Sorry, that is indeed a typo - minutus is correct!
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Sorry, that is indeed a typo - minutus is correct!
Inverts
13. Black Carpenter Ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus
14. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus
New birds:
392) Silver-rumped Needletail
393) Finsch’s Bulbul
394) Grey-rumped Treeswift
395) Long-tailed Parakeet
396) Scaly-crowned Babbler
397) Rufous-winged Philentoma
398) White-chested Babbler
399) Rufous-chested Flycatcher
Mammal:
58) Brush-tailed Porcupine
+Gecko sp.
A few more good birds from the past few days, including a new moth, a bird-of-prey I've only seen once before, and a particularly nice vagrant!
BIRDS:
233) European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
234) Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
INVERTEBRATES:
39) Small grey, Eudonia mercurella
BIRDS:
233) European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
234) Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
INVERTEBRATES:
39) Small grey, Eudonia mercurella
Got to identify it:
INVERTEBRATES:
8 - Loryma egregialis
Should hopefully birdwatch tomorrow and as such, I may have new additions that aren't moths.
Got to identify it:
INVERTEBRATES:
8 - Loryma egregialis
Should hopefully birdwatch tomorrow and as such, I may have new additions that aren't moths.
And indeed, I've seen a few new species, including many unidentified invertebrates and an unidentified agama that I have posted in the gallery:
BIRDS:
63 - Seebohm's wheatear, Oenanthe seebohmi
64 - Hoopoe, Upupa epops
INVERTEBRATES:
9 - Green-veined white, Pieris napi
10 - Moroccan orange-tip, Anthocharis belia
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I was wondering if there was some split I hadn't heard of before!
Can't find any unidentified agama photo in the gallery...
Birds
86. Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea
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Birds
127. Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
Just realized I haven't seen Little swift this year before today but while searching if I did, I also realized that I listed Alpine swift 2 times, so it's an addition but it doesn't add up to the previous number.
BIRDS:
64 - Little swift, Apus affinis
Just realized I haven't seen Little swift this year before today but while searching if I did, I also realized that I listed Alpine swift 2 times, so it's an addition but it doesn't add up to the previous number.
BIRDS:
64 - Little swift, Apus affinis
Aaaand while birding near the beach (I have some decent pictures of them, probably my first ones of the species):
65 - Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
Birds:
1. Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser Albifrons (Put River on May 16)
2. Snow Goose - Chen Caerulescens (Palmer Slough on May 5)
3. Cackling Goose - Branta Hutchinsii (Put River on May 16)
4. Canada Goose - Branta Canadensis (Fish Creek on May 2)
5. Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus Buccinator (Wasilla Creek on April 10)
6. Tundra Swan - Cygnus Columbianus (Sag River on May 17)
7. American Wigeon - Anas Americana (Potter's Marsh on June 7)
8. Mallard - Anas Platyrhynchos (Cottonwood Creek on January 19)
9. Northern Shoveler - Anas Clypeata (Wasilla Creek on April 10)
10. Northern Pintail - Anas Acuta (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
11. Green-winged Teal - Anas Grecca (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
12. Greater Scaup - Aythya Marila (Potter's Marsh on May 13)
13. Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala Islandica (Fish Creek on April 14)
14. Common Merganser - Mergus Merganser (Cottonwood Creek on April 4)
15. Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus Lagopus (Sag River on February 6)
16. Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus Muta (Put River on April 23)
17. Common Loon - Gavia Immer (Green Lake on May 13)
18. Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps Grisgena (Vine Lake on May 3)
19. Feral Rock Pigeon - Columba Livia (Chester Creek on January 15)
20. Mew Gull - Larus Canus (Potter Creek on April 10)
21. Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus Glaucescens (Campbell Creek on April 3)
22. Glaucous Gull - Larus Hyperboreus (Put River on May 16)
23. Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus Philadelphia (Fish Creek on May 6)
24. Golden Eagle - Aquila Chrysaetos (Matanuska River on April 10)
25. Northern Harrier - Circus Cyaneus (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
26. Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus Leucocephalus (Eagle River on January 15)
27. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo Jamaicensis (Ship Creek on May 13)
28. Sandhill Crane - Antigone Canadensis (Knik Arm on May 1)
29. Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringo Flavipes (Potter's Marsh on May 9)
30. Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris Himantopus (Lake Colleen on May 25)
31. Arctic Tern - Sterna Paradisaea (Fish Creek on May 7)
32. Short-eared Owl - Asio Flammeus (Fish Creek on April 5)
33. Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides Villosus (Fish Creek on April 10)
34. Downy Woodpecker - Picoides Pubescens (Fish Creek on February 14)
35. Merlin - Falco Columbarius (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
36. Pergrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus (Big Lake on May 24)
37. Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax Alnorum (Potter's Marsh on June 7)
38. Northern Shrike - Lanius Excubitor (Fish Creek on May 13)
39. Gray Jay - Perisoreus Canadensis (Lucille Creek on March 16)
40. Black-billed Magpie - Pica Hudsonia (Matanuska River on January 15)
41. Common Raven - Corvus Corax (Sag River on January 1)
42. Tree Swallow - Tachycineta Bicolor (Knik Arm on May 9)
43. Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta Thalassina (Bird Creek on June 7)
44. Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota (Turnagain Arm on June 7)
45. Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile Atricapillus (Fish Creek on January 16)
46. Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta Canadensis (Fish Creek on April 5)
47. American Robin - Turdus Migratorius (Tall Birch Bog on May 7)
48. European Starling - Sturnus Vulgaris (Chester Creek on January 15)
49. Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla Garrulus (Lucille Creek on January 19)
50. Lapland Longspur - Calcarius Lapponicus (Put River on May 28)
51. Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis (Knik River on March 15)
52. Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis Celata (Knik Arm on May 9)
53. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga Coronata (Knik Arm on May 10)
54. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco Hyemalis (Six Mile Creek on May 13)
Mammals:
1. Masked Shrew - Sorex Cinereus
2. American Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus
3. North American Brown Lemming - Lemmus Trimucronatus
4. House Mouse - Mus Musculus
5. Northern Red-Backed Vole - Myodes Rutilus
6. Meadow Vole - Microtus Pennsylvanicus
7. Snowshoe Hare - Lepus Americanus
8. Feral Rabbit - Oryctolagus Caniculus
9. Arctic Fox - Vulpes Lagopus
10. Red Fox - Vulpes Vulpes
11. Polar Bear - Ursus Maritimus
12. Brown Bear - Ursus Arctos
* Wolverine - Gulo Gulo (Tracks only)
13. Northern River Otter - Lontra Canadensis
14. Least Weasel - Mustela Nivalis
15. Moose - Alces Americanus
16. Caribou - Rangifer Tarandus
17. Mountain Goat - Oreamnos Americanus
18. Musk Ox - Ovibos Moschatus
19. Dall's Sheep - Ovis Dalli
20. Ringed Seal - Pusa Hispida
Species Listed since last update in Bold.
Note: This year I have spotted the largest and smallest land carnivores.
1. Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser Albifrons (Put River on May 16)
2. Snow Goose - Chen Caerulescens (Palmer Slough on May 5)
3. Cackling Goose - Branta Hutchinsii (Put River on May 16)
4. Canada Goose - Branta Canadensis (Fish Creek on May 2)
5. Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus Buccinator (Wasilla Creek on April 10)
6. Tundra Swan - Cygnus Columbianus (Sag River on May 17)
7. American Wigeon - Anas Americana (Potter's Marsh on June 7)
8. Mallard - Anas Platyrhynchos (Cottonwood Creek on January 19)
9. Northern Shoveler - Anas Clypeata (Wasilla Creek on April 10)
10. Northern Pintail - Anas Acuta (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
11. Green-winged Teal - Anas Grecca (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
12. Greater Scaup - Aythya Marila (Potter's Marsh on May 13)
13. Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala Islandica (Fish Creek on April 14)
14. Common Merganser - Mergus Merganser (Cottonwood Creek on April 4)
15. Willow Ptarmigan - Lagopus Lagopus (Sag River on February 6)
16. Rock Ptarmigan - Lagopus Muta (Put River on April 23)
17. Common Loon - Gavia Immer (Green Lake on May 13)
18. Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps Grisgena (Vine Lake on May 3)
19. Feral Rock Pigeon - Columba Livia (Chester Creek on January 15)
20. Mew Gull - Larus Canus (Potter Creek on April 10)
21. Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus Glaucescens (Campbell Creek on April 3)
22. Glaucous Gull - Larus Hyperboreus (Put River on May 16)
23. Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus Philadelphia (Fish Creek on May 6)
24. Golden Eagle - Aquila Chrysaetos (Matanuska River on April 10)
25. Northern Harrier - Circus Cyaneus (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
26. Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus Leucocephalus (Eagle River on January 15)
27. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo Jamaicensis (Ship Creek on May 13)
28. Sandhill Crane - Antigone Canadensis (Knik Arm on May 1)
29. Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringo Flavipes (Potter's Marsh on May 9)
30. Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris Himantopus (Lake Colleen on May 25)
31. Arctic Tern - Sterna Paradisaea (Fish Creek on May 7)
32. Short-eared Owl - Asio Flammeus (Fish Creek on April 5)
33. Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides Villosus (Fish Creek on April 10)
34. Downy Woodpecker - Picoides Pubescens (Fish Creek on February 14)
35. Merlin - Falco Columbarius (Cottonwood Creek on May 5)
36. Pergrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus (Big Lake on May 24)
37. Alder Flycatcher - Empidonax Alnorum (Potter's Marsh on June 7)
38. Northern Shrike - Lanius Excubitor (Fish Creek on May 13)
39. Gray Jay - Perisoreus Canadensis (Lucille Creek on March 16)
40. Black-billed Magpie - Pica Hudsonia (Matanuska River on January 15)
41. Common Raven - Corvus Corax (Sag River on January 1)
42. Tree Swallow - Tachycineta Bicolor (Knik Arm on May 9)
43. Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta Thalassina (Bird Creek on June 7)
44. Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota (Turnagain Arm on June 7)
45. Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile Atricapillus (Fish Creek on January 16)
46. Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta Canadensis (Fish Creek on April 5)
47. American Robin - Turdus Migratorius (Tall Birch Bog on May 7)
48. European Starling - Sturnus Vulgaris (Chester Creek on January 15)
49. Bohemian Waxwing - Bombycilla Garrulus (Lucille Creek on January 19)
50. Lapland Longspur - Calcarius Lapponicus (Put River on May 28)
51. Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax Nivalis (Knik River on March 15)
52. Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis Celata (Knik Arm on May 9)
53. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga Coronata (Knik Arm on May 10)
54. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco Hyemalis (Six Mile Creek on May 13)
Mammals:
1. Masked Shrew - Sorex Cinereus
2. American Red Squirrel - Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus
3. North American Brown Lemming - Lemmus Trimucronatus
4. House Mouse - Mus Musculus
5. Northern Red-Backed Vole - Myodes Rutilus
6. Meadow Vole - Microtus Pennsylvanicus
7. Snowshoe Hare - Lepus Americanus
8. Feral Rabbit - Oryctolagus Caniculus
9. Arctic Fox - Vulpes Lagopus
10. Red Fox - Vulpes Vulpes
11. Polar Bear - Ursus Maritimus
12. Brown Bear - Ursus Arctos
* Wolverine - Gulo Gulo (Tracks only)
13. Northern River Otter - Lontra Canadensis
14. Least Weasel - Mustela Nivalis
15. Moose - Alces Americanus
16. Caribou - Rangifer Tarandus
17. Mountain Goat - Oreamnos Americanus
18. Musk Ox - Ovibos Moschatus
19. Dall's Sheep - Ovis Dalli
20. Ringed Seal - Pusa Hispida
Species Listed since last update in Bold.
Note: This year I have spotted the largest and smallest land carnivores.
Birds:
400) Red-throated Sunbird
401) Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
402) Wallace’s Hawk Eagle
403) Bornean Bristlehead
Mammals:
59) Prevost’s Squirrel (all black above pluto subspecies)
60) Ear-spot Squirrel
In a few days I'm off to South East Asia! Oh no wait, it's just France again. And I don't even speak French. At least I won't be disqualified. Here's a few inverts I saw in the Netherlands, so that the next list only has the species from the field trip to France.
Invertebrates
105. Painted lady [Vanessa cardui]
106. Blue emperor [Anax imperator]
107. Small magpie [Anania hortulata]
108. Common red soldier beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
109. Blue-tailed damselfly [Ischnura elegans]
110. Tree bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]
111. Large white [Pieris brassicae]
Invertebrates
105. Painted lady [Vanessa cardui]
106. Blue emperor [Anax imperator]
107. Small magpie [Anania hortulata]
108. Common red soldier beetle [Rhagonycha fulva]
109. Blue-tailed damselfly [Ischnura elegans]
110. Tree bumblebee [Bombus hypnorum]
111. Large white [Pieris brassicae]
Some more California IDs:
Birds
153) Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura
154) Black-Bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
155) Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
156) Willet Tringa semipalmata
157) Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
158) Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
~Thylo
Dannelboyz
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187 - Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
188 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)*
189 - Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
I would suggest reading the post in my thread before looking at this list if you're following my thread.
Birds
404) White-crowned Shama
405) Short-tailed Babbler
406) Brown-backed Flowerpecker
407) Javan Myna (should be on the list already I think but missed off)
408) Black-capped Babbler
409) Bushy-crested Hornbill
410) Dusky Munia
411) Fiery Minivet
412) Chestnut-winged Babbler
413) Black-headed Pitta
414) Oriental Darter
415 )Temminck’s Sunbird
416) Hill Myna
Mammals:
61) Variable Giant Squirrel
62) Large Pencil-tailed Tree-mouse
63) Sunda Stink Badger
64) Large Flying Fox
Finally got my shearwaters IDed, and I definitely did it all by myself and did not enlist the much more experienced eyes of the former runner of this challenge:
Birds
159) Black-Vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas
160) Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
~Thylo