2014 yearlists part 2

16 - Red-wing Blackbird

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89 Ladderback Woodpecker
90 Wild Turkey
91 Black-crested Titmouse
92 Black-chinned Hummingbird
93 Lesser Goldfinch
94 Purple Martin
95 Ash-throated Flycatcher
96 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

The Ash-throated was identified by the people that own the property where the nest box is located. They heard the voice.

17- Mourning Dove (ha, I used to think they were called Morning Doves.)

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That second shot of yours is a cracker flight shot, Patti.

Thanks, Margaret. I shot on rapid burst every time one of the adults would go in the box with food. I had about 8 or 10 keepers of at least 100 shots. Fun to sit and watch them. Those were some well fed youngsters.

78 Song Sparrow
79 Eastern Meadowlark
80 Dickcissel
81 Bobolink
82 Black-billed cuckoo

I lost track of #, somewhere in the 30s. Red Tail Hawk

83 Grasshopper sparrow (thanks Chillybean and Resin or the ID)

262. Australasian Bittern

225 Ruddy Duck

Resin

It looks dignified.

He does, doesn't he!


226 Arctic Skua

Resin

227 Little Bittern

Resin

After return visit and much appreciated advice from Resin.

262. White-fronted Tern

34 thanks resin--house sparrows. luckily at the supermarket parking lot rather than here. they are such a nuicence in this country. I suppose in Europe they have other bird enemies to keep them in check. the cardinals (seen & listed earlier) are quite active. I wonder if the offspring are quite active. #35 piliated woodpecker? Nothing else has such a loud 'drum'. I know they are around the woods.

#36 flicker It was in the air when we were driving this evening & you could see the golden yellow under the wings for ID. Have not heard them.

Great lists. Love that Eurasian Spoonbill Resin.

I think I've gotten too far behind on maintaining this list. I'm at 390 with the additions of Northern Beardless Tyrannulet and Green Parakeet on Saturday. I wanted to compare where I am this year with last and realized that this list is the best way, so I'm off to find our old postings!

Good luck everyone!

THREE-HUNDRED NINETY. Are you kidding me? Well at least we have a chance to win in the "All of us vs. Elphaba" this year. haha.

A visit to the Moe Water Treatment Works added:

111 Blue-billed Duck
112 Pink-eared Duck
113 Musk Duck
114 Tree Martin

Picture shows most of a flock of 150 Pink-eared Duck in flight over the settling ponds, put to flight by a White-bellied Sea-eagle

great photo

June passed by when I wasn't looking, and so did the birds
89 Rock Wren
I forgot to list some June birds first time around:
90 Western Kingbird
91 Lesser Goldfinch (Green-backed)

and not counted this month: possible Spotted Owl (heard only in correct habitat - but couldn't rule out other owls)

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Don't worry about it--my count is in the 30s. A lot of small birds flying past the window too quickly for me to ID. & right now in 90° temperature, I am staying inside.

18 - male Downy Woodpecker

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Just returned from a road trip to visit our daughter who works for APY Lands (Aboriginal Community) in far northern South Australia about 1800 kms away. Had some really good birding both coming and going but haven't finished collating records so I'll do it in two instalments. My last entry was erroneously numbered 262 but I'd already put that in for an Australasian Bittern.
264. Blue Bonnet
265. Black-faced Woodswallow
266. White-browed Babbler
267. Splendid Fairy-wren
268. Singing Honeyeater
269. White-winged Fairy-wren
270. Brown Songlark
271. Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo
272. Mulga Parrot
273. Chirruping Wedgebill
274. White-winged Triller
275. Redthroat
276. White-backed Swallow
277. Pallid Cuckoo
278. Crimson Chat
279. Banded Lapwing
280. Cinnamon Quail-thrush
281. Chiming Wedgebill (my first sighting)
282. Little Crow
283. White-fronted Honeyeater
284. Crested Bellbird
285. Red-capped Robin

Wow, David, what a fantastic trip. I remember the Chiming Wedgebill with great fondness. Whenever we stopped at any place north of the 26th parallel in Western Australia, their song was the first thing we heard. Wonderful.

It was a great trip Margaret. Distribution maps show that we just moved into the area where we could expect to see Chiming Wedgebills and I was very excited when I heard and then saw my first one. Not only did I see one but later on I was able to photograph several and in one shot I have four peering at me and calling. A totally delightful experience. 1. Chiming Wedgebill, 2. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater. 3. Chiming Wedgebill family photo.

You've given me a hankering for the outback. Nice shots.

I see that it has a crest.

Yes, Iris it does have a crest and to me looks identical to the Chirruping Wedgebill but there is no mistaking their very different songs. I've finally sorted the second part of our trip which was just as productive as the start. We visited The Gluepot which is a reserve in the east of South Australia renowned for its birding.
285. Pied Honeyeater (I put Red-capped Robin for some reason on my last entry. That was wrong)
286. Bourke's Parrot
287. Red-browed Pardalote
288. Grey-headed Honeyeater
289. Dusky Grasswren
290. Spinifex Pigeon
291. Red-backed Kingfisher
292. Budgerigar
293. Banded Whiteface (a first for me)
294. Black Honeyeater
295. Hooded Robin
296. Western Bowerbird
297. Masked Woodswallow
298. Orange Chat
299. Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
300. Chestnut-crowned Babbler
301. Gilbert's Whistler
302. Southern Whiteface
303. Chestnut Quail-thrush
304. Black-eared Miner

1. Mulga Parrot
2. Red-browed Pardalote
3. Grey-headed Honeyeater
4. Banded Whiteface

228 Great Skua
229 White-rumped Sandpiper

Resin

230 Collared Pratincole

A major rarity this far north, the first one in Northumberland for over 30 years.

No pics alas, a bit too distant.

Resin

cool!

Here's a pic by someone with a much better camera than I have:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8pyndPH1zOM/U9av-WhcHkI/AAAAAAAADHM/6RC1t5G-ofQ/s1600/IMG_6006.jpg

Resin

Wow. Awesome photo. Must have been quite a thrill to see!

Yep, it was!

231 Stilt Sandpiper - another rarity over here!

Resin

From a few weeks ago on vacation:
83 Common Raven
84 Common Loon
85 Common Yellowthroat
86 Common Tern

Funny all those "commons".
A couple others I have to ID still

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36 ruby throated hummingbird
37 Night Herron

Those were actually seem by my husband. first hummingbird seen in awhile--the bee balm is working well--best it has grown in a long time.

I edited June to add 90 Western Kingbird & 91 Lesser Goldfinch (Green-backed)
For July:
92 Rufous Hummingbird (only one, but I didn't any in 2013)
93 House Wren
94 Yellow-breasted Chat (this is the first time I have seen or heard one, but now I know where to look)
Also, I may have heard a Spotted Owl - fairly rare - but I decided not to count it. Yet. Building a couple Spotted Owl houses is on my "to do" list.

232 Black Tern

Resin