[Tred]

Just for fun, no gambling or anything :-P

I'm guessing mine will be a black-capped chickadee.

[borealowl47]

Going for some early raisers ,White-throated Sparrows being seen downtown.
But I think the first bird I see will be a House Sparrow.

[Bird_Bill]

in yard,cardinal probably.Sometimes open back door,tufted titmouse expects a piece of walnut.

[fugl]

Probably the same as last year: Canada Geese flying high overhead well before dawn. But since I'll still be in bed at such an early hour, I'll only hear them, not see them.

[martin kitching]

Tawny Owl - as we walk home from our local pub

cheers
martin

[davercox]

Herring Gull at five a.m.

[MKBirder]

It will either be robin singing before dawn or an early rising carrion crow flying over.

[Maroon Jay]

Probably the Great-tailed Grackle; the most common bird here in Yucatan.

[snowyowl]

Sandhill Cranes - their cries wake us up every morning.

[Sandra (Taylor)]

Probably a jackdaw

[Alcina]

Probably either a crow or a black-headed gull flying over the A!; by the time it's starting to get light enough to record birds I intend to be on the road, heading for that Lesser Scaup in Newcastle (again)!

[Larry Lade]

Probably a European Starling at Chillicothe, Missouri, where I will be getting ready to do a Christmas Bird Count there on January 1, 2012.

[Gill Osborne]

Working 6am until midday tomorrow (should be 12.30 but what the heck - birding is more important )

As it'll be dark as I walk to work tomorrow I reckon my first bird of 2012 will be either a blackbird, jackdaw or robin. I'll go for........blackbird

[lmans66]

Some sort of gull in the distance.... Closer up?... A house sparrow

[Cheshire Birder]

Its usually a Robin, so I will go with that.

CB

[roger1234]

goldfinch

[Gill Osborne]

It was a blackbird A lovely male on the cobbles outside our shop at 7.24am.

[Cheshire Birder]

Originally Posted by Cheshire Birder

Its usually a Robin, so I will go with that.

CB

Well it was second!! My first was Magpie this year.

CB

[Larry Lade]

I suggested above that my first 2012 bird would be a European Starling, however it turned out to be an AMERICAN GOLDFINCH.

[Geoff Brown]

Spoonbill at RSPB Frampton Marsh

[Enji]

I was guessing Great Tit on my feeders (since it's pretty much the only species which comes there) and I was right.

[Tred]

I was right, black-capped chickadee. Right when I was leaving my house and unlocking my car, I heard some and decided to scan the yard just so I could be right.

[Zheljko]

It was a Magpie. I heard it chattering outside while I was still in bed.