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I think its more that the ABA doesn't entangle themselves into debates on what and what isn't countable once that species is on the checklist. ABA's stance isn't "Now any Tricolored Munia seen in its boundaries is countable", it's "The Tricolored Munia is on the checklist...count it on your own discretion, as we do not evaluate all individual records of rare birds"
My understanding is that once it's on the ABA list, they leave it to the observer to evaluate whether the individual is part of an established population or not and from that basis, whether or not to count it within ABA boundaries. As an example, introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul populations in NE Los Angeles / Pasadena area have significantly increased over the last 10 years, and I feel very comfortable counting it by this ABA standard. However, it was initially added to the list based on the bird's status in Florida, and California's state listing authority hasn't yet added it to their list as a state countable introduced species. So I'm left counting one more for ABA vs. CA on my official "countable" lists.

This is why I track 3 different numbers for my species counts (see signature): Overall count regardless of an area's "rules", "accepted" species within that area's rules, and non-introduced - this third number feels very clean and unencumbered by out-of-place exotics.
 
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My understanding is that once it's on the ABA list, they leave it to the observer to evaluate whether the individual is part of an established population or not and from that basis, whether or not to count it within ABA boundaries. As an example, introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul populations in NE Los Angeles / Pasadena area have significantly increased over the last 10 years, and I feel very comfortable counting it by this ABA standard. However, it was initially added to the list based on the bird's status in Florida, and California's state listing authority hasn't yet added it to their list as a state countable introduced species. So I'm left counting one more for ABA vs. CA on my official "countable" lists.

This is why I track 3 different numbers for my species counts (see signature): Overall count regardless of an area's "rules", "accepted" species within that area's rules, and non-introduced - this third number feels very clean and unencumbered by out-of-place exotics.
Actually, Red-whiskered Bulbul was added to the California Bird Checklist, along with Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, in 2019. California is trying to now be a bit more proactive in adding introduced species, adding Mitred Parakeet and Lilac-crowned Parrot last month and currently voting on Red-masked Parakeet.
 
JANUARY 2022 - MONTHLY OVERVIEW

- 2021 was a productive birding year with 221 different species, up from 115 in 2020, but still much lower than pre-COVID years given the lack of travel opportunities, both private and for work. Unclear how this year will unfold in terms of travel, but I do enjoy birding in my local patch as well and am looking forward to building up my year list again. Here's hoping the world will normalize a bit more.

- On the other hand, it is obvious that our planet is under a lot of strain, and bird populations and species are under a lot of pressure. I'm hoping that here too we can work together to reverse some of the damage we have done to our planet.

- So far this year, it's been a bit of a slow start but was delighted to already enjoy three lifers: including a majestic Snowy Owl at downtown Union Station, a Great Horned Owl in my suburban neighborhood, and a beauty of a Orange-crowned warbler at someone's suet feeder.

Lifers in bold, and any birds I didn't see last year get a (+).

January 2-11

Chevy Chase, MD & Washington, DC, USA

1. Blue Jay
2. Tufted Titmouse
3. House Sparrow
4. American Tree Sparrow (+)
5. Dark-eyed Junco
6. Northern Cardinal
7. Great Horned Owl
8. Northern Mockingbird
9. White-throated Sparrow
10. Song Sparrow
11. Rock Pigeon
12. Cooper's Hawk
13. Snowy Owl
14. Mourning Dove
15. American Robin

January 15

Kentlands Lakes, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

16. Canada Goose
17. Mallard
18. Ring-necked Duck (+)
19. Hooded Merganser (+)
20. Turkey Vulture
21. American Crow
22. European Starling

Audubon Naturalist Society - Woodend Sanctuary, MD, USA

23. Red-shouldered Hawk (+)
24. Red-bellied Woodpecker
25. Downy Woodpecker
26. Hairy Woodpecker (+)

January 16

Quite cold out (snowing this afternoon, even) and few birds out.

But was rewarded when I drove 45 minutes North to see a continuing Orange-crowned warbler that has been feasting off someone's backyard suet feeder. It was there when I arrived and got some great looks at it. Another lifer!

Damascus, MD, USA

27. Orange-crowned Warbler

Little Bennett Regional Park, Clarksburg, MD, USA


28. Great Blue Heron
29. Black Vulture
30. Carolina Chickadee
31. Eastern Bluebird
32. House Finch

January 28

Went birding for a few hours in nearby Washington, DC on Friday, searching for a Snow Goose, which would have been a lifer. While I did not find it this time, it was a nice pre-snow walk and I saw a few more year birds.

Washington DC, USA

33. Red-tailed Hawk
34. Bufflehead
35. Ring-billed Gull
36. Double-crested Cormorant
37. Herring Gull

2022 Birding Locales:
  • USA - District of Columbia - Washington
  • USA - Maryland - Chevy Chase, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg
Latest lifer: #864 - Orange-crowned Warbler (Damascus, MD, USA)
 
This afternoon after work, I went to check out the Monongahela River (which is about the only open water around here) and picked up a new bird for the year.

89. Double-crested Cormorant

Dave
 
I am at the stage that I have seen most of the 'easy' birds around me, so will have to start traveling to see more if I want to see more birds this year than last year. Might take the Sunday and go North (Aiguamolls de l'Emporda) a bit to see some shorebirds. Life, work, family, covid and now rebuilding a house is taking all my free time this year and last year.

Managed to jump out in between calls today down to my local patch and got 2 new birds for the year

53. Little Egret
54. Eurasian Blue tit
 
Enjoyable half a day out in the Kisújszállás area netted a bunch of east Hungarian winter specialties:

90. Greater White-fronted Goose
91. Hen Harrier
92. Great Bustard
93. Crested Lark
94. White-tailed Eagle
95. Rough-legged Buzzard
96. Great Grey Shrike
97. Caspian Gull
98. Red-breasted Goose
99. Common Crane
100. Smew
101. European Green Woodpecker
102. Eastern Imperial Eagle
103. Long-eared Owl
 
(Lucky Hammock)
133. Common Ground Dove
134. Brown-crested Flycatcher
135. Savannah Sparrow
136. Grasshopper Sparrow
137. Yellow-breasted Chat
138. Least Bittern
 
Went this morning to Aiguamolls de l'emporda, a fantastic marsh area about an hour and a half drive up north towards the French border. Had a great morning, though still a tad disappointed as I expected to find more waders than I did. But still a good day to up my 2022 list and add 2 Lifers (marked L below)

55. European Greenfinch
56. Common Firecrest
57. Eurasian Marsh harrier
58. Great Egret
59. White Stork
60. Dunlin
61. Northern Lapwing (L)
62. Greater Flamingo
63. Green Winged-Teal
64. Gadwall (L)
65. Northern Shoveler

My current life list stands at 129, which is not too bad considering I started 2 years ago with lockdowns and pandemia and very limited traveling.
 
Been buried in work this week so didn't step out of the house the whole week. This morning I had an hour before my first meeting so went out to my local patch, a small river with woodland close to the house. Saw some good birds in just 50 minutes and clocked a new Lifer (#130)

66. Hawfinch
 
Easiest bird of the year so far, and a nice one that is. While sipping my morning coffee on the sofa I see a small bird passing by and landing on a Yuca plant on the terrace:

67. Crested Tit
 
A couple more non-native established around the neighborhood this week. LA's weird like that...
108. Red-masked Parakeet
109. Yellow-headed Parrot

A late night at the computer last night yielded a heard:
110. Barn Owl
Very happy to get this before 2/15, which marks the end of LA County's Trial Winter Bird Atlas that happens to be covering the quadrant we reside in. The block was still missing Barn Owl, so this is an important survey get.

And a much needed hike with friends today:
111. Downy Woodpecker
112. Canyon Wren
113. House Wren
 
I must be getting old. 32F and wind seemed quite cold. Anyway, go to bird 50 today. This chunk includes a lifer, the owl. I found it myself, flushing it the first time. Two other people got decent pictures of it in a tree the next few days.
 
Family walk along the LA River today:
114. Cliff Swallow
115. Black-necked Stilt
116. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
117. Ring-necked Duck
118. Spotted Sandpiper
119. Red-winged Blackbird
120. Lesser Yellowlegs
121. Eastern Phoebe (local rarity)
122. Lark Sparrow
 
Belated update from Saturday. Went with a friend of a friend who is a ranger in Hortobagy National Park to visit some areas that aren't readily accessible to the public. My main target was Greater Spotted Eagle and we got lucky- it was one of the first birds we saw after getting out of the car! Some early signs of spring starting to emerge- not least the return of the first waders.

104. Greater Spotted Eagle
105. Pygmy Cormorant
106. Common Shelduck
107. Western Marsh Harrier
108. Eurasian Curlew
109. Ruff
110. Lesser White-fronted Goose
 
This is going to be a long one since I just did 10 days of birding in South America for the first time (240 lifers in little over a week, amazing experience).

(Road to Iwokrama, Guyana)
139. Gray-breasted Martin
140. Purple Honeycreeper
141. Opal-rumped Tanager
142. Palm Tanager
143. Blue-gray Tanager
144. Silver-beaked Tanager
145. Green Oropendola
146. Yellow-throated Flycatcher
147. Pink-throated Becard
148. Red-and-green Macaw
149. Orange-winged Parrot
150. Bat Falcon
151. Waved Woodpecker
152. Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
153. Guianan Toucanet
154. Black-spotted Barbet
155. Black Nunbird
156. Black-tailed Trogon
157. Crimson Topaz
158. Band-rumped Swift
159. Black Curassow

(Iwokrama River Lodge and surroundings)
160. Blue-black Grassquit
161. Barn Swallow
162. White-winged Swallow
163. Black-collared Swallow
164. Swallow-winged Puffbird
165. Ringed Kingfisher
166. Swallow-tailed Kite
167. Spotted Sandpiper
168. Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
169. Red-capped Cardinal
170. Giant Cowbird
171. Shiny Cowbird
172. Epaulet Oriole
173. Yellow-rumped Cacique
174. Piratic Flycatcher
175. Rusty-margined Flycatcher
176. Great Kiskadee
177. Rufous-tailed Flatbill
178. Capuchinbird
179. Yellow-throated Woodpecker
180. Neotropic Cormorant
181. Pied Lapwing
182. Flame-crested Tanager
183. Yellow-margined Flycatcher
184. Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
185. White-crowned Manakin
186. Buff-throated Woodcreeper
187. Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
188. Cinereous Antshrike
189. Blue-headed Parrot
190. Lineated Woodpecker
191. White-throated Toucan
192. Green-backed Trogon
193. Spix's Guan
194. Gray-lined Hawk
195. Large-billed Tern
196. Cocoa Thrush
197. Short-crested Flycatcher
198. Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
199. Ferruginous-backed Antbird
200. Painted Parakeet
201. Channel-billed Toucan
202. Plumbeous Kite
203. Greater Yellow-headed Vulture
204. Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo
205. Crested Oropendola
206. White-banded Swallow
207. Red-shouldered Macaw
208. Capped Heron
209. Cocoi Heron
210. Yellow-billed Tern
211. White-chested Emerald
212. Ladder-tailed Nightjar
213. Crimson-crested Woodpecker
214. Drab Water Tyrant
215. Dusky Antbird
216. Green Kingfisher
217. Amazon Kingfisher
218. Rufescent Tiger-Heron
219. Squirrel Cuckoo
220. Greater Ani
221. Amazonian Grosbeak
222. Guianan Red-Cotinga
223. White-throated Manakin
224. Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
225. Plain-brown Woodcreeper
226. Black-faced Antthrush
227. Gray Antbird
228. Brown-bellied Stipplethroat
229. Rufous-bellied Antwren
230. Amazonian Antshrike
231. Fasciated Antshrike
232. Yellow-billed Jacamar
233. Collared Puffbird
234. Spotted Puffbird
235. American Pygmy Kingfisher
236. Gray-breasted Sabrewing
237. Reddish Hermit
238. Southern Rough-winged Swallow
239. White-headed Marsh Tyrant
240. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
241. Smooth-billed Ani
242. Screaming Piha

(Iwokrama River Lodge to Atta Lodge)
243. Green Honeycreeper
244. Red-legged Honeycreeper
245. Bay-headed Tanager
246. Grayish Mourner
247. Cinnamon Attila
248. Black-tailed Tityra
249. Pompadour Cotinga
250. Spangled Cotinga
251. White-flanked Antwren
252. Guianan Streaked-Antwren
253. Red-fan Parrot
254. Black-headed Parrot
255. Mealy Parrot
256. Blue-cheeked Parrot
257. Dusky Parrot
258. Golden-winged Parakeet
259. Red-throated Caracara
260. Chestnut Woodpecker
261. Cream-colored Woodpecker
262. Ringed Woodpecker
263. Red-necked Woodpecker
264. Golden-collared Woodpecker
265. Black-necked Aracari
266. Green Aracari
267. Paradise Jacamar
268. Amazonian Motmot
269. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
270. Blackish Nightjar
271. Plumbeous Pigeon
272. Marail Guan
273. Rufous Potoo
274. Red-shouldered Tanager
275. Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
276. Roadside Hawk
277. White-collared Swift
278. Variable Chachalaca

(Atta Lodge and surroundings)
279. Blue Dacnis
280. Turquoise Tanager
281. Red-rumped Cacique
282. Golden-sided Euphonia
283. Bright-rumped Attila
284. White-lored Tyrannulet
285. Gray-crowned Flycatcher
286. Purple-throated Fruitcrow
287. Tiny Tyrant-Manakin
288. Guianan Woodcreeper
289. Rufous-throated Antbird
290. Scarlet Macaw
291. Black-banded Owl
292. Fork-tailed Woodnymph
293. Black-eared Fairy
294. Long-tailed Hermit
295. Short-tailed Nighthawk
296. Ruddy Pigeon
297. Yellow-backed Tanager
298. Lemon-chested Greenlet
299. Boat-billed Flycatcher
300. Black-chinned Antbird
301. Guianan Puffbird
302. Great Black Hawk
304. Blue-backed Tanager
305. Helmeted Pygmy-Tyrant
306. White-crested Spadebill
307. Mouse-colored Antshrike
308. Great Jacamar
309. Black-throated Trogon
310. King Vulture
311. Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
312. Pelzen's Tody-Tyrant
313. Olivaceous Schiffornis
314. Golden-headed Manakin
315. Black Manakin
316. Black-throated Antshrike
317. Collared Forest-Falcon
318. Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
319. Blue-tailed Emerald
320. Gray-rumped Swift
321. White-winged Potoo
322. Long-tailed Potoo
323. Great Potoo
324. Scaled Pigeon
325. Buff-cheeked Greenlet
326. Spot-tailed Antwren
327. White-chinned Sapphire
328. Guianan Cock-of-the-rock
329. Tropical Mockingbird
330. Cayenne Jay

(Surama EcoLodge and Rock View Lodge)
331. Yellow-bellied Elaenia
332. Guianan Warbling-Antbird
333. Yellow-headed Caracara
334. Crested Caracara
335. Savanna Hawk
336. White-tipped Dove
337. Black Caracara
338. Black-collared Hawk
339. Red-breasted Meadowlark
340. Grassland Sparrow
341. Fork-tailed Flycatcher
342. Aplomado Falcon
343. Southern Lapwing
344. Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
345. Pale-breasted Thrush
346. Bearded Tachuri
347. Yellow-crowned Parrot
348. Buff-necked Ibis
349. Glittering-throated Emerald
350. Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
351. Pale-vented Pigeon
352. Lesser Nighthawk
353. Brown-chested Martin
354. Rufous-browed Peppershrike
355. Streaked Flycatcher
356. Lesser Elaenia
357. Red-bellied Macaw
358. Brown-throated Parakeet
359. White Hawk
360. Pearl Kite
361. Ash-throated Crake
362. Long-billed Starthroat
363. Short-tailed Swift
364. Blue Ground Dove
365. Silvered Antbird
366. Laughing Falcon
367. Green-tailed Jacamar
368. Green-and-rufous Kingfisher
369. Double-toothed Kite
370. Green Ibis
371. Blue-throated Piping-Guan
372. White-tailed Nightjar
373. Common Pauraque
374. Burnished-buff Tanager
375. Yellow Oriole
376. Tropical Gnatcatcher
377. Ashy-headed Greenlet
378. Common Tody-Flycatcher

(Rock View Lodge to Caiman House Field Station)
379. Plumbeous Seedeater
380. Grassland Yellow-Finch
381. Yellow-hooded Blackbird
382. Pied Water-Tyrant
383. Yellow-chinned Spinetail
384. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
385. Jabiru
386. Maguari Stork
387. Solitary Sandpiper
388. Wattled Jacana
389. Eared Dove
390. Crested Bobwhite
391. White-faced Whistling-Duck
392. Bananaquit
393. Orange-backed Troupial
394. Finsch's Euphonia
395. Chivi Vireo
396. White-naped Xenopsaris
397. Barred Antshrike
398. Black-crested Antshrike
399. White-tailed Hawk
400. Striated Heron
401. Pinnated Bittern
402. Plain-breasted Ground Dove
403. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl

(Caiman House Field Station and surroundings)
404. Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher
405. Blue-backed Manakin
406. White-bellied Antbird
407. White-browed Antbird
408. Northern Slaty-Antshrike
409. Golden-spangled Piculet
410. Least Nighthawk
411. Yellowish Pipit
412. Bicolored Wren
413. Crested Doradito
414. Paraguayan Snipe
415. Olivaceous Saltator
416. Gray Seedeater
417. Lesser Kiskadee
418. Pale-legged Hornero
419. Band-tailed Nighthawk
420. Crestless Curassow

(Caiman House Field Station to Georgetown)
421. White-tailed Kite
422. White-tailed Goldenthroat
423. Sooty-capped Hermit
424. Bronzy Jacamar
425. Rufous-crowned Elaenia
426. Gray-winged Trumpeter
427. Collared Plover

(Georgetown and Mahaica River)
428. Wing-barred Seedeater
429. Carib Grackle
430. Long-winged Harrier
431. Snail Kite
432. Ruddy Ground Dove
433. Yellow Warbler
434. Coraya Wren
435. Black-capped Donacobius
436. Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
437. Straight-billed Woodcreeper
438. Blood-colored Woodpecker
439. Hoatzin
440. Green-tailed Goldenthroat
441. Little Cuckoo
442. Bicolored Conebill
443. Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
444. White-bellied Piculet
445. Rufous Crab Hawk
446. Scarlet Ibis
447. Whimbrel
448. Violaceous Euphonia
449. Gray Kingbird
450. Festive Parrot
451. Toco Toucan
452. Zone-tailed Hawk
 
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