Part 1 is getting rather long, so starting part 2; we came from here:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1346086/
Current leader board @ end of Part 1:
1 Elphaba 247
2 davidmules 197
3 Resin 167
4 kennedyh 108
5 pollengarden 65
6 TXSkeeter 56
7 Mrs_Ed 46
8 P_Edens 35
9 irisMA 24
Pic: Lesser Redpoll
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From 2 April:
168 Garganey
169 Bearded Reedling
170 Avocet
171 Little Ringed Plover
172 Firecrest ▬▬ pic (very poor quality!)
173 Willow Warbler
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174 Tawny Owl, hooting in the garden this evening ;-)
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Spring definitely on the move!
175 Barn Swallow
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47 Northern Shoveler
198. Dusky Moorhen
199. Large-billed Scrubwren
200. Red-kneed Dotterel
201. Broad-billed Sandpiper
202. Great Knot
203. Marsh Sandpiper
204. Fairy Tern
176 Barn Owl (last night, 6 Apr)
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48 Fox Sparrow
177 Ferruginous Duck (rarity! nice and close to home, too ;-)
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Well that's a handsome bird! Congrats.
25. Vulture It was flying over the highway & Dh was able to ID it.
49 Brown Thrasher
50 Chipping Sparrow
51 White-throated Sparrow
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178 House Martin
179 Grasshopper Warbler
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We have not seen any brown thrashers lately
180 Sedge Warbler
181 Common Whitethroat
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52 Great Blue Heron
53 Double Crested Cormorant.
76 4/16/2014 Black-throated Green Warbler High Island
77 4/16/2014 Chuck-will's-widow * High Island
78 4/16/2014 Kentucky Warbler * High Island
79 4/16/2014 Gray Catbird High Island
80 4/16/2014 Common Yellowthroat * High Island
81 4/16/2014 Mottled Duck Anahuac
82 4/16/2014 Red-eyed Vireo * High Island
83 4/16/2014 Rose-breasted Grosbeak High Island
84 4/16/2014 Roseate Spoonbill High Island
85 4/16/2014 White-throated Sparrow * High Island
86 4/16/2014 Wood Thrush High Island
87 4/16/2014 Yellow-billed Cuckoo High Island
* Photo
great photos.
Thanks, irisMA. It was sort of like shooting fish in a barrel. I was in a photo blind with a drip and the birdies just came in for a drink and their photo ops. Seems almost like cheating, but I'll take what I can get. ^_^
That is the best way & often the best way to observe as well.
182 Reed Warbler
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man o' man, i'd love to be in a blind on High Island!!! No way is it cheating in my opinion. Can't wait until those adorable warblers come through here.
meanwhile…
53 Double Crested Cormorant
54 Eastern Bluebird
55 Tree Sparrow
56 Belted Kingfisher
57 Bronze-headed cowbird
183 Whinchat
184 Ring Ouzel
185 Common Sandpiper
186 Common Tern ▬ pic
187 Yellow Wagtail
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188 Arctic Tern
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58 - House Wren. And for those of you know remember my wren/chickadee saga, I already saw the little devil checking out the nest box.
59 - Eurasian Collared-Dove
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you mean this???
That's it! Hilarious. How such a tiny bird can spit out such a beakful is amazing.
60 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler
From yesterday (26 April):
189 Eurasian Spoonbill ▬ pic
190 Great Egret
191 Whimbrel
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That spoonbill has some serious bling!
It does, doesn't it! It's the same one as I saw last year: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=9537039 (from the 2013 yearlist thread). It was ringed as a chick at Schiermonnikoog, Oosterkwelder, Netherlands, on 25 June 2009, and has visited Northumberland every summer for the last 4 years now, and has also been seen in Spain in the winter.
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Wow. That is so cool!
I'm glad that it likes Northumberland. ☺
61 - White-Crowned Sparrow
192 Wryneck ▬ pic
193 Merlin
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194 Redstart
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April should have been a good month, but I had a tight schedule and had to cancel my one bird-watching day due to wind.
66 Blue-winged Teal
62- Barn Swallow
63- Great White Egret
25 cowbird
27 sharp shinned hawk
