Date: 11/7/25 2:44 pm From: Ann Kramer via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where would you go ...
Thanks for this thread! About 5 years ago, we moved here from California
and it was a birding adjustment! I was kind of obsessed for years about
birding and photography and many places mentioned here either brought me
back to my California days or introduced me to ideas for places I'd like to
go in the future, like Texas.
JIm, Bosque is such a wonderful place, although I believe the drought has
resulted in some changes for the populations and it seems more are finding
birding at Bernardo Area productive. I also love Arizona. Birding at
Madera Canyon, Ramsey Canyon (by the way, did anyone read Julie
Zickefoose's article in BWD on Arizona birding. It was wonderful),
Whitewater Draw, and the Riparian Preserve at Gilbert were frequent birding
trips for us. Made me think about going to Arizona soon.
Thank you, Hans, for the information about Texas. We are thinking about
Texas and I'm a bit overwhelmed about all the locations. It seems like one
could spend weeks there.
Chuq, You took me back to my earlier birding days at the Lodi Sandhill
Crane Festival, which I think I attended twice. Although as a
photographer, I found Consumnew better for images, the trips out to Staten
Island with the sunset fly in's were thrilling. I think it really infected
me with the birding spirit, leading me to visit the Platte in Nebraska and
Whitewater Draw in Arizona and Bosque, in my opinion the most spectacular
place for Sandhill Cranes. But I also found Merced a great birding spot. I
miss so much the California birding. I lived not too far from San Jacinto
Wildlife Area. On an Audubon field trip, the trip leader said it was the
best birding in Southern California, and it doesn't disappoint. I was
there in April for Avocets, although the shifting of the ponds made the
courtships a bit more difficult to photograph than several years ago.
Thanks also, Lori, for the "Birdfinder" book reference. I ordered it for
around $6 on Abe Books. I also found some older books on Texas and
Louisiana there as well.
I mostly peek in for information and updates, but wanted to thank Tweeters
for being here. When we moved here, I found the WOS Birders Guide a
helpful Bible. We never had such a comprehensive birding guide in
California. I'm so grateful for the information and the people who put
that book together, a true wealth of information even though the second
edition is 10 years old.
Much appreciation to Terence Wahl, Dennis Paulson, Hal Opperman, Andy
Stepniewski and the numerous folks who contributed to this excellent guide!
I have been kind of consumed with getting our home together, gardening and
volunteering on the board at Skagit Audubon in the past years. Although
we've taken some extraordinary trips to Alberta for the Great Grey, and
Malheur and Ridgefield, as well as Reifl and the local stops such as Fir
Island and Wylie Slough, I am restless lately to explore new spots. Very
grateful to you all for your thoughts.
Ann K
On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM LMarkoff via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Jim, you might want to pick up a copy of Jerry A. Cooper’s ABA Guide from
> 1995, “Birdfinder: A Birder’s Guide to Planning North American Trips”.
> Dated perhaps, but it gives a good idea of the best places to go for birds
> at certain times of the year throughout NA.
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> Back in the 90s when my kids got old enough for me to leave them for a
> week or so, or in the case of two of them, who got old enough to join me, I
> used Cooper’s book as a planning tool for my bird treks. It’s a great
> source for bird people who are just starting out on the bird-questing road.
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> Right now, there are a slew of copies available on both www.alibris.com
> and on www.ebay.com starting as low as a few bucks.
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> I’ve roamed all over NA for birds, am still roaming, and Cooper’s book
> helped me zero-in on some great places.
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> Happy trails,
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> Lori Markoff
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Jim Betz via Tweeters
> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:10 PM
> To: via Tweeters <tweeters...>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Where would you go ...
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> ... if you had a week to 10 days - in 2026 - and birding here in the
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> U.S. ... ???
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> I'm thinking Bosque del Apache, somewhere in Texas, Florida, Maine,
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> Arizona, or ....
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> My primary interest is in photographing
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> birds ... not new/rare species.
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> - Jim
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> P.S. If time of year is important, please include that. Thanks!
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