How Is Your 2014 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[The Falcon]

155. Eastern Towhee
156. Wilson's Snipe

On Point Peninsula:
157. Long-tailed Duck
158. Greater Scaup
159. Willow Ptarmigan - *MEGA Rarity. On Point Peninsula. Continuing bird. Awesome bird!

160. White-winged Scoter

You can see photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joshualacelle/sets/72157644409812373/

 

[Nightjar61]

Four new birds this morning, so I'm now up to 147 for the year.

144. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
145. Ovenbird
146. American Redstart
147. Northern Parula

The hummingbird was at my hummingbird feeder at first light this morning. I never know when the hummers will show up, so I hang my feeder early so it will be there for them when they do arrive.

Dave

 

[chris butterworth]

Up to 449, with another 3 lifers today.

 

[Larry Lade]

140. White-winged Dove

* Transient and Summer Visitor Rare in Missouri (from Missouri Check List of Birds)
One was in our backyard this morning. I have only observed this species in Missouri 4 or 5 times in five decades of birding.

* It has only been in our yard once before (* first few days in April 1999)

 

[The Falcon]

From this morning in the yard:
161. Cliff Swallow
162. Field Sparrow

 

[Larry Lade]

141. Yellow-throated Vireo, Northwest Parkway, Saint Joseph, Missouri
142. Northern Parula, Northwest Parkway, Saint Joseph, Missouri

 

[Nightjar61]

I met my birding buddy at a wetland early this morning before heading off to work. In a little over an hour, I added five birds to my Year List.

148. Common Yellowthroat
149. Blue-winged Warbler
150. Eastern Kingbird
151. Palm Warbler
152. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Then on the way home from work, I stopped at another site and birded from my car, as it was raining quite hard. At that spot, I picked up another bird for the year.

153. Green Heron

Dave

 

[chris butterworth]

Spent the day wandering up dirt roads and stopping at any spot that looked 'interesting' on my way to Patagonia. That's the one in Arizona, just in case someone thought "Tucson to ...........? Nah, you can't do that in a day". Picked up Phainopepla, Cassins Kingbird, Summer and Western Tanager, Bronzed Cowbird, Chipping Sparrow, Vermilion Flycatcher ( really common ) and Western Meadowlark for the year and Gray Hawk and Lillians Meadowlark were lifers and ended the day on a nice, neat 460 for the year. :t:

 

[AlexC]

Crazy driving all over LA for a film project, mid-drive by DTLA I happened upon:
244. Vaux's Swift (lifer)

 

[Nightjar61]

Since my last posting a couple of hours ago, I went out into the backyard to collect the eggs from the chicken coop and heard warblers in the woods near the edge of the yard. I ran in to get my binoculars, ran back out, and managed to see a couple of species of warblers and several other types of birds, one of which was a new bird for the year.

154. Blackburnian Warbler

I'd never seen this species in this county before, and really had no idea where to find one around here, although they are fairly common later in the spring in the high mountains a couple of counties away.

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

Dave, I think that the Blackburnian Warbler may be the most beautiful of all of our wood warblers.

 

[Larry Lade]

143. Common Yellowthroat
144. Orchard Oriole

* Both in my "regular patch" around the oxbow lakes just south of Saint Joseph, Missouri.

 

[chris butterworth]

Today's total has taken me to 485 for the year, and another 8 lifers.

 

[chris butterworth]

A spot of owling around Patagonia, AZ turned up Western Screech Owl, Common Nighthawk and Lesser Nighthawk taking me up to 488.

 

[Nightjar61]

Dave, I think that the Blackburnian Warbler may be the most beautiful of all of our wood warblers.

I agree Larry. Seeing that bright fluorescent orange up in a green tree is really something to see.

Dave

 

[Nightjar61]

On my way home from work this afternoon I stopped at the only place around here where Purple Martins can be seen. I counted six martins in all.

155. Purple Martin

Dave

 

[jremmons]

Finally made my way to High Island last weekend, and though the windy, overcast conditions proved poor for migrating songbirds, I was still able to pick up a few year (and life!) birds. I'm hoping I can get back down this weekend (or the next) and pick up some of the target songbirds (e.g. Yellow and Black-billed Cuckoo, Canada/Kentucky/Blackburnian/Blackpoll/Redstart Warblers, Yellow-throated/Warbling/Philadelphia Vireos, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Veery).

26 April 2014, High Island TX
179. Inca Dove (lifebird)
180. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
181. Tennessee Warbler
182. Magnolia Warbler
183. Orchard Oriole
184. Scarlet Tanager
185. Swainson's Thrush
186. Spotted Sandpiper
187. Bay-breasted Warbler (lifebird)
188. American Avocet
189. American Oystercatcher (lifebird)
190. Black-bellied Plover (lifebird)
191. Semipalmated Plover
192. Piping Plover (lifebird)
193. Whimbrel (lifebird)
194. Marbled Godwit
195. Least Tern
196. Black Tern (lifebird)
197. Black Skimmer (lifebird)
198. Red-eyed Vireo
199. Northern Waterthrush
200. Wood Thrush
201. Ruby-throated Hummingbird

27 April 2014, APCNWR
202. Yellow Warbler

28 April 2014, APCNWR
203. Cassin's Sparrow (lifebird)
204. Common Nighthawk

 

[chris butterworth]

California Gulch gave me 4 new species fo r the year, including Crissal Thrasher and Five-striped Sparrow, both lifers. My 2014 running total is now 491 ( because I'd counted Phainopepla twice ).

 

[Larry Lade]

Phainopepla only gets "one" count. Now if you want to count a bird twice, then make it something like the Montezuma Quail.

 

[Nightjar61]

Since my last posting a couple of hours ago, I did a little birding in the yard and in the woods behind the yard. I picked up three new species, so I'm now up to 158.

156. Baltimore Oriole
157. Orchard Oriole
158. Chestnut-sided Warbler

I had seven Orchard Orioles and two Baltimore Orioles in one tree at the same time. It was a flowering apple tree, and I think they were eating the blossoms. I've never seen so many Orchard Orioles (which are somewhat uncommon around here) at one time, nor have I ever seen both species of orioles together in one place.

Dave