Welsh Peregrine
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Korea DMZ.
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Where in the world am I? Bird Game! (1 Viewer)
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Welsh Peregrine
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By the way, wish it were Barnes wetland - I could add two species to my British list!
Welsh Peregrine
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Sorry, three - misread "Hooded Crane" as "Hooded Crow"!!!
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
With such great numbers of cranes (in migration, I presume?) I figure The Falcon has got it right, it's got to be Japan (well, unless it is Korea ;-) )
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about birding hotspots in Japan. Looking at a map, though, I would guess Kyushu is the most likely island.
Unfortunately, I don't know anything about birding hotspots in Japan. Looking at a map, though, I would guess Kyushu is the most likely island.
The Falcon got the country right -- Japan. +1 pt
Peter C. got the right island -- Kyushu. +3 pts
The checklist was made at the Izumi Crane Preserve in Kyushu, Japan. 80% of the population of Hooded Cranes winter here (the other 20% winter at sites in South Korea and coastal China).
Scoreboard:
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Here is the next one!:
Date of Observation: March 11, 2011
# of species: 17
Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii 2
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi 1
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 1
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 120
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 1
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 1
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica 3
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 8
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 10
Pied Triller Lalage nigra 3
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 8
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 6
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 30
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 8
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 5
Carlos
Peter C. got the right island -- Kyushu. +3 pts
The checklist was made at the Izumi Crane Preserve in Kyushu, Japan. 80% of the population of Hooded Cranes winter here (the other 20% winter at sites in South Korea and coastal China).
Scoreboard:
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Here is the next one!:
Date of Observation: March 11, 2011
# of species: 17
Tabon Scrubfowl Megapodius cumingii 2
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi 1
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor 1
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 120
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra 1
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 1
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 2
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica 3
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 8
White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 10
Pied Triller Lalage nigra 3
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 8
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 6
Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis 30
Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 8
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 5
Carlos
I'll try a complete guess at Singapore Carlos.
Rich
Rich
Peter C.
...just zis guy, you know?
Carlos-
This is a really interesting game! Very educational ... I had heard of the Nicobar Pigeon, though never been anywhere they occur. I had no idea they had this specialized distribution.
Going by that hint - and also the fact that Singapore is in the general vicinity - I will guess the Siliman Islands, Thailand.
This is a really interesting game! Very educational ... I had heard of the Nicobar Pigeon, though never been anywhere they occur. I had no idea they had this specialized distribution.
Going by that hint - and also the fact that Singapore is in the general vicinity - I will guess the Siliman Islands, Thailand.
The answer is Mantanani Island right off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia's section of Borneo. It is famous for its large roost of frigatebirds, Tabon Scrubfowl and Nicobar Pigeons, and the endemic Mantanani Scops-Owl. No points for anyone that round!
Scoreboard:
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Here is the next one:
Date of Observation: February 12, 2005
# of species: 25
1 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
15 Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
12 Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
3 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
5 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
2 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
2 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
4 Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
18 Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
4 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
15 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
30 Common Raven Corvus corax
30 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
3 Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
3 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
6 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
18 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
6 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
2 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
10 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
125 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
1 Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Carlos
Scoreboard:
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Here is the next one:
Date of Observation: February 12, 2005
# of species: 25
1 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
15 Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula
12 Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa
3 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
5 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
2 Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus
2 Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
4 Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor
18 Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis
6 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
4 Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
15 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
30 Common Raven Corvus corax
30 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
3 Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus
3 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
6 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
18 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
6 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
2 Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus
10 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
125 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
1 Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
Carlos
Larry Lade
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Minnesota, USA, somewhere around the Duluth area. Maybe the Sax-Zim bog.
Scoreboard:
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
Larry Lade: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Date of Observation: July 5th, 2011
# of species: 41
28 Graylag Goose Anser anser
11 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
12 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
15 Mute Swan Cygnus olor
11 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
225 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
9 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
1 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
13 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
1 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
1 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
3 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
3 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
4 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
100 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
7 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
8 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
20 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
1 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
3 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
2000 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
7 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
38 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
6 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
1 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
6 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
5 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
10 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
15 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
20 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
1 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
2 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
10 Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
1 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
3 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Carlos
Peter C.: 12
The Falcon: 7
Welsh Peregrine: 6
Larry Lade: 6
ClarkWGriswold: 1
Cee Jay: 1
Date of Observation: July 5th, 2011
# of species: 41
28 Graylag Goose Anser anser
11 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
12 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
15 Mute Swan Cygnus olor
11 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
225 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
1 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
9 Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
1 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
13 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
1 Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
1 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
1 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
3 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
3 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
4 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
100 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
7 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
8 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
20 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
1 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
3 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
2000 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
7 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
1 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
38 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
6 Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
1 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
6 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
5 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
10 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
15 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
20 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
2 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
1 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
2 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
10 Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
1 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
4 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
3 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Carlos
Reuven_M
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Did you edit this post? I thought it just said Minnesota originally...
Larry Lade
Moderator
Now I did see quite a bit of these when I was at the Barnes Wetland in London, so I will try this location one more time!
Norfolk, England.
Rich
Rich
