Zoochat Big Year 2022

animal_expert01 said:
Golden bandicoots are found throughout the desert of the Northern Territory. This link has a map depicting locations where they have been sighted https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/269147/nt-action-plan-golden-bandicoot.pdf.
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WERE found throughout NT. All those red dots on the map - old records from before the species became extinct everywhere except a very few sites, which are mostly islands (the only extant mainland location is in The Kimberley in WA). I don't believe for a minute that individual at ASDP is a true wild animal. It would be a monumental discovery if so.
 
Hi all,

I haven't been recording my sightings as religiously as I have in the past, but I figured I might as well post what I've got anyway. I know I'm missing some easy stuff from this list, but I didn't make a point to record a lot of the more common species the few occasions I have gone out and so a good number of those are from memory and I've tried to exclude counting anything that I've "probably seen". I apologize for not ordering the lists in order of when I've seen stuff, I built this off my lifelist and memory and not off any ebird logs or anything.

Birds
1) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2) Mute Swan Cygnus olor
3) Canada Goose Branta canadensis
4) Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
5) Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
6) North American Wood Duck Aix sponsa
7) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
8) American Black Duck Anas rubripes
9) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
10) American Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
11) White-Rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
12) Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
13) Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
14) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
15) Common Tern Sterna hirundo
16) Laughing Gull Leucocephaeus atricilla
17) Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
18) Greater Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus
19) American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
20) Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus
21) Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
22) Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
23) Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
24) Rock Pigeon Columba livia
25) Common Loon Gavia immer
26) Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
27) Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
28) Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow
29) Black-Capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
30) Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
31) Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
32) Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
33) Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
34) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
35) Great Egret Ardea alba
36) Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
37) Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
38) American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
39) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
40) Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
41) Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
42) Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
43) Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
44) Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
45) Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
46) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
47) Red-Bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
48) Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
49) Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
50) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
51) Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
52) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
53) Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
54) Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
55) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
56) American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
57) Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
58) Common Raven Corvus corax
59) Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
60) Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
61) Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
62) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
63) White-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
64) Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
65) Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
66) Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
67) Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
68) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
69) Northern Robin Turdus migratorius
70) House Sparrow Passer domesticus
71) House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
72) American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
73) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
74) Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
75) Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
76) Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
77) Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
78) Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
79) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
80) Northern Parula Setophaga americana
81) Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
82) Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
83) Black-Throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
84) Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
85) Yellow-Rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
86) Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
87) Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
88) Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
89) Green Heron Butorides virescens

Mammals
1) New England Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis
2) Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
3) Eastern Grey Squirrel Neosciurus carolinensis
4) Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
5) Groundhog Marmota monax
6) House Mouse Mus musculus
7) North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis
8) Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
9) Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
10) Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
11) Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus
12) Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Offshore) Tursiops truncatus*
13) Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
14) Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
15) American Moose Alces (alces) americana
16) White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
17) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
18) Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
19) Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
20) Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
21) American Mink Neogale vison

~Thylo
 
Time for another update, because I got my herps organized!

HERPS:
Peru & Ecuador: (not much, focused too much on birds and had quite a few unidentifiable ones)
1) Spiny whorltail iguana, Stenocercus crassicaudatus
2) Brave forest microtegu, Selvasaura brava
3) Tschudi's pacific iguana, Microlophus thoracicus
4) Shropshire's puffing snake, Phrynonax shropshirei

Hawaii:
5) Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
6) Brown anole, Anolis sagrei
7) Mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris

Australia:
8) Victorian smooth froglet, Geocrinia victoriana
9) Brown tree frog, Litoria ewingii
10) Alpine tree frog, Litoria verreauxii
11) Eastern banjo frog, Limnodynastes dumerilii
12) Cane toad, Rhinella marina
13) Dainty green tree frog, Ranoidea gracilenta
14) Northern dwarf tree frog, Litoria bicolor
15) Saw-shelled turtle, Myuchelys latisternum
16) Australian water dragon, Intellagama lesueurii
17) Boyd's forest dragon, Lophosaurus boydii
18) Wood frog, Papurana daemeli
19) Northern barred frog, Mixophyes schevilli
20) Ornate burrowing frog, Platyplectrum ornatum
21) Northern stony creek frog, Litoria jungguy
22) Striped rocket frog, Litoria nasuta
23) Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
24) Waterfall frog, Ranoidea nannotis
25) Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas
26) Yellow-spotted monitor, Varanus panoptes
27) Asian house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
28) White-lipped tree frog, Litoria infrafrenata
29) Six-toothed rainbow skink, Carlia sexdentata
30) Saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
31) Green tree frog, Ranoidea caerulea
32) Giant tree gecko, Pseudothecadactylus australis
33) Marbled frog, Limnodynastes convexiusculus
34) Montane toadlet, Uperoleia altissima
35) Green tree snake, Dendrelaphis punctulatus
36) Krefft's river turtle, Emydura macquarii
37) Broad-palmed rocket frog, Litoria latopalmata
38) Eastern stony creek frog, Ranoidea wilcoxii
39) Delicate garden skink, Lampropholis delicata
40) Border Ranges shadeskink, Saproscincus challengeri
41) Fleay's barred frog, Mixophyes fleayi
42) Eastern water skink, Eulamprus quoyii
43) Red-bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus
44) Sudell's frog, Neobatrachus sudellae
45) Common blue-tongued skink, Tiliqua scincoides
46) Southeastern morethia skink, Morethia boulengeri
47) Eastern sign-bearing froglet, Crinia parinsignifera

Singapore:
48) Clouded monitor, Varanus nebulosus
49) Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator
50) Paradise tree snake, Chrysopelea paradisi
51) Shore pit viper, Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus
52) Oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor
53) Common gliding lizard, Draco sumatranus
54) Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus
55) Pond slider, Trachemys scripta
56) Four-lined tree frog, Polypedates leucomystax
57) Common green frog, Hylarana erythraea

Europe:
58) Common toad, Bufo bufo
59) Common frog, Rana temporaria
60) European tree frog, Hyla arborea

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And the birds/mammals I've seen since my last update:

MAMMALS:
Denmark:
125) Least weasel, Mustela nivalis

Benelux:
126) Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
127) West European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
128) Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus
129) Siberian chipmunk, Eutamias sibiricus
130) Orca, Orcinus orca (stranding animal of the Iberian population... :( )

BIRDS:
Benelux:
1407) Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus
1408) Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator
1409) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
1410) Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
1411) Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
1412) Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
1413) Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
1414) Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
1415) Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
1416) Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
1417) Garganey, Spatula querquedula
1418) Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
1419) Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
1420) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
1421) Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola
1422) Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
1423) Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
1424) European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
1425) Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
1426) Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca

Germany/Denmark:
1427) Greater rhea, Rhea americana
1428) Common eider, Somateria mollissima
1429) Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
1430) Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
1431) Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
1432) Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
1433) Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
1434) White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
1435) Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus
1436) Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra

Benelux:
1437) Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
1438) Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
1439) Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
1440) European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
1441) Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
1442) Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
1443) Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii
1444) Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
1445) Little owl, Athene noctua
1446) Western barn owl, Tyto alba
1447) Eurasian bittern, Botaurus stellaris
1448) Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
1449) Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
1450) Little crake, Zapornia parva
1451) Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
1452) Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops
1453) Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius
1454) Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus
1455) Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
1456) European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
1457) Leach's storm petrel, Hydrobates leucorhous
1458) Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
1459) Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
1460) Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
1461) Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Helopsaltes certhiola
1462) Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
1463) Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
1464) Woodlark, Lullula arborea
1465) Vinous-throated parrotbill, Sinosuthora webbiana
1466) Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Hi all,

I haven't been recording my sightings as religiously as I have in the past, but I figured I might as well post what I've got anyway. I know I'm missing some easy stuff from this list, but I didn't make a point to record a lot of the more common species the few occasions I have gone out and so a good number of those are from memory and I've tried to exclude counting anything that I've "probably seen". I apologize for not ordering the lists in order of when I've seen stuff, I built this off my lifelist and memory and not off any ebird logs or anything.

Birds
1) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2) Mute Swan Cygnus olor
3) Canada Goose Branta canadensis
4) Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
5) Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
6) North American Wood Duck Aix sponsa
7) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
8) American Black Duck Anas rubripes
9) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
10) American Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
11) White-Rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
12) Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
13) Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
14) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
15) Common Tern Sterna hirundo
16) Laughing Gull Leucocephaeus atricilla
17) Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
18) Greater Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus
19) American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
20) Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus
21) Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
22) Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
23) Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
24) Rock Pigeon Columba livia
25) Common Loon Gavia immer
26) Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
27) Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
28) Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow
29) Black-Capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
30) Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
31) Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
32) Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
33) Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
34) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
35) Great Egret Ardea alba
36) Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
37) Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
38) American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
39) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
40) Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
41) Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
42) Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
43) Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
44) Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
45) Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
46) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
47) Red-Bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
48) Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
49) Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
50) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
51) Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
52) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
53) Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
54) Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
55) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
56) American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
57) Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
58) Common Raven Corvus corax
59) Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
60) Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
61) Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
62) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
63) White-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
64) Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
65) Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
66) Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
67) Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
68) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
69) Northern Robin Turdus migratorius
70) House Sparrow Passer domesticus
71) House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
72) American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
73) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
74) Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
75) Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
76) Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
77) Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
78) Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
79) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
80) Northern Parula Setophaga americana
81) Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
82) Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
83) Black-Throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
84) Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
85) Yellow-Rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
86) Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
87) Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
88) Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
89) Green Heron Butorides virescens

Mammals
1) New England Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis
2) Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
3) Eastern Grey Squirrel Neosciurus carolinensis
4) Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
5) Groundhog Marmota monax
6) House Mouse Mus musculus
7) North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis
8) Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
9) Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
10) Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
11) Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus
12) Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Offshore) Tursiops truncatus*
13) Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
14) Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
15) American Moose Alces (alces) americana
16) White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
17) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
18) Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
19) Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
20) Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
21) American Mink Neogale vison

~Thylo
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did you happen to be on the american princess peligc trip that saw new yorks first ever bermuda petrel yesturday ?
 
carl the birder said:
did you happen to be on the american princess peligc trip that saw new yorks first ever bermuda petrel yesturday ?
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I was! "New York's first" is a bit misleading imo, seeing as were traveling around the west wall of Hudson Canyon which is over 100-mi or so from from the nearest parallel landmass, which is New Jersey. I guess these records are attributed by whatever the nearest landmass is, which happens to be the tip of Long Island despite being a ways north of where the bird was seen.

Regardless, it was quite a special moment! The guides were jumping with joy once they realized what it was! It was flying with a Black-Capped Petrel and they both happened to show up at the exact moment some pilot whales appeared (species unidentifiable this time of year from the views we got).

The Pelagic trip itself is a bit expensive and the seas can be pretty rough at times, but I highly recommend it for anyone who can afford to go. My understanding is they're going to be offering trips at least once per season to allow people to observe the different pelagic birds of the North Atlantic which appear at different times of year. Evidently at certain times of the year beaked whales may be spotted, which actually brought @Giant Eland to the trip as well :p Other animals which they've reported are squids, tuna sp., flying fish, marlins, deep water sharks, Mola (which we did see), and in shallower waters on the way back, Leatherback Sea Turtle (which we did not see). My trip got cut a little short due to an incoming storm so we didn't have time to search for many of those fish, unfortunately. Maybe next time.

~Thylo
 
Chlidonias said:
WERE found throughout NT. All those red dots on the map - old records from before the species became extinct everywhere except a very few sites, which are mostly islands (the only extant mainland location is in The Kimberley in WA). I don't believe for a minute that individual at ASDP is a true wild animal. It would be a monumental discovery if so.
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You are correct. I was told by the employee I spoke with at the Alice Springs Desert Park that it was a golden bandicoot so that is what I listed it as. It was definitely a wild bandicoot, so in that case I am not exactly sure what species it would be. This source here Native wildlife of Alice Tableland biogeographic subregion (Department of Environment and Science) states that there are northern brown bandicoot found in the region, while this source here https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/FaunaList.pdf states that the bandicoots in the region are in fact golden bandicoots. If golden bandicoots are extinct in the region (which they appear to be) northern brown bandicoot would be the obvious choice, however every range map and information I can find clearly states them to be a coastal species, found predominantly within a few hundred kilometres of the Queensland and Northern Territory Coast, so honestly i’m not to sure.

Here is the generally accepted range of the northern brown bandicoot:

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animal_expert01 said:
You are correct. I was told by the employee I spoke with at the Alice Springs Desert Park that it was a golden bandicoot so that is what I listed it as. It was definitely a wild bandicoot, so in that case I am not exactly sure what species it would be. This source here Native wildlife of Alice Tableland biogeographic subregion (Department of Environment and Science) states that there are northern brown bandicoot found in the region, while this source here https://wildlife.lowecol.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/FaunaList.pdf states that the bandicoots in the region are in fact golden bandicoots. If golden bandicoots are extinct in the region (which they appear to be) northern brown bandicoot would be the obvious choice, however every range map and information I can find clearly states them to be a coastal species, found predominantly within a few hundred kilometres of the Queensland and Northern Territory Coast, so honestly i’m not to sure.

Here is the generally accepted range of the northern brown bandicoot:

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The NT site is just listing species recorded in the Alice Springs area at any time - the only species removed from the list are species which are considered to be globally extinct, hence the designation for Golden Bandicoot as "unlikely" which is basically a euphemism for "not there". The other link you give regarding Brown Bandicoot is for the Alice Tableland which is in east-central Queensland; that species does not occur anywhere near Alice Springs.

You can say you've seen a wild Golden Bandicoot if you want but given that it is a clearly-tame individual animal at a site where the species is kept in containment, and where the species has not occurred wild for at least half a century, this suggests that it just an individual animal which has escaped from their enclosure.
 
Chlidonias said:
The NT site is just listing species recorded in the Alice Springs area at any time - the only species removed from the list are species which are considered to be globally extinct, hence the designation for Golden Bandicoot as "unlikely" which is basically a euphemism for "not there". The other link you give regarding Brown Bandicoot is for the Alice Tableland which is in east-central Queensland; that species does not occur anywhere near Alice Springs.

You can say you've seen a wild Golden Bandicoot if you want but given that it is a clearly-tame individual animal at a site where the species is kept in containment, and where the species has not occurred wild for at least half a century, this suggests that it just an individual animal which has escaped from their enclosure.
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That is the most likely option.
 
Giant Eland said:
Time for another update after last month's trip to California. This was my daughter's first flight and featured her first wild mammal encounter- a mule deer. Captured on video, no less! The trip also included a wild family lifer for me- Castoridae, which I had previously struck out on over 4 different occasions in the Northeast.

Yosemite NP:
131. Long-eared Chipmunk, Tamias quadrimaculatus (Aug 29)
132. Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus (Aug 30)
133. Mountain Cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii
134. Belding's Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus beldingi (Aug 31)
135. Lodgepole Chipmunk, Neotamias speciosus
136. Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis
137. California Ground Squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi
138. Alpine Chipmunk, Neotamias alpinus (Sep 1)
139. American Pika, Ochotona princeps
140. Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii
141. Panamint Chipmunk, Neotamias panamintinus
142. Western Deer Mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis

Fallen Leaf Lake:
143. Yellow-pine Chipmunk, Neotamias amoenus (Sep 2)

Sacramento:
144. North American Beaver, Castor canadensis (Sep 3) FINALLY!!!

Walnut Creek:
145. Fox Squirrel, Sciurus niger (Sep 4) introduced

San Fransico:
146. California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus (Sep 7)

Pinnacles NP:
147. Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus
148. Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus
149. Fringed Myotis, Myotis thysanodes
150. Long-eared Myotis, Myotis evotis
151. Western Small-footed Myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
152. Townsend's Big-eared Bat, Corynorhinus townsendii
153. Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus
154. Western Mastiff Bat, Eumops perotis
155. Heermann's Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys heermanni
156. Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis
157. Coyote, Canis latrans
158. Desert Cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii
159. Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Lepus californicus

Joshua Tree NP:
160. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus (Sep 10)

Anza Borrego Desert State Park:
161. Dulzura Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys simulans (Sep 11)
162. Merriam's kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys merriami

Laguna Mountains:
163. Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis (Sep 12)
164. Canyon Bat, Parastrellus hesperus
165. California Myotis, Myotis californicus
166. Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis
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As @ThylacineAlive mentioned, I was indeed on the American Princess Pelagic earlier this week, so I had my first wild Cetaceans of the year. Unfortunately no Beaked Whales, as those remain lingering on my top 5 wishlist. Just makes me want to see them that much more!

Hudson Canyon:
167. Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus* (Oct 17)
168. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (offshore form), Tursiops truncatus
169. Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
170. Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
171. Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis

*this is a best guess at species level since the two species' range overlaps here and they even hybridize. Absolutely Globicephala sp. though.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Hi all,

I haven't been recording my sightings as religiously as I have in the past, but I figured I might as well post what I've got anyway. I know I'm missing some easy stuff from this list, but I didn't make a point to record a lot of the more common species the few occasions I have gone out and so a good number of those are from memory and I've tried to exclude counting anything that I've "probably seen". I apologize for not ordering the lists in order of when I've seen stuff, I built this off my lifelist and memory and not off any ebird logs or anything.

Birds
1) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
2) Mute Swan Cygnus olor
3) Canada Goose Branta canadensis
4) Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
5) Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
6) North American Wood Duck Aix sponsa
7) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
8) American Black Duck Anas rubripes
9) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
10) American Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
11) White-Rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
12) Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
13) Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
14) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
15) Common Tern Sterna hirundo
16) Laughing Gull Leucocephaeus atricilla
17) Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
18) Greater Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus
19) American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
20) Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus
21) Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
22) Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
23) Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
24) Rock Pigeon Columba livia
25) Common Loon Gavia immer
26) Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
27) Leach's Storm-Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous
28) Bermuda Petrel Pterodroma cahow
29) Black-Capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata
30) Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
31) Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
32) Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
33) Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
34) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
35) Great Egret Ardea alba
36) Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
37) Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
38) American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
39) Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
40) Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus
41) Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii
42) Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
43) Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
44) Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
45) Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
46) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
47) Red-Bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
48) Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
49) Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
50) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
51) Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
52) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
53) Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
54) Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
55) Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
56) American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
57) Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
58) Common Raven Corvus corax
59) Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
60) Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
61) Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
62) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
63) White-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
64) Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
65) Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
66) Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
67) Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
68) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
69) Northern Robin Turdus migratorius
70) House Sparrow Passer domesticus
71) House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
72) American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
73) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
74) Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
75) Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
76) Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
77) Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
78) Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
79) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
80) Northern Parula Setophaga americana
81) Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
82) Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
83) Black-Throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
84) Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
85) Yellow-Rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
86) Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
87) Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
88) Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
89) Green Heron Butorides virescens

Mammals
1) New England Cottontail Sylvilagus transitionalis
2) Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
3) Eastern Grey Squirrel Neosciurus carolinensis
4) Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
5) Groundhog Marmota monax
6) House Mouse Mus musculus
7) North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis
8) Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
9) Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
10) Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
11) Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Leucopleurus acutus
12) Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Offshore) Tursiops truncatus*
13) Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
14) Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
15) American Moose Alces (alces) americana
16) White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
17) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
18) Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
19) Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
20) Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
21) American Mink Neogale vison

~Thylo
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Went birding for a few hours today along a stretch of beach. The site was significantly less active than it was the past few days, but I still managed to nab a lifer out of it. I still need to go through a number of sparrow photos, but I'll post the rest now.

90) Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula
91) American Kestrel Falco sparverius
92) Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
93) Sanderling Calidris alba
94) Dunlin Calidris alpina
95) Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
96) Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
97) House Wren Troglodytes aedon
98) Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
99) Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

~Thylo
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
A quick update from me. I was very pleased to pick up two sizable lifers recently among the reptiles. The Tree Skink yesterday at Boondall Wetlands was just fantastic; much larger than expected. Some of the more elusive local birds and butterflies are in this update as well.

Mammals
14) Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus

Birds
145) Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
146) White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
147) White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
148) Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea
149) Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
150) Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
151) Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
152) Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
153) Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa

Herptiles
13) Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus
14) Common Keelback Tropidonophis mairii
15) Coastal Carpet Python Morelia spilota mcdowelli
16) Tree Skink Egernia striolata
17) Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata

Invertebrates
78) Spotted Paropsine Beetle Paropsis maculata
79) Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon
80) Margarosticha euprepialis
81) Hairy Line Blue Erysichton lineata
82) Leptomyrmex rothneyi [spider ant]
83) Clearwing Swallowtail Cressida cressida
84) Purple Crow Euploea tulliolus
85) Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
86) Caper White Belenois java
87) Australian Emerald Hemicordulia australiae
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Time for an update. Really pleased about adding Spotless Crake [Spotless Crake - ZooChat] at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve and Major Skink [Major Skink - ZooChat] at Toohey Forest to my life list as two recent spring highlights. I was also very excited to add the Crusader Bug and finally one of the lycid beetles [new family] to my list. The Crusader Bug in particular was a nymph in the later stages of development with a black body and orange highlights – very pretty. A nice smattering of butterflies as well – lots of blues around and the most memorable highlight being several Scarlet Jezebels. As it warms up further, the invert list will undoubtedly grow further. Invert number 100 on the other hand was not as delightful being a rather unpleasant discovery that has now been reported to the relevant biosecurity authorities…

Birds
154) Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
155) Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis

Herptiles
18) Desert [Naked] Tree-Frog Litoria rubella
19) Major Skink Bellatorias frerei

Invertebrates
88) Cletus saucius
89) Common Grass-Blue Zizina labradus
90) Grey House Spider Zosis geniculata
91) Scarlet Jezebel Delias argenthona
92) Glistening Line-Blue Sahulana scintillata
93) Cabbage White Pieris rapae
94) Blue-spotted Hawker Adversaeschna brevistyla
95) Metopograpsus latifrons [shore crab]
96) Brown Huntsman Spider Heteropoda jugulans
97) Fungus-eating Ladybird Illeis galbula
98) Splendid Ochre Trapezites symmomus
99) Crusader Bug Mictis profana
100) Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
101) Bush Orb-weaver Plebs eburnus
102) Daddy-long-legs Spider Pholcus phalangioides
103) Red-winged Lycid Beetle Porrostoma rufipennis
104) Speckled Line-Blue Catopyrops florinda
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
Time for an update. Really pleased about adding Spotless Crake [Spotless Crake - ZooChat] at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands Reserve and Major Skink [Major Skink - ZooChat] at Toohey Forest to my life list as two recent spring highlights. I was also very excited to add the Crusader Bug and finally one of the lycid beetles [new family] to my list. The Crusader Bug in particular was a nymph in the later stages of development with a black body and orange highlights – very pretty. A nice smattering of butterflies as well – lots of blues around and the most memorable highlight being several Scarlet Jezebels. As it warms up further, the invert list will undoubtedly grow further. Invert number 100 on the other hand was not as delightful being a rather unpleasant discovery that has now been reported to the relevant biosecurity authorities…

Birds
154) Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea
155) Spotless Crake Porzana tabuensis

Herptiles
18) Desert [Naked] Tree-Frog Litoria rubella
19) Major Skink Bellatorias frerei

Invertebrates
88) Cletus saucius
89) Common Grass-Blue Zizina labradus
90) Grey House Spider Zosis geniculata
91) Scarlet Jezebel Delias argenthona
92) Glistening Line-Blue Sahulana scintillata
93) Cabbage White Pieris rapae
94) Blue-spotted Hawker Adversaeschna brevistyla
95) Metopograpsus latifrons [shore crab]
96) Brown Huntsman Spider Heteropoda jugulans
97) Fungus-eating Ladybird Illeis galbula
98) Splendid Ochre Trapezites symmomus
99) Crusader Bug Mictis profana
100) Yellow Crazy Ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
101) Bush Orb-weaver Plebs eburnus
102) Daddy-long-legs Spider Pholcus phalangioides
103) Red-winged Lycid Beetle Porrostoma rufipennis
104) Speckled Line-Blue Catopyrops florinda
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The one species I wish you had not seen is the yellow crazy ant.
 
red river hog said:
Mammals:

13. Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
14. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemonius)
15. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
16. Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
17. California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
18. Domestic Cow (Bos taurus)
19. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
20. Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
21. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
22. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
23. Sonoma Chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae)
24. Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)

Birds:

126. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
127. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
128. Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
129. Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
130. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
131. Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
132. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
133. Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
134. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
135. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
136. Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
137. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
138. Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile pencillatus)
139. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
140. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
141. Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
142. California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
143. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
144. California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
145. Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni)
146. Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
147. Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus)
148. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
149. California Gull (Larus californicus)
150. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
151. Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
152. Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
153. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
154. Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)
155. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
156. Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)

Herptiles:

17. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Fishes:

13. Topsmelt Silverside (Atherinops affinis)
14. Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
15. Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
16. Brown Rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus)

Invertebrates:

32. Flame Skimmer (Libelulla saturata)
33. Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
34. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rugutus)
35. Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)
36. Pacific Sand Crab (Emerita analoga)
37. Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
38. California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
39. Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
40. Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
41. Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pennsylvanica)
42. Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
43. Commom Water Strider (Aquarius remigis)
44. Yellow-faced Bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii)
45. Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)

Mammals: 24
Birds: 156
Herptiles: 17
Fishes: 16
Invertebrates: 45
Total: 253
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Mammals:

23. Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) [missed from California trip this summer]
24. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
25. Coyote (Canis latrans)

Birds:

157. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
158. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocappila)

Invertebrates:

46. House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
47. Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
48. North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
 
MAMMALS
13 Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
14 Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana

BIRDS:
216 Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
217 Willet - Tringa semipalmata
218 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
219 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla
220 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana

REPTILES
10 Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus
11 Prairie Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridis
12 Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta
13 Western Rat Snake - Pantherophis obsoletus
 
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Back at Spurn today as my Dad fancied an outing. Actually spent as much time in the village of Easington, which was hosting a whole little pile of migrants, as we did down nearer the point itself. We narrowly missed out on not one but two Red-flanked Bluetails, and slightly less narrowly on a flighty Olive-backed Pipit, but nevertheless added two new year birds - and one I'd seen already but new for my UK list this year, in the form of a Black Redstart.

Birds:
224. Pallas' Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus proregulus
225. Common Firecrest - Regulus ignicapillus

(UK: 196)

:)
 
birdsandbats said:
Oddly enough, the aforementioned teal which was beleived to be a hybrid was recently discovered to be a pure CITE, so I'm adding the species back to my list, putting me at 284.
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I may have left class to see an owl. :oops: My first semester of college is going great! :p

Birds
285. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
286. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
 
Najade said:
On family holiday in Brittany, France atm. Got some birding time in today: 5 out of 5 ain't too bad and an additional unplanned mammal to top off a good day :)
(Also two unIDed Skuas of the Arctic/Pomarine kind.)

La Gare (Goulven), Observatoire de Trégueiller (Plounéour-Trez), Pointe de Kermorvan (Le Conquet) & Pointe de Saint Mathieu (Plougonvelin), Finistère, France

Mammals
61. Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Birds (non-passerines)
255.Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
256. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
257. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
258. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
259. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
260. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
261. Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)

Birds (passerines)
262. Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
263. Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
264. Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

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Anyone know if there's any other locations for mammals in the area (like bat roosts f.e.)? Heaps of info on the Pyrenees about but can't find much about the rest of the country or Brittany in particular.
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First one from 07.10.: Île de Batz, France.
Second one today: Bongveenweg, Bunne, Netherlands

Birds
265. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
266. Yellow-browed Bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys)
 
Haven’t posted here in a long time, but here’s what I found since my last post:

Birds:
44. Progne subis

Fishes:
1. Lagodon rhomboides
2. Anchoa mitchilli
3. Brevoortia patronus
4. Mugil curema

Herps:
3. Incilius nebulifer
4. Hyla cinerea

Invertebrates:
6. Papilio cresphontes
7. Hippodamia convergens
8. Polistes exclamans
9. Tabanus lineola
10. Evania appendigaster
11. Bombus pensylvanicus
12. Xylocopa micans
13. Polistes metricus
14. Pachodynerus erynnis
15. Litopenaeus setiferus
16. Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Mammals:
6. Procyon lotor
7. Didelphis virginiana
 
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