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Painted Bunting (1)

Passerina ciris

(Near-threatened)

Chris

Date taken: Apr 21 2025

Details: male

After 30+ years, finally saw the most colourful songbird in North America. Galveston, Texas

Date uploaded: Apr 24 2025

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fabulous capture Chris !
Brian Morin: Well worth the wait. It's an amazingly coloured bird.

Blue Grosbeak (1)

Passerina caerulea

Chris

United States (Texas)

Date taken: Apr 20 2025

Details: male

Seen at Smith Oaks Sanctuary, Galveston, Texas

Date uploaded: May 13 2025

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: Nice one of this very colourful species.
Chris: Thanks. He’s eluded me for years, but then again I’m not in his typical range

Varied Bunting (1)

Passerina versicolor

Chris

United States (Texas)

Date taken: Jul 2 2025

Details: female

Out for a brief moment from the dense brush, the elusive Varied Bunting made an appearance. A male had been in the same area, and so hopefully they managed to nest. Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, Yturria Tract sector.

Date uploaded: Jul 7 2025

Comments (2):
Sue Bishop: Congrats on the first upload of this species.
Ahmad Shah: Superb first upload.

Lesser Nighthawk (1)

Chordeiles acutipennis

Chris

United States (Texas)

Date taken: Aug 23 2025

Seen after a thunderstorm in the afternoon at McAllen, Texas, Species #899

Date uploaded: Sep 14 2025

Comments (1):
Brian Morin: Very nice. A good bird to get.

Spotted Redshank (1)

Tringa erythropus

Chris

Canada (British Columbia)

Details: winter plummage, outside normal range

Next month will officially be the 20th anniversary of Birdviewing...reached species #900 today. It has been an amazing time seeing all of your incredible photos and the hard work going into each one. Honoured to be on the journey with you. Every photo has a story: today as we showed up at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, some folks had been waiting for 2 hours . Maybe Grace at 4 years old flushed it into the open (with a little extra noise), as within 2 minutes it came out for everyone waiting. And right behind the visitor centre. A few scares over the next minutes with Eagles overhead and then a Coopers Hawk coming right in. What an afternoon.

Date uploaded: Oct 26 2025

Comments (3):
Brian Morin: Glad you got it and a nice photo. That makes two Redshanks for Birdviewing this year. I wouldn't have been too concerned about the eagle but the Cooper's Hawk is another story.
Chris: Thanks Brian. I somehow missed yours - just had a look. Being in breeding was certainly more stunning. Glad you got a fantastic photo of him too :) Yes the Coopers swept in low over the water, flushed the whole flock of yellowlegs (about 30-40), chased one but ended up with nothing and perched in a tree about 100 yards away. Quite the show.

California Scrub Jay (1)

Aphelocoma californica

Chris

Canada (British Columbia)

Details: hybrid

Probably one of the rarest birds I've seen at our feeder. A very neat colour pattern on this Scrub Jay, which I believe is a cross between it and the Steller's Jay. Delta, BC

Date uploaded: Nov 11 2025

Comments (2):
Brian Morin: A great addition to the yard list.
Ahmad Shah: Great capture, nice bird for the backyard. I have not seen this species.

Crimson-collared Grosbeak (1)

Rhodothraupis celaeno

Chris

United States (Texas)

Details: female, outside normal range

Trying a new technique of downloading to my iPhone with an SD card reader. Not sure how the quality will be impacted.
Seen at Edinburgh Wetlands park this afternoon. Feeding on Anaqua tree berries, but was being chased by other species. This bird can be overlooked because of its habit to stay motionless for a period of time between feedings.

Date uploaded: Dec 20 2025

Comments (4):
Ahmad Shah: Fantastic find and shot. Nice work Chris !
Brian Morin: It worked. Staying still certainly worked in your favour.