ZooChat Big Year 2016

[TeaLovingDave]

Two more additions seen from a taxi :

2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
3. European Roe Deer Oryctolagus cuniculus

Newsflash, as Macaw declares his intention to lump the European Rabbit and European Roe Deer as conspecific

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Newsflash, as Macaw declares his intention to lump the European Rabbit and European Roe Deer as conspecific

Where does the Jackalope fall in this situation?

~Thylo

 

[Ituri]

BIRDS:
1 Common Raven - Corvus corax
2 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
3 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
4 Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
5 American Coot - Fulica americana
6 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
7 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
8 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
9 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
10 Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus
11 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
12 Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor
13 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
14 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
15 Juniper Titmouse - Baeolophus ridgwayi
16 Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii
17 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
18 Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea
19 Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator
20 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
21 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
22 Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli
23 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
24 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
25 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus
26 Long-eared Owl - Asio otus
27 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
28 Common Loon - Gavia immer
29 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
30 Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra
31 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
32 Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus
33 Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi
34 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
35 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
36 Mute Swan - Cygnus olor
37 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
38 American Wigeon - Anas americana
39 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
40 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
41 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
42 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
43 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
44 Red-breasted Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus ruber
45 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
46 Gadwall - Anas strepera
47 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
48 Redhead - Aythya americana
49 American Robin - Turdus migratorius
50 Merlin - Falco columbarius
51 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
52 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
53 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
54 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
55 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
56 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis

MAMMALS:
1 Mountain Cottontail - Sylvilagus nuttallii
2 Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
3 Common Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus
4 House Mouse - Mus musculus

 

[boof]

8/1/2016
110. northern mallard
111. channel billed cuckoo

 

[jbnbsn99]

86 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
87 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
88 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris

 

[boof]

9/1/2016
112. australasian figbird

 

[Maguari]

Very pleasing afternoon at Avenue Washlands today - particularly pleased with the owl, only a dozen yards or so from my first sighting of the same species last year (wouldn't be at all surprised if it were the same individual).

42. Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella
43. Common Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus
44. European Buzzard - Buteo buteo
45. Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
46. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea
47. Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea
48. Little Owl - Athene noctua
49. Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius

2. Eastern Grey Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis

Full day of birding planned tomorrow, so hopefully a further boost to come this weekend.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Birds
21) American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
22) Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
23) Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
24) Mute Swan Cygnus olor
25) Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

I am now back in cold Connecticut.

~Thylo

26) Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
27) Canada Goose Branta canadensis

~Thylo

 

[LaughingDove]

A few more additions from the grounds of Warsaw Zoo as well as the nearby park and river:

40) Goosander
41) Tree Sparrow
42) Greater Spotted Woodpecker
43) Caspian Gull
44) Greenfinch
45) Fieldfare

Another two additions:

46) Eurasian Bullfinch
47) Eurasian Sparrowhawk

 

[canaryboy2]

19. Mute Swan
20. Canada Goose
21. Shelduck
22. Mallard
23. Tufted Duck
24. Greylag Goose
25. Great Crested Grebe
26. Grey Heron
27. Moorhen
28. Blue Tit

 

[DesertRhino150]

Another fourteen birds added to the list on a walk around Heybridge Basin this morning:

55. Common pochard Aythya ferina (Vu)
56. Canada goose Branta canadensis
57. Greylag goose Anser anser
58. Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (Nt)
59. Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
60. Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
61. Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata (Nt)
62. Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis (Nt)
63. European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
64. Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
65. Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
66. Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
67. Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus
68. Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Got another two species while on the road today:

69. Western jackdaw Corvus monedula
70. Rook Corvus frugilegus

 

[Hix]

Fish
110. Yellowmargined Moray
111. Small-mouthed Squirrelfish
112. Lionfish
113. Hexagon Grouper
114. Yellowstripe Goatfish
115. Dot-dash Goatfish
116. Singular Bannerfish
117. Yellowtail Sergeant
118. Whiteband Damsel
119. Weedy Surge Wrasse
120. Jansen's Wrasse
121. Surge Wrasse
122. Greencheek Parrotfish
123. Bicolor Combtooth Blenny
124. Leopard Blenny
125. Brown Surgeonfish
126. Black Boxfish
127. Whitespotted Puffer
128. Spotted Porcupinefish
129. Pearlscale Angelfish
130. Dusky Wrasse
131. Sixlined Soapfish
132. Whitebar Gregory

Invertebrates
6. Common Phyllidia (Phyllidia varicosa) - a nudibranch


And I misidentified a bird, so the list should read:
14. Intermediate Egret



Hix

 

[jbnbsn99]

89 Chihuahuan Raven - Corvus cryptoleucus
90 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
91 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater

 

[lintworm]

A very slow start this year:

1. Greylag goose
2. Common buzzard
3. Grey heron
4. Carrion crow
5. Mallard
6. Tufted duck
7. Eurasian sparrowhawk


The goal for this year would be 600 bird species and / or reaching 1000 lifers. For mammals getting close to 100 should be possible, as I will have time this year to visit national parks when in Africa, which I will be 6 months this year....

8. Great cormorant
9. Mute swan
10. Common pochard
11. Goosander
12. Eurasian coot
13. Black-headed gull
14. Wood pigeon
15. Greater spotted woodpecker
16. Eurasian crag martin
17. Eurasian wren
18. Blackbird
19. Great tit
20. Blue tit
21. Marsh tit
22. European nuthatch
23. Eurasian jay
24. Common raven
25. House sparrow
26. Feral rock pigeon
27. Chaffinch
28. Eurasian greenfinch
29. European goldfinch

Mammals
1. European roe deer

 

[LaughingDove]

Another two additions:

46) Eurasian Bullfinch
47) Eurasian Sparrowhawk

48) Common Redpoll

6) Roe Deer
7) Striped Field Mouse

 

[robmv]

Despite a frustrating failed attempt to add a lifer (Pallas' Warbler) to my list, a few additions from the weekend:

85. Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
86. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
87. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
88. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
89. Raven (Corvus corax)
90. Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
91. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
92. Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
93. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
94. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
95. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

 

[jbnbsn99]

92 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
93 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
94 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
95 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
96 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens

 

[Maguari]

Out east today, at Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore. Highlights were a duckish lifer and only my second-ever Scolopax. Hundreds/thousands of birds about - I'm quite sure I've overlooked all kinds of things!

50. Common Redshank - Tringa totanus
51. Ruff - Philomachus pugnax
52. Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa
53. Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope
54. Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
55. European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris
56. Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
57. Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
58. Brent Goose - Branta bernicla
59. Pied Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
60. Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna
61. European Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria
62. Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
63. Gadwall - Anas strepera
64. Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata
65. European Pochard - Aythya ferina
66. European Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
67. Common Linnet - Linaria cannabina
68. Eurasian Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola
69. Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis
70. Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris
71. European Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus

3. Brown Hare - Lepus europaeus

 

[DesertRhino150]

Got another two species while on the road today:

69. Western jackdaw Corvus monedula
70. Rook Corvus frugilegus

Went on a trip out this morning and managed to find three new birds and a new mammal for the year list:

71. Stock dove Columba oenas
72. Gadwall Anas strepera
73. Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus

3. Eastern grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

 

[Ituri]

BIRDS:
1 Common Raven - Corvus corax
2 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
3 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
4 Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
5 American Coot - Fulica americana
6 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
7 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
8 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
9 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
10 Sharp-tailed Grouse - Tympanuchus phasianellus
11 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
12 Northern Shrike - Lanius excubitor
13 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
14 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
15 Juniper Titmouse - Baeolophus ridgwayi
16 Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii
17 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
18 Common Redpoll - Acanthis flammea
19 Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator
20 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
21 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
22 Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli
23 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
24 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
25 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus
26 Long-eared Owl - Asio otus
27 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
28 Common Loon - Gavia immer
29 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
30 Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra
31 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
32 Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus
33 Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi
34 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
35 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
36 Mute Swan - Cygnus olor
37 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
38 American Wigeon - Anas americana
39 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
40 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
41 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
42 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
43 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
44 Red-breasted Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus ruber
45 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
46 Gadwall - Anas strepera
47 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
48 Redhead - Aythya americana
49 American Robin - Turdus migratorius
50 Merlin - Falco columbarius
51 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
52 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
53 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
54 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
55 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
56 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
57 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens
58 Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
59 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
60 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
61 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
62 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
63 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
64 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
65 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
66 White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis
67 Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
68 Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
69 Rock Wren - Salpinctes obsoletus
70 Canyon Wren - Catherpes mexicanus
71 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
72 Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana
73 Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus
74 Prairie Falcon - Falco mexicanus
75 Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis
76 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
77 Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
78 Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria
79 Ross's Goose - Chen rossii
80 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
81 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

MAMMALS:
1 Mountain Cottontail - Sylvilagus nuttallii
2 Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
3 Common Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus
4 House Mouse - Mus musculus
5 Yellow-bellied Marmot - Marmota flaviventris
6 Piute Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus mollis