Figured I'd join in the fun and post my sightings for the year. Seems like it'll be fun to share with others and compare 
Area: All of these species were recorded in and around central Ohio in the United States.
Total (so far): 91 species over 28 eBird checklists. 23 new lifers!
Note that some of these species had been encountered earlier than they are listed, I just didn't do a checklist that included them for a good while. I'll probably be missing some, too. I'm far from a diligent recorder! Also, lifers are marked with a star or something (if I remember).
41. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
42. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
43. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
44. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 🌟
45. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
46. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 🌟
47. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 🌟
48. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
49. Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
50. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
51. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
52. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
53. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 🌟
54. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
55. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
56. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
57. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
58. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
59. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
60. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
61. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 🌟
62. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 🌟
63. Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) 🌟
64. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 🌟
65. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
66. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
67. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
68. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
69. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
70. Brown Thrasher (Taxostoma rufum)
71. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 🌟
72. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 🌟
73. Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 🌟
75. Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
76. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 🌟
77. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 🌟
78. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
79. Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 🌟
80. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) 🌟
81. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
82. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
83. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 🌟
84. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myriarchis crinitus)
85. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 🌟
86. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 🌟
87. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
88. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
89. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
90. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
That was a lot of typing! Next time I shouldn't wait eight months to post my list, I guess! I'll go ahead and post some highlights, too, I suppose. The first ones that come to mind are the yellow warbler (spotted the day after my wedding, on our honeymoon!) and the ruby-throated HB. I've seen plenty of RTHBs flitting around flowers and even fighting over nectar, but this one was perched on a branch and singing directly over my head! Took me a minute to ID it because it seemed so out of place! Anyway, hope you (the figurative you) have enjoyed reading or skimming through my list. Feel free to let me know about any mistakes or typos and I can try to correct them.
Happy birding!
arctanh
Area: All of these species were recorded in and around central Ohio in the United States.
Total (so far): 91 species over 28 eBird checklists. 23 new lifers!
Note that some of these species had been encountered earlier than they are listed, I just didn't do a checklist that included them for a good while. I'll probably be missing some, too. I'm far from a diligent recorder! Also, lifers are marked with a star or something (if I remember).
January
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) 🌟
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 🌟
- Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 🌟
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia) 🌟
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 🌟
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
February
40. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)41. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
42. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
43. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
44. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 🌟
45. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
46. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) 🌟
47. Gadwall (Mareca strepera) 🌟
48. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
49. Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
50. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
51. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
52. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
53. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 🌟
54. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
55. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
April
No checklists in March, I guess?56. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
57. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
58. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
59. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
60. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
61. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) 🌟
62. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 🌟
63. Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) 🌟
64. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 🌟
65. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
66. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
67. Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
68. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
69. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
70. Brown Thrasher (Taxostoma rufum)
71. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 🌟
72. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 🌟
73. Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 🌟
May
74. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)75. Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens)
76. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) 🌟
77. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 🌟
78. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
79. Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) 🌟
80. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) 🌟
81. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
82. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
83. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 🌟
84. Great Crested Flycatcher (Myriarchis crinitus)
85. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 🌟
86. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 🌟
87. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
88. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
89. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
90. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
June
91. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)That was a lot of typing! Next time I shouldn't wait eight months to post my list, I guess! I'll go ahead and post some highlights, too, I suppose. The first ones that come to mind are the yellow warbler (spotted the day after my wedding, on our honeymoon!) and the ruby-throated HB. I've seen plenty of RTHBs flitting around flowers and even fighting over nectar, but this one was perched on a branch and singing directly over my head! Took me a minute to ID it because it seemed so out of place! Anyway, hope you (the figurative you) have enjoyed reading or skimming through my list. Feel free to let me know about any mistakes or typos and I can try to correct them.
Happy birding!
arctanh
