Martin's 2017 List (Wash DC area) (1 Viewer)

martinboer

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• Aug 7, 2017

• #21

Kicking off our summer holidays in Norway, which is always a wonderful place, and have managed to get in some birding as well, with 23 so far, including a lifer that I didn't realize I didn't have yet...

5 August

Rådhuskaia, Oslo
150. Barnacle Goose
151. Common Eider
152. Hooded Crow

6 August

Frognerparken, Oslo
153. Common Goldeneye

7 August

Vatnahalsen Høyfjellshotell AS
154. Northern Wheatear
155. Willow Tit

Latest Lifer: 594 : Common Eider (Rådhuskaia, Oslo, Norway; August 2017)

 

Last edited: Aug 20, 2017

martinboer

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• Aug 20, 2017

• #22

Saw a few more birds in Norway, while taking the breath-taking train rides to Flåm and to Bergen.

8 August

Flåm, Norway
156. Black-legged Kittiwake
157. Common Chiffchaff

9 August

Finse, Norway
158. Red-breasted Merganser

Latest Lifer: 595 : Black-legged Kittiwake (Flåm, Norway; August 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Aug 23, 2017

• #23

Last week of vacation is up in rustic Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania, where there are a lot of hawks but (ironically?) not so many eagles...

19-25 August

Eagles Mere Lake, PA, USA
159. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
160. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
161. Eastern Phoebe
162. Cedar Waxwing
163. Broad-winged Hawk

Latest Lifer: 596 : Broad-winged Hawk (Eagles Mere Lake, PA, USA; August 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Sep 5, 2017

• #24

Went out to the ocean over Labor Day and saw some great shorebirds, including a new lifer: Lesser Yellowlegs.

2 September

Lighthouse Cove, Fenwick Island, Delaware, US
164. Snowy Egret
165. Glossy Ibis
166. Lesser Yellowlegs

3 September

Ocean City, Maryland, US
167. Sanderling
168. Laughing Gull

Latest Lifer: 597 : Lesser Yellowlegs (Lighthouse Cove, Fenwick Island, Delaware, USA; September 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Oct 23, 2017

• #25

Short trip to Paris, only saw one new bird for the year. But on my birthday, so that's something.

4 October

Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
169. Gray Wagtail

Latest Lifer: 597 : Lesser Yellowlegs (Lighthouse Cove, Fenwick Island, Delaware, USA; September 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Oct 29, 2017

• #26

Long overdue visit to Hughes Hollow in the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area did not disappoint.

Chalked up four year birds, three of which are lifers. Lifting my life list to 600!


28 October

Hughes Hollow, McKee-Beshers, Maryland, USA
170. Sharp-shinned Hawk
171. Pileated Woodpecker
172. Blue-headed Vireo
173. Yellow-rumped Warbler

Latest Lifer: 600 : Yellow-rumped Warbler (Hughes Hollow, McKee-Beshers, Maryland, USA; October 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Nov 13, 2017

• #27

Finally saw a pair of American Black Ducks this weekend...


11 November

C&O Canal Lock 7, Glen Echo, Maryland, USA
174. American Black Duck

Latest Lifer: 600 : Yellow-rumped Warbler (Hughes Hollow, McKee-Beshers, Maryland, USA; October 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Nov 14, 2017

• #28

Short layover at Panama's Tocumen Airport. Will be back on Thursday to go birding properly.

12 November

Tocumen International Airport, Panama
175. Cattle Egret
176. Shiny Cowbird

Latest Lifer: 600 : Yellow-rumped Warbler (Hughes Hollow, McKee-Beshers, Maryland, USA; October 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Nov 14, 2017

• #29

Had a fantastic day birding in Arroyos y Esteros in Paraguay today. We were looking for the Strange-Tailed Tyrant and were able to spot it and 16 other lifers. A very nice day. Thanks so much to Silvia and Condrado for showing me around today!

14 November

Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay
177. White-faced Whistling-Duck
178. Fulvous Whistling-Duck
179. Brazilian Teal
180. Maguari Stork
181. Wood Stork
182. Neotropic Cormorant
183. Cocoi Heron
184. Striated Heron
185. Bare-faced Ibis
186. Black-collared Hawk
187. Snail Kite
188. Limpkin
189. Southern Lapwing
190. Wattled Jacana
191. Picui Ground-Dove
192. Eared Dove
193. Guira Cuckoo
194. Smooth-billed Ani
195. Ringed Kingfisher
196. Southern Caracara
197. American Kestrel
198. Barred Antshrike
199. Rufous Hornero
200. White-headed Marsh Tyrant
201. Strange-tailed Tyrant
202. Cattle Tyrant
203. Great Kiskadee
204. Tropical Kingbird
205. Fork-tailed Flycatcher
206. Brown-chested Martin
207. Black-capped Donacobius
208. Chalk-browed Mockingbird
209. Red-crested Cardinal
210. Yellow-billed Cardinal
211. Saffron Finch
212. Great Pampa-Finch
213. Rusty-collared Seedeater
214. Screaming Cowbird
215. Scarlet-headed Blackbird
216. Unicolored Blackbird
217. Yellow-rumped Marshbird

Latest Lifer: 617 : Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Arroyos y Esteros, Paraguay; November 2017)

 

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martinboer

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• Nov 17, 2017

• #30

Had an excellent day birding around Panama City yesterday with Gonzalo.

We birded mainly in the Metropolitan Park and then the Panama Viejo mudflats.

It was a great day out with 51 species, and 28 of them life birds.

16 November

Old Panama City, Panama City, Panama
218. Magnificent Frigatebird
219. Brown Pelican
220. Pale-vented Pigeon
221. Ruddy Ground-Dove
222. Great-tailed Grackle

Panamá Viejo, Panama
223. American White Pelican
224. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
225. Black-necked Stilt
226. Spotted Sandpiper
227. Solitary Sandpiper
228. Greater Yellowlegs
229. Willet
230. Gull-billed Tern
231. Royal Tern

Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama
232. Gray-lined Hawk
233. Squirrel Cuckoo
234. Violet-bellied Hummingbird
235. Slaty-tailed Trogon
236. Keel-billed Toucan
237. Red-crowned Woodpecker
238. Lineated Woodpecker
239. Orange-chinned Parakeet
240. Black-crowned Antshrike
241. Dot-winged Antwren
242. Cocoa Woodcreeper
243. Tropical Pewee
244. Golden-collared Manakin
245. Lesser Greenlet
246. House Wren
247. Black-bellied Wren
248. Rufous-and-white Wren
249. Isthmian Wren
250. Yellow Warbler
251. Chestnut-sided Warbler
252. White-shouldered Tanager
253. Blue Dacnis
254. Variable Seedeater
255. Red-throated Ant-Tanager
256. Scarlet-rumped Cacique

Latest Lifer: 645 : Scarlet-rumped Cacique (Parque Natural Metropolitano, Panama; November 2017)

 

Last edited: Nov 17, 2017

martinboer

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• Dec 24, 2017

• #31

With the year almost running out, still trying to catch a few species. Had some good luck - and good fun - in Dubai. The Indian Roller especially was quite the sight.


10 December

Safa Park, Dubai, UAE
257. Eurasian Curlew
258. Eurasian Collared-Dove
259. Pallid Swift
260. Eurasian Hoopoe
261. Indian Roller
262. Red-vented Bulbul
263. White-eared Bulbul
264. Graceful Prinia
265. Asian Pied Starling

Latest Lifer: 649 : Asian Pied Starling, Safa Park, Dubai, UAE; December 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 24, 2017

• #32

A few more to round out the year.

14 December

Khalidiyah, Abu Dhabi, UAE
266. Alexandrine Parakeet

23 December

Kerns Area, Portland, OR, USA
267. Pine Siskin
268. Lesser Goldfinch

Latest Lifer: 649 : Asian Pied Starling (Safa Park, Dubai, UAE; December 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 26, 2017

• #33

Catching some more winter birds in Portland.

Off to Park City, Utah today for a few days of skiing and hope to see a few more birds for the year.

24 December

Laurelhurst Park, Portland, OR, USA
269. Red-breasted Nuthatch
270. Pacific Wren
271. Bewick's Wren

Latest Lifer: 651 : Bewick's Wren (Laurelhurst Park, Portland, OR, USA; December 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 31, 2017

• #34

Two more birds to round off my year list.

28 December

The Canyons, Park City, UT, USA
272. Black-billed Magpie
273. Mountain Chickadee

Latest Lifer: 652 : Mountain Chickadee, The Canyons, Park City, UT, USA; December 2017)

 

martinboer

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• Dec 31, 2017

• #35

Dear all,

As the year draws to a close, I am happy to have seen 273 birds this year, a wide improvement over my previous record of 230 last year. I also managed to lift my life list by 83 new species to 652.

I was fortunate to have had some work trips to foreign locales that made for some fruitful birding – including Japan, Malta, Oman and Paraguay – as well as personal travel to other cool places such as Norway and Panama.

Not sure what opportunities next year will bring. I note, especially in my own patch, that the appearance of many once common birds seem to be few and far between, and I hope that collectively we can do what we can to support our local ecosystems for all wildlife.

Happy holidays to you all and best wishes for a year of fruitful birding in 2018!

Martin
Chevy Chase, MD, USA