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  1. With coverage and charging issues, and focused birding when we were in zones with coverage, we apologize that our... fb.me/NQ3LlgyT 11:51 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  2. First bird outside parking lot of Anchorage hotel was one we missed on the day: Wilson's Warbler! 11:49 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  3. Big Day now over, Tim and Marshall now rested, Chris and Jessie now en route back to New York. A great day!!! 11:48 AM May 22nd via Facebook
  4. Northern Shrike in Palmer for species number 128. 9:06 PM May 21st via Facebook
  5. The Sapsuckers never learn their lesson! In a risky gambit we visit the landfill and exit with bonus Horned Lark... fb.me/1vAwvCUhx 12:47 PM May 21st via Facebook
  6. After Kittlitz's Murrelet, these newborn Moose were cutest sighting of day. fb.me/1XElotjTT 12:38 PM May 21st via Facebook
  7. Late to be recorded at 10:57, Tree Swallow becomes species 100. Behind schedule on time but ahead of schedule on... fb.me/10QRAFe4P 11:58 AM May 21st via Facebook
  8. Stalled at 99 species that is! 11:48 AM May 21st via Facebook
  9. Leaving Honer Spit behind. Stalled species count for last 20 minutes following Lenz's epic pick of 60 Surfbirds at... fb.me/AOY9A7u7 11:47 AM May 21st via Facebook
  10. Total 94 species at 9:44 as we arrive for Homer Spit seawatch! All time AK record is 119 we think, so 25 species til glory! 10:45 AM May 21st via Facebook
  11. Pacific Wren at McDonald's fails us, but Chestnut-backed Chickadee cones through at unscouted spot. 6:51 AM May 21st via Facebook
  12. The last bit of darkness and first bit of dawn chorus being two top shelf species: a whining Northern Saw-whet Owl... fb.me/SMe5KlZ1 6:49 AM May 21st via Facebook
  13. Rare this far north, our Western Screech checklist shows as a red stickpin north of Homer to put it in context. 6:14 AM May 21st via Facebook
  14. The luck of the Sapsucker is with us, as an unscouted Western Screech-Owl becomes our fifth species at 3:20. 6:09 AM May 21st via Facebook
  15. As 3:50 Sandhill Crane is bird species no. 6. Up to three mammals: Moose, Snowshoe Hare, and a very angry Porcupine! 5:13 AM May 21st via Facebook
  16. Light drizzle. Wilson's Snipe becomes first bird at 2:20. Dawn less than 90 minutes away. 3:37 AM May 21st via Facebook
  17. May is a busy time for birding--see what counties lack data in your area:... fb.me/1uO4gXEPg 7:15 AM May 11th via Facebook
  18. Bird Laysan Island vicariously through this fascinating account from two dedicated eBirders:... fb.me/LxD1zElj 10:08 AM May 8th via Facebook
  19. Rarest bird had to be the Rufous-capped Warbler found by Tim Lenz at Park Chalk Bluffs (near Uvalde) during... fb.me/1htn457tD 7:46 PM Apr 29th via Facebook
  20. Cumulative species total for our two Texas Big Days (2011 and 2012) is 300 exactly! We saw representatives of 52... fb.me/15w5sCdkN 7:43 PM Apr 29th via Facebook