Last Sunday (August 22) I drove up to Michigan City, Indiana to look for the Swallow-tailed Kite that had been reported there, and had been there for almost a week. After the three-hour drive I pulled up to the area where it had been seen. There were several birders already there who had it in view, and I had SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Indiana state bird number 223, year bird number 204) in the bag within 30 seconds of arriving.
Posted by Birdingdave at August 29, 2004 04:18 PMBirding's like that often, isn't it? Three hours for 30 seconds? And it feels like a good trade!
Hot birds in AZ right now are our Long-tailed Jaeger near Flagstaff and Yellow-throated Vireo and Roseate Spoonbill in the south, both a little too far to justify the drive.
Today, looking at the jaeger, I picked up Sanderling as a lifer. Pretty awesome.
Posted by: Mad AZ Monk at August 29, 2004 06:36 PM