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Daily Bucket feature - Back Yard Bird Race, October results. [1]

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Date: 2023-11-11  

I hope everyone had a good October of birding and will share their results with us today. I had another great month by increasing my life list by 4 and “first of year” list by 2. Here are my additions.

First my Lifers:

Oct. 10th Nashville Warbler Oct. 10th American Pipit

Oct. 15th Eurasian Collared-Dove Oct. 20th Western Sandpiper

All of my birds were found at patches I frequent. I saw all but one at Hurricane Landing, Sardis Lake.

Terminology Patch — A favorite area to bird usually not your immediate backyard

Observation — Seeing or hearing a bird that you can positively ID

The Dove was spotted at Friar’s Point on the Mississippi River.

Eurasian Collared -Dove with it’s distinct nape marking.

I had a time with my identification of the Western Sandpiper. The 2 Sandpipers I saw didn’t call and the Killdeer they were with intruded on their hunting sites. I took lots of still photos and video. When I got home I slowed down one video segment and got my best markers (upper wing design) for confirmation. I got this shot for size comparison between three species foraging together.

Sanderling left, Western Sandpiper center and Killdeer right.

Here is the 48 second film that I mentioned earlier.

My first of year species were just as exciting to capture.

Oct. 20th Savannah Sparrow and Oct. 22nd Wilson’s Snipe

You will read more about Sparrows in tomorrow’s Dawn Chorus but I will show my newest photo of a Savannah.

The yellow brow is faint but there.

Wilson’s Snipe 2019

I was very excited to see another Wilson’s Snipe. Above is my previous photo (first sighting in 60+ years) of the bird. I took this shot and it still pales in comparison to hay seed’s photos and videos.

I want to thank 2n10 for putting together the boilerplate information. Here are those helpful items.

There are no “rules” for the Bird Race beyond what you set for yourself. Some ideas for information that you might share here as part of the conversation, any combinations of: A total list or count of birds you have seen: monthly, year to date, life

New birds you have seen, since the last tally

Interesting behavior you have seen

Any patterns or changes in patterns

General location in the country

Type of habitat

Bird ID sites or articles you have found helpful, general or bird family specific

Equipment you use, how you use it, why you got it, where you got it, how to maintain and care for it

Photo processing tips and storage/display sites If you move or travel during the year, it would be very interesting to compare the backyard birds you see in different settings.

Also there are the helpful links for Birders.

The Daily Bucket (as stated below) is for everyone to enjoy. Our purpose is not to promote one natural thing over another but birds are usually the easiest to find and present. Bring any of your own interesting items to share and consider this an open thread.

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