Liam
@liammsf.bsky.social
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Brown Jays on yucca flower, Santa Margarita Ranch, Starr County, TX, March 2025.
Maybe one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. This is the only place in the US this species has been seen for the past 15 years. Natural perch, not at feeding station. So lucky and a beautiful, unforgettable moment
Maybe one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. This is the only place in the US this species has been seen for the past 15 years. Natural perch, not at feeding station. So lucky and a beautiful, unforgettable moment
April 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Brown Jays on yucca flower, Santa Margarita Ranch, Starr County, TX, March 2025.
Maybe one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. This is the only place in the US this species has been seen for the past 15 years. Natural perch, not at feeding station. So lucky and a beautiful, unforgettable moment
Maybe one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. This is the only place in the US this species has been seen for the past 15 years. Natural perch, not at feeding station. So lucky and a beautiful, unforgettable moment
Fuck you Strom Thurmond. You couldn't keep a black man from breaking your filibuster record, and the MAGA GOP cult of today will be similarly remembered as being on the wrong side of history
April 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Fuck you Strom Thurmond. You couldn't keep a black man from breaking your filibuster record, and the MAGA GOP cult of today will be similarly remembered as being on the wrong side of history
The charismatic and captivating White-eyed Vireo! At most of the sites I visited in Texas, these could be heard singing their energetic song from deep in the brush, but this one in particular got curious and allowed me to get this nice shot!
March 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The charismatic and captivating White-eyed Vireo! At most of the sites I visited in Texas, these could be heard singing their energetic song from deep in the brush, but this one in particular got curious and allowed me to get this nice shot!
Huge backlog of Texas birding content from earlier this month is gonna be coming your way. First up is the 2nd ABA record Mottled Owl that has been hanging out at Santa Margarita Ranch for a year and a half. This was one of my main targets for the trip and I was able to see it on the first night!
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Huge backlog of Texas birding content from earlier this month is gonna be coming your way. First up is the 2nd ABA record Mottled Owl that has been hanging out at Santa Margarita Ranch for a year and a half. This was one of my main targets for the trip and I was able to see it on the first night!
Can retire from Prydz now...he closed with Call On Me in Austin
March 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Can retire from Prydz now...he closed with Call On Me in Austin
Beautiful morning on South Padre
March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Beautiful morning on South Padre
This is the face of someone who has slept like 4 of the past 50 hours but who just saw a freaking MOTTLED OWL in the ABA
March 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is the face of someone who has slept like 4 of the past 50 hours but who just saw a freaking MOTTLED OWL in the ABA
Heading down to the RGV for the next week. Follow along with the birding here
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Texas 2025 - eBird Trip Report
06 Mar, 2025 – 17 Mar, 2025. Created by Liam Murphy
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March 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Heading down to the RGV for the next week. Follow along with the birding here
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What a morning at the seawatch
December 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
What a morning at the seawatch
Nerdiest and most wholesome shit ever happened today. Tracking a single flock of rare birds ~10 miles with the magic of technology and a skilled birding community
August 27, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Nerdiest and most wholesome shit ever happened today. Tracking a single flock of rare birds ~10 miles with the magic of technology and a skilled birding community
One of the best birding days of my life. 105 species, conservatively almost 9,000 individual birds counted across SF. Absolutely insane migration spectacle at Battery Godfrey, then found my own rarity "at the buzzer" just before sunset
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Historic Flight Day in SF - eBird Trip Report
09 May, 2024. Created by Liam Murphy
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May 10, 2024 at 6:42 AM
One of the best birding days of my life. 105 species, conservatively almost 9,000 individual birds counted across SF. Absolutely insane migration spectacle at Battery Godfrey, then found my own rarity "at the buzzer" just before sunset
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Wanted to be in the moment so didn't fiddle too much with my camera, but managed to capture an interesting image of totality. We had full cloud cover for at least 15 minutes leading up to totality and the clouds somehow seemed to part exactly at the right moment.
April 8, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Wanted to be in the moment so didn't fiddle too much with my camera, but managed to capture an interesting image of totality. We had full cloud cover for at least 15 minutes leading up to totality and the clouds somehow seemed to part exactly at the right moment.
Had a good warmup day in Laredo today to get the birding gears lubricated. Everyone in the crew got at least one lifer! Tomorrow we get the Santa Margarita Ranch experience! Pics from today including my lifer Plain Chachalaca
April 3, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Had a good warmup day in Laredo today to get the birding gears lubricated. Everyone in the crew got at least one lifer! Tomorrow we get the Santa Margarita Ranch experience! Pics from today including my lifer Plain Chachalaca
Going to bed in a South Texas hotel room, 85k birds overhead, south winds about to shift to north winds in the middle of the night. Think I've had dreams about this scenario...
April 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Going to bed in a South Texas hotel room, 85k birds overhead, south winds about to shift to north winds in the middle of the night. Think I've had dreams about this scenario...
Even though it rained most of the time and was pouring at the end, I did absolute WORK on my assignment for the Hayward-Fremont CBC today
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December 18, 2023 at 1:41 AM
Even though it rained most of the time and was pouring at the end, I did absolute WORK on my assignment for the Hayward-Fremont CBC today
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Have gotten in a few cheeky skywatch sessions from my roof this week. Herring Gull and Western Bluebird this afternoon have boosted the yard list to 51!!
November 10, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Have gotten in a few cheeky skywatch sessions from my roof this week. Herring Gull and Western Bluebird this afternoon have boosted the yard list to 51!!
You know you had a good birding day when the list you submit trips 21 eBird filters (and you were birding with the county's reviewer)
October 30, 2023 at 1:47 AM
You know you had a good birding day when the list you submit trips 21 eBird filters (and you were birding with the county's reviewer)
Yes I am still a little emotional 😭
September 3, 2023 at 5:11 AM
Yes I am still a little emotional 😭
This is the scene Friday evening at San Gregorio Beach where Aaron Maizlish found a Swallow-tailed Gull. Only a handful of Lower 48 records. Absolutely incredible bird
September 2, 2023 at 1:18 AM
This is the scene Friday evening at San Gregorio Beach where Aaron Maizlish found a Swallow-tailed Gull. Only a handful of Lower 48 records. Absolutely incredible bird
Ended up with an even 150 species in the month of August, including observations in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, and southern OR. My best August of any year to date since I started tracking
September 1, 2023 at 4:15 AM
Ended up with an even 150 species in the month of August, including observations in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, and southern OR. My best August of any year to date since I started tracking
Soooo antsy for Saturday's pelagic now 🤪
August 30, 2023 at 2:29 AM
Soooo antsy for Saturday's pelagic now 🤪
Fuck it we ball
When warm water brings reports of Wedge-tailed Shearwater and 6-storm-petrel days off CA and you're not sure if it'll last 4 more weeks til your next scheduled trip
August 27, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Fuck it we ball
Out here singlehandedly changing algorithms at 6am on a foggy Saturday (it's literally just me. I'm "busier")
August 26, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Out here singlehandedly changing algorithms at 6am on a foggy Saturday (it's literally just me. I'm "busier")
When warm water brings reports of Wedge-tailed Shearwater and 6-storm-petrel days off CA and you're not sure if it'll last 4 more weeks til your next scheduled trip
August 25, 2023 at 5:51 PM
When warm water brings reports of Wedge-tailed Shearwater and 6-storm-petrel days off CA and you're not sure if it'll last 4 more weeks til your next scheduled trip
Lmao
August 25, 2023 at 1:04 AM
Lmao