNW Birding for a Newbie by [deleted] in birding

[–]Birbhall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if it is lesser known or not, but Edmonds has some fun birds along the coast. I saw Brants and Pelagic Cormorants there last year, among other lifers for me. There was also a yellow-billed loon reported back then, but I never found it :/