Zoochat Big Year 2025

Matthew Typpo said:
Here is what I got so far as of 1/10/25

Mammals

1. Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
2. White Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
3. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Birds

1. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
2. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
3. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
5. Dark Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
6. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
7. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris
8. Black Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
9. Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
10. White Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
11. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
12. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
13. Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
14. Red Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
15. Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)
16. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
17. Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
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January 10, 2025

Mammals

4. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Mammal: 4
Bird: 17
Total: 21
 
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MOG2012 said:
January 1st, 2025
I haven't done this before and I'm excited to do this for 2025. It was raining today so I saw less animals than I wanted too. I went to the museum of science (Boston) and saw all of my animals in that area. I did see a smaller amount than I hoped though.

MAMMALS
  1. Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  2. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
BIRDS
  1. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  2. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
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Somehow I forgot to mention that I saw a group of starling in Science Park near the train station. Though I couldn't get a photo (due to their speed and how foggy it was), I was looking over my notes and saw that I missed it.
January 1st, 2025
BIRDS
8. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Mammal: 2 species
Bird: 8 species
Total: 10 species
 
KiwiBirb said:
So far this year most of the birding I’ve done has been in my yard where I’ve picked up several birds including a yard first in Fox Sparrow; however, I was able to go to Overpeck County Park on Thursday, spotting my first ever ABA rarity in the Pink-Footed Goose. Additionally I was also able to pick up Cackling Goose which had been continuing since Mid-November and 2 days into the year I had already match my Goose total from last year, with plans to possibly see Greater White-Fronted Goose and Ross’ Goose in the next week or two.

Birds
38) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
39) Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
40) Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
41) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
42) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
43) Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
44) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
45) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
46) Common Raven (Corvus corax)
47) Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)
48) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Progress:
Mammals- 2
Birds- 48
Herptiles- 0
Total- 50
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This update begins last weekend at Liberty State Park where I had gone looking for a Clay-Colored Sparrow. Sadly I missed the rarity as the latest eBird report at the time had the rare sparrow by the nature center, however by the time I was searching that area it had moved to the southern end of the park. That search wasn’t all in vain though as I was quite surprised to find a lone unseasonable Savannah Sparrow. Additionally I saw Gadwall and a Scaup species, however the Scaup was much too far to identify and I couldn’t find the bird again when I got closer. Liberty would be my last opportunity to bird for a while as frigid temperatures and wicked winds kept my sheltered in my house for a week, only new bird being a common Carolina Wren in my yard. Yesterday with the high near 40 and the winds I decided to head back to Overpeck to look for the rare goose I missed: the Greater White-Fronted Goose. After trying the “Great Lawn” area where I saw nothing besides a pair of Herons and some FOY Hooded Mergansers, I headed to the Henry Hoebel area where I’d seen a flock of geese when heading into the park, however every Goose besides a Lone Canada on the ice was gone by the time I arrived. Feeling defeated I turned to the skies where I saw a pair of geese flying, expect they weren’t Canadas. The strange calls immediately pointed to Greater White-Fronted Goose. After getting no ID photos due to their quick flyby, I carefully reviewed my Merlin recording when I got home and the calls matched up. Before heading home however, I stopped in nearby Leonia to pick up a pair of Monk Parakeets on my year list early.

Birds
49) Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
50) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
51) Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
52) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
53) Greater White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
54) Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)

Progress:
Mammals- 2
Birds- 54
Herptiles- 0
Total- 56
 
Chilly day at Slimbridge with a lot of the open water frozen over and temperatures only a degree or so above freezing, but some nice birds around including three more for the year. Having waited until the last few days of December 2024 for a Water Rail sighting and photo, was pleased to get great views of one in the lens in the first days of January 2025!

All WWT Slimbridge

42. Collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto, 11/01/2025
43. Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus, 11/01/2025
44. Dunlin, Calidris alpina, 11/01/2025
 
BerdNerd said:

1/10/25

6. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
7. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
8. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
9. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
10. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
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1/11/25


11. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
12. Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
13. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
14. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)


Total:

Mammals: 2
Birds: 14
 
Dr. Wolverine said:
Mammals

1. Japanese Macaque

Birds:

1. Japanese Tit
2. Varied Tit
3. Long Tailed Tit
2. Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Japanese Woodpecker
4. Great Spotted Woodpecker
5. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
6. Red Flanked Bluetail
7. Japanese Wagtail
8. Eurasian Wren
9. Pale Thrush
10. Willow Tit
11. White Wagtail
12. Brown Dipper
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1. Japanese Macaque

Birds:

1. Japanese Tit
2. Varied Tit
3. Long Tailed Tit
2. Eurasian Nuthatch
3. Japanese Woodpecker
4. Great Spotted Woodpecker
5. Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
6. Red Flanked Bluetail
7. Japanese Wagtail
8. Eurasian Wren
9. Pale Thrush
10. Willow Tit
11. White Wagtail
12. Brown Dipper
13. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
14. Rock Pigeon
15. Warbling White Eye
16. Rose Ringed Parakeet
17. Vega Gull
18. Red Breasted Flycatcher
 
oflory said:
Some more birds from my lunchtime walk in Regent's Park.

Birds
34. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
35. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
36. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
37. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
38. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

Plus a possible wild goldeneye on the main lake, but equally possible an escape from the wildfowl collection...
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A beautiful frosty morning at Rainham Marshes and some good new species for the year.

Mammals
4. Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Birds
39. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
40. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
41. Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
42. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
43. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
44. Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
45. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
46. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
47. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
48. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
49. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
50. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
51. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
52. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
53. Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
54. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
55. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
56. European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
57. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
58. Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
59. Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
 
I am in Guangxi province now. After a failed attempt to visit the mountain of Fanjingshan in Guizhou (China) - closed due to weather - below are the birds seen just around the general vicinity of Fanjingshan village.

BIRDS:
53) Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fulginosus
54) Collared Finchbill Spizixos semitorques
55) Brown-breasted Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthorrhous
56) White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
57) Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
58) Black-headed Sibia Heterophasia desgodinsi
59) Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
60) Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
61) Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
62) Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
63) Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler Horornis acanthizoides
64) Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
65) Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
66) Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola
67) Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
68) Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
69) Blue-winged Minla Siva cyanouroptera
70) Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
71) Chestnut Bulbul Hemixos castanonotus
72) Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
73) Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
74) Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (at Guiyang Railway Station)
 
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Today I returned to university after a long Christmas break and decided to have a walk around the local lake. No year ticks around the lake but on a flooded field next to where the car was parked, a pair of:

94) Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
 
I had my second actual day of birding yesterday. Seems like have already done about as much birding this year as the entire second half of last year...

We did have to work for our birds: the forest was eerily silent and many of the smaller ponds and meres were frozen over. The mist made it impossible to see birds even a little distance away. The pace picked up a little when we arrived at an estate. The main attraction here in winter is the grey wagtail which we did find, as well as several kingsfishers gathered at the fast flowing streams, likely driven from their usual haunts by the frost. A little excursion to the surround farmland seemed fruitful at first - the highlight being a small band of grey partridges - but it eventually petered out with a failed search for tree sparrows.

Birds
52. Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Acipiter nisus
53. Gadwall, Mareca strepera
54. Common Pochard, Aythya ferina
55. Rook, Corvus frugilegus
56. Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca
57. Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
58. Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
59. Little Grebe, Tachybaptes ruficollis
60. Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
61. Dunnock, Prunella modularis
62. Common Gull, Larus canus
63. Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
64. Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix
65. Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope
 
Fun day at Yorkshire Wildlife Park today, with a few wild additions along the way. The birds seemed a bit sparse on the frozen ground but the mammals compensated admirably!

This also became the first year since I started listing in 2014 that Eastern Grey Squirrel wasn't in the first two mammals of the year - that was already put paid to by Roe Deer on the drive but our invasive friend was to crash all the way to fifth by the time they finally started appearing.

Mammals:
2. Western Roe Deer - Capreolus capreolus
3. European Rabbit - Oryctolagus cuniculus
4. Stoat - Mustela erminea
5. Eastern Grey Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis

Birds:
59. Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
60. Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris

:)
 
MOG2012 said:
Somehow I forgot to mention that I saw a group of starling in Science Park near the train station. Though I couldn't get a photo (due to their speed and how foggy it was), I was looking over my notes and saw that I missed it.
January 1st, 2025
BIRDS
8. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Mammal: 2 species
Bird: 8 species
Total: 10 species
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January 12th, 2025
While I was in Cambridge, I saw a group of geese "crossing the street" which was adorable with most of them being the typical Canadian with a couple of white geese (likely the domestic geese that live outside but are mostly fed by the community).

BIRDS
9. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Just checking, those geese (the ones that were likely domestic) don't count because they rely on humans to be fed?

Mammal: 2 species
Bird: 9 species
Total: 11 species
 
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