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45. bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
45. bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
ZooChat Big Year 2021
- Thread starter Chlidonias
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24. Broad-winged hawk.
(And I am Most Likely going to get the ID wrong when I upload the Photo
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(And I am Most Likely going to get the ID wrong when I upload the Photo
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24. Broad-winged hawk.
(And I am Most Likely going to get the ID wrong when I upload the Photo
Given Broad-winged Hawk does not winter in the US, other than a handful in Florida, it's almost certainly wrong without even seeing the picture...
Yep, knew someone would say that. I can upload the photo tonight, maybe Ferruginous hawk.
I thought they did. I guess Minnesota DNR is wrong then...Ferruginous Hawk does not live in Minnesota... range is important.
They're very rare. As Minnesota DWR states themselves. "This hawk is very rare in Minnesota, but it is seen occasionally along the western edge of the state."
Furthermore there is not a single Ebird report of Ferruginous Hawk in Minnesota between December through February...
I'm just embarrassed at this point.
Birds:
01. Brant Branta bernicla
02. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
03. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
04. Gadwall Anas strepera
05. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
06. American Wigeon Anas americana
07. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
08. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
09. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
10. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
11. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
12. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
13. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
14. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
15. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
16. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
17. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
18. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
19. Common Loon Gavia immer
20. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
21. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
22. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
23. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
24. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
25. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
26. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
27. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
28. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
29. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
30. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
31. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
32. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
33. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
34. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
35. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
36. American Robin Turdus migratorius
37. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
38. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
39. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
40. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
41. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
42. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
43. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
44. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
45. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
46. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
47. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
48. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
49. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
50. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
51. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
52. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
53. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
54. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
55. Razorbill Alca torda
56. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
57. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
58. American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
59. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
60. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
61. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
62. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
63. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
64. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
65. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
66. American Coot Fulica americana
67. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
68. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
69. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
70. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
71. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
72. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
73. Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
74. Dunlin Calidris alpina
75. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
76. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
77. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
78. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
79. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
80. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
81. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
82. Sanderling Calidris alba
83. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
84. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
85. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
86. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
87. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Mammals:
1. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
2. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
3. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
Fishes:
1. Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Inverts:
1. Longbodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides
01. Brant Branta bernicla
02. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
03. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
04. Gadwall Anas strepera
05. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
06. American Wigeon Anas americana
07. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
08. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
09. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
10. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
11. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
12. Common Eider Somateria mollissima
13. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
14. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
15. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
16. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
17. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
18. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
19. Common Loon Gavia immer
20. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
21. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
22. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
23. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
24. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
25. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
26. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
27. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
28. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
29. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
30. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
31. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
32. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
33. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
34. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
35. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
36. American Robin Turdus migratorius
37. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
38. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
39. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
40. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
41. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
42. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
43. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
44. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
45. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
46. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
47. White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca
48. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
49. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
50. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
51. Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
52. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
53. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
54. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
55. Razorbill Alca torda
56. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
57. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
58. American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
59. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
60. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
61. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
62. Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
63. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus
64. Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
65. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
66. American Coot Fulica americana
67. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
68. Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
69. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
70. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
71. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
72. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica
73. Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii
74. Dunlin Calidris alpina
75. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
76. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
77. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
78. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
79. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
80. Ross's Goose Anser rossii
81. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
82. Sanderling Calidris alba
83. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
84. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
85. Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
86. Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
87. Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Mammals:
1. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
2. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
3. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
Fishes:
1. Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
Inverts:
1. Longbodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides
(And I am Most Likely going to get the ID wrong when I upload the Photo
Word of advice: from now on, if you're not sure of an ID and you have a photo you can get feedback on, just hold off on counting it until you've verified the ID. It doesn't take that long - most stuff in the gallery gets identified within hours.
If you're not sure of an ID and you don't have photos, then just let it go and don't count it. Missing a potential count is annoying, but it's not a big deal; it's just something that happens.
It's not wrong, but simply establishing "yes, it is around somewhere in the state at some point in the year" is not enough to arrive at the conclusion "yes, this is the bird I saw".
Highlighting this post: please start using eBird to see what's in your area before listing species that it shows aren't around hardly or at all. It's a very useful and easy tool to rule species out and see what is most abundant and therefore likely. The data is also comprehensive and precise enough that you can look at your exact local area, rather than dealing with the entire state as a whole.
9/1/21
56. Blue bonnet
57. Yellow-throated miner
10/1/21
58. Peaceful dove
11/1/21
59. Spotted harrier
60. Nankeen kestrel
61. Emu
62. White-bellied sea-eagle
63. Australasian grebe
12/1/21
64. Australasian songlark
65. Brown songlark
66. White-winged fairy-wren
67. Zebra finch
68. Brown falcon
69. wedge-tailed eagle
13/1/2021
70. Eurasian coot
71. Australain pelican
56. Blue bonnet
57. Yellow-throated miner
10/1/21
58. Peaceful dove
11/1/21
59. Spotted harrier
60. Nankeen kestrel
61. Emu
62. White-bellied sea-eagle
63. Australasian grebe
12/1/21
64. Australasian songlark
65. Brown songlark
66. White-winged fairy-wren
67. Zebra finch
68. Brown falcon
69. wedge-tailed eagle
13/1/2021
70. Eurasian coot
71. Australain pelican
Were you going to upload the photo?
Worked the yard again and got a few things. No new birds thanks to the Bewick's Wren ducking me three days in a row, but surprisingly two reptiles.
Mammals:
2. Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
Reptiles:
1. Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
2. Red-eared Slider* (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Invertebrates:
4. Morning Glory Plume Moth (Emmelina monodactyla)
Uncountable:
-- Bewick's Wren (heard again, 3 days in a row
)* - I know subspecies don't count, I'm just being specific since that subspecies is better known as Red-eared. And less confusion saying I saw Red-eared Slider than Pond Slider in California.
My birding so far this year has been rather piecemeal - I didn't even get out to bird the first two days because of the weather - so here's a two-week update on progress so far:
Birds
1. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
2. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
3. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
4. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
5. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
6. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
7. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
8. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leuconocephalus)
9. Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
10. Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
11. European Starling (Sturna vulgaris)
12. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
13. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoenicius)
14. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
15. Rock (Feral) Pigeon (Columba livia)
16. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
17. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
18. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
19. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
20. Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
21. Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
22. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
23. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
24. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
25. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
26. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
27. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
28. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
29. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
30. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
31. American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
32. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
33. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
34. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
35. Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
36. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Mammals
1. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
2. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
3. Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Birds
1. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
2. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
3. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
4. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
5. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
6. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
7. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
8. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leuconocephalus)
9. Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
10. Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
11. European Starling (Sturna vulgaris)
12. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
13. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoenicius)
14. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
15. Rock (Feral) Pigeon (Columba livia)
16. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
17. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
18. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)
19. Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
20. Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
21. Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
22. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
23. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
24. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
25. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
26. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
27. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
28. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
29. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
30. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
31. American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
32. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
33. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
34. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
35. Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
36. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Mammals
1. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
2. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
3. Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)
Dannelboyz
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MAMMALS
12 - House Mouse (Mus musculus)*
BIRDS
200 - Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
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I take back that oriole, as I didn’t get particularly good views, and the sun was quite confusing that day.
Birds
11) Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
12) Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
I will ID the reptiles and post them soon.
Reptiles
1) Bloodsucker Calotes versicolor
2) Mysore Round-eyed Gecko Cnemaspis mysoriensis
Sorry I forgot. I'll do it eventually.
Birds
57. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis