Napamatt's 2009 List

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This year's target is again set at 500. A January trip to South Africa, with two days at Pafuri in the Northern Kruger to hopefully hunt down Pel's Fishing Owl and 6 days in the Sabi Sand, should hopefully see me at 185.
A spring trip to England and possibly Poland will bring a target of 65, with the rest coming from the US. Though with no trips to FL, TX and MA planned, it might be hard to make 250, let alone the 297 I managed this year.

Jan 1, Lake Tahoe.

1. Dark-eyed Junco
2. Mountain Chickadee
3. Pygmy Nuthatch
4. Steller's Jay
5. Spotted Towhee
6. Common Goldeneye
7. Bald Eagle
8. Common Merganser
9. Clarks Nutcracker
10. Mallard
11. Red-breasted Nuthatch
12. Brown Creeper
13. Downy Woodpecker
14. Feral Pigeon

Jan 2-4, Napa
15. Turkey Vulture
16. Red-tailed Hawk
17. Eurasian Starling
18. Red-winged Blackbird
19. California Towhee
20. Bewicks Wren
21. Nuttall's Woodpecker
22. Northern Flicker
23. Northern Mockingbird
24. White-breasted Nuthatch
25. Oak Titmouse
26. White-tailed Kite
27. Cooper's Hawk
28. Red-shouldered Hawk
29. White-crowned Sparrow
30. Golden-crowned Sparrow
31. Lincoln's Sparrow
32. House Sparrow
33. Lesser Goldfinch
34. American Goldfinch
35. Purple Finch
36. House Finch
37. Western Scrub-jay
38. Anna's Hummingbird
39. Mourning Dove
40. Yellow-rumped Warbler
41. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
42. Ring-billed Gull
43. Great Egret

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Jan 5th, home

44. Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Jan 6th, Eastshore Freeway, Berkeley

45. White Pelican

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Rest of January - Napa

46. Merlin
47. Western Bluebird

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January 22nd, London

48. Wood Pigeon
49. Dunnock
50. Great Tit
51. Blackbird
52. Eurasian Robin
53. Magpie
54. Jay
55. Common Moorhen
56. Eurasian Coot
57. Tufted Duck
58. Rose-ringed Parakeet
59. Black-headed Gull
60. Common Gull
61. Mute Swan
62. Great Cormorant

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January 23rd, Johannesburg Airport
If you land on the NE runway, make sure your bins are handy. It's a long taxi past lots of great habitat. I missed at least two birds becasue the bins were packed.

63. Black-shouldered Kite
64. Cape Wagtail
65. Reed Cormorant
66. Grey Heron
67. Yellow-billed Egret
68. Cattle Egret
69. Glossy Ibis
70. Lesser-striped Swallow
71. Pied Crow
72. Southern Masked-Weaver
73. Red Bishop
74. Long-tailed Widow (L)
75. Common Myna

January 24,25th Pafuri, Northern Kruger

76. White Stork
77. Egyptian Goose
78. Spur-winged Goose
79. White-backed Vulture
80. Tawny Eagle
81. Wahlberg's Eagle
82. Natal Francolin
83. Small Button-quail
84. Blacksmith Lapwing
85. White-crowned Lapwing (L)
86. Wood Sandpiper
87. Water Thick-Knee
88. Mourning Dove
89. Cape Turtle Dove
90. Laughing Dove
91. Emerald-spotted Wood-dove
92. Jacobin Cuckoo
93. Giant Eagle Owl
94. Square-tailed Nightjar
95. Little Swift
96. African Palm Swift
97. Speckled Mousebird
98. Woodland Kingfisher
99. Brown-hooded Kingfisher
100. Striped Kingfisher
101. European Bee-eater
102. Carmine Bee-eater
103. White-fronted Bee-eater
104. European Roller
105. Lilac-breasted Roller
106. Broad-billed Roller
107. Southern Yellowbilled Hornbill
108. Eurasian Swallow
109. Wire-tailed Swallow
110. Mosque Swallow
111. Brown-throated Martin
112. Dark-capped Bulbul
113. Kurrichane Thrush
114. Yellow-breasted Apalis
115. Long-billed Crombec
116. Rattling Cisticola
117. Tawny-flanked Prinia
118. Southern Black Flycatcher
119. Black-throated Wattle-eye (L)
120. African Pied Wagtail
121. Red-backed Shrike
122. Magpie Shrike
123. Tropical Boubou
124. Black-backed Puffback
125. Violet-backed Starling
126. Burchell's Starling
127. Meve's Starling
128. Southern Greyheaded Sparrow
129. Spectacled Weaver
130. White-winged Widowbird
131. Red-billed Firefinch
132. Blue Waxbill
133. Long-tailed Paradise Wydah
134. Wood Owl
135. Trumpeter Hornbill
136. Dwarf Bittern
137. Striated Heron
138. Black-headed Heron
139. Saddle-billed Stork
140. Black Stork
141. African Openbill
142. African Spoonbill
143. White-faced Duck
144. Comb Duck
145. Three-banded Plover
146. Common Sandpiper
147. African Jacana
148. Bronze-winged Courser
149. Crested Francolin
150. Swainsons Spurfowl
151. Helmeted Guineafowl
152. Yellow-billed Kite
153. Bateleur
154. Lesser-spotted Eagle
155. African Fish-Eagle
156. Shikra
157. African Harrier-Hawk
158. Grey Lourie
159. Diederik Cuckoo
160. African Cuckoo
161. Great Spotted Cuckoo
162. Black Cuckoo
163. Pel's Fishing Owl (L)
164. Red-faced Mousebird
165. Little Bee-eater
166. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
167. Pied Kingfisher
168. African Pygmy Kingfisher
169. Green Woodhoopoe
170. Scimitarbill
171. Hoopoe
172. Grey Hornbill
173. Sabota Lark
174. Mountain Wagtail (L)
175. Fork-tailed Drongo
176. Southern Black Tit
177. Ashy Flycatcher
178. Chin-spot Batis
179. Orange-breasted Bush-shrike
180. White-crested Helmet-shrike
181. Red-winged Starling
182. Wattled Starling
183. Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling
184. Yellow-billed Oxpecker
185. Red-billed Oxpecker
186. Red-billed Buffalo-weaver
187. Green-winged Pytilia
188. Orange-winged Pytilia (L)
189. Village Indigobird
190. Darter
191. Common Waxbill
192. Cardinal Woodpecker
193. Pintailed Wydah
194. Greenshank
195. Martial Eagle
196. Pearl-spotted Owlet
197. Fiery-necked Nightjar
198. Jamesons Firefinch
199. Crowned Hornbill (L)
200. Retz's Helmetshrike
201. White-browed Coucal
202. Yellow-fronted Canary
203. Red-billed Quelea
204. Pygmy Goose
205. Yellow-bellied Greenbul
206. Hamerkop
207. Crested Guineafowl (L)
208. Double-banded Sandgrouse
209. Senegal Coucal
210. Red-billed Hornbill
211. Eurasian Golden Oriole
212. African Golden Oriole (L)
213. Arrowmarked Babbler
214. White-browed Scrub-robin
215. African Penduline Tit (L)
216. Zitting Cisticola
217. Brubru
218. Red-headed Weaver
219. Cape Vulture

January 25-31st, Mala Mala

220. White-rumped Swift
221. Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
222. Desert Cisticola
223. Spotted Flycatcher
224. Whitebacked Night-heron
225. Redfaced Mousebird
226. Crowned Plover
227. Harlequin Quail
228. Woolynecked Stork
229. Lesser Masked-weaver
230. Black-collared Barbet
231. Golden-breasted Bunting
232. Black Cuckooshrike (L)
233. Green Pigeon
234. Bluebilled Firefinch
235. Dusky Indigobird
236. Blackheaded Oriole
237. Brownheaded Parrot
238. White-throated Robin-chat
239. Purple Roller
240. White-bellied Sunbird
241. Camaroptera
242. Thickbilled Weaver
243. Red-collared Widow
244. Bearded Woodpecker
245. Marabou Stork
246. Crested Barbet
247. Yelloweyed Canary
248. Amur Falcon
249. Southern Boubou
250. White-browed Scrub-robin
251. Purple-crested Turaco
252. Brown Snake-eagle
253. Carmine Bee-eater
254. Redchested Cuckoo
255. Corncrake (L)
256. Striped Cuckoo
257. Blackbreasted Eagle
258. Bluegrey Flycatcher
259. Little Grebe
260. Greater Honeyguide
261. Rufousnaped Lark
262. Flappet Lark
263. African Pipit
264. Whiteheaded Vulture
265. Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
266. Goliath Heron
267. Spottedback Weaver
268. Hadeda Ibis

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March 7th-8th, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Washoe Valley

269. Acorn Woodpecker
270. Western Meadowlark
271. Hermit Thrush
272. Lesser Scaup
273. Bufflehead
274. Yellow-billed Loon (L)
275. Canada Goose
276. Double-crested Cormorant
277. Black-crowned Night-heron
278. Canvasback
279. Gadwall
280. Eared Grebe
281. Pied-billed Grebe
282. California Gull
283. Ruddy Duck
284. Northern Shoveller
285. Hooded Merganser
286. Prairie Falcon (L)
287. Black-billed Magpie
288. Yellow-billed Magpie
289. Tree Swallow
290. Northern Goshawk (L)
291. White-throated Swift

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March 10th, Napa

292. Pine Siskin

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March 14th, Napa, Alston Park and Huichica

293. Cackling Goose
294. Greater White-fronted Goose
295. Northern Harrier
296. Cinnamon Teal
297. American Kestrel
298. Tricolored Blackbird
299. Black Phoebe
300. Red-breasted Sapsucker
301. Bushtit

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March 17th, Napa

302. Cliff Swallow

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March 22nd, Las Gallinas

303. American Wigeon
304. Lesser Yellowlegs

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March 25th, Boston MA

305. Blue Jay
306. White-throated Sparrow
307. Tufted Titmouse
308. Common Grackle

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March 29th, Las Gallinas

309. Song Sparrow

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April 4th, Napa

310. Rufous Hummingbird

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April 11th, Alston Park, Napa

311. Western Kingbird

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April 15th, Otmoor UK

312. Pochard
313. Red Kite
314. Common Buzzard
315. Sparrowhawk
316. Kestrel
317. Pheasant
318. Northern Lapwing
319. Sedge Warbler
320. Rook
321. Carrion Crow
322. Chaffinch
323. Linnet
324. Greenfinch
325. Reed Bunting

April 16th, Fairburn Ings, UK
326. Shelduck
327. Eurasian Teal
328. Eurasian Oystercatcher
329. Redshank
330. Garden Warbler
331. Willow Warbler
332. Coal Tit
333. Willow Tit (L)
334. Long-tailed Tit
335. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (L)
336. Goldfinch
337. Bullfinch (L)
338. Blue Tit
339. Little Egret

April 16th, Charlesworth, UK
340. Black Grouse (L)
341. Mistle Thrush
342. Jackdaw
343. Greylag Goose


April 17th, Old Moor, UK
344. Eurasian Wigeon
345. Yellowhammer
346. Little Ringed Plover (L)
347. Little Grebe

April 19th, Krakow, PL
348. Fieldfare (L)
349. Black Redstart (L)
350. Eurasian Treecreeper (L)

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April 26th, Napa

351. House Wren
352. Cedar Waxwing
353. California Quail
354. Wild Turkey
355. Wood Duck

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April 30th, May 1st - San Diego

Visiting friends with a few stolen bird watching moments. List serv for San Diego alerted me to a great spot - Allen Rd in Mission Hills, a one block, Lerp infested Eucalyptus canyon.

Friends House
356. Sage Sparrow (L)

Allen Rd

357. Yellow Warbler
358. Hermit Warbler
359. Black-throated Gray-Warbler (L)
360. MacGillivray's Warbler
361. Orange-crowned Warbler
362. Western Tanager
363. Pacific-slope Flycatcher (L)
364. Bullock's Oriole
365. Warbling Vireo (L)
366. Wilson's Warbler
367. Townsend's Warbler


Point Loma
368. American Bittern (L)
369. Red-crowned Parrot (L) - #800 World List

Torrey Pines
370. Allen's Hummingbird
371. Peregrine Falcon

Balboa Park
372. Hooded Oriole

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May 7th, Napa

373. Belted Kingfisher
374. Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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May 10th, Point Reyes - we took our nephew and niece (10 and 7) and counted species to make it a game. They were thrilled with 45 - maybe 1 or 2 new birders in the making here.

375. Savannah Sparrow
376. Western Gull
377. Bonaparte's Gull
378. Red-necked Phalarope
379. Brant
380. Swainson's Hawk
381. Caspian Tern
382. Osprey
383. Fox Sparrow

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May 16-17, Philo for the Anderson Valley Pinot Festival (at least they didn't call it a celebration, there was little to celebrate amongst the wines).

Hendy Woods State Park

384. Purple Martin
385. Cassin's Vireo (L)
386. Western Wood-pewee
387. Green Heron
388. Spotted Sandpiper

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June 20-27th, Hilton Head Island, SC

A family vacation for a week - with some birding opportunities but limited to the island, with coastal viewing, then trips into Sea Pines Reserve, Pinckney Island NWR, and Fish Haul Park.

389. Black Vulture
390. Little Blue Heron
391. Laughing Gull
392. Anhinga
393. Boat-tailed Grackle
394. Wood Stork
395. Fish Crow
396. Royal Tern
397. Chimney Swift
398. Wood Thrush (L)
399. Carolina Chickadee
400. Red-bellied Woodpecker
401. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
402. Eastern Bluebird
403. Painted Bunting (L)
404. Northern Parula
405. Great-crested Flycatcher (L)
406. Pine Warbler (L)
407. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
408. Gull-billed Tern (L)
409. Brown-headed Nuthatch
410. Barred Owl (L)
411. Orchard Oriole (L)
412. Eastern Towhee
413. Tri-colored Heron
414. Eastern Kingbird
415. White Ibis
416. Carolina Wren
417. Common Moorhen
418. Eastern Wood-pewee

June 28th Napa

419. Black-headed Grosbeak

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July 10th, Bothe State Park, Napa

420. Pileated Woodpecker

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August 9th, Dillon Beach

421. Heerman's Gull

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August 17th, White Slough, Vallejo

422. Western Sandpiper
423. Least Sandpiper
424. Greater Yellowlegs
425. Short-billed Dowitcher
426. Long-billed Dowitcher
427. Willet

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August 23rd, Skyline Park, Napa

428. Wrentit

August 24th, Carneros

429. Golden Eagle

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August 28th, Solano Marshes

430. Common Yellowthroat
431. Willow Flycatcher
432. Marbled Godwit
433. Avocet
434. Black-winged Stilt

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August 30th, Napa

435. Black and White Warbler

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A little housekeeping revealed some obvious errors.

436. American Crow
437. Common Raven
438. American Coot

September 4-7th, Lassen Volcanic National Park

439. Olive-sided Flycatcher (L)
440. Gray Jay (L)
441. White-faced Ibis
442. Great Blue Heron
443. Vaux's Swift
444. American Dipper (L)
445. Chipping Sparrow
446. Cassin's Finch (L)
447. Hairy Woodpecker
448. Golden-crowned Kinglet
449. Nashville Warbler (L)
450. White-headed Woodpecker

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Sep 11-12th, Lake Tahoe Area

451. Mountain Bluebird (L)
452. Brown-headed Cowbird

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Some more clean up

453. Brown Pelican - Hilton Head
454. Killdeer - White Slough
455. Forster's Tern - Solano Marshes
456. Chestnut-backed Chicakadee - Napa
457. American Robin - Lake Tahoe

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Sep 18th, Shearwater Pelagic from Bodega Bay.

A very exciting day, my first pelagic. After 12 hours of not feeling exactly 100% it might be my last for a while! It was very enjoyable, with great birds and great guides, I'd highly recommend it, and anti-sickness drugs / measures!

458. Pacific Loon
459. Common Loon
460. Western Grebe
461. Clark's Grebe
462. Pelagic Cormorant
463. Brandt's Cormorant
464. Surf Scoter
465. Black Oystercatcher
466. Whimbrel
467. Ruddy Turnstone
468. Black Turnstone
469. Surfbird
470. Black-footed Albatross
471. Northern Fulmar
472. Pink-footed Shearwater (L)
473. Buller's Shearwater (L)
474. Sooty Shearwater
475. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
476. Ashy Storm-Petrel (L)
477. Red Phalarope (L)
478. Pomarine Jaeger (L)
479. Long-tailed Jaeger (L)
480. Parasitic Jaeger (L)
481. Sabine's Gull (L)
482. Arctic Tern
483. Common Murre
484. Pigeon Guillemot
485. Cassin's Auklet
486. Rhinoceros Auklet
487. Tufted Puffin
488. Marbled Murrelet

A great day with 8 life birds and it puts me withing spitting distance of my target for the year.

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Sep 28th, Las Gallinas

489. Northern Pintail

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October 4th, Point Reyes, Bolinas, Sausalito

490. Hutton's Vireo
491. Say's Phoebe
492. Herring Gull
493. Horned Grebe
494. Black Scoter
495. Long-billed Curlew
496. Eurasian Collared-Dove

October 5th, Richardson Bay (marshes by Holiday Inn)
497. Clapper Rail (L)

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October 21st, Frazer PA
Trees outside my hotel

498. Field Sparrow (L)

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October 30-November 1st, Carmel

499. California Gull
500. Black-bellied Plover
501. Thayers Gull
502. Sanderling
503. Mew Gull

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November 9th, Central Park, NY

504. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker