So how is your 2007 list going? (1 Viewer)

[marcus]

This morning I did a little birding and saw my year's first:
Osprey
Red-eyed Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Baltimore Oriole

 

[Larry Lade]

223. Stilt Sandpiper, Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, Missouri

 

[Larry Lade]

This morning at Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, Missouri, I added two more "year birds" for Missouri.

224. White-rumped Sandpiper
225. Willow Flycatcher

 

[JeffMoh]

Cuckoo

185. Yellow-billed Cuckoo

 

[Larry Lade]

Found this morning around Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, Missouri.

226. Black-billed Cuckoo
227. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

 

[Steve Lister]

Ventured into Derbyshire today for two species that are just scarce migrants in Leics/Rutland...

215 Redstart
216 Pied Flycatcher

Steve

 

[Reader]

80 more year ticks from Lesvos.

That means 221 for the UK but 301 overall.

John

 

[J Moss]

Mine's currently at 141. The better birds (in my fairly low opinion) being:

Spoonbill
Red Kite
Hen Harrier
Goshawk
Stone Curlew
Purple Sandpiper
Jack Snipe
Short Eared Owl
Woodlark
Tree Pipit
Waxwing
Redstart
Ring Ouzel
Firecrest
Willow Tit
Great Grey Shrike
Hawfinch
Crossbill
Snow Bunting
Corn Bunting

I hope to add Wood Warbler tomorrow, dispite my currently fairly crippled state.

Jason

 

[Nightjar61]

Since the warbler migration is just about over, I headed west of here to catch up on some grassland and wetland birds. Not a bad day, with ten new birds for the year, including an Indiana state lifer (number 275). Now up to 583 on my Year List.

574. Willow Flycatcher
575. Dickcissel
576. Bell's Vireo
577. Grasshopper Sparrow
578. Black-necked Stilt
579. Dunlin
580. White-rumped Sandpiper
581. Baird's Sandpiper
582. Least Bittern
583. King Rail

The White-rumped Sandpiper was my Indiana state lifer, my tenth of the year, and fifth within the last two weeks.

In addition to the birds listed above, I added Great Egret and Black-bellied Plover to my ABA Area and Indiana year lists, both of which are now up to 193. (I had seen both species in West Africa last January).

Dave

 

[J Moss]

Decent day today, adding 8 birds to the year list:

Wood Warbler
American Golden Plover
Little Tern
Reed Warbler
Hobby
Dartford Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
House Martin

Now at 149, and the knee held up ok.

Jason

 

[Jacana]

just one, first for a while at Baggy Moor, Shropshire:

140. Sedge warbler

 

[gthang]

Another weekend at the cabin yielded a family lifer (meaning that it was a lifer for me, my mother and father). It was raining pretty bad, so we decided to watch Happy Feet. In the middle of the movie, the rain slowed down, and I noticed chickadees flying about, so I got up and scanned the sky, bins in hand. Then I noticed a colorful flash, kind of orangish. Bins went up to my eyes, I can see the breeding male's flaming orange throat, which I knew instantly was a:

45: Blackburnian Warbler (lifer)

My parents also saw it, and loved how colorful it was. It was a sight to behold.

That was it for the weekend tho.

 

[Dave B Smith]

A weekend north of town added 5 year birds bringing ABA yr list to 177.
Peregrine
Pectoral Sandpiper
American White Pelican
American Golden Plover (lifer)
Purple Martin

 

[gthang]

The Red-Eyed Vireos are back and are starting to nest. This is year bird 46.

46: Red-Eyed Vireo

 

[Steve Lister]

A trip into East Anglia for species that are only dreams in Leics/Rutland.......

217 Golden Oriole (5 at Lakenheath RSPB)
218 Crane (2 ditto)
219 Stone Curlew (while stopped at traffic lights near Lakenheath!!)
220 Woodlark
221 Montagu's Harrier
222 Bearded Tit
223 Spoonbill (3 at Titchwell)
224 LittleTern
225 Golden Pheasant (male at Wolferton Triangle)

Sadly could not quite bring myelf to count the Night Heron near Rutland Water at dusk on the way back - an obvious escape.

Steve

 

[Mark Harper]

Aiming for a 1,000 species this year, well on the way with 979 after trips to the Philippines and Ecuador. The rest of the year will be in the UK and some working trips to Europe.

Last five year birds were : -

975 Yellow-breasted Antpitta
976 Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
977 Toucan Barbet
978 Giant Antpitta
979 Orange-breasted Fruiteater

 

[Reader]

I take it then that it is no good asking if you wanted to go to Norfolk this weekend then.:'D

John

A trip into East Anglia for species that are only dreams in Leics/Rutland.......

217 Golden Oriole (5 at Lakenheath RSPB)
218 Crane (2 ditto)
219 Stone Curlew (while stopped at traffic lights near Lakenheath!!)
220 Woodlark
221 Montagu's Harrier
222 Bearded Tit
223 Spoonbill (3 at Titchwell)
224 LittleTern
225 Golden Pheasant (male at Wolferton Triangle)

Sadly could not quite bring myelf to count the Night Heron near Rutland Water at dusk on the way back - an obvious escape.

Steve

 

[J Moss]

2 more added today, with Kentish Plover at Church Norton, W. Sussex, and Curlew Sandpiper at Farlington.

Now 161 (Lost 10 somewhere in the previous count!)

 

[Larry Lade]

Yesterday at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Mound City, Missouri, I found a couple of "new for the year" Missouri birds. They were among the several hundred shorebirds which were feeding in a mud flat area of the refuge.
228. Sanderling
229. Western Sandpiper
* I really had quite a selection of shorebirds. Some of the ones (other than those above) I observed were: Sempalmated Plover, Killdeer, Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Dunlin, Stilt Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope.

 

[Nightjar61]

This evening just before dusk, I went to the local mall to look for nighthawks. They hawk for the insects which are attracted by the mall's parking lot flood lights. I found my target, so I'm now up to 584 for the year.

584. Common Nighthawk

Dave