Thought it would be neat for those of us who are birdwatchers to post our life list if you keep one. For those who don't know what a life list is, it is just the birds you have seen in your life. Here is mine.
Goose, Canada
Mallard
Bittern, American
Heron, Little Blue
Turkey, Wild
Pheasant, Ring-necked
Vulture, Turkey
Kingfisher, Belted
Dove, Mourning
Hummingbird, Ruby-throated
Woodpecker, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Pileated
Martin, Purple
Jay, Blue
Crow, American
Chickadee, Black-capped
Chickadee, Carolina
Titmouse, Tufted
Nuthatch, White-breasted
Catbird, Gray
Bluebird, Eastern
Robin, American
Starling, European
Waxwing, Cedar
Blackbird, Red-winged
Grackle, Common
Cowbird, Brown-headed
Oriole, Northern
Towhee, Rufous-sided
Sparrow, White-throated
Junco, Dark-eyed
Cardinal, Northern
Bunting, Indigo
Finch, House
Goldfinch, American
Sparrow, House
Bird's Life List
Well gardenhubby we have been watching all the swallows leaving us for the winter and going to warmer climes in Africa, and the martins will be next. We have loads of starlings here in England, in some areas they are classed as pests which is a shame. Yes i love watching the birds and i have put some birdboxes up especially for the bluetits who love them. I do not use any pesticides etc in my garden so the birds can have a look around for the slugs and snails it will keep them well fed, always make sure there is food out for them plus some water. Sheila in NW England
Okay, here's my Life List. Besides these, there are various Warblers, Shearwaters, Terns, Sandpipers, Thrushes and Vireos that I can't distinguish, so I guess they don't count. Probably some common ones I see everyday and have forgotten to include, too.
Bittern, American
Bittern, Least
Blackbird, Red-Winged
Blackbird, Rusty
Bobwhite, Common
Bufflehead
Bunting, Indigo
Cardinal, Northern
Catbird, Gray
Chickadee, Black-Capped
Chickadee, Carolina
Coot, American
Cormorant, Double Crested
Cowbird, Brown-Headed
Crow, American
Crow, Fish
Dove, Mourning
Dove, Rock
Dowitcher, Long-Billed
Duck, American Black
Duck, Cinnamon Teal
Duck, Common Pintail
Duck, Ruddy
Duck, Wood
Eagle, Bald
Egret, Cattle
Egret, Great
Egret, Snowy
Falcon, Peregrine
Finch,
Godwit, Marbled
Finch, Purple
Goose, Blue
Goose, Canada
Goose, Snow
Grackle, Common
Grosbeak, Evening
Grouse, Ruffed
Gull, Greater Black-Backed
Gull, Herring
Gull, Laughing
Gull, Lesser Black-Backed
Harrier, Northern
Hawk, Broad Winged
Hawk, Red Shouldered
Hawk, Red-tailed
Heron, Green
Heron, Black Crowned
Heron, Great Blue
Heron, Little Blue
Heron, Louisiana
Heron, Yellow Crowned
Hummingbird, Ruby-Throated
Ibis, Glossy
Jay, Blue
Junco, Slate-Colored
Kestrel, American
Killdeer
Kingfisher, Belted
Loon, Common
Mallard
Martin, Purple
Merganser, Hooded
Merganser, Red Breasted
Mockingbird, Northern
Northern Shoveler
Nuthatch, Red-Breasted
Nuthatch, White-Breasted
Oriole, Baltimore
Owl, Barn
Pelican, Brown
Pheasant, Ring Necked
Plover, Black-Bellied
Plover, Semipalmated
Plover, Wilson's
Robin, American
Siskin, Pine
Skimmer, Black
Sparrow, Fox
Sparrow, House
Sparrow, White-Throated
Starling, European
Swallow, Barn
Swan, Mute
Tanager, Scarlet
Tern, Common
Tern, Forster's
Thrasher, Brown
Titmouse, Tufted
Turkey, Wild
Vulture, Black
Vulture, Turkey
Waxwing, Cedar
Whimbrel
Woodpecker, Downy
Woodpecker, Hairy
Woodpecker, Pileated
Woodpecker, Red-Bellied
Woodpecker, Red-Headed
Woodpecker, Flicker, Common
Wren, House
Wren, Winter
This message was edited Tuesday, Nov 6th 2:31 PM
i'd have to get out the book and go through it and it would end up way too long. One that i've just added this week is a Myrtle or Yellow-rumped Warbler. It was sitting in the Russel's Cottage Rose bush eating the hips. If I get the cuttings from the bayberry rooted, maybe after they start fruiting, it will stay around. If nothing else, I certainly have enough rose hips to keep it happy for awhile!