ZooChat Big Year 2016

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ThylacineAlive said:
Birds
67) American Black Duck Anas rubripes
68) Common Loon Gavia immer

Mammals
17) Groundhog Marmota monax

Reptiles
5) Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
6) Ring-Necked Snake Diadophis punctatus

Amphibians
8) American Toad Anaxyrus americanus
9) Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris

~Thylo:cool:
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Birds
69) Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon

~Thylo:cool:
 
Hix said:
Inverts
39. Yellow-eyed Crab (Chiromantes obtusifrons)
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A visit to a rockpool looking for fish turned up a pleasant surprise of a species that is usually nocturnal.

40. Spanish Dancer
41. Giant African Snail
42. Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)

:p

Hix
 

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Final two from Costa Rica

396 Black-crowned Tityra - Tityra inquisitor
397 Yellow-green Vireo - Vireo flavoviridis

In total, I added 80 lifers and 94 birds total on the year.
 
How long were you there for?
 
What was #304 - it doesn't seem to be listed.

:p

Hix
 
I was there for five full days. Got in very late on Sunday and left very early on Saturday.

Must have missed 304. It was a Cassin's Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii on June 12th.
 
Maguari said:
Invertebrates (all butterflies today):
67. Dark Green Fritillary - Argynnis aglaja
68. High Brown Fritillary - Argynnis adippe
69. Northern Brown Argus - Aricia artaxerxes
70. Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
71. Grayling - Hipparchia semele
72. Large Heath - Coenonympha tullia
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Maguari said:
75. Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea
76. Blue Emperor - Anax imperator
77. Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum
78. Six-spot Burnet - Zygaena filipendulae
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Just realised I never posted invertebrates '73' and '74' - these were butterfly species newly-identified from Botswana (quite distinctive species, but not in my book so took a little longer!):

73. Crimson Tip - Colotis danae
74. Natal Barred Blue - Cigaritis natalensis

These are actually numbers 19 and 23, so 72 (Large Heath) is now 74, hence my last post running 75-78.

Simple. :D
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Birds
69) Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon

~Thylo:cool:
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Birds
70) Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
71) Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

Amphibians
10) American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

We also found a couple of yellow warblers with olive-green backs. Definitely weren't Yellow Warblers. We were thinking female Hooded Warblers but the calls matched more with Wilson's Warblers. Problem is that species shouldn't be here, at least not this time of year (though obviously doesn't mean it wasn't). Anyone have any thoughts or more knowledge as to whether any Wilson's have been spotted in CT recently?

~Thylo:cool:
 
lintworm said:
My guess was correct

365. European swift

and some herps from Africa

9. Slender chameleon
10. Tropical house gecko
11. White-throated monitor lizard
12. African spurred tortoise
13. Striped skink
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Switzerland

366. House martin
367. Eurasian blackcap
368. Eurasian bullfinch

NL

369. European oystercatcher

Switzerland Jura & Alps

370. Montane sparrow
371. Yellow-billed chough
372. Water pipit
373. Common wheatear
374. Lesser redpoll
375. Short-toed treecreeper
376. Whinchat

Mammals

47. Common pipistrelle
48. House mouse
49. Norwegian rat
50. Alpine marmot
51. Alpine ibex

Amphibians

4. Common toad
5. Common frog

Both the ibex and the marmot I can add to species I have seen out of my "bed", I did not have to leave my sleeping bag and tent to seen them.


In less then 2 weeks I am off for 2,5 months Ethiopia, of which the first 9 days will be on holiday with good chances for Ethiopian wolf, streseman's bush crow and many others :)
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Birds
70) Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
71) Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius

Amphibians
10) American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

We also found a couple of yellow warblers with olive-green backs. Definitely weren't Yellow Warblers. We were thinking female Hooded Warblers but the calls matched more with Wilson's Warblers. Problem is that species shouldn't be here, at least not this time of year (though obviously doesn't mean it wasn't). Anyone have any thoughts or more knowledge as to whether any Wilson's have been spotted in CT recently?

~Thylo:cool:
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Visiting the same site yesterday but couldn't find the birds again. However we did find a few interesting species:

Birds
72) American Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
73) Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

Mammals
18) American Beaver Castor canadensis

~Thylo:cool:
 
Mammal Update from Costa Rica

18 - Variegated Squirrel
19 - Central-American Agouti
20 - Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
21 - Honduran White Bat
22 - Greater White-Lined Bat
23 - Hoffmann's Two-Toed Sloth
 
Nice local lifer this evening, with a bird that has been hanging around Carr Vale for the last couple of days:

324. Sabine's Gull - Xema sabini


Plus a bonus beetle:

79. Spotted Longhorn - Rutpela maculata

:)
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Visiting the same site yesterday but couldn't find the birds again. However we did find a few interesting species:

Birds
72) American Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
73) Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina

Mammals
18) American Beaver Castor canadensis

~Thylo:cool:
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Birds
74) Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

~Thylo:cool:
 
lintworm said:
Switzerland

366. House martin
367. Eurasian blackcap
368. Eurasian bullfinch

NL

369. European oystercatcher

Switzerland Jura & Alps

370. Montane sparrow
371. Yellow-billed chough
372. Water pipit
373. Common wheatear
374. Lesser redpoll
375. Short-toed treecreeper
376. Whinchat

Mammals

47. Common pipistrelle
48. House mouse
49. Norwegian rat
50. Alpine marmot
51. Alpine ibex

Amphibians

4. Common toad
5. Common frog

Both the ibex and the marmot I can add to species I have seen out of my "bed", I did not have to leave my sleeping bag and tent to seen them.


In less then 2 weeks I am off for 2,5 months Ethiopia, of which the first 9 days will be on holiday with good chances for Ethiopian wolf, streseman's bush crow and many others :)
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A new mammal for the year from Basel Zoo

52. Greater white-toothed shrew
 
Outside of our little contest, John Weigel, who I believe holds the Aussie big year record, just broke the American big year record - and still has over 5 months to go.
 
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