I had completely forgotten about this one, which was also seen at the zoo today:Seen at the zoo today:
Birds
124. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Birds
125. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
I had completely forgotten about this one, which was also seen at the zoo today:Seen at the zoo today:
Birds
124. Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
Polish invertebrate additions, mostly from Biebrza NP, where we had warmer weather than in Bialowieza.
Invertebrates:
25. Map Butterfly - Araschnia levana
26. Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Clossiana euphrosyne
27. Sooty Copper - Lycaena tityrus
28. Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus
29. Common Swallowtail - Papilio machaon
30. Camberwell Beauty - Nymphalis antiopa
31. Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell - Nymphalis xanthomelas
32. Weaver Beetle - Lamia textor
33. European Hornet - Vespa crabro
34. Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
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Birds:Are spangled drongos rare in your area?
Birds:
96. Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Just realised I listed Spilopelia chinensis twice under two different common names, so my total remains at 96.
INVERTEBRATES:
12. Red-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
ReptilesNot really the lifer I’d planned on today but:
Birds
23. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
(It’s quite helpful that some of the waders are sporting breeding plumages now so even I can ID them^^)
Oh, just saw your post. You're right. I must have forgot to put it on my list back then. Do you mind de-bolding it?You've seen those in New Zealand already, e.g. on this photo: Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) & Lesser Knots (Calidris canutus) - ZooChat
You haven't really experienced the full joys (and challenges) of birding until you experience a mixed-species flock of new world warblers:I had completely forgotten about this one, which was also seen at the zoo today:
Birds
125. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
BIRDSAn unusual set of species to get on the same day
BIRDS
229 - Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
230 - Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
FISH
14 - Southern Fiddler Ray (Trygonorrhina dumerilii)
Update with many spring arrivals in the birds!
Mammals:
14. American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Birds:
139. Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
140. Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
141. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
142. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
143. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
144. Merlin (Falco columbianus)
145. Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
146. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
147. Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullocki)
148. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Invertebrates:
24. House Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
You haven't really experienced the full joys (and challenges) of birding until you experience a mixed-species flock of new world warblers:
Birds
126. Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
127. Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
128. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
129. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
130. Bay-Breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
131. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
132. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
133. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Yes. I saw two Empidonax that day. The only reason I identified the Least was decided to call. The other remains unidentified, though I do have some photos.Agreed, though a day the Empidonax flycatchers are moving through is potentially even more challenging.![]()
Forgot one:
Birds
34) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
~Thylo
Yes. I saw two Empidonax that day. The only reason I identified the Least was decided to call. The other remains unidentified, though I do have some photos.
So I just spent a week in tornado alley:
Mammals
10) Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger
11) American Beaver Castor canadensis
12) American Bison Bos bison
13) American Elk Cervus canadensis
14) Franklin's Ground Squirrel Poliocitellus franklinii
Birds
35) Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe
36) Great-Tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
37) Neotropical Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus
38) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
39) Painted Bunting Passerina ciris
40) White-Eyed Vireo Vireo griseus
41) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
42) Red-Shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
43) Snowy Egret Egretta thula
44) Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna
45) Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
46) Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
47) Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
48) Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
49) Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
50) Yellow-Crowned Night-Heron Nyctanassa violacea
51) Black-Crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
52) Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
53) Yellow-Shafted Flicker Colaptes auratus
54) Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
55) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
56) Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
57) Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
58) Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
59) Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
60) Yellow-Throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
61) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
62) Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
63) Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris alpestris
64) Great Egret Ardea alba
65) Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
66) Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
67) Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
68) Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia
69) Dickcissel Spiza americana
70) American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
71) Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
72) Purple Martin Progne subis
73) Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
74) Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia
75) Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
76) Green Heron Butorides virescens
77) Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
78) Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
79) Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus
80) Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
81) Red-Headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
82) Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
83) Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
84) Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
85) Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
86) Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
87) Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
88) Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii
89) Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
90) Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
91) Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
Reptiles
1) Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
2) Six-Lined Racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
3) Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus
4) American Five-Lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus
5) Pond Slider Trachemys scripta
6) Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
7) Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera
8) Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
Amphibians
1) Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris crepitans blanchardi
2) Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii
I did a lot better than I was expecting considering I just missed Spring migration and I was dodging torrential downpours, flash flooding, and tornado watches for most of the trip. I still did have to either call short or cancel a few expeditions due to weather, such as searching for rattlesnakes. I did look for prairie-chickens, but I was barely in their range and one wrong turn down a muddy road, a few hours stranded in rural Kansas, and a couple hundred dollars spent getting me out killed that dream...
~Thylo
Some of your bird lifers surprise me considering your travels. Great Crested Flycatcher, Warbling & Red-eyed Vireo, Red-headed Woodpecker and the Wood-Pewee namely. Aren't they found throughout most of your home area?