Bogie Bucket Birds

[Bobbie Ireland]

Patti said she would love to see the Sage Grouse displaying.

I would love to see ANY Crane.

Anyone else want to add their "Bogie Bucket Birds" to this list?? Do!

[BIGFRANK]

Not sure of the significance of Bogie, but a wild Barn Owl in Ontario(they are all but extinct here), would top my list.

[Bobbie Ireland]

Not sure of the significance of Bogie, but a wild Barn Owl in Ontario(they are all but extinct here), would top my list.

A "Bogie Bird" is one that always gets away from you, not matter how hard you try.

[dale]

a wild Barn Owl in Ontario(they are all but extinct here)

they ARE, Frank? I had no idea!

[BIGFRANK]

At present there is believed to be one pair,but it also believed it has been unsuccessful the last several years. There is a Barn Owl Recovery team in place, but to far releases and putting up boxes has been unsuccessful. There has never been a huge number of Barn Owls in Ontario. Th recovery plan states that 20 pairs would be a full recovery.

[Patti from Kentucky]

Displaying endangered grouse are on my bucket list, but are not necessarily Bogie birds, by your definition.  Since I haven't really tried to see them in a dedicated way, I haven't given them the opportunity to "get away" from me. 

However, Cerulean Warbler is kinda up there on my list of missing-in-action.  And I wouldn't complain if I stumbled across a Painted Bunting or an Evening Grosbeak...

The birds I really hoped to see in Alaska, but didn't, are Harlequin Ducks in breeding plumage.  I saw some in Yellowstone this year for the first time, but they were already wearing their non-breeding colors.

Bobbie, cranes are quite easy to see if you go where they are known to winter, or gather in large numbers during migration.  If I make only a moderate effort I can see them reliably just an hour from my house during February.  I didn't make the effort this year; the month got away from me.  I did hear a flock flying overhead one night when it was too dark to see, but the calls are unmistakable, and they chatter constantly while they're flying.