Hope you find some cool stuff!
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I have, but I probably wonāt this year. I have way to much homework to finish that week.
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I have participated , but I probably wonāt this year. I have way to much homework to finish that week.
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I havenāt gotten to participate yet, so Iām looking forward to this weekend!
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I always participate at least minimally by completing a checklist per day of the GBBC period. Iām also the eBird reviewer for my county so reviewing sightings made during this weekend is always a bit of a challenge. The volume of sightings to review is high because there are a lot of new and casual birders participating. Their data is valuable but often needs refinement through the review process to make sure unusual things arenāt being over reported.
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Yes, since 2020 or 2021 I do it every year!
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I do that as well.
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Recently Snow buntings have been seen nearby and I have wanted to see them for years. I drove 20 minutes to try and find them and also a shorter drive a second time. Both times nothing. In this sense I have ātraveledā for birds but really local. I consider myself a birder but I mostly search for birds locally and would never drive hours to see a rare bird. This has less to do with not wanting to and more to do with practicality. Luckily I saw a flock of Wild turkeys and Eastern bluebirds the second time to make up for it and it was a great bird outing. The best I have of Snow buntings is a glimpse from a car which is not confirmation enough for my life list.
This is what I mean when I responded to endearingexotics. How you see the birds should not be a factor, I think the time dedication is more important then the location and travel involved. Traveling is a privilege and not being able to travel should not exclude anyone from being a serious birder. Birds are everywhere.
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I do think it is rather subjective. Even if you do not search for birds it is not always from a lack of interest, and you can form a deep fascination of those you watch. Maybe we need a three terms. Bird watcher, Invested bird watcher, Birder. All of us love birds and ultimately how we interact with them is going to vary, and should not matter.
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Bird of the Week Poll
- Pigeons
- Doves
- Thrushes
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Pigeons are doves are part of the same order, why are they separate?
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Woops 
. My bad 
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Today I heard some Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoos, and then I saw them flying and I spotted something in one of their beaks, Iām not sure what it was, as it didnāt look much like a pinecone. They flew to a tree not too far away, and got I some good photos of them. It was really cool to see.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261804966
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Cool! Idk why, but until now I thought Cockatoos were completely domestic. The older I grow, the less I know -__-
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Bird of the Week
Is Doves. Sometime this week try to find a species of Dove. Let us know if you find the Bird of the Week. Until then happy birding!
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Cockatoos are only, exclusively here in Australia, everywhere else they are completely domestic. I myself, own a cockatoo, but I really ever only see Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoos (my absolute favourite!), Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos, Galahs, and Little Corellas in the wild. And not all Cockatoos can be legally owned as pets.
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Not to boast or anything 
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Finally, AT LAST, I have found the bird of the week! I saw a spotted dove outside today.(Itās still here, but I donāt have my camera. Will add photos soon).
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I found the bird of the week! Collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto) are very common here, so not much to boast about, but the photo on the cemetery turned out quite nice ;-)
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I didnāt take a picture but there were 5 Mourning Doves in the trees across the street from my house when I got home from chasing more longspurs. I got to see 2 Thick-billed and 2 Lapland longspurs among thousands of Horned Larks over in Yolo County, California.
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