YT showed me your channel and I was blown away by that record. I'm from Argentina and we have that species in spring and summer, it nests and breeds here
Wow, that was so cool ! Here in Texas we have the sissor-tail flycatcher, but I've never seen the forktail flycatcher. So glad yall got to see it in person!! Love your channel!!❤❤
@@BadgerlandBirding For all the birding I have had the opportunity to do in great locations, I've never birded important parts of the US, like yours. Keep the videos coming. I feel like I am birding with you.
@@BadgerlandBirding You're right it is a blackburnian! I was watching the video on my phone but when I looked on the computer it confirmed it's a blackburnian. Sorry about that!
Interesting. You have FTFL for my home state, and I have it for yours. Allow me to explain. In late October of 2000 my buddy from Bloomington, IL and I successfully twitched a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Sun Prairie, WI. Less than a year later I snagged STFL for Wisconsin as one made an appearance not a mile from where I resided during my internship in Door County at Whitefish Dunes State Park. I still consider the Door Co. STFL my shortest distance twitch.
That’s crazy how far it flew out of its range! I wish I could have seen it. Also, did you hear about the black bellied whistling duck in Ann arbor Michigan? I was going to see them but I still have school.
Do you suppose that bird could have possibly got lost in a hurricane coming north or maybe some very severe South winds blowing towards the Midwest and be interesting to find out the weather patterns that happen before this bird arrived , as always you guys put out some fantastic videos thank you for doing these .
Dang!!! You guys just keep pulling flycatchers with longer and longer tails. First EAPH, then ATFL, then STFL, and now FTFL?! To keep this up you might have to find a whydah lol
@@BadgerlandBirding Apparently the first county record of whydah in San Francisco was mistaken for a FTFL, so the SF reviewer went out to go find the "FTFL" and found a whydah instead. And the story doesn't end there, because afterwards he found a CANADA WARBLER nearby. And now that same place has a PAAU that hangs out there all summer long. Place is literally crazy!
Amazing
Thanks!
Nice find! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
How exciting, and what a beautiful bird! Cheers from a fellow birder in Vietnam! :)
Cheers! 🥂
WOW, that is the berries for sure!!
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Great finds. Thanks for taking us along!
You're welcome!
YT showed me your channel and I was blown away by that record. I'm from Argentina and we have that species in spring and summer, it nests and breeds here
Still mad I missed it 🤣
Haha, make sure you get the next one!
Thanks for this! Very professional camera work and narration on all your videos. Much appreciated.
You're welcome! Thanks for the comments!
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Wow, that was so cool ! Here in Texas we have the sissor-tail flycatcher, but I've never seen the forktail flycatcher. So glad yall got to see it in person!! Love your channel!!❤❤
Thanks so much, Donnaleigh!
Wow! And when I thought finding a Gray-Cheeked Thrush in Edmonton was cool! Great find!! Keep up the great work!!
Awesome find as well!
@@BadgerlandBirding Thanks!
Thats dope!! What a cool glimpse of another place in the world and also migration and behavior
Thanks!
Dipped twice on one that was near Orlando on our trip from South Carolina. It was found near Lake Opopka a couple of years ago. Nice bird!!
That's tough! Hope you're able to get a different one!
Hello...thanks for the beautiful vlog and really nice to your enthusiasm.Greetings Gijs
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful bird!
For sure!
Very cool! One of my favorite things to do is chase rare birds. We have a Lewis's Woodpecker in West Michigan right now.
Nice! Did you go see it?
@@BadgerlandBirding Oh yes, I think it's still around.
that's just wild!!! how awesome!
Good stuff guys! I'm in Florida right now, but I live in Illinois so it pains me to know I missed this!
Thanks! And haha, oh that’s tough. 😅
I have now seen a fork-tailed flycatcher in south Alabama in late summer.
Nice find in my state!
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I have seen fork tailed flycatchers several times, but in Costa Rica. Congratulations.
Thanks! That's awesome!
@@BadgerlandBirding For all the birding I have had the opportunity to do in great locations, I've never birded important parts of the US, like yours. Keep the videos coming. I feel like I am birding with you.
Nice find! The current rarity here in Alberta is a male Garganey.
That's awesome! That's turned into a bit of a nemesis bird for us!
I've never seen a fork-tailed flycatcher, but I recently saw a gray kingbird close to Panama City Beach, Florida.
Nice! That's a great bird!
Great video as always .can you please tell me what program your are using for editing these videos
Thanks! We use iMovie on a mac!
Curious if this is the same bird seen in Beltsville, MD. It too had a shortened tail.
Could be! Do you have a photo to compare?
Looks like a hybridization between the scissor-tail flycatcher and king bird.
Haha, kind of like an Eastern Kingbird +
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Great bird! I regret not trying for one in downstate NY a couple of years ago (I live in western NY).
The one at 4:46? Definitely looks like a Blackburnian to me!
@@BadgerlandBirding You're right it is a blackburnian! I was watching the video on my phone but when I looked on the computer it confirmed it's a blackburnian. Sorry about that!
@@kylegage87 no problem!
Me when badgerland birding uploads: I NEED TO CLICK ON THE VIDEO
Love it!!
Interesting. You have FTFL for my home state, and I have it for yours. Allow me to explain. In late October of 2000 my buddy from Bloomington, IL and I successfully twitched a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Sun Prairie, WI. Less than a year later I snagged STFL for Wisconsin as one made an appearance not a mile from where I resided during my internship in Door County at Whitefish Dunes State Park. I still consider the Door Co. STFL my shortest distance twitch.
That’s crazy how far it flew out of its range! I wish I could have seen it. Also, did you hear about the black bellied whistling duck in Ann arbor Michigan? I was going to see them but I still have school.
Yeah! Flycatchers seem to be especially prone to being vagrants. We've actually had some BBWD in Wisconsin as well! Crazy spring for sure!
I'm really starting to think that if there is a rare bird anywhere near WI, you can be sure to find Ryan there.
When he's not at work, that's 100% accurate. - Derek
I saw these from time to time when I lived in Argentina! How crazy to think that a vagrant made it all the way to Illinois!
For sure!
Do you suppose that bird could have possibly got lost in a hurricane coming north or maybe some very severe South winds blowing towards the Midwest and be interesting to find out the weather patterns that happen before this bird arrived , as always you guys put out some fantastic videos thank you for doing these .
Dang!!! You guys just keep pulling flycatchers with longer and longer tails. First EAPH, then ATFL, then STFL, and now FTFL?! To keep this up you might have to find a whydah lol
Haha, if we happen to find ourselves in California we'll definitely have to go find one!
@@BadgerlandBirding Apparently the first county record of whydah in San Francisco was mistaken for a FTFL, so the SF reviewer went out to go find the "FTFL" and found a whydah instead. And the story doesn't end there, because afterwards he found a CANADA WARBLER nearby. And now that same place has a PAAU that hangs out there all summer long. Place is literally crazy!
And I thought my Parakeet Auklet was cool...
That's an awesome bird!