How is your 2010 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[Peter C.]

Monday, May 24

Happy Victoria Day! (national day off here, so I was able to get out again).

107. Canada Warbler (how appropriate!)
108. Indigo Bunting (it's always good to have some bunting around, for a birthday party...)
109. Green Heron (to go with the "green" list)
110. Alder Flycatcher (nothing clever to say about this one, but I was damn glad to find it ... not a common breeder, locally, and only identifiable by song).

 

[Larry Lade]

While birding with a friend yesterday at Poosey Conservation Area (near Chillicothe, Missouri) I added six (6) more birds to my 2010 Missouri Year List.

210. Blue-winged Warbler (rare here in northwest/northcentral Missouri)
211. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (a little late on know, but what can I say!)
212. Alder Flycatcher
213. Field Sparrow (I know, I should have had this one before now too!)
214. Sedge Wren
215. Henslow's Sparrow

 

[JeffMoh]

I had to struggle to see anything new this morning. In the end, I saw two pairs of:
208. Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Peter C.]

Thursday, May 27

Right in the middle of town (Waterloo, Ontario).

111. Merlin

 

[TwoDipsfromAmsterdam]

29 May: Longchamp

75. Black Redstart

 

[xcellent]

11. May 2010

Sagala Wildlife Sanctuary

245. Abyssinian Scimitarbill
246. Grey Wren Warbler
247. Chin-spot Batis
248. Black-necked Weaver

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning at about 5:00, I was awakened by a pair of duetting owls outside my window. Being the dedicated birder that I am, I went outside in my pyjamas and barefooted, and by the light of the almost-full moon I saw the pair calling to each other on the roof of my neighbor's garage. After a dry spell of almost two weeks, I finally added another species to my Year List.

206. Great Horned Owl

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

Saturday, May 29, 2010

While birding various locations in and around Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge with a birding friend I added four (4) more birds to my 2010 Missouri List.

These three (3) on the refuge proper:
216. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
217. Philadelphia Vireo
218. Blue-headed Vireo

219. Magnolia Warbler, Bob Brown Conservation Area, Forest City, Missouri

 

[Peter C.]

Saturday, May 29

A very long ride today (not so much because of the distance, but because I'm out of shape) to a tract of woods on the Niagara escarpment, variously known as the Turner Tract, the Halton regional forest, or Hilton Falls C.A. However it's called, this is probably the best spot birding spot in the Toronto area to visit, outside of migration time. Many different habitats, in close proximity, yield a really excellent variety of birds on territory. Only 35 minutes or so west of the Toronto airport (YYZ).

112. Eastern Meadowlark
113. Ovenbird
114. Eastern Wood-peewee
115. Wood Thrush
116. Veery
117. Blue-winged Warbler

 

[Jacana]

168. Manx Shearwater (Lizard, Cornwall)

 

[Jacana]

169. Spotted Flycatcher

Whilst waiting for nightjars tonight on the Lizard (which we only heard before rain stopped them churring)

 

[Nightjar61]

This evening I went to the local mall to look for nighthawks. They're attracted to the insects that are attracted by the floodlights in the mall parking lot. I found my target, so I'm now up to 207 for the year.

207. Common Nighthawk

Dave

 

[Tero]

Just passed 130, have had no time birding. Had to work 12h days 6 days.

But I found wild turkey driving home.

 

[xcellent]

12. May 2010

Sagala Wildlife Sanctuary

249. Red-fronted Tinkerbird
250. Black-throated Barbet
251. Yellow-breasted Apalis
252. Purple-banded Sunbird
253. African Golden Oriole
254. Chestnut Weaver
255. Green-winged Pytilia

 

[Dave B Smith]

Haven't poosted for a while but had to add this morning's sighting on my way to work!
# 250 - Snail Kite (and also life bird for T&T # 330)

ps #249 was also a good bird, Ornate Hawk-Eagle on Monday.

 

[Larry Lade]

My Missouri List will probably really "slow down" during June/July, but had a Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling from one of the trees in our yard this morning. Not a new year bird, but nice to have one passing through our yard!

I may pick up a few new year birds [lower 48 states] as Brenda and I are leaving for New York today to visit our son and his wife. They live in Brooklyn so I may bird Central Park over in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and perhaps Jamaica Bay over in Queens.

 

[JeffMoh]

I may pick up a few new year birds [lower 48 states] as Brenda and I are leaving for New York today to visit our son and his wife. They live in Brooklyn so I may bird Central Park over in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and perhaps Jamaica Bay over in Queens.

I went to Jamaica Bay last July 4th and found it surprisingly busy with birds. Beautiful place, too.

Jeff

 

[dalat]

As I imported my chaotic excel-lists into my new birding database, I can now see that I got already 295 birds this year. Quite surprised to see it is that many.

A short escape from a work trip to Germany last week added 50 species to the birds seen in Vietnam and Lao so far this year.

Last one being

295. White Stork

 

[Nightjar61]

Today I reached a notable milestone, seeing my 300th species in Indiana. I ended the morning with two new year birds, so I'm up to 209.

208. Western Meadowlark
209. American Woodcock

Dave

 

[TwoDipsfromAmsterdam]

5 June: Bois de Boulogne

76. Garden Warbler