Most of the 2008 Big Sit crew at Indigo Hill in the birding tower.The sun is setting at 6:59 PM (the Blogger/Blogspot server clock is on weird time Pacific I think).
We broke the record!
Let me say that again:
WE BROKE THE RECORD!
Moments after I posted at noon, a small flock of GRACKLES flew over. Can you believe we broke then record with common grackle?
We tied the record with a red-headed woodpecker spotted by Ethan Kistler. Then the grackles. After common grackle, we got broad-winged hawk (spotted by me and ID'd by me and Jim McCormac) , then tree swallow (spotted by me and ID'd by several), and, finally (so far) scarlet tanager (spotted by Dick Esker and ID'd by me).
But we're still trying for #70....our new goal.
Thanks to all who wished us well. Hope your sit went swimmingly, too.
9 comments:
Congratulations! Let me say that again, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Way to go, Sitters! Great spotting, good work.
L
Woo-hoo! Way to go, regular and auxiliary members of the Whipple Bird Club. One for the record books!
Glad to hear you had such a great day.
Awesome! So glad to hear you broke the record. Kudos, Bill, on the broadwing and tree swallow. Hope you hit 70+.
Janet
Wahoo! That's what I wanted to hear. Your photos tell a great story.
Looks like it is become The Big Stand Elbow-to-Elbow!
You, your crew and Chet Baker got us South Dakota watchers beat on the number of species, but we'll offer our 4-5,000 sandhill cranes....
Caroline Stafford, and able Schnauzer assistant, Jack Sparrow.
We had a mature Bald Eagle at the Falls of the Ohio. Whoo-Hoo!
Awesome event and congrats to all!!
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