How is your 2020 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[Tero]

Dave, I don't even have worm eating warbler on my eBird list yet! I only have it from Missouri pre-eBird.

152. Clay-colored Sparrow Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE 01 May
153. Orange-crowned Warbler Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE
154. White-crowned Sparrow Branched Oak SRA US-NE 01 May
155. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Branched Oak SRA US-NE 01 May
156. American Redstart Lincoln Saline Wetlands Nature Park US-NE 01 May
157. Marsh Wren Jack Sinn Memorial WMA--west US-NE 02 May
158. Dickcissel Jack Sinn Memorial WMA--west US-NE 02 May
159. Black-necked Stilt Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE 02 May
160. Peregrine Falcon

The pair of stilts is not an every year treat. Some hikers marched around the pond in such force they flushed my birds before good photo.

 

[Jacana]

184. Common Cuckoo

Singing today on Öland

 

[Nightjar61]

One new bird this morning, seen in the wild rose tangle at the edge of my yard.

298. Yellow-breasted Chat

Dave

 

[Reader]

My first Swifts of the year whilst out walking my dog.

93. Swift

 

[lmans66]

Don't keep a list but, am birding nicely, virus or not....

 

[Reader]

My first Swallows whilst out walking my dog.

94. Swallow.

 

[Jacana]

Went up to the north tip of Öland this afternoon to look for the Ortolan Buntings and Citrine Wagtails reported from there earlier in the morning. Failed to find either species, but did get one year tick:

185. Whinchat

 

[Nightjar61]

Today I got up to 300 species for the year when I added two new birds to my Year List.

299. Dickcissel
300. Least Flycatcher

The Dickcissel was a Preston County lifer (number 241), and is only the third record for the county since 1936.

Dave

 

[Nightjar61]

Only one new bird this morning. I probably would have had more, but car problems put an early end to birding.

301. Blue-winged Warbler

Dave

 

[Andy Hurley]

1 new species for the year list over our house on Saturday, with several in the party:

73 Common Swift

 

[Jacana]

3 new ones yesterday while pottering around northern Öland:

187. Common Swift
188. Eurasian Whimbrel
189. Sand Martin

 

[Jacana]

190. Garden Warbler

It usually takes me a while to relearn Garden Warbler song every year due to the similarity with Blackcap, but this one stood out right away.

 

[Tero]

161 Great Crested Flycatcher Wilderness Park--14th Street pond
162. Swainson's Thrush Wilderness Park--14th Street pond US-NE
163. Red-eyed Vireo Wilderness Park--S. 14th St. west US-NE
164. Bell's Vireo Pioneers Park US-NE 03 May 2020 View All
165. Least Flycatcher
166. Nashville Warbler Marsh Wren Community Wetlands
167. Blackpoll Warbler Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE 05 May
168. Tufted Titmouse Wilderness Park--Old Cheney Road US-NE
169. Veery Wilderness Park--Old Cheney Road US-NE 06 May 2020
170. Indigo Bunting Wilderness Park--Old Cheney Road US-NE 06 May 2020
171. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wilderness Park US-NE
172. Summer Tanager Wilderness Park US-NE
173. Black Tern ....Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE
174. Willow Flycatcher Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE
175. Orchard Oriole Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE 08 May 2020
176. Palm Warbler Marsh Wren Community Wetlands US-NE
177. Stilt Sandpiper Branched Oak SRA US-NE 08 May 2020
178. Broad-winged Hawk Wilderness Park--Old Cheney Road US-NE
179. Sanderling
180. Ruddy Turnstone Branched Oak SR (NE lifer)
181. Spotted Towhee
182. Northern Parula

 

[Jacana]

6 year ticks today without really trying. All on Öland.

191. Common Redpoll
192. Eurasian Reed Warbler
193. Common Whitethroat
194. Wood Sandpiper
195. Merlin
196. Temminck's Stint

Common Redpoll should have been seen in my first week back in Sweden, but for some reason they were super rare this winter. Finally got a singing male today in an unexpected spot. The Merlin was also an unexpected tick, I don't think I've ever seen on on Öland before, at least not in the spring.

 

[Nightjar61]

This afternoon a walk along a rail trail produced a new bird for the year.

302. Gray-cheeked Thrush

I rarely see this bird, and when I do, it’s usually in October.

Dave

 

[Andy Hurley]

Near Paderborn 15th May:

74 Black Kite

 

[Tero]

183 black and white warbler
184 ovenbird
185 yellow-throated vireo
186 Wilson's warbler

 

[Jacana]

Two yesterday at the northern tip of Öland:

197. Greater Scaup
198. Thrush Nightingale

And two more this morning near the southern end:

199. Eurasian Dotterel
200. Short-toed Snake Eagle

Needless to say, the Eagle is a pretty good rarity here in Sweden.

 

[Andy Hurley]

With an early start we went to the renaturised R. Lippe between Paderborn - Marionloh to Bad Lippspringe and added:

75 Blackcap
76 Spotted Flycatcher
77 Short toed Treecreeper
78 Common Kingfisher
79 Common Cuckoo
80 White throated Dipper
81 Barn Swallow
82 Common Whitethroat

 

[Andy Hurley]

Two yesterday at the northern tip of Öland:

197. Greater Scaup
198. Thrush Nightingale

And two more this morning near the southern end:

199. Eurasian Dotterel
200. Short-toed Snake Eagle

Needless to say, the Eagle is a pretty good rarity here in Sweden.

Congratulations Jacana! What a good find!