How Is Your 2014 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[chris butterworth]

A trip down to Itoman City, Okinawa ( and a bit of sea watching :t: ) turned up

366 Black-footed Albatross. Probably the commonest Albatross here.
367 Streaked Shearwater. The most widespread Shearwater in Okinawan waters, and guaranteed on all seawatches from about now until the monsoon..
368 Bulwers Petrel. Probably breeds on the small islets ( that haven't been 'absorbed' into the mainland ) off the west coast.
369 Brown Booby
370 Pacific Golden Plover
371 Cattle Egret

 

[chris butterworth]

372 Eastern Yellow Wagtail - taivana

A small flock of 9 were on the grass by Naha Castle at first light this morning.

 

[Zheljko]

Saw a male Garganey today, swimming with marilas and ferinas (marilas were supposed to be gone by now? Actually "experts" were originally skeptical that we had them at that spot at all, and lot of characters were typed on identity of a certain female duck until a group of both males and females was photographed by several observers several times). There was also a Hobby, at the same place where I used to see it last summer. Now I am awaiting the verdict of said experts on whether it counts as a Hobby.

 

[Larry Lade]

I know what Garganey and Hobby are, but what are "marilas and ferinas"?

 

[AlexC]

I know what Garganey and Hobby are, but what are "marilas and ferinas"?

Aythya spp.

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189. Downy Woodpecker

 

[Zheljko]

I know what Garganey and Hobby are, but what are "marilas and ferinas"?

Aythya marila and Aythia ferina (a rare and a very abundant, respectively, diving ducks in our confluence area).
My friend went there this morning and found all five marila (4 m and 1 f), but instead of Hobby there was a female Kestrel. Oh, well, I will see it in a month or so.

 

[scary-canary]

Aythya marila and Aythia ferina (a rare and a very abundant, respectively, diving ducks in our confluence area).

Scaup and pochard

 

[Zheljko]

Ok, so far my five March birds (not seen in Jan and Feb) are Starling (S.vulgaris), Goldfinch, Garganey, Marsh Tit and Lesser Redpoll.

The Goldfinch caused me go "huh?" as I didn't consider it unusual when I saw it; a few birds were in a park among the housing blocks in a street where I walked toward the river.

I started visiting a park new to me; basically I passed by on bus when I was going to another birding site and there were some really thick old trees and jackdaws, so I decided to visit. The largest tree is of historical importance like some of the buildings in the park. For a park this size the choice of birds is excellent (the other parks have much smaller lists) and in addition to Starling (many pairs breeding), Marsh Tit (two males singing) and Redpolls (clearly a flock of birds on passage) there are also nesting jackdaws, crows, woodpigeons, all kinds of tits, also wintering Grey Wagtails (in pairs), and single birds of other woodland/garden species.

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I drove to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia to chase a report of twelve white-fronted geese. I found my targets right away, as well as another new bird for the year, so I'm now up to 113.

112. Greater White-fronted Goose
113. Northern Shoveler

The goose was a state lifer (number 225), my eighth of the year. These geese were of the Greenland race, which I had never seen before, and which were a little different than the frontalis race I was used to in Indiana.

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

62. Hairy Woodpecker (yard bird at peanut feeder)
Next birds seen around the oxbow lakes region south of St. Joseph, Missouri
63. Ring-necked Duck
64. Lesser Scaup
65. American White Pelican
66. Killdeer
67. Ring-billed Gull
68. Herring Gull
69. Northern Flicker (red-shafted race)

 

[Jacana]

Finally been out again! I went back down to Årike Fyris and managed to get a few more year ticks:

275. Woodlark
276. Common Reed Bunting
277. Rough-legged Buzzard
278. White-tailed Eagle
279. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

 

[Larry Lade]

While birding with a friend over at Swan Lake NWR, Sumner, Missouri I was able to add these species to my 2014 Missouri List.

Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
# 78. Northern Bobwhite

 

[Nightjar61]

It feels like spring is finally on the way (although snow is forecast for tonight), as I found my first swallows of the year.

114. Eastern Meadowlark
115. Tree Swallow

Dave

 

[Zheljko]

I am ready for the spring migration I think I have recorded all local year-round residents building their nests, now it is time for the migrants to come. I went to the local forest today; a rather low species count (18) for what I have expected (no Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff or Short-toed Treecreeper). So far the most productive spots for passerines this March were some tiny patches of scrub bordering people's gardens (and the one park mentioned above).

 

[jremmons]

6 March 2014, APCNWR
136. Short-eared Owl

12 March 2014, Spallinger Road
137. Redhead

13 March 2014, APCNWR
138. American Golden-plover
139. Pectoral Sandpiper

 

[Nightjar61]

Yesterday I spotted a new year bird on the ground under my feeder, bringing me up to 116 for the year.

116. Fox Sparrow

Dave

 

[JeffMoh]

Very slow here at present. Just two new birds this week:
140. Red-headed Woodpecker
141. Tricolored Heron

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

 

[chris butterworth]

141. Tricolored Herring

Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com

Sounds a bit fishy that, Jeff.

 

[Zheljko]

One wing Herring Gull, one wing Lesser Black-backed?

 

[JeffMoh]

Sounds a bit fishy that, Jeff.

That's what happens when you listen to Ewan MacColl while you browse BirdForum, Chris!