ZooChat Big Year 2014

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mstickmanp said:
Never birded a cemetery before, but this bird was a good excuse to do so.

267. Painted Redstart

*Mute Swan (in the cemetery entrance pond)

Overall I have seen 277 including all ABA non-countable exotics.
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Added three new species today:

268. Red-necked Grebe
269. Snow Goose
270. Tundra Swan
 
As a last birding trip of the year I went to a lake where I often get great waterfowl species. I saw nine species today of which two were lifers:
177) Eurasian Wigeon
178)Northern Pintail
:)
 
Birds
590. Oriental Cuckoo


Mammals
75. Sugar Glider

:p

Hix
 
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my list isn't going to increase any further this year. I was hoping to get away at Christmas and score a few more birds but instead I got sick and went nowhere. I won't have any free days again until the start of next year.
 
How about some more mammals.

37. Swamp Rabbit
38. Virginia Opossum
39. North American River Otter
 
Wrapping up the year on a big road trip though south Texas. Yesterday and today I've been crisscrossing the state (no easy task) in search of those last few elusive birds.

415 Red-cockaded Woodpecker - Picoides borealis (endangered)
416 Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus
417 Red Knot - Calidris canutus
418 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
419 Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
420 Nelson's Sparrow - Ammodramus nelsoni
421 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
422 Le Conte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii
423 Whooping Crane - Grus americana (critically endangered)

More to come tomorrow.
 
One day left

424 White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
425 Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata
426 Audubon's Oriole - Icterus graduacauda
427 Green Parakeet - Psittacara holochlorus
 
One last update to tidy up some herps I've been trying to photo ID - managed to get solid enough IDs for most of them - still torn on this gecko and clueless on the agama, if anyone has any thoughts:

http://www.zoochat.com/1001/gecko-hawassa-16-10-14-a-391398/
http://www.zoochat.com/1001/unidentified-lizard-bishoftu-11-10-14-a-395087/


Firm (...enough for our purposes!) additions are:

20. Eastern Striped Skink - Trachylepis striata
21. Black-necked Agama - Acanthocerus atricollis

17. Pool Frog - Pelophylax lessonae
18. Egyptian Square-marked Toad - Amietophrynus regularis
19. Variable Reed Frog - Hyperolius viridiflavus


All Ethiopia except the Pool Frog (Belgium/Germany).


This means that (barring any miraculous appearances as I go about my business tomorrow) my final totals are:

Birds - 552 (UK: 160)
Mammals - 72 (UK: 27)
Reptiles - 21 (UK: 1 - sounds pathetic, but is 1/6th of UK reptiles (excl. sea turtles)!)
Amphibians - 19 (UK: 3)

:)
 
mstickmanp said:
Added three new species today:

268. Red-necked Grebe
269. Snow Goose
270. Tundra Swan
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Added eight more on my last birding trip of the year!

271. Red-throated Loon
272. Pacific Loon
273. Common Loon
274. Black-vented Shearwater
275. Black Oystercatcher
276. Surfbird
277. Ancient Murrelet
278. Glaucous-winged Gull

Being that it was my first year birding I set a goal of 100 bird species at the beginning of the year. I had no idea I was going to get close to 300, so that will be my goal for next year.
 
Hevden said:
One more from Westport lake this afternoon

247. Smew

I'm hoping to make it to 250 in the next couple of days before starting again on Thursday.
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A trip to Blackpool yesterday gave me 2 more

248. Shore lark
249. Long-eared owl

To finish the year my final bird was a lifer

250. Blyth's pipit

Everyone ready to start again tomorrow?
 
A few days in East Anglia gave my list a final boost:

212. Smew (Mergellus albellus) - actually this one was a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot to add it here
213. Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
214. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) - LIFER
215. Crane (Grus grus)
216. Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - LIFER
217. Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
218. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
219. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
220. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

My final tally for 2014 was three short of last year's total. Tomorrow it starts all over again ...
 
Final Bird Stats

*Hix 590*
Chlidonias 584
Magauri 552
jbnbsn99 427
ituri 347
Boof 325
mstickmanp 278
Hevden 250
Robmv 220
LaughingDove 176
Nanoboy 175
DesertRhino150 131
Pleistohorse 116
ZooBoy28 92
Toto98 91
BeardsleyZooFan 72
ThylacineAlice 72
JBZVolunteer 55
 
zooboy28 said:
And now I haven't updated it for over six months! Here is the first batch of additions from the first half of my trip to North America (western USA/Canada):

Birds:
73 Common Raven Corvus corax
74 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
75 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
76 Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
77 Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
78 Western Gull Larus occidentalis
79 Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
80 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
81 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
82 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
83 Brandt's Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus
84 Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus
85 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens
86 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
87 American Robin Turdus migratorius
88 American Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos canadensis
89 Common Merganser Mergus merganser americanus
90 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
91 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
92 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
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Sorry for my late entry, here is the rest of the birds I saw this year, representing trips to western Canada & USA, northern and central Australia, and northern New Zealand, and a few local species:

Birds:
89 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
90 Common Merganser Mergus merganser americanus
91 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
92 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
93 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
94 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
95 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
96 Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
97 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
98 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
99 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
100 Hummingbird?
101 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
102 American Coot Fulica americana
103 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
104 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
105 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
106 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
107 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
108 Black Kite Milvus migrans
109 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
110 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
111 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
112 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti ashbyi
113 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
114 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
115 Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
116 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
117 Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
118 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
119 Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
120 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii
121 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
122 Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
123 Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
124 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
125 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
126 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
127 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
128 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
129 Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
130 Torresian Crow Corvus orru
131 Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
132 Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
133 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
134 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
135 Yellow Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavus
136 Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
137 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
138 White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
139 Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
140 King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
141 White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
142 Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
143 Black-tailed Native Hen Gallinula ventralis
144 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
145 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
146 Ringneck Parrot Barnardius zonarius
147 Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius
148 Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
149 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
150 Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos
151 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
152 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
153 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
154 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
155 Little Crow Corvus bennetti
156 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
157 Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi
158 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
159 Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis
160 Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera
161 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
162 Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
163 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
164 Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
165 Weebill Smicornis brevirostris
166 Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
167 Western Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus guttatus
168 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
169 Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
170 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
171 Black-headed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
172 Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophocroa leadbeateri
173 Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus
174 Brown Falcon Falco berigora
175 Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
176 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
177 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
178 Ringneck Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
179 Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus scopulinus
180 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
181 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
182 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
183 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
184 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
185 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
186 Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
187 North Island Weka Gallirallus australis greyi
188 New Zealand Wood Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae


Mammals:
9 Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
10 Black-tailed Deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
11 Pacific Harbour Seal Phoca vitulina richardsi
12 Californian Sea Lion Zalophus californianus
13 Orca Orcinus orca
14 Mouflon Ovis orientalis
15 Raccoon Procyon lotor
16 Douglas Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii
17 Townsend's Chipmunk Tamias townsendii
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Mammals:
19 Cottontail?
20 Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
21 Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
22 Feral Horse Equus caballus
23 Feral Cat Felis chaus
24 Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis
 
Still never got a few birds IDed but oh well. However, there are just three more additions I'd like to add that I found while digging through Florida photos from over the summer.

Birds
73) Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata

Reptiles
6) Florida Red-Bellied Cooter Pseudemys nelsoni
7) River Cooter Pseudemys concinna

~Thylo:cool:
 
Final tallies (unless there are some more late round-ups):

BIRDS:
Hix – 590
Chlidonias – 584
Maguari – 552
jbnbsn99 – 427
Ituri – 347
boof – 325
mstickmanp – 278
lintworm – 258
Hevden – 250
robmv – 220
zooboy28 – 188
LaughingDove – 178
nanoboy – 175
DesertRhino150 – 131
Pleistohorse – 116
ThylacineAlive – 73
BeardsleyZooFan – 72
JBZvolunteer – 55

MAMMALS:
Hix – 75
Chlidonias – 74
Maguari – 72
lintworm – 54
Ituri – 45
jbnbsn99 – 39
Pleistohorse – 26
zooboy28 – 24
DesertRhino150 – 23
LaughingDove – 23
vogelcommando – 18
mstickmanp – 18
JBZvolunteer – 10
dean – 8
ThylacineAlive – 7
BeardsleyZooFan – 7

HERPTILES:
lintworm – 62 Herptiles total
Maguari – 40 Herptiles total (19 Amphibians, 21 Reptiles)
Hix – 25 Reptiles
Ituri – 20 Herptiles total (4 Amphibians, 16 Reptiles)
BeardsleyZooFan – 12 Herptiles total (3 Amphibians, 9 Reptiles)
ThylacineAlive – 10 Herptiles total (3 Amphibians, 7 Reptiles)
LaughingDove – 8 Herptiles total (2 Amphibians, 6 Reptiles)
DesertRhino150 – 5 Herptiles total (2 Amphibians, 3 Reptiles)
JBZvolunteer – 4 Reptiles

FISH:
DesertRhino150 – 4

COOL NATURE FEATURES:
lintworm – 1 (Aurora borealis)
 
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