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Jan 14, 2019 02:33:33   #
SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA
 
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!




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Jan 14, 2019 06:22:44   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!



Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rock... (show quote)

Nice shots Rocky.

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Jan 14, 2019 06:40:09   #
CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC
 
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!

Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rock... (show quote)



Rocky, excellent captures and thank you for the info on them.

Greg

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Jan 14, 2019 07:03:09   #
tommy2 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
 
Just wondering if being so far away from their usual wintering area might be a result of global warming?

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Jan 14, 2019 07:34:03   #
lovemypups Loc: Kentucky
 
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!



Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rock... (show quote)


Beautiful and I'm very excited for you that you were able to capture photographs of them! Thank you so much for sharing their stories and sharing them with us!

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Jan 14, 2019 10:10:00   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Good catches, Rocky!

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Jan 14, 2019 10:34:34   #
Uuglypher Loc: South Dakota (East River)
 
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!



Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rock... (show quote)


Super captures, SQUIRL033, of individuals of two species, each really far out or its range.
Excellent documentation.
Great job!

Dave

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Jan 14, 2019 11:19:59   #
kpmac Loc: Ragley, La
 
Well done, Rocky.

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Jan 14, 2019 13:55:32   #
SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA
 
Thanks, everyone!

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Jan 15, 2019 01:35:52   #
globetrekker Loc: Bend, OR
 
Excellent. So did you travel in response to rare bird reports, specifically hoping to be able to photograph these wanderers?

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Jan 15, 2019 11:18:15   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Very good set Rocky.

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Jan 15, 2019 11:35:12   #
photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ
 
Nice capture

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Jan 15, 2019 11:55:20   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Very nice, Rocky.
--Bob
SQUIRL033 wrote:
Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rockies. The first, a Harris's sparrow, lives in central Canada and the central US, breeding in the far north of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories in Canada, and wintering in KS, NE, OK and central TX in the US. The second, a Dickcissel, breeds in the east/central US and winters in Central America. They're both quite a long way from their normal range, to say the least. These two were photographed in a mixed flock of sparrows on the outskirts of Tillamook, OR on Jan. 12th... Both were about 25 yards away, and are small birds, so even shot at 600mm. these are heavily cropped. Still, being able to capture these unusual birds was worth the trip!



Both of these birds are very rare west of the Rock... (show quote)

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Jan 15, 2019 11:58:48   #
JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles
 
Well done.

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Jan 15, 2019 12:36:52   #
SQUIRL033 Loc: Chehalis, WA
 
Thanks, friends!

globetrekker wrote:
Excellent. So did you travel in response to rare bird reports, specifically hoping to be able to photograph these wanderers?

Yup... A friend and I went together. It was about a 150-mile trip one-way, but these birds are very rare in this part of the country, so it was worth the drive.

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