Unique Birds

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-28-2008, 05:40 PM

Lets see some pics of the oddlings you have come about.....

Wingman Or. · 12-28-2008, 05:57 PM

MarshBum · 12-28-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

Sweet! Have you ever shot one? My personal opinion based on nothing more than my limited experience is that these are more rare than a Eurasian.

Geoff

Wingman Or. · 12-28-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MarshBum

Have you ever shot one?

Geoff... The answer is... Not like that one. I have shot Wig that were coming into a storm phase or had streaks of white but not full blown and I would even say that this one is only 80% Storm but still a very rare bird.

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Originally Posted by MarshBum

My personal opinion based on nothing more than my limited experience is that these are more rare than a Eurasian.

Good luck getting any real data on it. You talk to some people that supposedly are in the know and when you mention "Storm Wigeon" you can get some funny looks. If I'm some place glassing large numbers of wigeon 2-3 thousand (American Wigeon) in any one spot I would say I will see 1 out of 500 that has some kind of storm characteristics. Full Blow Storm (Mostly or ALL WHITE) might be more like 1 in 5000 so YES I would say you are right and they are more rare than seeing Euro's.

stlhdr1 · 12-28-2008, 07:39 PM

Very cool thread..........

Keith

MarshBum · 12-28-2008, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

If I'm some place glassing large numbers of wigeon 2-3 thousand (American Wigeon) in any one spot I would say I will see 1 out of 500 that has some kind of storm characteristics.

I think they are harder to find too simply because they don't "pop" like a Euro mixed in with Americans.

Sweet picture man.

Geoff

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-29-2008, 05:14 PM

Ttt

Santiam338 · 12-29-2008, 05:59 PM

Took this pic over by Jordan Valley...Never seen them before...

I give,what are they???

Wingman Or. · 12-29-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Santiam338

I give,what are they???

White-faced Ibis would be my best guess considering the location.

hunterharry · 12-29-2008, 07:29 PM

another vote for white faced ibis

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-29-2008, 07:32 PM

Is this just a snipe?

Wingman Or. · 12-29-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by OR_Bo_Huntr

Is this just a snipe?

I think it's a Dowitcher...

Here is a Wilson Snipe

Adjhunt · 12-29-2008, 08:27 PM

Sweet pics, and nice thread Joe.

I don't have very many unique pics, but here i the only Euro I have ever seen in the wild.

Took this pic when I was about 13 years old

This isn't a unique bird but I took it when I was 13 also. Kinda cool.

Wingman Or. · 12-29-2008, 09:58 PM

Cool Hoodie Andrew! I have taken pictures of a lot of birds (Waterfowl) and still have yet to get a good (close up) picture of a Hooded Merg pair. It's on my list for sure....

sprigkiller09 · 12-29-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

I think it's a Dowitcher...

Here is a Wilson Snipe

That is AWESOME Adam!! Those little devils are hard to photograph!!

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-31-2008, 09:56 AM

Ttt

Wingman Or. · 12-31-2008, 10:18 AM

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-31-2008, 10:38 AM

OHHHHHHHHHHHH man!!!!!
"oh what a pretty wood duck.......BLING!!!!

OR_Bo_Huntr · 12-31-2008, 10:42 AM

Since you posted a band, Ill follow suit

Honk

Speck

billc_sbio · 12-31-2008, 10:53 AM

I'd bet there are some Bird Bios who'd LOVE to have pics of these!

I wonder if any are looking in?

Wingman Or. · 12-31-2008, 02:47 PM

OR_Bo_Hunt-

Sent you a PM. That tarsus is a sweet find in Oregon. Not to many of those floating around I promise.

CRR · 12-31-2008, 06:26 PM

That bird was definitely a whie faced ibis. They are really cool looking birds. Great thread and cool pictures. I have seen some pretty odd looking ducks on the Kalama River by the weir. Cross breeds or something.

Wingman Or. · 12-31-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CRR

I have seen some pretty odd looking ducks on the Kalama River by the weir. Cross breeds or something.

If you can please take some pictures and post them up..... I would love to see them.

Don Becker · 12-31-2008, 07:44 PM

Wingman Or. · 12-31-2008, 08:34 PM

Nice photos of the Avocet and the Pileated Woodpecker!! Are those both your shots? I really like the avocet!!!

Don Becker · 12-31-2008, 09:35 PM

Thanks. Yes, they are. The Avocet was in the Summer Lake State Wildlife Area and the Palliated Woodpecker was right here at our home in Beaverton a couple of years ago. Don

TTFishon · 01-01-2009, 02:51 AM

Great thread with some awesome pics.

Wingman Or. · 01-01-2009, 09:11 AM

Art Vandeley · 01-01-2009, 09:26 AM

That bird is awesome Wingman!

Mitch

xstreme357 · 01-01-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

OR_Bo_Hunt-

Sent you a PM. That tarsus is a sweet find in Oregon. Not to many of those floating around I promise.

just a question, why are tarsus' so rare in oregon if they band do quite a bit of the banding up north? i understand that birds that are banded in ak are shot and reported in arkansas also, but we get a lot of birds from ak and canada too?

Wingman Or. · 01-01-2009, 09:43 AM

The easy answer is that the banding projects on most of the birds we see do not dictate that a Tarsus band be placed on those birds (the one exception being Pac Black Brant, some Aleutians, and some Clown Ducks). The ones in the picture (I thought was a white tarsus) but it turns out it was a gray tarsus with no letters that was a part of a local banding subset of urban birds.

Santiam338 · 01-01-2009, 09:44 AM

Thanks for the heads up on the Ibis..I googled them up and see their range does just extend into Southeast Oregon...

I saw these whoopers a few minutes later...Unique to a west sider that only see them flying over...

Saw this white crow the other day...Kinda figured he is unique also...

And a Barred owl I saw last deer season..What makes them unigue is they are not natives,but are expanding their range into Oregon displacing the Spotted owl...

sprigkiller09 · 01-01-2009, 10:41 AM

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Adam did you take this??? This is a dream bird for me. #1 on the birds i would like to take out in the field!!! Pin X Mal hybrids are awesome

Wingman Or. · 01-01-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sprigkiller09

Adam did you take this??? This is a dream bird for me. #1 on the birds i would like to take out in the field!!! Pin X Mal hybrids are awesome

What you can't tell based on the background? I know it's cropped pretty bad but I will give you 2 guesses where this was taken

Does this help narrow it down?

Fool4FishnHuntn · 01-05-2009, 09:46 PM

This one isn't too unique, but it provided some decent photo opportunities.

Wingman Or. · 01-07-2009, 01:34 PM

Not your typical farm duck....

tailwalker · 01-07-2009, 01:59 PM

Sweet pictures! I have never seen a cross between a mallard and a pintail nor a wood duck mallard cross! Absolutley incredible pictures!!!
Nicework!

Adjhunt · 01-07-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

Not your typical farm duck....

NO YOU DIDN"T!!
Thats way to awesome Adam. I scared to see all your pics. You have way to many amazing ones!

Can you send that white one to SI for me?

Wingman Or. · 01-07-2009, 06:26 PM

Rare to some common to others.....

OR_Bo_Huntr · 01-08-2009, 10:00 AM

Awesome pictures Adam...and the Ruddy...sweet

waterfowlin101 · 01-11-2009, 08:25 PM

Bring this baby back to the top...

Wingman Or. · 01-11-2009, 08:36 PM

OR_Bo_Huntr · 01-11-2009, 08:52 PM

Gosh dang, am I supposed to feel so defeated that I dont even go out?! haha

OR_Bo_Huntr · 01-11-2009, 08:58 PM

DogZilla15 · 01-12-2009, 08:22 AM

We have some very good photographers here. Great stuff by everyone.

Wingman Or. · 01-12-2009, 09:14 AM

Pulled out some old Disks and took a look.. This was an Aviary bird but still not one you will see very often.

Adjhunt · 01-12-2009, 09:20 AM

Is that a painting?

Wow is all I have to say

Diver Killer · 01-12-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

Pulled out some old Disks and took a look.. This was an Aviary bird but still not one you will see very often.

One of these was shot in Footbridge Unit on Sauvie a couple of years back....they had it mounted. Beautiful bird.

Adjhunt · 01-12-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Diver Killer

One of these was shot in Footbridge Unit on Sauvie a couple of years back....they had it mounted. Beautiful bird.

Yea I heard about that too! Amazing.

Diver Killer · 01-12-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingman Or.

Not your typical farm duck....

Was this near Sauvie??? I used to band out there and 3 or 4 summers ago I'd see a bird just like it. Caught it in a trap but elected not to band it 'cause I wasn't sure if it had any domestic in it. Decided later that it was wild, but couldn't ever catch it again. For a few weeks I saw it twice a day....It'd flush from near a trap on Sauvie's Eastside, then later in the day it'd be near a trap on the Westside.

Diver Killer · 01-12-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OR_Bo_Huntr

Is this just a snipe?

Definitely a dowitcher.....

duckboy · 01-12-2009, 12:45 PM

Some great shots posted here,
where does one begin?

In moments frigid,
with fingers frostbitten
in the first few hours after the dawn

there is a space that no word or painting could ever improve upon
I feel better to know that I ain't the only guy calling in sick on a beautiful day
when the light is perfect,
all is better
work improves,
by moods brightened
by the light falling back down in illumination bounced down from a swiftly setting sun
scattered as light does
freely
to you and me
and everyone