Florida continues to host a Black-faced Grassquit (4) and California read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-10-23T09:47:27-04:00October 23rd, 2020|, Continuing rarities in the ABA Area come from the south, with the European Golden-Plover (ABA Code 4) in New Mexico still hanging on, and Northern Jacana (4) and Eared Quetzal (4) read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-10-17T20:18:10-04:00October 16th, 2020|, As it has all summer and well into the fall, the southwest part of the ABA Area has been full of great birds. It's Novembird! But the internet is a different place these days and media consumption has changed. Dorian Anderson. 2017 ABA. For example, bridge cameras have most (if not all) of the shooting modes and options that DSLRs have, even if many folks donât commonly access them. Latest News. Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include a Garganey (ABA Code 4) in California, both La Sagra’s Flycatcher (4) and Antillean Palm-Swift (5) in Florida, and a Streak-backed Oriole (4) continuing to visit a feeder in Arizona. As if all of this wasnât comprehensive enough, Read includes chapters on âBasic Image Editingâ and âWhatâs Nextâ (ideas for using your photos). Olaf Danielson. read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-03-13T10:22:35-04:00March 13th, 2020|, Noteworthy birds in the ABA Area not practicing social distancing from ABA Area birders this week (I'm so sorry), include the the Siberian Accentor (ABA Code 4) in Washington, the Garganey read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-03-06T11:04:05-05:00March 6th, 2020|, Still continuing into the first week of spring, at least meteorologically speaking, Garganey (ABA Code 4) in California, and the Caribbean pair of La Sagra's Flycatcher (4) and Thick-billed Vireo (4) read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-02-28T11:40:36-05:00February 28th, 2020|. Fall 2020 continues to be a good one, with multiple 1st records this week including an extraordinary European Golden-Plover in New Mexico of all places. The focus here is on using Adobe Photoshop, while Adobe Lightroom also gets an endorsement (though no specific treatment). By Nate Swick|2020-08-18T16:06:33-04:00August 14th, 2020|. ABA Rare Bird Alert has 25,214 members. Complementing the âGetting Closeâ chapter is âBeauty Close to Home,â which promotes staying home in a bird-friendly backyard to get great photos. Ranging from online sharing and making cards or calendars to entering contests and giving talks, I quite enjoyed this section as a beautiful way to wrap up the whole package presented in this book. flipped into ... Open in app; Sign up. By Nate Swick|2020-02-04T11:21:20-05:00January 31st, 2020|, As with last week, a La Sagra's Flycatcher (ABA Code 4) in Florida and a Garganey (4) in California represent the continuing continental rarities. So I think the best parts of this chapter are the big ideas of what to look for in camera gear rather than the specific models given as examples. By Nate Swick|2020-02-07T15:44:53-05:00February 7th, 2020|. Updated on November 24, 2020, 2:20 am | View page in digest format ("Siler-style"). ABA's Birding News >> New Hampshire New Hampshire bird news by date. ABAâs Birding News Connecticut Birds website. These traits, along with their bald heads, separates these two species of ibis from all others. Wildlife. This Nelson's Sparrow has a gray median crown stripe (see photo below). Hurricane Sally made landfall this week, bringing Mississippi's 1st record of Red-footed Booby with it. View on aba.org. Or just browse the lists below. We will be posting to both sites through the end of the year to make the transition as easy as possible. By Nate Swick|2020-11-26T15:25:55-05:00November 27th, 2020|. By Nate Swick|2020-10-02T17:42:21-04:00October 2nd, 2020|. Olaf Danielson - 778 (2016) 3. Additionally, Read focuses on Digital Single-Lens Reflex (AKA DSLR) rigs, which even someone unfamiliar with the jargon would recognize as a large camera body with separate interchangeable (and usually big) lenses. Read has chapters to address these areas, including âFocusing and Image Sharpness,â âSeeing the Light,â âExposure,â âComposition Basics,â as well as chapters on âThe Big Picture,â âWeather, Water, and Mood,â âShooting Outside the Box,â and âOn the Wingâ (flight shots). Report rare birds to your state ornithological committee or Audubon society and through eBird. Washington continues to host a Siberian Accentor (4) into this week, and Florida birders are continuing to keep track of a pair of Caribbean specialities in the south of the state in the form of a Thick-billed Vireo (4) and a La Sagra’s Flycatcher (4). If they are not around when you arrive, it sometimes pays to wait. Jody Allair, Tom Johnson, and Jordan Rutter join host Nate Swick to talk winter finches, crossbill angst, voter fraud (for birds), and a wayward owl in New York City. It is maintained by the American Birding Association... ABA Rare Bird Alert aba.org - null Landscape version of the ... Log in; Kk. GROUP GUIDELINES: This group is for sharing rare and notable reports from the ABA Area. Check SD Birds and the ABA Rare Bird Alert group on Facebook [you must be logged onto Facebook for this link to work] to see if either bird is refound on the 20th. By Nate Swick|2020-08-21T13:22:18-04:00August 21st, 2020|. But there are a couple nice state firsts for those birders looking to get their year lists off right. I haven't carried a field guide with me when birding in over 35 years--I've memorized all the birds I am likely to see. Bill is a popular birding guide, speaker, and workshop instructor. I hope yours was good. 1. Updated on November 14, 2020, 10:50 am. It offers plenty of takeaways for the casual photographer, even if they donât find every chapter or suggestion applicable. Her image processing workflow is laid out in a well-organized sequence, with well-chosen photos showing key steps along the way. The folks at the feeding station are masked and socially distanced. Today the American Birding Association (ABA) just released the highly-anticipated checklist update (8.0) Many birders, including current and past Big Year birders were eager to see which birds from Hawaii would "make the cut" onto the "new ABA" checklist- including Hawaii. And the month begins with a real bang in the form of Rhode Island's 1st Common Cuckoo, as well as 1st Yellow-eyed Junco for Kansas and Pacific Golden-Plover for Connecticut. With a new presidential administration with new conservation priorities on the horizon, Tykee James of On Word for Wildlife joins us to talk about what birders and conservationists in the United States can expect in the next few months. Not much in the way of ABA rarities this week, but New Mexico saw the return of a [read more…]. New Jersey's 1st Wood Sandpiper, South Dakota's 1st Painted Redstart, and Florida's 1st Hermit Warbler. #abarare â ABA Blog. A bunch of 1st records to report this week - Brewer's Sparrow in PA, Common Ringed Plover in VT, and Bell's Vireo in BC. Open in app; Sign up. Log in; Kk. By Nate Swick|2020-09-11T16:28:32-04:00September 11th, 2020|. Given the explosive growth of digital bird photography in the last decade or so, there have been surprisingly few titles devoted to the topic despite the proliferation of birding books in the same time span. All the links will still work. Well, zugunruhe or the fact that the sites where they are found are closing due to the COVID-19 outbreak (in the case of the long-staying La Sagra's Flycatcher in Florida at least). Please note that due to staff working from home and the holiday season, orders will not be shipped until the first of the year. Today we offer and stock the largest selection of ornithology books in North America; over 2,000 titles in print, including field guides, finding guides, and scientific textbooks. The challenge here is that the landscape of camera models, lenses, tripods, and the like will inevitably evolve while the rest of the bookâs information is essentially timeless. But the bird of the week was a stunning adult Steller's Sea Eagle (ABA Code 4) at Denali NP in Alaska. ABA Checklist Committee Will Not Remove Ivory-billed Woodpecker From The Category Of "Extinct" Until "Unequivocal Proof" Of Rediscovery Is Produced!!! Others are excited about the much-needed update of the checklist codes to reflect current patterns of distribution ⦠Well, another decade is in the record books. Vanderpoel's effort was the last made without the major contribution of eBird and birding groups on Facebook, which significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of rare bird alerts. The ABA Blog launched all the way back in 2010 in a time of intense transition at the organization. I think the first chapter, âGetting Started in Bird Photography,â could stand by itself as a thorough article full of ideas for laying a solid foundation for pursuing this most difficult of photographic subjects. Thank you, Marie Read, for distilling your expertise and vision into such an accessible form in this terrific book. Onward and upward! Essentially, Read pulls back the curtain on some really cool tricks of the trade here, which I think nicely illustrates the sharing nature of birding (versus, say, the mystery of a magic trick and taboo of sharing the secret behind it). If someone is using different editing software, including one of the many free online options, I would suggest paying attention to the big picture here instead of the exact tools and commands tailored to the Photoshop world. Today we offer and stock the largest selection of ornithology books in North America; over 2,000 titles in print, including field guides, finding guides, and scientific textbooks. It's La Sagra's season in south Florida, with a bird showing up right on time in the Florida Keys. âOn The Bird Banter Podcast Episode #60 I talk with Nate Swick, whose job with the ABA is loosely defined as digital content manager, but birders know as the keeper of the ABAs Rare Bird Alerts page, more recently from the ABA Podcast, and as one of the primary faces of the ABA online. Copyright © 2020 American Birding Association, Inc. No material displayed on the ABA website may be reproduced in any form without the express prior written consent of the ABA. Bringing Back the Birds: Exploring Migration and Preserving Birdscapes throughout the Americas, by Owen Deutsch and the American Bird Conservancy. Want to easily find posts that mention ABA rare birds? On the Surfbirds website. It’s just that we will no longer be adding to them. By Nate Swick|2020-01-22T15:20:40-05:00January 17th, 2020|. Virginia becomes the latest state in 2020 to host a Gray Heron, the farthest south this species has been seen in the ABA Area and only the 2nd Lower 48 record. As is typically the case, we ease into the rare bird world at the top of the year. Nicole Koeltzow - 774+1 (2018) 4. Originally concentrated on finding, listing, and identifying rare birds, the ABA now seeks to serve all birders with a wide range of services and publications. The American Birding Association (ABA) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1969, dedicated to recreational birding in Canada and the United States. The bird is quite close, as the plover flies, from an individual in extreme southwestern Washington a few weeks ago, and birders have speculated that this might be the same bird having relocated across the mouth of the Columbia River. He teaches middle school science in Boulder, Colorado. August means vagrant kites and wandering waders, but an Alabama state 1st South Polar Skua is a fantastic highlight of a weather-full week in the ABA Area. Ruben Stoll - ⦠Florida’s 3rd record of Hammond’s Flycatcher had been masquerading as a Least Flycatcher in Collier for several weeks before someone noticed that the wings were a little too long. Also 1sts for NC, CT, OH, and DE. This Rare Bird Alert is sponsored by The Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Well, maybe I better re-think that. Mistake 2: I didn't have any phone numbers for local birders to come and see such an exciting and rare bird. At the complete and official CT Birds archive. flipped into Wings. Laura Keene - 763 (2016) 5. 2013 ABA. Nate is an avi⦠ABA Rare Bird Alert has 25,297 members. 2019 contenders are in bold. How to Know the Birds: No. As more birders count their camera along with binoculars and scope as essential field gear, many begin by grabbing shots without much thought other than centering the bird as best they can and pushing the shutter, often using the cameraâs auto mode. Zugunruhe is taking hold among our remaining ABA Area vagrants. See all blogs; Big Year Standings. Even experienced photographers will gain nuggets of wisdom and validation from a master of Marie Readâs caliber, not to mention enjoying the inspiring selection of photos and easy-to-follow prose. It has been called "the standard-bearer for serious birding in North America." In fact, much of the solid advice in this chapter can apply to improving oneâs birding skills in general. They’re learning about birds and nature. Birders, too, are frequently a social bunch. The ABA Blog itself–all 3,000+ posts strong–will continue to exist in an archived form. 914-967-4922 â Tom Burke for New York City or Westchester ; eBird Rare Bird Alerts The bookâs 16 well-organized and illustrated chapters comprehensively cover nearly every consideration of bird photography. But bird of the week comes from Florida where Thick-billed Vireos have evidently nested for a second straight year. In her ambitious new Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior, Marie Read has distilled decades of experience into a beautiful, well-organized reference on the topic. By Nate Swick|2020-11-12T16:53:38-05:00November 13th, 2020|. SIBERIAN ACCENTOR in Washington! [read more…], Roads, Peoples, Birds, Mountaintops, & Billabongs by Dean Fisher, In To See Every Bird on Earth, author Dan Koeppel, while chronicling the first globetrotting birders, describes Dean Fisher: âWhen I first heard about Fisher, [read more…]. In 1991 the business was purchased by Allen Hale and moved to Virginia. Editor's Note: The ABA is pleased to welcome American Bird Conservancy President Dr. George Fenwick to the blog to introduce the 5th International Partners in Flight Conference and Conservation Workshop, held this week in Snowbird, Utah. To sum up, this book will have ample ideas for getting the most out of any photo gear you choose. This week is no exception, especially with continuing read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-10-09T10:12:04-04:00October 9th, 2020|. Continuing rare birds in the ABA Area include the La Sagra’s Flycatcher (ABA Code 4) in Florida and a female Garganey (4) in California. You can even comment like you did before (and we encourage that!). So the takeaway from the book is to pursue DSLR photography if you have the budget, strength, and desire, but I would add that most of what this chapter and the rest of the book suggest applies to these other types of photo gear as well! Each one of them took a whack at the Nov. 2019 Birding Featured Photo, and each one of them pretty quickly got around to [read more…], As we head into the end of 2019, there are still a handful of rare birds in the ABA Area to note. Filter Birding News by making a selection from the dropdown. aba.org - null Landscape version of the Flipboard logo. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Last week's Siberian Accentor (ABA Code 4) in Washington joins the familiar La Sagra's Flycatcher (4) in Florida and long-staying Garganey (4) in California in the continuing category. By Nate Swick|2020-02-28T15:10:30-05:00February 21st, 2020|, Rare birds continuing into the third week of February include the stunning Siberian Accentor (ABA Code 4) in Washington, plus of familiars La Sagra's Flycatcher (4) in Florida and Garganey (4) read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-02-28T17:08:05-05:00February 14th, 2020|. This [read more…], What: Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus When: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Where: Fountain Creek Regional Park, El Paso County, Colorado. By Nate Swick|2020-01-22T15:19:27-05:00January 2nd, 2020|. Bill Schmoker is known in the birding community as a leading digital photographer of birds. The archive has all CTBirds messages going back to the start of the list in 2007. Continuing rare birds in the ABA Area include the La Sagra’s Flycatcher (ABA Code 4) in Florida and a female Garganey (4) in California. Newfoundland has had an excellent winter for read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-01-24T15:00:03-05:00January 24th, 2020|. 2014 Self-powered Big Year. This bird is a non-wading species of Ibis with a feather-free head. Welcome to 2020! But I think its real strength is having the comprehensive expert advice to give someone the tools to make the transition from being a birder with a camera to becoming a serious bird photographer (or to just progress anywhere along that continuum). As potential relief there are three excellent suggestions included for books to get novices up to speed on these two Adobe products. I love her opening statement that she considers âfield craft, creative vision, and determination as contributing far more⦠than having the newest camera or biggest lens.â Read then states, and I fully agree, that photographers often want to talk about gear or get advice on what equipment to buy. And yes, you can subscribe to the entire feed just like you did before. But there are a couple nice state firsts for those birders looking to get their year lists off right. By Nate Swick|2020-10-29T17:18:45-04:00October 30th, 2020|, Arizona leads with continuing rarities for yet another week, headlined by Eared Quetzals (ABA Code 4) and a Northern Jacana (4). Weekend reads NBC News. Digiscoping or phonescoping are also powerful and effective ways to capture compelling bird photos. Hurricane Laura brought multiple Band-rumped Storm-Petrels into the Midwest, including Indiana's 1st. ABA's Birding News >> Georgia Georgia bird news by date. Want to easily find posts that mention ABA rare birds? We are integrating everything that you have come to enjoy from The ABA Blog into the main ABA website. This is a question every birder, young and old, wants to be able to answer. To report a rare bird sighting. The amazing Eared Quetzal irruption continues and New Mexico gets into the fun with its 1st record. Dismiss. The American Birding Association has a rare bird alert where you can see all the rarities showing up. There are some great ideas here for setting up what amounts to a wild bird photography studio right out the back door, and even though the examples may be specific to Readâs property, Iâm sure folksâ minds will envision adapting the ideas to their situations. By Nate Swick|2020-03-20T13:55:33-04:00March 20th, 2020|, Birders are self-isolating but that doesn't yet mean we can't go out birding provided we take proper precautions. Thank you for 10 amazing years here at The ABA Blog. Welcome to 2020! By Nate Swick|2020-09-24T16:12:37-04:00September 25th, 2020|. ... Rare Bird Alert: November 1, 2019. They’re outside. Updated on November 29, 2020, 5:05 pm | View page in digest format ("Siler-style"). Here are the top efforts recorded so far in the ABA area. Bill is especially fond of his involvement with the ABAâs Institute for Field Ornithology and Young Birder Programs. Over the intervening decade it has been an integral part of the American Birding Associationâs outreach strategy, providing an opportunity to learn about field marks and rare birds, to hear from our staff and friends, and [read moreâ¦] Nate Swick2020-11-18T13:45:53-05:00November 19th, 2020|0 Comments. The American Birding Association (ABA) is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1969, dedicated to recreational birding in Canada and the United States. Refine your search by entering the type of bird you are looking for. Read More Rare Bird Alert: January 10, 2020 If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Press J to jump to the feed. Overall ABA ⦠Continuing rarities in the ABA Area include a Garganey (ABA Code 4) in California, both La Sagra’s Flycatcher (4) and Antillean Palm-Swift (5) in Florida, and a Streak-backed Oriole (4) continuing to visit a feeder in Arizona. By Nate Swick|2020-09-03T17:05:33-04:00September 4th, 2020|. And Black-throated Gray Warblers and Neotropic Cormorants continue to turn up across the east. A Crimson-collared Grosbeak (ABA Code 4) continues in Texas. ABA Continental. Some of my favorite photos are in this chapter, paired with a wide shot of the feeder, perch, and sometimes the blind setup used to get them. ABA Blog A multi-authored blog from the American Birding Association with a focus on all things birding. Rare Bird Alert: November 13, 2020 - American Birding Association aba.org. There aren't as many birders in Alaska this fall but there are still plenty of birds, like three Oriental Greenfinches in Unalaska. Unfortunately, there is no surefire way to find a rare bird. List number one, on a single sheet of paper, offered some 50 birds books for sale. In 1991 the business was purchased by Allen Hale and moved to Virginia. They share berries, they congregate at fruiting trees, they even occasionally over-imbibe. By Nate Swick|2020-08-07T12:25:42-04:00August 7th, 2020|. Rare Bird Alert: November 27, 2020 Nate Swick 2020-11-26T15:25:55-05:00 November 27th, 2020 | It's La Sagra's season in south Florida, with a bird showing up right on time in the Florida Keys. Wildlife. 48, Feeding Sparrows (and Owls). Also Utah and Washington boast state 1sts this week. But the highlight is Massachusetts's (and the Lower 48's) 1st record of Gray Heron near Nantucket Island. First, do not panic! Continuing rare birds in the ABA Area include the La Sagraâs Flycatcher (ABA Code 4) in Florida and a female Garganey (4) in California. The ABA Blog is Dead; Long Live The ABA Blog! After that, you can find everything at our main website. Blog Archive: 2010 . By Nate Swick|2020-11-05T17:01:42-05:00November 6th, 2020|. Starting in January 2020, we will be doing something different. 2016 ABA. The Accentor appears to be pretty pretty reliable these days, which is fantastic for all the birders who have made the trip to see this stunning east Asian vagrant. 212-979-3070 â to hear updated recordings of unusual bird sightings in Greater New York. You may as well take advantage of this time to find some interesting birds. The American Birding Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides leadership to birders by increasing their knowledge, skills, and enjoyment of birding. The current Big-Year record for the ABA area is 839 species. 2019 ABA. https://www.aba.org/how-to-know-the-birds-by-ted-floyd/, Expert Advice for All Levels of Bird Photography, Excellent Essays and Fantastic Photos Reveal Threats to Western Hemisphere Birds, How to Know the Birds: No. Big Years are monumental efforts of planning, networking, and birding. 10 hours ago. The people keep a-comin’. Over the intervening decade it has been an integral part of the American Birding Associationâs outreach strategy, providing an opportunity to learn about field marks and rare birds, to hear from our staff and friends, and to organize conservation initiatives. By Nate Swick|2020-01-22T15:20:00-05:00January 10th, 2020|. Please abide by state and local restrictions on movement and read more >>, By Nate Swick|2020-03-27T12:04:18-04:00March 27th, 2020|. Northern Wheatears turn up in Pennsylvania, Ontario, and Massachusetts this week. Get caught up at the ABA's Rare Bird Alert. ABA Area Change Location All Years Current Year Global Big Day May 9, 2020 October Big Day Oct 19, 2019 Global Big Day May 4, 2019 October Big Day Oct 6, 2018 Global Big Day May 5, 2018 Global Big Day May 13, 2017 Global Big Day May 14, 2016 Global Big Day May 9, 2015 Popular Storyboards. ... (1/14). Thereâs nothing wrong with continuing to push the easy button ad infinitum, but for those who want to step up their photography game this book presents a trove of practical advice for making wonderful images of birds and undoubtedly improving oneâs percentage of winners from each dayâs photographic haul. It's a great week for wayward flycatchers in the ABA Area, with Variegated Flycatcher in Ontario, Cuban Pewee in Florida, and Newfoundland's 1st record of Vermilion Flycatcher. Her suggestions of choosing locations where birds are used to people, moving carefully and blending in, using hides (portable blinds, vehicles, and boats), and attracting birds all can contribute to ethically narrowing the distance to your subject. Besides questions about gear, I also get frequent inquiries about difficulties with bird photography such as blurriness, being too light or too dark, not capturing enough detail and/or compelling behavior, or trouble tracking flying birds. By Nate Swick|2020-09-19T10:27:08-04:00September 18th, 2020|. They’re wondering and sharing together about nature. ABA's Birding News >> Michigan - UP Michigan - UP bird news by date. Messages to the CT Birds list may also be viewed on the web in a few places. British Columbia, Ohio, and Idaho also host 1sts this week. List number one, on a single sheet of paper, offered some 50 birds books for sale. The ABA Blog will be archived at the end of the month. Oregon also gets a 1st with Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. IVORY GULL in Montana! There are bound to be some gems in the mix, but many bird photos taken without planning and technical consideration are disappointing or just so-so for a variety of reasons. The content that you have enjoyed this last decade is not going anywhere. Weekend reads NBC News. Each are loaded with gems of knowledge, practical ideas, and teeming with images to illustrate her points on these subjects. Often, simply getting close to a subject addresses many of these challenges, and sure enough Read includes a fantastic chapter on the subject. Choose a ⦠In Georgia, a young Snail Kite in Charlton is the state’s long-anticipated 1st record. Along with the Southern Bald Ibis, these birds prefer arid landscape over wetlands, and will breed on cliffs rather than in trees. I slightly fear that beginning photographers may be a little daunted by this chapter, which to my eye jumps in at an intermediate level of editing software comfort and competency. Many birders opt for even simpler, smaller, and more affordable all-in-one super zooms (or âbridgeâ cameras, that bridge the gap from small, cheap point-and-shoots to DSLRs). They’re breathing fresh air... Nate Swick2020-11-27T12:56:47-05:00November 26th, 2020|0 Comments. Readâs chapter on âEquipment Essentialsâ has lots of good advice as well but veers slightly toward tricky ground. Famously gregarious, Cedar Waxwings are all about community. And here at the ABA weâve been doing a lot of that internally, and in our various publications this year. The well-organized chapters and detailed table of contents will make this a useful reference to go back to repeatedly for tune-ups or to refresh oneâs memory on a topic as wellâI envision my copy becoming dog-eared over the years. Neil Hayward. This website uses cookies and third party services. As is typically the case, we ease into the rare bird world at the top of the year. So we are changing too. Iâd have no hesitation recommending this book to anyone heading out birding with camera in hand. Blog Birding #340 Jessica Gorzo , at her eponymous blog, collects a comprehensive list of onomatopoetic bird names , including a few you might not have suspected. Brown Boobys are all over the midwest, with birds in Tennessee, Ontario, and Ohio, the latter representing the state's 1st. So Birding Book Reviews, the American Birding Podcast, Ted Floyd’s How to Know the Birds; all of it will be found in a prominent place at www.aba.org, frequently in its own special portal. 2013 ABA. As a contrast with backyard bird photography, we also find a chapter on âBird Photography Hotspots,â with 11 famous sites in North America detailed as well as a handful of briefer suggestions for well-known bird photography destinations and tips for finding your own target-rich hot spots. John Weigel - 784 (2016) 2. Experience can help in the identification of a less-common species, but experience does not guarantee success in efforts for finding a "Code 5" rare bird. It is rewarding to see your photos doing something besides languishing on a hard drive somewhere, so I applaud Readâs choice to finish with this topic and appreciate her concrete tips to put photos to use. Continuing rare birds in the ABA Area include a Red-footed Booby (ABA Code 4) in California and the Antillean Palm-Swift (5) in south Florida. Recognizing that not everyone has a back yard, I suppose most of these ideas could also apply to patronizing your local patch. Rare birds show up all the time, that is why you must always be on the lookout for unusual birds. Yve Morrell. These are perfectly fine and fun reasons to employ photography in your bag of birding tricks (and I think it is important to remember that thereâs no ârightâ way to do any art form as long as you enjoy yourself). 24, The Owl of the Decade, A Global Birding Pioneer Finally Tells His Tale. Shots obtained this way are great for ID reference, documentation, gripping off your buddies, etc. Jay Lehman. 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