Mo. Rare Bird Alert

Allen · January 12, 2011

A Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up at a feeder in mid Missouri Sunday
afternoon. We were out'a here for a two hour drive very early Monday
morning despite a forecast of 5-6 inches of snow. This is only the 4th
record ever for this bird in Mo., last one in 1993.
This is the best I could get in the cold lousy weather.

This and the Spotted Towhee I also got there brought my total birds
photographed in Mo. up to 296.

Harryb · January 12, 2011

Excellent image and its always a thrill to capture a rare one.

Allen · January 12, 2011

Harryb wrote: »

Excellent image and its always a thrill to capture a rare one.

Thanks Harry, got'a be quick or you miss them.

luisv · January 12, 2011

Nice picture and congratulations on a lifer bird.
That's an impressive number birds you've photographed in MO.
I have only photographed 171 birds in California and each new one gets harder and harder.

It's interesting how a rare bird on one side of the country can be common elsewhere.
Last week I drove an hour to photograph a Least Bittern, which had almost no records in the Bay Area. Now, if you ask Harry he will tell you that's a bird he has in the backyard.

Allen · January 12, 2011

luisv wrote: »

Nice picture and congratulations on a lifer bird.
That's an impressive number birds you've photographed in MO.
I have only photographed 171 birds in California and each new one gets harder and harder.

It's interesting how a rare bird on one side of the country can be common elsewhere.
Last week I drove an hour to photograph a Least Bittern, which had almost no records in the Bay Area. Now, if you ask Harry he will tell you that's a bird he has in the backyard.

Thanks, but it was actually two lifers

Although Spotted Towhees are occasionally are seen around here, I haven't been so lucky.

luisv · January 12, 2011

Cool. Double congrats then.

I have a pair of spotted towhees that sing in my backyard every morning.
So far I haven't been able to photograph them...but some day...

Allen wrote: »

Thanks, but it was actually two lifers Although Spotted Towhees are occasionally are seen around here, I haven't been so lucky.

DsrtVW · January 12, 2011

I could send you a few from California quite common here in the winter.
It is exciting to see something new to the area. Mine was a Eurasian Wigeon just before Christmas

Allen · January 12, 2011

DsrtVW wrote: »

I could send you a few from California quite common here in the winter.
It is exciting to see something new to the area. Mine was a Eurasian Wigeon just before Christmas

Rare birds pop up in the strangest places, usually other side of state because they're mostly lost western birds. A very rare here, Say's Phoebe here, we were just checking in and heard about it. Last year we got lucky with a Black-throated Sparrow, Clark's and Western Grebe but failed on the White-winged Crossbill, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Roadrunner and Wood Stork. All at least five hours away. On the way to the Crossbill we stopped in KC to see a Common Redpol, then got home and there were some a couple miles from home.

Allen · January 13, 2011

All the shots were from my Kwik Camo Photography Blind. This was shot by my "birdin' buddy". It was sleeting at the time.

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