So How Is Your 2005 List Going (1 Viewer)

[Andy Wraithmell]

ABA year list

179. Northern Bobwhite
180. Spotted Sandpiper
181. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
182. Red-cockaded Woodpecker
183. Black-and-white Warbler
184. Western Tanager
185. Bachman's Sparrow
186. Baltimore Oriole
187. Purple Finch

Still haven't been down to the coast yet! about 25-40 year birds await me this weekend. B

 

[Andy Wraithmell]

In tune with Michael (except county) here are my year lists so far

ABA area: 187
Florida: 140
Yard: 42

 

[marcus]

I sent another message this morning about my 'birding day', but I had to add it here too.
I saw a Bald Eagle, the first time I've ever seen one, this morning from my bedroom window. That was #40 for my 2005 list and, just #149 for my life list.

 

[Nightjar61]

This afternoon I got a new bird from the parking lot of a grocery store of all places, bringing my Year List up to 109.

109. Red-shouldered Hawk

Dave

 

[Jacamar]

One more on Monday:

153. Rufescent Tiger-Heron (lifer)

I think I heard a Barred Antshrike in the same location but I couldn't find it. It'll have to wait till later.

 

[andy one]

Up to 133 after weekend, added mandarin, gannet, stonechat, slavonian grebe, black throated diver and short-eared owl.

 

[StevieEvans]

2 more for local patch
Found a beauty flock of 46+ Corn Buntings (largest local flock ive seen) & 5 Goosander (2M)
Steve.

 

[scoxie]

Went to Portscatho looking for the divers reported yesterday. No good!!

But on the way back a right result! There walking across the road in front of me and through a gate into a field were two Red-legged Partridges (120). Also a first for Cornwall.

 

[Michael W]

I got two new ones for Elk Mountain (our property) this morning:

35. Killdeer (flyover)
36. American Crow (only seen 2 other times, believe it or not!)

Michael

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Coming in a bit late on this one, but better that than never! Hit 162 on Monday, with Little Bunting at Caunsall (after a two hour wait), Black Redstart in Somerset and Mandarin in Forest of Dean. Cattle Egret and two Ring-necked Ducks (Portbury and Bredon's Hardwick) were unforthcoming, making the day a lot of work for not a great return. This is my first serious attempt at a 300 UK yearlist, and I'm enjoying it tremendously! I'll pop in and add updates from time to time, and to see how everyone else is doing!

Good luck all!!

James

 

[Larry Lade]

Michael, have you gotten the Northwestern Crow yet?

I got my first one when I was out in "your neck of the woods" several years ago! (Up in the Cascades.)

Here in northwest Missouri we only get the American Crow. Down in the southern part of our state we also get the Fish Crow.

 

[Hotspur]

62 for the year. Latest Yellowhammer. I really should get to the coast sometime and get about 20 easy ticks.

 

[Alan Hobson]

I'm having what for me is a bumper year, and am on 146 so far - I've never been near that by the end of February before. [the Shetland trip helped of course!].

Hmmm, means new ones later in the year might be a bit less than normal, though....

 

[Nightjar61]

I was able to get out and do a little birding this afternoon. Added two new birds to the Year List, bringing it up to 111.

110. Red-breasted Merganser
111. Herring Gull

Dave

 

[Larry Lade]

While checking out my local area (the oxbow lakes region south of Saint Joseph, Missouri) this morning, I noticed two more swans keeping company with the previous seen Trumpeter Swan. They were Tundra Swans (formerly called Whistling Swans). These were new year birds for my Missouri 2005 List. Besides the swans I saw fourteen (14) other species of waterfowl. It was a good day to be out birding! [Forty-seven (47) species seen today, all told.]

99 (Missouri)

I wonder what number 100 will be? Probably a "common coot"! Oh well, they all count for one more bird.

 

[Nutcracker]

I wonder what number 100 will be? Probably a "common coot"! Oh well, they all count for one more bird.

Common Coot Fulica atra would be one 'ell of a bird to get in the US midwest - has one been reported?

 

[Larry Lade]

Common Coot Fulica atra would be one 'ell of a bird to get in the US midwest - has one been reported?

Peter, the "common coot" I was referring to was the common coot for us here in the United States, Fulica americana.

 

[Michael W]

Michael, have you gotten the Northwestern Crow yet?

I got my first one when I was out in "your neck of the woods" several years ago! (Up in the Cascades.)

Do you mean this year, or ever? To answer either way, I haven't seen them this year, but I did see them last summer when we were in NW Washington, in the Puget Sound area. I really didn't notice a difference, but if I imagined enough, maybe the call was slightly different! American Crows are very common in town here in Spokane, but we rarely get them up our mountain. It's very interesting...

Today, we went skiing in Idaho. It has been a TERRIBLE year for skiing in this area! I've only gone a total of 3 times, and we usually go at least 7 or 8 (I have a friend that usually goes 20 or so!). It was very much like Spring, and there were lots of rocks. But back to the birds.....I got a new ABA year bird on the way, and another while I was skiing.

ABA #77. Western Grebe (Lake Coeur d' Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho)
ABA #78. Gray Jay (Silver Mountain, near Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho)

Michael

 

[Hotspur]

After a re-evaluation(i miss counted on my spreadsheet!):

64) Stock Dove

 

[Jacamar]

This morning I went birding in an area that is very close by, but I have to go a round-about way to get to it. It is really only good for birding in the morning.

154. Chestnut-vented Conebill
155. Plain-crowned Spinetail