New year... new lists.
List all the birds you have seen this year, whether at home or away.
This is my first photographed species for the year, a juvenile/immature Red-headed Woodpecker. Seemed so young for winter... maybe a late nesting? There were also two adults in the area.
Here is my list so far:
1. Northern Cardinal, 1 January
2. American Tree Sparrow
3. Harris's Sparrow
4. Dark-eyed Junco
5. Mourning Dove
6.American Goldfinch
7.HOSP
8. Blue Jay
9. Eurasian Collared Dove
10. Red-bellied Woodpecker
11. Black-capped Chickadee
12. White-breasted Nuthatch
13. Red-headed Woodpecker
14. Purple Finch
15. Tufted Titmouse
16. Downy Woodpecker
17. Hairy Woodpecker
18. House Finch
19. American Crow
20. EUST
21. Red-tailed Hawk
22. Rock Dove
23. Bald Eagle
24. Canada Goose
25. Belted Kingfisher
26. Mallard
27. Yellow-rumped Warbler
28. American Coot
29. Redhead (Duck)
30. Western Meadowlark
31. American Kestrel
Edited to knock off the Scaup. We thought the "default" winter scaup was the Lesser, but it could be either. Then this last weekend, thought I got one, head shape was right, but a friend said it looked like a hybrid, since the bill-shape looked Ring-necked... ah well.
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01 Eurasian Robin
02 Tawny Owl
03 Blackbird
04 Eurasian Wren
05 Carrion Crow
06 Song Thrush
07 Mallard
08 Woodpigeon
09 Redwing
10 Herring Gull
11 Common Kingfisher
12 Grey Wagtail
13 Goldcrest
14 Stock Dove
15 Great Tit
16 Eurasian Magpie
17 Long-tailed Tit
18 Treecreeper
19 Black-headed Gull
20 Feral Pigeon
21 Eurasian Nuthatch
22 Blue Tit
23 Coal Tit
24 Jackdaw
25 Dunnock
26 Greenfinch
27 European Goldfinch
28 Common Gull
29 Tufted Duck
30 Chaffinch
31 Bullfinch
32 House Sparrow
33 Mute Swan
34 Whooper Swan
35 Greylag Goose
36 Great Black-backed Gull
37 Meadow Pipit
38 Eurasian Jay
39 Water Rail
40 Moorhen
41 Reed Bunting
42 Wigeon
43 Gadwall
44 Little Grebe
45 Coot
46 Goldeneye
47 Shoveler
48 Teal
49 Cormorant
50 Grey Heron
51 Rook
52 Great Spotted Woodpecker
53 Pink-footed Goose
54 Starling
55 Mistle Thrush
56 Canada Goose
57 Goosander
58 Smew
59 Redshank
60 Curlew
61 Rock Pipit
62 Shelduck
63 Peregrine Falcon
All on 1 January - good weather, but drizzly on 2nd and 3rd. Pics: Smew (female), Goosander (male), Mistle Thrush
Resin
Amazing list, Resin. Your Goosander, is that what we call a Common Merganser?
33. Horned Lark, 4 January
34. Ring-necked Pheasant
Your Goosander, is that what we call a Common Merganser?
34. Cooper's Hawk, 4 January
35. Great Horned Owl, 5 January
36. American Robin
Thanks for explaining the Goosander, Resin. :)
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38. Trumpeter Swan, 5 January
I noticed I used #34 twice. I was wondering why this didn't line up with my list off-line.
Great start you two. I haven't been out yet, so it's just the backyard birds so far. Waiting for a Common Redpoll!
1-European House Sparrow
2-House Finch
3-American Goldfinch
4-Black Capped Chickadee
5-European Starling
6-White Breasted Nuthatch
7-Downy Woodpecker
8-American Crow
9-American Bald Eagle
10-Northern Cardinal
11-Dark-eyed Junco
12-Brown Creeper
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Here are the birds I saw on my trip to Southern California:
1 Snow Geese
2 Cinnamon Teal
3 Northern Shoveler
4 Bufflehead
5 Ruddy Duck
6 Red-throated Loon
7 Eared Grebe
8 Brown Pelican
9 Brandt's Cormorant
10 Great Blue Heron
11 Snowy Egret
12 Black-crowned Night-heron
13 White-faced Ibis
14 Northern Harrrier
15 Red-tailed Hawk
16 American Kestrel
17 American Coot
18 Killdeer
19 Black-necked Stilt
20 Spotted Sandpiper
21 Willet
22 Western Gull
23 Heermann's Gull
24 Mourning Dove
25 Anna's Hummingbird
26 Allen's Hummingbird
27 Black Phoebe
28 Say's Phoebe
29 Cassin's Kingbird
30 Loggerhead Shrike
31 Common Raven
32 Tree Swallow
33 Barn Swallow
34 House Wren
35 Marsh Wren
36 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
37 Northern Mockingbird
38 American Pipit
39 Yellow-rumped Warbler
40 Common Yellowthroat
41 Spotted Towhee
42 Song Sparrow
43 White-crowned Sparrow
44 Red-winged Blackbird
45 Western Meadowlark
Been forgetting, #64 Sparrowhawk a couple of days ago.
Weather's been rotten here recently (very wet; only saw sun for the first time on 12th!) so not been getting out so much as usual.
Resin
I think my list is in order now. I had to knock a bird off my first set.
#38. Northern Flicker, 9 January
#39. Common Goldeneye, 9th
#40 Snow Bunting, 16th
You people are already past my last year of 50. However I am 80 & mostly bird from the window. Last year we had a trip to west coast. Here so far: 1-Black capped chickadee 2-Tufted titmouse 3- Mourning dove 4-downy woodpecker 5-Slate colored junco 6-Hairy woodpecker.
I guess we are comparing apples and oranges. I have only started going out with birding groups this past year, and taking trips on my own the year before that. If you are only watching one location, like your back yard, 50 is pretty darn good.
Pollengarden is right. We go out with the birding club and we have nine acres. 50 is a great number from a window. And I am impressed you have no house sparrows or starlings!
Edited to include my latest bird:
#41 Red-winged Blackbird
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If we go grocery shopping, I can count the house sparrows from the parking area. If I see them I will indicate where they are. The extras making 50 were helped by a trip to the PNW.
Up to 68 with Siskin, Collared Dove, Northern Pintail, Common Snipe
Resin
7 herring gull (roof of stop & shop grocery) 8--American gold finches. they were on all the feeder perches.9--red bellied wood pecker 10--Blue Jay 11--cardinal (cock) 12--purple finch
Add #13 white throated sparrow seen under the feeder by my husband.
69 [Eurasian] Kestrel
70 Pied Wagteil
Resin
14-Marsh Hawk We were driving home from the post office & he was gliding along. Certainly not the female, slimmer & the 'wings edged in ink'.
71 Tree Sparrow
72 Fieldfare
73 Dipper
Resin
very good
January birds seen in Colorado not California:
46 Canada Geese
47 Ring-billed Gull
48 Rock Dove (feral Pigeon)
49 Eurasian Collared Dove
50 White-winged Dove
51 Downy Woodpecker
52 Northern Flicker
53 Blue Jay
54 American Crow
55 European Starling
56 Canyon Towhee
57 House Finch
58 House Sparrow
15 American crow
Been forgetting to update again!
74 Chiffchaff 25 Jan
75 Northern Lapwing 28 Jan
76 Golden Plover 28 Jan
77 Pheasant 28 Jan
78 Pochard 31 Jan
79 Skylark 4 Feb
80 Eurasian Bittern 4 Feb
Resin
16 white breasted nuthatch.
Snow storm here so the feeder has been cleaned out. At one time there were 5 goldfinches, the purple finch occupying the perches on the tube feeder with another goldfinch perched on top waiting to get on a perch.
17 Barred owl sound at night & no it is not a record.
42. Cackling Goose, 12 February
43. Bufflehead, 12 February
44. Killdeer, 18 February!! This is a personal early record.
Yay for you, Iris. I have never heard this owl, but have seen them during the day.
45. Snow Goose, 20 February
46. Gadwall
47. Green-winged Teal
48. Northern Pintail
Migrants not arriving as yet.
49. Ring-necked Duck, 22 February
50. Canvasback
51. American Widgeon
52. Northern Harrier... finally. We usually see them much earlier and at home. We had to go away to find this one.
53. Common Grackle, 27 February
54. Common Merganser
Canada goose(18)
I saw a couple un ID hawks. Wide wings They were dark at the tips so could have been the female marsh hawks.
so will not count.
19. Red tail hawk. It dropped off an oak tree & caught something on the ground this morning. it might have been a chipmunk or a mouse on this warm day. If it was a good breakfast, I hope that it returns.
February Birds:
59 Bushtits (another one like Canada Geese, always plural never singular)
60 Curve-billed Thrasher
61 Great-tailed Grackle
62 American Goldfinch
55. Wild Turkey, 5 March
56. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
57. Eastern Meadowlark, 6 March
First two birds were from out of town. I was almost bemoaning that we went all that way to see only Wild Turkeys, but then at a friend's place saw the Eurasian Tree Sparrow at their feeders. He said their range is expanding, but not at a fast pace. None have been found in our county yet.
OK, does the early Eastern Meadowlark signify that we need to hurry and get the nest boxes ready for other early arrivals? The Swallows need to wait as we could still get a cold snap! Bluebirds would make out all right, I think.
20 red winged blackbird was tryi ng out the tube feeder. A friend on the other side of town had them Feb. 22. Evidently our area is not for 'early birds'. If it tried a feeder, it must be really hungry.
I know what I see, And sometimes wonder what I hear. Haven't seen anyone mention a peacock.. (Neighbor) I just like going out to see.. different ponds.. One pond has some domestic ducks left there.. I feed them sometimes.. One day going back to my car...I looked up.. To see a blue Heron standing there.. Of course I bowed.. Got into my car.. And it flew to where I left the food. 2 weeks later there is a sign.. Heron Habitat .. Protected.. OOps.. I have found.. That when you inform a heron group about nesting herons.. You should tell Fish and game first! GRRR.. Why do they have to be so mean? Of course it back tracks to the past.. when I rescued a baby humming bird, and found an injured Night Hawk.. So I don't mention what I have seen.. I just enjoy my birds.. And try to find them in my 1990 bird book.. What kind of waterfowl looks silvery blue? Just wondering..
Is the heron swimming? Silvery blue. Need size etc as you know. 1990 is perfectly good for a bird book. We have several old Peterson's which we use which have been in the family. We have egrets around here but would have to do to Massachusttes Audubon Society reserves to try & see something like a heron. There is one several towns away.
Is the heron swimming? Silvery blue. Need size etc as you know. 1990 is perfectly good for a bird book. We have several old Peterson's which we use which have been in the family. We have egrets around here but would have to do to Massachusttes Audubon Society reserves to try & see something like a heron. There is one several towns away.
