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I think most of them are Bufflehead. I can count at least 6 that are confidently-IDable.

Nice! It would seem they’re farther north than usual for this time of year. Probably because of how warm this winter is.

Sparrows are the winner. During this week try to find a Sparrow species and share your bird of the week experiences with us. Until then happy birding!

Is this really a useful way of conducting a discussion on the forum? There are now over 1200 responses with no sub-headings so no way of finding out if anything is of interest without reading the whole thing. Maybe others have already made this point, but the same problem applies - no way of knowing…

Hey thanks for the concern. We try to keep general discussion. That’s why we have the bird of the week pole. People discuss things about the bird of the week. They talk about the birds personalitys and stuff like that. It’s just a fun way to keep the thread alive. @forum_moderators do y’all agree wi…

I’m back! And I have a bagful of lifers, including hornbills, spoonbills and parrots! Will elaborate when I’m done unpacking and uploading.

there are a lot of newer or young users who enjoy chatting about birds, asking questions, making polls, sharing their trips etc. we don’t want to quash their enthusiasm but the number of comments can be overwhelming. the other option (which has been tried) is to have 20+ separate threads, which are…

There are 56 users contributing approximately 22 comments each. Several more are looking that don’t contribute. Those are the ones wondering why there’s a long chit chat…

No, but I did in 2023. My record is 151 species.

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ra_teo January 13, 2025, 7:17am 1253

A question for you guys: is anyone counting the bird species to beat the last year number? If so, how many have you seen? (Only seen, or photographed or heard)

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