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How is your 2008 List Going? (1 Viewer)
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Nightjar61
David Daniels
This evening after work I chased a local mega rarity (Willet). I found my target, and two other birds, so my Year List is now up to 366.
364. Lesser Yellowlegs
365. Willet
366. Greater Yellowlegs.
Willets are rare in the Midwest, being mainly a coastal species. It was an Indiana state lifer, my second of the year (number 285).
Dave
364. Lesser Yellowlegs
365. Willet
366. Greater Yellowlegs.
Willets are rare in the Midwest, being mainly a coastal species. It was an Indiana state lifer, my second of the year (number 285).
Dave
Larry Lade
Moderator
202. Short-billed Dowitcher, at Horseshoe Lake, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Rutland Water 02.05.08
194 Sandwich Tern (159 for the county)
Chasing around Cheshire and Lancs with Reader 03.05.08
195 Black-winged Stilt
196 Ross's Gull
197 Whimbrel
Steve
194 Sandwich Tern (159 for the county)
Chasing around Cheshire and Lancs with Reader 03.05.08
195 Black-winged Stilt
196 Ross's Gull
197 Whimbrel
Steve
Nightjar61
David Daniels
A beautiful spring day which brought six new birds for the year. My Year List is now at 372.
367. Golden-winged Warbler
368. Swainson's Thrush
369. Bank Swallow
370. Great Crested Flycatcher
371. Nashville Warbler
372. Solitary Sandpiper
In addition to the birds listed above, I added the following species to my ABA Area and Indiana year lists, both of which are now at 172. (I had seen these birds in Honduras in March).
Magnolia Warbler
Green Heron
Baltimore Oriole
Spotted Sandpiper
Dave
367. Golden-winged Warbler
368. Swainson's Thrush
369. Bank Swallow
370. Great Crested Flycatcher
371. Nashville Warbler
372. Solitary Sandpiper
In addition to the birds listed above, I added the following species to my ABA Area and Indiana year lists, both of which are now at 172. (I had seen these birds in Honduras in March).
Magnolia Warbler
Green Heron
Baltimore Oriole
Spotted Sandpiper
Dave
Larry Lade
Moderator
May 3, 2008
203. Bobolink, Fountain Grove Conservation Area, Fountain Grove, Missouri
204. Marsh Wren, Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Sumner, Missouri
205. Orchard Oriole, Swan Lake NWR
206. Bell's Vireo, Swan Lake NWR
May 4, 2008
207. Least Flycatcher, Pershing State Park, near Chillicothe, Missouri
203. Bobolink, Fountain Grove Conservation Area, Fountain Grove, Missouri
204. Marsh Wren, Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Sumner, Missouri
205. Orchard Oriole, Swan Lake NWR
206. Bell's Vireo, Swan Lake NWR
May 4, 2008
207. Least Flycatcher, Pershing State Park, near Chillicothe, Missouri
gthang
Ford Focus Fanatic: mmmmmm... 3.1415926535.....
wow...
haven't been here in a looooong time... 7631 unread posts... and don't think for a minute that i'm gonna go through every single one...
So my parents woke me up this morning, said something about orioles and feeder, and i'm still groggy... heard the Oriole part and bolted right out of bed... sure enough, my 36th year bird was outside... drinking out of the hummingbird feeder. the last time i saw an oriole in our yard was about this point last year.
Then a ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by, no biggie, he comes every year. Then a Pine Siskin... every two years they come... the first time I saw them was 2004... then nothing till 2006.... then nothing till this morning... next time, i bet will be 2010...
But those were all already on my life list... except for the redhead that drew dropped jaws of splendor... all three of us saw this beautiful bird, a woodpecker with a full head of red, at our suet feeder. never imagined seeing this beautiful Red-Headed Woodpecker in our backyard, even in our lifetimes! Sadly I was unable to get a picture, but i did spot it later in the morning clambering down a neighbor's tree trunk... so perhap it'll stay for a bit.
So after 4 years, going on my 5th year, I've finally managed to snag a check mark next to all the area's woodpeckers. Also managed to snap very decent shots of a Pileated Woodpecker in our yard. Even better there were two, but i was unable to get both on camera... drat. here's the Pileated:
My life list currently stands at 137 birds. Neighborhood list has over 60 species listed... a big number considering the size of the neighborhood. the street itself is not even 1/4-mile long... about 1/8th a mile past that is a small pond, and there are 15 houses on the street, and many surrounded by almost nothing but trees.
Year list now sits at 39, with the additions of:
1. Baltimore Oriole
2. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Pine Siskin
4. Red-Headed Woodpecker *Lifer
haven't been here in a looooong time... 7631 unread posts... and don't think for a minute that i'm gonna go through every single one...
So my parents woke me up this morning, said something about orioles and feeder, and i'm still groggy... heard the Oriole part and bolted right out of bed... sure enough, my 36th year bird was outside... drinking out of the hummingbird feeder. the last time i saw an oriole in our yard was about this point last year.
Then a ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by, no biggie, he comes every year. Then a Pine Siskin... every two years they come... the first time I saw them was 2004... then nothing till 2006.... then nothing till this morning... next time, i bet will be 2010...
But those were all already on my life list... except for the redhead that drew dropped jaws of splendor... all three of us saw this beautiful bird, a woodpecker with a full head of red, at our suet feeder. never imagined seeing this beautiful Red-Headed Woodpecker in our backyard, even in our lifetimes! Sadly I was unable to get a picture, but i did spot it later in the morning clambering down a neighbor's tree trunk... so perhap it'll stay for a bit.
So after 4 years, going on my 5th year, I've finally managed to snag a check mark next to all the area's woodpeckers. Also managed to snap very decent shots of a Pileated Woodpecker in our yard. Even better there were two, but i was unable to get both on camera... drat. here's the Pileated:
My life list currently stands at 137 birds. Neighborhood list has over 60 species listed... a big number considering the size of the neighborhood. the street itself is not even 1/4-mile long... about 1/8th a mile past that is a small pond, and there are 15 houses on the street, and many surrounded by almost nothing but trees.
Year list now sits at 39, with the additions of:
1. Baltimore Oriole
2. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
3. Pine Siskin
4. Red-Headed Woodpecker *Lifer
Selsey Birder
Well-known member
Spent the weekend Pom watching at Selsey Bill, so limited opportunities to add any new birds, will be going to Minsmere next weekend hoping to clear all the easy summer migrants still missing! However, whilst sat under the wall on Sunday we all leapt up as we heard the familiar (but not often heard in UK) trill of a Serin which fluttered above our heads for a minute before heading inland (first one for 4 years in UK).
215. Serin
216. Gropper
I can't keep up with you Reader, but then again i have to work during the week!
215. Serin
216. Gropper
I can't keep up with you Reader, but then again i have to work during the week!
Reader
Well-known member
So do I.:-O:-O:t:
It's just that I had a nine day holiday in Suffolk / Norfolk which really helped boost my list by 24.
John
It's just that I had a nine day holiday in Suffolk / Norfolk which really helped boost my list by 24.
John
Larry Lade
Moderator
208. Western Kingbird, near power transformer on a utility wire near Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
209. Painted Bunting, (*Mega for northwest Missouri), Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph.
209. Painted Bunting, (*Mega for northwest Missouri), Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph.
