Seeing 149 species of birds in a day is excellent!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very very cool! I love Big Days. We did a Big Day on a single dutch Isle and also got around the 150 species mark. Don't want to spoil it if you perhaps are gonna watch the video which comes online tomorrow 7 p.m. CEST

Very impressive, especially the amount of warblers observed, very good, enjoyed video 📹

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! We enjoyed the day for sure!

Partial leucistic robin was pretty cool

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Glad somebody appreciated that bird!

That was a seriously good days birding. Three knowledgable guys helps i’m sure

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

It was a great day! Felt like we had great team chemistry too, with all of us pointing out different things that others may have missed.

My big day report: I limited myself to stay within my home county in upstate NY. The day before, I made a checklist of all the species I thought I could possibly get - around 160 - that way I could easily see what I was still missing. Started off the day at 4 20 am with barred owls and whippoorwills. Big prize of the day was a migrating mourning warbler, a species I had heard sing twice before, but never managed to get a look at. With only one real location left and 99 species marked, I thought I might just fall short of my goal of 100 as sunset approached. The last location, a remote conifer forest, was an absolute treasure trove - so many forest warblers that weren't present at the usual migration spots, plus a ruffed grouse drumming. Ended up getting 110, shattering my previous big day record - all while keeping it super local!

My son Daniel and I did a Big Day this year in May in a single county in Michigan - Gladwin - one of the least birded and considered one of the least birdy counties in the state. We hit 100 at 10:44 AM, 110 by 11:40 AM, and 125 at 2PM before stalling out a bit during late afternoon. We finished a few good birds, though, and Danny ended at 132, while I had 124 officially (I don't hear most birds, so Danny had some heard-only birds that I didn't get, plus two quickies I didn't get on). Great single-county day! Fun stuff!

This was so much fun to watch. I love that Derek decided House Sparrow was a win, without missing a beat. Even though they're a problematic species so often, heh. Reminds me of "there are no trash fish"! Definitely an intense day! Thank you for sharing!!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching!

Wait! Did I see Derek using binoculars? Whaaaatttt???? 😉

@BadgerlandBirding

27 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 I’m getting more used to them!

You guys looked like you had so much fun! Awesome finds ❤️

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Thanks! We had a blast!

I did a big day for the South Chicago Sand Ridge Nature Center area at work. I was at one location (8 hours) all work day but ended up getting 81 species! Including a barred owl. 🦉😉

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Nice!

Incredible the biodiversity around us! I’ve never done a big day and this is my first time hearing about it but it sounds fun!

I really enjoyed this video. Nice work guys!!

Ah. Really want to see the cerulean warbler. Maybe next year 😊😢

@BirdNirdz

Ай бұрын

I wish that I would be able to do this kinda thing with you guys. Maybe some other time!❤

First of all. Congrats. That Sanderling miss came back to haunt you. What an incredible day of birding though! 149 is insane! My total was 101 this year with 93 of those in one county. Not too bad, but know I can do better next year.

So jealous of your big day total! Looks like such a fun day! I only got about 40, but I didn’t have much time to go birding that day. I just got those from walking around my area.

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Still fun to do though even with limited time!

😮 Whooping crane! It’s so rare! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!!!!!!

Wow 149 is amazing! I’ve never done a Big Day, and I know that I haven’t come close to that number on a regular birding day. My husband and I planned to do one recently, but something came up.😕 This video is giving major inspiration!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

You should definitely do it!

Awesome. Looks like a fun and exhausting day.

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

It was exactly that!

i did do the "Big day"...part in Toronto ON and part in Kawartha Lakes ON...didn't come close to 150 but got 64....pretty respectable I think!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

I bet it was still really fun though!

Hi there love your videos I did also do an big birding day this year in South Africa I have got 162 bird species in one day ❤

This is such a great video! Thank you for making this. Awesome watch :)

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great effort Guys !🥰

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😀

Very impressive effort, good job guys!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Very cool! That was fun to watch!

Yay cole!!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Cole really pulled his weight lol

Wow thats a lot of species! Mourning and black throated blue are lifers for me. Thats awesome that you got to see those

Awesome....good job !!

Loved the video, thanks.

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

LOOKS LIKE EVERY ONE HAD A LOT OF FUN

We have a Mississippi kite in our back yard with a baby we think. Very cool for Wisconsin

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Where at? If you don’t mind me asking

@Erockdisal

Ай бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding Janesville Wisconsin north east side by Sheiffer Park

my big day record is 131, well done guys!

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

That’s very solid as well! What state/region was it in?

@aadamabdullah2549

Ай бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding Cape Town, South Africa

As an earbirder I love seeing people being concerned about heard-onlies being "dirty" (except Cerulean because other birds imitate its song).

@BadgerlandBirding

Ай бұрын

It was more about it taking so long and having the encounter being so unceremonious rather than it being a “heard only.” That being said, for our personal lists we prefer to see life birds that first time we encounter them

@user-tr1hs6fd6w

Ай бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding I'm glad there are birders who actually appreciate birds instead of just ID'ing them and moving on

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Wow I haven't had much luck with warblers this season. Only yellows, yellowthroats, redstarts, and yellowrumps. Shorebirds have been very good though.

@BirdBrainBrian64

Ай бұрын

I participated on a team of 4 against other teams in a friendly big day competition a few times when I lived in Berrien County Michigan. Good times and memories.

But, despite the data telling you it was a peregrine blob. If you couldn’t identify it as that bird …nah 😂

low morale