Category Archives: Missed Birds

Those chases I’ve gone on and competely missed seeing the rare bird I was trying for.

Fortunate series of chases

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Drew

I had an excellent Easter. I saw 2 of the 3 birds I chased, missing only Yellow-headed Blackbird. That miss is not too big of a deal because between Scott’s Oriole (1st PA record), Lazuli Bunting (3rd PA record) and … Continue reading →

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First miss of the year and FOY sightings

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Drew

Well, I went to go find the Western Kingbird again. I figured it was so easy the first time, why not try to get it for this year’s list. It is an attractive bird anyways, so it would be nice … Continue reading →

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Strike three for Thayer’s

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Drew

Well, I have been to Memorial Lake 3 times now to see the Thayer’s Gull and last night was the closest I have come to see it. It showed up as it was getting dark and Tom Johnson gave me … Continue reading →

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Strike on shrike

Posted on December 23, 2006 by Drew

I have a brand new miss for my list. There was a Northern Shrike reported around the same area as that mystery empid (probably Least Flycatcher) during the Solanco CBC. It was in an easy to locate area and close … Continue reading →

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