Now that's a good one. Thanks to autocorrect, Terry is now Boohoo Butler. But no Boohoos for him today with the caracara as a life bird!. đ¤ŁđđPatty
-------- Original message --------From: Patty McLean <plm108...> Date: 3/3/25 2:25 PM (GMT-06:00) To: <ARBIRD-L...> Subject: RE: Crested Caracara (Jackson County) We decided we had to give it a try and just go for it. Then we heard thaBoohoo! Butler, Kenny Nations and David Finch were heading there too, so we had high hopes. When we got to this one section of County Road 66, our luck was magnified when David said, "what's that bird that just landed in the field over there?" Looking at it through my bins made me think harrier but it was so far (~800 yards) that a scope was necessary. That's when we all scored a big Bingo! It spent 15-20 minutes on the ground feeding on something (they eat carrion, lizards and small mammals), and then it moved to the top of a dead tree where we were able to snap a few digiscope photos. After a few brief minutes, it took to the air, kettling with vultures, red-tails, and a harrier or two. Then it dropped below the treeline and we didn'tsee it again. We showed a few newly arrived birders where we'dseen it and where to watch for it, and then headed out. Hopefully it will show itself again for all to see.It was a state bird for all of us and a LIFER for Terry. Woohoo!I've set up a stakeout hotspot, with the point where we were standing when we saw it, with the bird being seen on the north side of the road. Paul Provence, the initial observer, saw it in the field to the south of this spot, so be sure to check the entire area. I moved a discarded red cap to the side of the road where we last saw it from.https://ebird.org/checklist/S216472075 Patty McLean and Michael Linz The Roadrunners -------- Original message --------From: Patty McLean <plm108...> Date: 3/3/25 10:44 AM (GMT-06:00) To: <ARBIRD-L...> Subject: Crested Caracara (Jackson County) Michael Linz, David Finch, Terry Butler, Kenny Nations and I are looking at the CRESTED CARACARA found by Paul Provence earlier in the week. Very distant but yellow head, dark wings and cap visible. Continuing in this area. https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWnGTLuebBiXVSvS6?g_st=icPatty McLean and Michael Linz The RoadrunnersÂ
