Date: 2/7/26 8:22 pm From: Mac Myers via groups.io <budogmacm...> Subject: Re: [labird] Louisiana eBird trivia question
Well, the number would have to be in the tens of thousands or more likely
hundreds of thousands. It's hard to imagine catbirds in such numbers.
Lesser Scaup might be possible, but that does seem a little late in spring.
Perhaps a swallow--TRSW or NRWS? If the count were from October, I'd
certainly pick Northern Rough-winged Swallow. I remember several October
days with almost unimaginable numbers of rough-wings streaming west
throughout the day. I've not seen such numbers in spring, but....
On Sat, Feb 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM Paul Conover via groups.io <zoiseaux=
<lusfiber.net...> wrote:
> I recall some huge movements of Lesser Scaup, and some huge estimates,
> but April seems a bit late.
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> Paul Conover
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> On 2/7/26 1:54 PM, Peter H Yaukey via groups.io wrote:
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> > I happened to notice just now that the single highest count of any bird
> species in the USA on eBird, belongs to Louisiana. It is from a list made
> in Cameron Parish on 4/20/1988.
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> > This prompts me to post this trivia question: what was the species?
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> > Rather than ending the competition when I receive the first correct
> answer, I will let folks keep posting their guesses (please Reply All so
> everyone can see). When these are accumulated, I will post the answer.
> Searching maxima for LA or USA in eBird is of course, forbidden.
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> > Peter Yaukey
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