Where in the world am I? Bird Game! (1 Viewer)

I have been thinking of a potential bird game and thought this one would be a fun one to play: where in the world am I?

How to Play:

I post a real checklist of birds from anywhere in the world, with date and time given to take into account seasonality. I'll provide some background information if possible/available.

Whoever guesses the correct country where these observations took place gets one point.

Whoever guesses the correct state/region/province/department where these observations took place gets three points.

Whoever can guess the exact birding hotspot (city park, national park, wetland, road, lodge, etc) gets six points.

I'm thinking of giving everyone 24 hours to try and guess the answer. We'll see how it goes and how popular it is beyond that. So here goes nothing:

Date of Observation: May 03, 2009
# of species recorded: 33

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) 16
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) 50
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) 5
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 1
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 4
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 6
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 8
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 6
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) 4000
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) 50000
Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 4
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 3
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 2
Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) 1
White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) 1
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 2
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 1
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 2
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 12
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1
Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 2
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 15
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 2
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1

Carlos

Dry Tortugas NP, Florida, US.

You get six points The Falcon! It was my checklist for my visit to Dry Tortugas NP in 2009.

That was quick and maybe a little too easy, but I promise to make the next ones more difficult:

Date of Observation: October 4, 2010
# of species: 50

Sickle-winged Guan (Chamaepetes goudotii) 2
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi) 2
White-throated Quail-Dove (Geotrygon frenata) 1
Red-billed Parrot (Pionus sordidus) 2
Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) 1
Wedge-billed Hummingbird (Schistes geoffroyi) 1
Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) 2
Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) 1
Gorgeted Sunangel (Heliangelus strophianus) 2
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) 4
Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis) 1
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata) 2
Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) 10
Booted Racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii) 2
Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) 2
Purple-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox mitchellii) 2
Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus) 3
Toucan Barbet (Semnornis ramphastinus) 1
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan (Andigena laminirostris) 4
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) 1
Azara's Spinetail (Synallaxis azarae) 1
Strong-billed Woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) 1
Montane Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger) 1
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) 1
White-tailed Tyrannulet (Mecocerculus poecilocercus) 1
White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps) 1
Black-capped Tyrannulet (Phyllomyias nigrocapillus) 1
Rufous-headed Pygmy-Tyrant (Pseudotriccus ruficeps) 1
Cinnamon Flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) 1
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) 1
Brown-capped Vireo (Vireo leucophrys) 1
Turquoise Jay (Cyanolyca turcosa) 3
Plain-tailed Wren (Pheugopedius euophrys) 1
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina leucophrys) 1
Great Thrush (Turdus fuscater) 1
Glossy-black Thrush (Turdus serranus) 1
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
Russet-crowned Warbler (Myiothlypis coronatus) 4
Spectacled Redstart (Myioborus melanocephalus) 2
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) 18
Grass-green Tanager (Chlorornis riefferii) 1
Golden Tanager (Tangara arthus) 1
Flame-faced Tanager (Tangara parzudakii) 2
Beryl-spangled Tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) 3
Blue-and-black Tanager (Tangara vassorii) 2
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea) 1
Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch (Arremon brunneinucha) 2
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) 8
Dusky Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus semifuscus) 1
Golden-bellied Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysogaster) 4

Carlos

Hi Carlos
Would it be Ecuador?

John

Tandayapa Ecuador?

Cee Jay got the point for naming the country, but Welsh Peregrine narrowed it down for six points! The checklist was from the trail system and feeders around Bellavista (upper Tandayapa Valley).

The Falcon: 6
Welsh Peregrine: 6
Cee Jay: 1

This next checklist was a 3 day list from a trip to a location. Should be very easy to narrow it down to country, but let's see if anyone can narrow it down to the exact location:

Dates of Observation: September 28-30, 2009
# of species: 84

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
Gray Teal (Anas gracilis)
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
Pacific Heron (Ardea pacifica)
White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
Black-tailed Native-hen (Tribonyx ventralis)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata)
Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)
Pink Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Mallee Ringneck (Barnardius barnardi)
Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)
Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus)
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius)
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata)
White-browed Treecreeper (Climacteris affinis)
Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)
Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor)
Black Honeyeater (Sugomel niger)
Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps)
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma castaneothorax)
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor)
Gray Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
Australasian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
Ground Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina maxima)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
White-winged Triller (Lalage sueurii)
Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
Gray Shrike-Thrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
Jacky-winter (Microeca fascinans)
Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata)
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi)
Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Carlos

I'll try Victoria, Australia.

Rich

This next checklist was a 3 day list from a trip to a location. Should be very easy to narrow it down to country, but let's see if anyone can narrow it down to the exact location:

Dates of Observation: September 28-30, 2009

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This one is tricky to narrow down - so many of these birds are Australian endemics, but wide-ranging ones! I couldn't see any "key" species in here; I can say "not" a few places (e.g. Kakadu and the east coast, 'cause they don't have Black Honeyeaters) but haven't a clue about the specific location.

However, I'll guess "southern Queensland" for a general area.

Peter...southern Queensland is a good guess.

Anyone care to narrow it down further?

Carlos

Australia (stating the B obvious, 'tis true!). Actually, I'll go for inland New South Wales.

Somewhere outside of Brisbane

The checklist was made about 10-12 hours driving distance inland from Brisbane, so would fall around south-central Queensland. The exact location was Bowra Station just outside Cunnamulla. Fantastic place for birding to get a lot of the inland endemics. I dipped on two key species at this site -- Hall's Babbler and Grey Falcon.

ClarkWGriswold gets one point for getting the country right first, and Peter C. gets three points for getting the correct state first.

Scoreboard:

The Falcon: 6
Welsh Peregrine: 6
Peter C.: 3
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1

Let's jump continents again...this time not one of my own checklists for a change:

Date of Observation: July 22, 2004
# of species: 14

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 270
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 64
European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) 44
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) 130
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 22
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 9
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) 2
Razorbill (Alca torda) 26
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) 300
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) 280
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 1
European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) 6

I think this list is interesting. Some wild card birds on this checklist.

Carlos

Scotland Isle of Mull.

Just to be different - Scotland, Isle of Skye

Must admit to having to look up what a Mew Gull was.

Rich

I will try Scotland and Harris.

I'll go out on a limb and guess somewhere from Norway - the island of Runde.

(By the way, Carlos, I should have had that last one in the bag - I've actually been to Cunnamulla! But we were just passing through, didn't really stop for birds. Not surprising though - we'd spent the previous night in Charleville (just a couple of hours' drive north) and that was an excellent site.)

Peter C., you nailed this one! Yes, the island of Runde in Norway is correct.

I thought the Cunnamulla area was very good birding, but I visited on a rather dry year so I missed out on several target species and did not see the hoped for spectacle of large parrot/cockatoo flocks. Still saw lots of great birds, though. Look forward to returning to Australia.

Scoreboard:

Peter C.: 9
The Falcon: 6
Welsh Peregrine: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1

Last one for 2011.

Date of Observation: August 4, 2006
# of species: 15

Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 1
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 1
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 1
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1
Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) 1
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 1
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1
Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca) 1
White-naped Crane (Grus vipio) 1,000
Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) 500
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) 1

Carlos

I will try a wild guess, the Barnes Wetland in London, England.

Chollanam-Do Sooncheon Bay in South Korea.

Japan.