Red Phalarope sleeping on the edge of the Capitol Reflecting Pool yesterday completely unbothered by the tourists and birders just feet away. I can’t imagine I’ll ever see this species this well again.

Found a hen Long-tailed Duck on the Potomac River at the end of a run today. Nice Christmas surprise.

I took an early lunch break today to join the stakeout for a wayward Bullock's Oriole that's visiting a feeder in Montgomery County, MD. It came into the feeders briefly while I was there and showed well.

Did my local Christmas Bird Count route yesterday and discovered a pond I’d managed to miss in previous years. Lucky I did because that pond had a pair of Cackling Geese - an infrequent species in the area.

I got out at dawn yesterday to track down two county month birds at Blue Mash Nature Trail - Sandhill Crane and Snow Goose.

Just finished a work trip to San Diego - land of Western Gulls and Navy ships. I picked up my (provisional) lifer Swinhoe’s White-Eye in a small waterfront park.

My new favorite tag on Macaulay Library just dropped. Look at all these sweet plumage mutations. search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?sort...

A cooperative Savannah Sparrow sitting amongst grasses and shrubs at a reclaimed landfill.

I’ve seen two Tricolored Herons in Montgomery County. The first on August 3rd 2013. The second on August 3rd 2024.

Started the new year off with some good county birds, highlighted by a Short-eared Owl and a Greater White-fronted Goose.

I got two new species on my Christmas Bird Count today - Red-headed Woodpecker and Northern Harrier.

A Montgomery County Maryland first - Black-headed Gull was found earlier today near White’s Ferry. #birding