@/pinglist-24288 "Attention banders! Today's the last day of banding - or rather, there's about 22 hours left! As the birds will be migrating out again the end of MistJam, we'll stop accepting birds or donations after 6 FR on Sunday - but while the banding will closed, you can still take home some photos of the rare avifauna that have seen throughout the week, free for anyone who's banded at the particular station the photos were captured."
Speaking of which: the third benchmark has been hit for all stations! Which means all the corresponding birds have now been unlocked. As for what's left - the fourth birds for Airborne Bocage, Dustdevil Plains, Flamewhirl Woods, Glittergale Glen, and Seaspray Shore have all been unlocked, but the others are still off the ten-thousand point benchmark by a thousand or two! All stations are still open to send birds from, but try sending to one of the 6 stations still missing points to unlock the final badges for them.
In the meantime, here's some name teasers for the final birds from the completed stations, along with the third set + the previous badges....
AIRBORNE BOCAGE
DIAMOND DUST DELL
DUSTDEVIL PLAINS
FLAMEWHIRL WOODS
GLITTERGALE GLEN
MOTEMORROW
NIGHTBREEZE THORNBREAK
POLLENHURST
SEASPRAY SHORE
STORMWAKE
WINGSONG SANCTUARY
Speaking of which: the third benchmark has been hit for all stations! Which means all the corresponding birds have now been unlocked. As for what's left - the fourth birds for Airborne Bocage, Dustdevil Plains, Flamewhirl Woods, Glittergale Glen, and Seaspray Shore have all been unlocked, but the others are still off the ten-thousand point benchmark by a thousand or two! All stations are still open to send birds from, but try sending to one of the 6 stations still missing points to unlock the final badges for them.
In the meantime, here's some name teasers for the final birds from the completed stations, along with the third set + the previous badges....
AIRBORNE BOCAGE
Bone-headed cowbird wrote:
A carrion feeder that follows predators, the need to follow roving packs of mirrors has the parents of this species leaving their eggs in other birds' nests.
Spotting towhee wrote:
Extra eyes can not only spot food hidden in writhing detritus, but will also keep a lookout for predators!
Web-winged blackbird wrote:
Males are often found near fetid wetlands, flashing their membranous epaulettes.
Aberrant robin wrote:
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DIAMOND DUST DELL
Gaoler junco wrote:
Once used as scouts for their namesake, juncos have since spread out and diversified, gaining multiple patterns.
Down woodpecker wrote:
Commonly mistaken for the Hoary Woodpecker, it can be distinguished from them by its smaller size and greater adorable-ness.
Crag crossbill wrote:
Tough, crossed bills are the perfect tools for prying open the frozen pinecones found on Cloudscrape Crag.
DUSTDEVIL PLAINS
Chipped sparrow wrote:
Widespread in Dragonhome, crack open this common seed-cracker and you could just collect rocky reward! (Please don't.)
Browned thrasher wrote:
Commonly seen digging, its plumage is said to bear messages it dug up from the past... or maybe that's just more mud.
Patinated bunting wrote:
It's metallic feathers only grows more colorful and shiny with age!
Gambler's quail wrote:
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FLAMEWHIRL WOODS
Candle Waxwing wrote:
The copious amount of fruit it consumes gives it a delightfully fruity scent.
Forge swift wrote:
In the Ashfall Waste they easily outcompete their less flame-retardant cousins, being able to withstand billowing forge vents for roosting and nesting.
Eastern blue-firebird wrote:
A brilliant sight to behold, if you don't mind the potential third-degree burns.
Phoenix-tailed flycatcher wrote:
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GLITTERGALE GLEN
Stellar hippojay wrote:
The patterns on its fur shifts with its location, making regional identification easy.
Crystal-crowned kinglet wrote:
Excitement will trigger the sudden growth of crystals on its head, which break off and fall as it calms.
Starwood Thrush wrote:
To a birder, the most valuable treasure one can find in the Starwood Strand, more than any inspiration or wisdom, is the chance to hear this elusive bird's sweet song.
Starry starling wrote:
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MOTEMORROW
Morning dove wrote:
Named for both its color, and for how it wakes up dragons way too early in the morning.
Mirrorlight meadowlark wrote:
If you're walking through the Promenade and hear birdsong, look to nearby pillars for this guy.
Lightland longspur wrote:
Technically a native of the Tangled Wood, it heads towards brighter lands for the breeding season.
NIGHTBREEZE THORNBREAK
Poker cardinal wrote:
Always seen in a pair.
Cheshire catbird wrote:
Only the cat half can disappear, but both halves will tell you cryptic nonsense.
Wispwillow mockingbird wrote:
If you think you hear your friend's voice coming from deeper in the forest - no you don't.
POLLENHURST
Ivy creeper wrote:
The roots beneath its leafy tail cover serves as support while climbing trees.
Rubus hummingbird wrote:
Not as sweet as real bramble berries, but they are as prickly.
Orchid oriole wrote:
Might pollinate your exotic flowers. Might also eat them.
SEASPRAY SHORE
Sargasso sandpiper wrote:
In the breeding season it gains hollow air bladders, causing it to bob along the force of the tides.
Shellback sanderling wrote:
The shells from its food gets recycled into the shell on its back.
Coral killdeer wrote:
The name comes from its call, not its apperance (or its surprising tendency to show up on lawns).
Runey turnstone wrote:
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STORMWAKE
Red-handed nuthatch wrote:
With its habit of "borrowing" and stashing nuts and bolts, this bird is a favored familiar choice of ridgeback engineers.
Wire wren wrote:
Native to the harrowing canyons of the Shifting Expanse, this crafty bird has rapidly adapted to enroaching machinery.
Spark siskin wrote:
Whether their irruptive migrations are the cause or effect of unseasonal thunderstorms is a matter of furious academic debate.
WINGSONG SANCTUARY
Bamboo chickadee wrote:
Can commonly be seen bouncing in the branches of bamboo forests.
Cloudtufted titmouse wrote:
With the acrobatic way it hops and hangs off branches, it's like it weights nothing at all!
Millmeadow martin wrote:
These birds have formed a centuries long mutualistic relationship with Millmeadow farmers, who offer gourd nests in exchange for free pest control.
Apopts hub!
