How is your 2013 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[Reader]

An absolutely stunning day that started badly. Up by 2am, out by 3am for the Collared Flycatcher near Spurn but it had gone. Thankfully we saw two good back up birds with Red-backed Shrike & Spotted Flycatcher.

We extended our search for the C Fly then went to Spurn and checked around there and Kilnsea to no avail. Whilst the other three walked to Beacon Ponds I decided to have an hours sleep. When I woke up there was a pager message that said there was a Thrush Nightingale at Hartlepool. The others were back but because the message was a little sketchy we decided to wait to see if there were further reports before deciding to go for it.

It was time for breakfast at the Caravan site cafe and just after we finished our beakfast the second message came up that it was still there so we we went for it.

What a good decision as it showed quite well and after that we got some other great birds. Pec Sand at Saltholme and Wryneck & Red-breasted Flycatcher at South Gare, Redcar to end a great days birding. My list is now.

264. Red-backed Shrike
265. Spotted Flycatcher
266. Thrush Nightingale
267. Pectoral Sandpiper
268. Wryneck
269. Red-breasted Flycatcher

John

 

[Larry Lade]

My wife, Brenda, and I went down to Bluff Woods Conservation Area (Halls, Missouri) this morning to see what birds might be about. I suppose we saw/heard about 40 species in this wood dominated by Oak/Hickory. I was able to add two more birds to my 2013 Missouri List.

193. Eastern Wood-Pewee
194. Kentucky Warbler
195. Willow Flycatcher

 

[Jacana]

182. Honey Buzzard

Migrating overhead today

 

[JeffMoh]

Had a great trip up to the Hill Country, partly birding and partly to see the huge bat colony at Concan.

Visited South Llano River State Park. Could probably have added lots of species there but the bird blinds were so great that we spent all of our time just watching and photographing birds eating, drinking, bathing etc. Still got two of my three target birds (missing Green Kingfisher):
233 Black-capped Vireo (lifer)
234 Zone-tailed Hawk (lifer).

Also added:
235 Wild Turkey
236 Peregrine Falcon
237 Golden-fronted Woodpecker
238 Ladder-backed Woodpecker
239 W Scrub Jay
240 Common Raven
241 Black-crested Titmouse
242 Bewick's Wren
243 Canyon Wren
244 Bronzed Cowbird
245 Lark Sparrow
246 Black-throated Sparrow
247 Lesser Goldfnch
248 Hooded Oriole
249 Least Flycatcher

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[Reader]

Finished work early to go after a bird that we had planned to see quite a few times but other birds arrived to take our attention away from it.

Despite heavy traffic I arrived at the Coombe Hill NR to see the beautiful adult female Red-necked Phalarope. What a beauty of a bird. It's a shame it was too far away for a photo as I would love to have got a photo of this bird.

270 Red-necked Phalarope.

John

 

[Nightjar61]

Today I went to the high mountains of east-central West Virginia to try to find some boreal birds that can be hard to see where I live. I missed my main target (Red Crossbill) but did get a good selection of high-country birds, including a state lifer.

288. Blackburnian Warbler
289. Veery
290. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
291. Mourning Warbler

The Mourning Warbler was a West Virginia state lifer (number 206). I've only ever seen a handful in my life, but today I saw two and heard a third.

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

Congrats on the new for you for WV State List bird!

 

[Nightjar61]

Congrats on the new for you for WV State List bird!

Thanks Larry. I knew Mourning Warbler was a possibility where I went but really had no expectation of seeing one. On the other hand, my main target, Red Crossbill, was supposed to be almost a "gimme" but I didn't see or hear anything that even remotely looked or sounded like a crossbill.

Happy birding.

 

[Nightjar61]

Two more new warblers for the year today, so my Year List is now up to 293.

292. Bay-breasted Warbler
293. Blackpoll Warbler

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

In a fairly open area with a few trees, rural area south of Saint Joseph, Missouri:

196. Blue-winged Warbler

 

[Nightjar61]

Migration seems to be winding down and new birds are therefore getting harder to find. This morning I only added one new bird to my Year List.

294. Yellow-billed Cuckoo

I had three together in the same tree. This was the first time I've ever seen three cuckoos together at the same time.

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

I got out around the oxbow lakes south of Saint Joseph, Missouri this morning and was able to add three (3) more birds to my 2013 Missouri List.

197. Black-bellied Plover, Horseshoe Lake
198. Bell's Vireo, Horseshoe Lake
199. Black-billed Cuckoo, Jentel Brees Conservation Area (*Lewis & Clark Expedition spelling used for naming this conservation area in Missouri!)

 

[Jacana]

Two more a few days ago at Ottenby in incredibly strong winds:

183. Black-tailed Godwit
184. Brent Goose

 

[Reader]

271. Corncrake on the Isle of Skye
272. Storm Petrel from the Uig to Lochmaddy ferry.

John

 

[HabbinAlan]

RSPB Lakenheath and Weeting Heath were very enjoyable in yesterday's sun, despite the crowds. Early start delivered:

126 (657) Red-footed Falcon
127 (658) Savi's Warbler
128 (659) Stone Curlew
129 (660) Marsh Tit
130 (661) Spotted Flycatcher

Great performances from Hobbys (Hobbies?), good views of Crane and plenty of booming Bitterns but I'll have to return to add Bittern, Oriole and Grasshopper Warbler to lists.

alan

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I went to a boreal bog in the mountains to search for Northern Waterthrush, which breeds in such bogs. I found my target, seeing one and hearing at least two others.

295. Northern Waterthrush

Dave

 

[Cheshire Birder]

first addition to the yearlist for a while today

CB

 

[Larry Lade]

first addition to the yearlist for a while today

CB

... and it was a ...

 

[borealowl47]

108.Forster's Tern
109.Barn Swallow
110.Grey-checked Thrush
111.Brown Thrasher
112.American Redstart
113.Wilson's Warbler
114.Purple Finch
115.House Wren
116.Common Yellowthroat
117.Great Egret
118.Least sandpiper
119.Eastern Kingbird
120.Harris's Sparrow
121Ovenbird
122.Blue-headed Vireo
123.Bay-breasted Warbler
124.Yellow-headed Blackbird
125.Black-crowned Night Heron
126.Warbling Vireo
127.Purple Martin
128.Cliff Swallow
129.Tennessee Warbler
130.Nashville Warbler
131.Baltimore Oriole
132.Chimney Swift
133.Great Crested Flycatcher
134.Philadelphia Vireo
135.Northern Waterthrush
136.Magnolia Warbler
137.Chestnut-sided Warbler
138.Black-throated Green Warbler
139.Indigo Bunting
140.Blue-winged Teal
141.Sedge Wren
142.Blackpoll Warbler

For photos check out my blog below,

 

[Cheshire Birder]

... and it was a ...

Sorry, forgot to post what it was in all the excitement. lol. It was Curlew Sandpiper just coming into full summer plumage.

CB