Bird Watching: 2013 Yearlists, 4 by Elphaba

Elphaba wrote:
I'm so glad you said "never too late to update" Resin 'cause I'm way behind too. BTW, very cool Collared Flycatcher and Black Kite! Congrats.

Way to start racking them up Mrs. Ed.

Patti, gorgeous pics!

OK, moved -- horrible - please remind me never to move again. Also, moved during migration - what was I thinking? Then immediately went to west Texas for a week. Here's what I've added since my last post -- thank goodness for ebird! Well, I wrote that and then I looked up my list by date and it has American Bittern as 278 when I listed it here as 275. Must have 3 uncountable birds. Not going to figure it out now. I'll just do 276!

276 - Monk Parkeet
277 - Common Nighthawk
278 - Blackburnian Warbler
279 - Scarlet Tanager
280 - Baltimore Oriole
281 - Redstart
282 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
283 - Painted Bunting
284 - Western Kingbird
285 - Cliff Swallow
286 - Black-capped Vireo
287 - Canyon Wren
288 - Black-throated Sparrow
289 - Scott's Oriole
290 - Baird's Sandpiper
291 - Wilson's Phalarope
292 - Bell's Vireo
293 - Yellow-headed Blackbirds
294 - Clark's Grebe
295 - Ash-throated Flycatcher
296 - Elf Owl - heard it and just put my flashlight up in the tree and there he was! When I turned the flashlight off, he buzzed right over my head.
297 - Cassin's Kingbird
298 - Canyon Towhee
299 - Acorn Woodpecker
300 - Say's Phoebe
301 - Bushtit
302 - Wild Turkey
303 - Plumbeous Vireo
304 - Western Bluebird
305 - Hepatic Tanager
306 - Black-headed Grosbeak
307 - Scaled Quail
308 - Zone-tailed Hawk - I'd looked at so many Turkey Vultures over the last year hoping for a Zone-tailed that when I checked this one and saw the bands on the tail, I couldn't even speak. There was a group around us. I just started pointing and snapping my fingers and finally managed the word "UP!" The leader of that group looked up and shouted "Zone-tailed!" and everyone got to see it.
309 - Phainopepla
310 - Brewer's Sparrow
311 - Western Wood Pewee
312 - Blue Grosbeak
313 - Verdin
314 - Cactus Wren
315 - Mexican Jay
316 - Lesser Nighthawk
317 - Blue-throated Hummingbird
318 - Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
319 - Colima Warbler
320 - Black-chinned Sparrow
321 - White-throated Swift
322 - Violet-green Swallow
323 - Black Phoebe
324 - Clay-colored Sparrow
325 - Dickcissel
325 - Hutton's Vireo
326 - Crissal Thrasher
327 - MacGillivray's Warbler
328 - Varied Bunting
329 - Common Black Hawk
330 - Pyrrhuloxia
331 - Western Screech Owl - this one also buzzed my head and darn near hit me.
332 - Yellow Warbler
333 - Rock Wren
334 - Burrowing Owl
335 - Chihuahuan Raven
336 - Chuck-wills-widow
337 - Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
338 - Willow Flycatcher
339 - Least Flycatcher
340 - Philadelphia Vireo
341 - Magnolia Warbler
342 - Veery
343 - Swainson's Thrush
344 - Chestnut-sided Warbler
345 - Canada Warbler
346 - Eastern Wood Pewee
347 - Least Bittern
348 - Black Tern
349 - Yellow-green Vireo
350 - Purple Gallinule
351 - Magnificent Frigatebird
352 - Eurasian Whimbrel
353 - Stilt Sandpipers
354 - Groove-billed Ani

Shoot, I should have two more. I messed up somewhere. Good enough for now. West Texas trip was awesome! Added over 50 year birds and 21 lifers! Pictured: Clark's Grebe, Crissal Thrasher, Mexican Jay, Varied Bunting, Western Bluebird.

This message was edited May 21, 2013 4:05 PM