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ABA Big Year 2016 (1 Viewer)

Paul Chapman said:
Jos

Many thanks. Of course. I must have downloaded an out of date spreadsheet!

That's one bird where Neil Hayward will definitely grip Olaf off:-

http://accidentalbigyear2013.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/long-tales-budgies-and-fork-tails.html
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Well, Budgerigar is still listed as Code 3 in the current/latest published version of the ABA Checklist (v7.8.1, Oct 2015).

But presumably it was formally de-listed in the 26th Report of the ABA CLC (Birding 47(6), Dec 2015).

Anyways, he ain't gonna see it...
 
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Loss of Budgies shouldn't matter much since Scale-breasted Munia, Egyptian Goose, and I think Purple Swamphen have all been added since Neil's big year.
 
Mysticete said:
Loss of Budgies shouldn't matter much since Scale-breasted Munia, Egyptian Goose, and I think Purple Swamphen have all been added since Neil's big year.
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Egyptian Goose yes but the Munia (713) and the Swamphen (501) were both countable and counted by Neil Hayward.

All the best
 
Mysticete said:
That's probably not far off from the reaction of some california birders to the idea of any introduced bird making it on the checklist. Quite frustrating!
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Well, Scaly-breasted Munia was a start!

Of the 11 species on the current (2015) CBRC Watch List of Introduced Birds, seven would be additions to the ABA Checklist:
  1. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (FL population accepted by AOU)
  2. Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus (CA population accepted by AOU)
  3. Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
  4. Yellow-chevroned Parakeet Brotogeris chiriri
  5. Lilac-crowned Parrot Amazona finschi
  6. Orange Bishop Euplectes franciscanus (CA population accepted by AOU)
  7. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
 
Paul:

The reports from Miami-Dade all represent recent escapes. There was never any population of Budgerigar in South Florida. The former Florida population was in Central Florida.
 
I love Olaf stories! Perhaps self-organized trips always make more interesting story than guided trips. I feel the same about my own limited travel. Self-made trips are always great to talk about - some mishap in interesting way, when you met some freaks, when you saw something in the last minute (or not). Organized tours are less stress, perhaps more birds, there is not much to tell friends about later: 'it was nice'.
 
Gi - many thanks. Another good read.

Carlos - noted & thanks.

Richard - the one that surprises me is that Rose-ringed Parakeet is not yet a Category C in the States. They seem to be pretty much the first feral species on every national list!

I see that he is up and running again and up to 547 with spring springing and summer migrants arriving:-

http://ebird.org/ebird/region/aba?yr=cur

All the best
 
Paul Chapman said:
Richard - the one that surprises me is that Rose-ringed Parakeet is not yet a Category C in the States. They seem to be pretty much the first feral species on every national list!
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Well, with plenty of New World parrots readily available closer to home, I imagine that the US pet trade has tended to import relatively fewer Old World species.
 
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