Zoochat Big Year 2024

Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Birds

1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Birds

1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
 
January 11

Birds
259. Black-crowned Tityra Tityra inquisitor
260. Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
261. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus

262. Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
263. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus
264. Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi

265. Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
266. White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
267. American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Herps
43. Terciopelo Bothrops asper
44. Brilliant Forest Frog Lithobates warszewitschii
It turns out some bats I had originally identified as Lesser Sac-winged Bat were actually misidentified Proboscis Bats. Fine by me, as I thought I had missed that awesome species! My mammal total remains at 40.

Plus, a couple more herps I finally got around to identifying today:

Herps
45. San Carlos Tree Frog Dendropsophus phlebodes
46. Small-headed Tree Frog Dendropsophus microcephalus
 
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Panama day 8 - see Panama forum for commentary

Morning: Around Canopy Tower and walk down Semaphore Rd
Afternoon: Ammo Ponds and forest immediately behind.

Morning

Mammals
16. Mantled howler monkey Alouatta palliata (new Family) VU
17. Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi (new Family) NT
18. Central American aguti Dasyprocta punctata (new Family)
19. White-nosed coati Nasua narica
20. Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana (new Family)

Birds

211. Black-throated mango Anthracothorax nigricollis
212. Violet-bellied hummingbird Chlorestes julie
213. Blue-chested hummingbird Polyerata amabilis
214. Choco screech owl Megascops centralis
215. Black-and-white owl Strix nigrolineata
216. Northern black-throated trogon Trogon tenellus
217, Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus

218. Whooping motmot Momotus subrufescens (new Family)
219. Red-lored parrot Amazona autumnalis
220. Southern mealy parrot Amazona farinosa
221. Blue cotinga Cotinga nattererii
222. Golden-crowned spadebill Platyrinchus coronatus (new
Family)
223. Social flycatcher Myiozetetes similis
224. Common tody-flycatcher Todirostrum cinereum
225. Dusky antbird Cercomacroides tyrannina (new Family)
226. Black-crowned (western slaty) antshrike Thamnophilus atrinucha
227. Black-striped sparrow Arremonops conirostris
228. Shining honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus
229. Blue dacnis Dacnis cayana
230. Buff-breasted wren Cantorchilus leucotis
231. White-browed gnatcatcher Polioptila bilineata

Afternoon

Birds
232. Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani
233. Greater ani Crotophaga major
234. White-throated crake Laterallus albigularis
235. Striated heron Butorides striata
236. Rufescent tiger-heron Tigrisoma lineatum
237. Wattled jacana Jacana jacana
238.Black-breasted puffbird Notharchus pectoralis (new Family)
239. Crimson-crested woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos
240. Cinnamon woodpecker Celeus loricatus
241. Lineated woodpecker Dryocopus lineatus
242. Collared aracari Pteroglossus torquatu
243. Yellow-throated toucan Ramphastos ambiguus
244. Masked tityra Tityra semifasciata (new Family)
245. Rusty margined flycatcher Myiozetetes cayanensis
246. Lesser kiskadee Philohydor lictor
247. Cocoa woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus susurrans
248. Scrub greenlet Hylophilus flavipes
249. Yellow-throated vireo Vireo flavifrons
250. Fulvous-vented euphonia Euphonia fulvicrissa
251. Northern waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
252. Green honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza
253. Golden-hooded tanager Stilpnia larvata
254. Plain-headed tanager Tangara inornata
255. Blue-back grassquit Volatinia jacarina
256. Grey-breasted martin Progne chalybea
257. Southern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
259. Mangrove swallow Tachycineta albilinea
260. White-breasted wood-wren Henicorhina leucosticta

Evening at Tower

Mammal
21. Kinkajou Potos flavus

Missed from the Cloud Forest

261. Bay-headed tanager Tangara gyrola
 
I'm quite confused by this one; surely, they should all be in Central America right now, and I haven't seen any reports of (very!) early wanderers.
I didn't get a photo - frankly, I saw it for only a short period of time. It was around Moab, UT, and I cannot think of any other bird in the area that would have had the same field marks. However, I have never seen that species before, so it is possible I may have misidentified it. I recall the slightly curved beak, red eye, and white breast. I am still a bit of an amateur when it comes to birding - my specialty is mammals - so if you have any suggestions as to what species it may have been I am happy to hear it!
 
193. Black-faced solitaire Myadestes melanops
194. White-throated thrush Turdus assimilis

Cottages and around Boquete

194. Grey-headed chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps
195. Rock pigeon Columba livia In
261. Bay-headed tanager Tangara gyrola
You put 194 twice, so your latest bird (#261) should be #262.
 
It turns out some bats I had originally identified as Lesser Sac-winged Bat were actually misidentified Proboscis Bats. Fine by me, as I thought I had missed that awesome species! My mammal total remains at 40.

Plus, a couple more herps I finally got around to identifying today:

Herps
45. San Carlos Tree Frog Dendropsophus phlebodes
46. Small-headed Tree Frog Dendropsophus microcephalus
Another herp IDed from Costa Rica:

Herps
47. Wet Forest Toad Incilius melanochlorus
 
I'd also put off counting fish due a bunch of species I didn't have IDs for, but I do now, so here's my fish list for the year:

Fishes
1. Pastel Cichlid Cribroheros alfari

2. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
3. Brycon costaricensis
4. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
 
I spent this morning partaking in a very lovely activity: standing by the side of the road staring at a random field. It was worth it though, as the field was occupied by hundreds of migrating geese, alongside a couple of cranes and swans. A definite highlight was seeing at least 400 geese take flight at the same time. :D

Birds

116. Common crane, Grus grus 23/3/24
117. Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus 23/3/24
118. Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis 23/3/24
119. Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris 23/3/24
120. Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons 23/3/24
 
After a quiet couple of weeks, I made it back home to South-central Alaska and the long light of late winter and the advent of Spring has brought me a few more birds and mammals:

Birds:
9. Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
10. Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
11. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
12. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala cangula)
13. White-winged Crossbill (Loxia Leucoptera)

Mammals:
6. Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
7. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
8. Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)
 
I didn't get a photo - frankly, I saw it for only a short period of time. It was around Moab, UT, and I cannot think of any other bird in the area that would have had the same field marks. However, I have never seen that species before, so it is possible I may have misidentified it. I recall the slightly curved beak, red eye, and white breast. I am still a bit of an amateur when it comes to birding - my specialty is mammals - so if you have any suggestions as to what species it may have been I am happy to hear it!
The problem is more so that Black-billed Cuckoo is really not a bird in the area. There is only one ebird record for the entire state for the bird, and even that one is from May. I agree, your description does fit Black-billed Cuckoo the best, but with such an out of field record, normally more proof is required. Ultimately it is up to @Chlidonias if he wants to accept it or not.
 
Panama day 9 - see Panama forum for commentary

Morning: Pipeline Road
Afternoon: Summit Park and Summit Ponds

Mammals
22. Panamanian white-faced capuchin Cebus imitator VU (new Family)
23. Tent-making bat Micronycteris microtis

Birds
263. Muscovy duck Cairina moschata
265. Pale-vented pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis
266. Common potoo Nyctibius griseus
267. Short-tailed swift Chaetura brachyura
268. Lesser swallow-tailed swift Panyptila cayennensis
269. Green heron Butorides virescens
270. Boat-billed heron Cochlearius cochlearius
271. Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
272. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
273. Western osprey Pandion haliaetus
274. Mississippi kite Ictinia mississippiensis
275. Gartered trogon Trogon caligatus
276. Slaty-tailed trogon Trogon massena
277. White-whiskered puffbird Malacoptila panamensis
278. White-necked puffbird Notharchus hyperrynchus
279. Green kingfisher Chloroceryle americana
280. Ringed kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
281. Yellow-headed caracara Milvago chimachima
282. Orange-chinned parrakeet Brotogeris jugularis
283. Blue-headed parrot Pionus menstruus
284. Red-capped manakin Ceratopipra mentalis
285. Golden-collared manakin Manacus vitellinus
286. Purple-throated fruitcrow Querula purpurata
287. Southern beardless-tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
288. Piratic flycatcher Legatus leucophaius
289. Streaked flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus
290. Southern bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum
291. Lesser kiskadee Philohydor lictor
292. Western olivaceus flatbill Rhynchocyclus olivaceus
293. Eastern kingbirds Tyrannus tyrannus
294. Fasciated antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus
295. Checker-throated stipplethroat Epinecrophylla fulviventris
296. Dot-winged antwren Microrhopias quixensis
297. Streak-chested antpitta Hylopezus perspicillatus (new Family)
298. Plain zenops Xenops minutus
299. Black-crested jay Cyanocorax affinis
300. Golden-crowned euphonia Euphonia luteicapilla
301. Bay-breasted warbler Setophaga castanea
302. Yellow-tailed oriole Icterus mesomelas
303. Blue-black grosbeak Cyanoloxia cyanoides
304. Red-legged honeycreeper Cyanerpes cyaneus
305. Variable seedeater Sporophila corvina
306. Yellow-bellied seedeater Sporophila nigricollis
 
Spring continues to gift more regular updates

Mammals
13) Groundhog (Marmota monax)

Heard-Only Species

6) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Progress:
Mammals- 13
Birds- 75
Herptiles- 2
Total- 90
Heard-only Species- 6
Mammals
14) American Mink (Neogale vison)

Birds
76) Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)

Heard-Only Species
7) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
 
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