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Post by Randy on May 23, 2023 16:53:16 GMT -8
The trip was absolutely fantastic. I had 14 lifers and Rob had 26. Here are my lifers: Orchard Oriole Red-headed Woodpecker Northern Bobwhite Prothonotary Warbler Louisiana Waterthrush Philadelphia Vireo Acadian Flycatcher Yellow-throated Vireo Cerulean Warbler Kentucky Warbler Hooded Warbler Worm-eating Warbler Swainson's Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler Of note, I also got my 500th Continental ABA species with Cerulean Warbler (not a bad one for #500 either!). We had 115 species on the trip and 30 different species of warbler. We had our trip timed with migration for this reason of course. We hit up many distilleries as well for those interested (Maker's Mark, Limestone Branch, Woodford Reserve, Michter's, Heaven Hill, Willett, Jim Beam, Angel's Envy, Four Roses). Here's my full trip report with list, photos, and audio as well: ebird.org/tripreport/129068On a separate note, I would like to weigh in on the recent discussions regarding Merlin. We used this app extensively despite trying to prepare in advance. It was invaluable. All reports by Merlin were verified visually by us and it was amazing how accurate it was with call notes and songs. It is also capable of identifying multiple birds singing at the same time, like at the Lexington Cemetery, whereas our brains can really only focus on one song at a time. Furthermore, it is amazing for learning. By the end of the trip thanks to Merlin helping us ID songs, our ear-birding of these species was remarkably better. Had we not had the app to help us it would have taken much longer to learn the songs I believe. Hope everyone enjoyed the report!
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Post by nickinthegarden on May 24, 2023 3:17:21 GMT -8
I am glad you finally got that trip in, it looks like it was incredible and well worth the wait. Some good images, some great images and I loved those of the Indigo Buntings.
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Post by expiallyd on May 24, 2023 5:36:41 GMT -8
Sounds like a great trip. Thanks for posting all the lovely photos. This was a fun little bird ID quiz for me.
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