ZooChat Big Year 2019

[Mr. Zootycoon]

Got a few new species, including two new amphibians!

Birds
138. Long-eared owl, Asio otus
139. White wagtail, Motacilla alba
140. Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita

Herptiles
2. Smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris
3. Alpine newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris

Invertebrates
30. Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci

 

[Dannelboyz]

MAMMALS
Norfolk Island, Australia
22 - Feral Cat (Felis catus)*

BIRDS
New South Wales, Australia
172 - Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)

Norfolk Island, Australia
173 - Feral Chicken (Gallus gallus)*
174 - Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
175 - White Tern (Gygis alba)
176 - Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)*
177 - California Quail (Callipepla californica)*
178 - Norfolk Island Gerygone (Gerygone modesta)
179 - Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris)
180 - Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris)
181 - Norfolk Island Robin (Petroica multicolor)
182 - Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
183 - Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
184 - Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
185 - Grey Ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea)
186 - Norfolk Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii)
187 - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)*
188 - Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
189 - Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
190 - Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
191 - Common Noddy (Anous stolidus)
192 - Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

INVERTEBRATES
Norfolk Island, Australia
32 - Golden Orb Web Spider (Nephila ornata)
33 - Caper White (Belenois java)
34 - Yellow Admiral (Bassaris itea)
35 - Norfolk Island Swallowtail (Papilio amynthor)
36 - Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
37 - German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)*

Lack of internet and busyness have made it hard to update my list. Here are all the species I've seen and ID'd, although I know plenty more invertebrates and fish are still to be identified. All seen from Phillip Island in the Norfolk Group.

BIRDS
193 - Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
194 - White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
195 - Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
196 - Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)

REPTILES
6 - Lord Howe Gecko (Christinus guentheri)
7 - Lord Howe Skink (Oligosoma lichenigera)
8 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

INVERTEBRATES
38 - Phillip Island Giant Centipede (Cormocephalus coynei)

FISH
5 - Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi)

 

[Vision]

A few additions from the past few days! Seeing a crane foraging on land was a definite highlight. I also went to see a flavirostris greater white-fronted goose, which is a fairly threatened taxon and apparently a potential split. They definitely look different to the European ones!

BIRDS:
127) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
128) Common crane, Grus grus
129) Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa

MAMMALS:
6) Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula
7) Western roe deer, Capreolus capreolus

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Thanks to a reasonably good influx of birds to the Northumberland and County Durham coastline and surrounding area in the first few months of the year and - even more importantly - a week spent in Iberia which included a number of birdwatching sessions, I've got a pretty decent update lined up......

As usual, lifeticks in bold and (given how many subspecific lifeticks I picked up in Iberia) where possible I will list subspecies; usually the first I saw this year but where a new subspecies was picked up subsequently this will be given priority.

2019 Bird Total - 179 TAXA

1) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

2) Light-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla hrota
3) Canada Goose Branta canadensis
4) Greylag Goose Anser anser
5) Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
6) European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons
7) Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
8) Mute Swan Cygnus olor
9) Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
10) Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
11) Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
12) Gadwall Mareca strepera
13) Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
14) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
15) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
16) Northern Pintail Anas acuta
17) Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
18) Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
19) Common Pochard Aythya ferina
20) Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
21) Greater Scaup Aythya marila
22) Common Eider Somateria mollissima mollissima
23) Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
24) Smew Mergellus albellus
25) Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
26) Goosander Mergus merganser
27) Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
28) Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa hispanica
29) Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
30) Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
31) Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis glacialis
32) Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis
33) Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus cristatus
34) Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis
35) White Stork Ciconia ciconia ciconia
36) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia leucorodia
37) Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax
38) Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
39) Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
40) Great Egret Ardea alba alba
41) Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris stellaris
42) Little Egret Egretta garzetta garzetta
43) Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
44) European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis
45) Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
46) Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus caeruleus
47) Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus fulvus
48) Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
49) Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
50) Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
51) Iberian Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri
52) Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus nisus
53) Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis gentilis
54) Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus
55) Red Kite Milvus milvus
56) Black Kite Milvus migrans migrans
57) Common Buzzard Buteo buteo buteo
58) Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda
59) Water Rail Rallus aquaticus aquaticus
60) Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio porphyrio
61) Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus
62) Eurasian Coot Fulica atra atra
63) Common Crane Grus grus grus
64) Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus
65) Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus himantopus
66) Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
67) Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
68) European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria apricaria
69) Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola squatarola
70) Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula psammodromus
71) Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus
72) Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
73) Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago gallinago
74) Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata arquata
75) Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
76) Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres interpres
77) Red Knot Calidris canutus islandica
78) Sanderling Calidris alba alba
79) Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
80) Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
81) Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
82) Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
83) Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
84) Common Gull Larus canus canus
85) Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
86) European Herring Gull Larus argentatus argenteus
87) Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis michahellis
88) Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii
89) Common Guillemot Uria aalge aalge
90) Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis orientalis
91) Rock Dove Columba livia livia
92) Stock Dove Columba oenas oenas
93) Woodpigeon Columba palumbus palumbus
94) Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
95) Little Owl Athene noctua vidalii
96) Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis ispida
97) Hoopoe Upupa epops
98) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor buturlini
99) Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major hispanus
100) Iberian Green Woodpecker Picus sharpei
101) Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus
102) Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus brookei
103) Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
104) Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri
105) Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
106) Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki
107) Eurasian Magpie Pica pica melanotos
108) Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax erythrorhamphus
109) Jackdaw Coloeus monedula spermologus
110) Rook Corvus frugilegus frugilegus
111) Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone
112) Spanish Raven Corvus corax hispanus
113) Coal Tit Periparus ater vieirae
114) Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus weigoldi
115) Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae
116) Great Tit Parus major corsus
117) Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus pendulinus
118) Woodlark Lullula arborea pallida
119) Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis sierrae
120) Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae theklae
121) Crested Lark Galerida cristata pallida
122) Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra calandra
123) Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
124) Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti cetti
125) Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus taiti
126) Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
127) Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
128) Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides luscinioides
129) Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis cisticola
130) Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla heineken
131) Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata undata
132) Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans iberiae
133) Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala
134) Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla ignicapolla
135) Goldcrest Regulus regulus regulus
136) Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes
137) Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea hispaniensis
138) Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris britannica
139) Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla brachydactyla
140) Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris
141) Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
142) Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus torquatus
143) Blackbird Turdus merula merula
144) Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
145) Redwing Turdus iliacus
146) Song Thrush Turdus philomelos clarkei
147) Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus viscivorus
148) Eurasian Robin Erithacus rubecula rubecula
149) Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros aterrimus
150) Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius solitarius
151) European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola rubicola
152) Dipper Cinclus cinclus gularis
153) House Sparrow Passer domesticus domesticus
154) Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis hispaniolensis
155) Tree Sparrow Passer montanus montanus
156) Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia petronia
157) Dunnock Prunella modularis mabbotti
158) Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea
159) White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba
160) Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
161) Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus petrosus
162) Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs coelebs
163) Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
164) Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes
165) Greenfinch Chloris chloris aurantiiventris
166) Twite Linaria flavirostris pipilans
167) Common Linnet Linaria cannabina mediterranea
168) Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea
169) Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret
170) Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis parva
171) European Serin Serinus serinus
172) Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
173) Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus
174) Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis
175) Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra calandra
176) Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella caliginosa
177) Rock Bunting Emberiza cia cia
178) Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
179) Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus


2019 Mammal Total - 20 TAXA

1) Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
2) Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus
3) Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis
4) House Mouse Mus musculus
5) Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
6) European Hare Lepus europaeus
7) Iberian Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus
8) Schreibers' Bat Miniopterus schreibersii
9) Long-fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii
10) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
11) Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
12) Common Seal Phoca vitulina
13) Stoat Mustela erminea
14) Iberian Wild Boar Sus scrofa castillianus
15) Iberian Red Deer Cervus elaphus hispanicus
16) Sika Deer Cervus nippon
17) Fallow Deer Dama dama
18) Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
19) Western Spanish Ibex Capra pyrenaica victoriae
20) Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena


2019 Reptile and Amphibian Total - 7 TAXA

1)Common Toad Bufo bufo
2) Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita
3) Common Frog Rana temporaria
4) Iberian Green Frog Pelophylax perezi
5) Spanish Pond Turtle Mauremys leprosa
6) Iberian Wall Lizard Podarcis hispanicus
7) Pond Slider Trachemys scripta

 

[Chlidonias]

Thanks to a reasonably good influx of birds to the Northumberland and County Durham coastline and surrounding area in the first few months of the year and - even more importantly - a week spent in Iberia which included a number of birdwatching sessions, I've got a pretty decent update lined up......

There are stilts in the UK aren't there? (Not implying you should have already seen them, just wondering if they actually established there or not).

I remember my first Cinereous Vultures - absolutely massive birds!

 

[TeaLovingDave]

There are stilts in the UK aren't there? (Not implying you should have already seen them, just wondering if they actually established there or not).

They are an occasional but increasing vagrant I believe, with the first proven breeding occurring either last year or the previous.

I remember my first Cinereous Vultures - absolutely massive birds!

Indeed - though the Griffon aren't to be sniffed at either!

To be honest it was more impressive seeing a massive group of about 30 Griffon Vulture and 4 Cinereous Vulture flying less than 50 yards overhead

 

[WhistlingKite24]

Birds
56. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus

Birds
57. Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
58. Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans

 

[Najade]

Mammals
07. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
08. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Mammals
09. Gould's Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus gouldii)
10. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
11. White-striped Free-tailed Bat (Austronomus australis)

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
36. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

I went birding today, picking some early spring migrants as well as attempting to find some rarities (some seen and some not):

Birds
37. Great Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus
38. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
39. Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
40. Red-Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
41. Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis (VU)
42. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
43. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
44. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
45. Redhead Aythya americana
46. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
47. Sharp-Shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
48. Great Tit Parus major
49. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

 

[MRJ]

Think I will jump aboard. My list to date:

Mammals

1. Common bushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula
2. Eastern ringtail possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus
3. Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps
4. Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus
5. Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
6. Red-legged pademelon Thylogale stigmatica
7. Eastern bettong Bettongia gaimardi
8. Eastern grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
9. Fox squirrel Sciurus niger
10. Broad-toothed mouse Mastacomys fuscus
11. European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
12. Lesser long-eared bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi
13. Red fox Vulpes vulpes
14. Grey-headed flying fox Pteropus poliocephalus

Birds

1. Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
2. Double-crested comorant Phalacrocorax auritus
3. Great (black) cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
4. Little black cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
5. Yellow-billed spoonbill Platalea flavipes
6. Royal spoonbill Platalea regia
7. Australian white ibis Threskiornis molucca
8. Straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
9. Great egret Ardea alba
10. Great blue heron Ardea herodias
11. Eastern great egret Ardea modesta
12. White-faced heron Egretta novaehollandiae
13. Snowy egret Egretta thula
14. Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
15. Australasian grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
16. Wood duck Aix sponsa
17. American wigeon Anas americana
18. Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis
19. Chestnut teal Anas castanea
20. Grey teal Anas gracilis
21. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
22. American black duck Anas rubripes
23. Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa
24. Hardhead Aythya australis
25. Greater scaup Aythya marila
26. Canada goose Branta canadensis
27. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
28. Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
29. Cape Barren goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
30. Maned duck Chenonetta jubata
31. Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
32. Black swan Cygnus atratus
33. Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator
34. Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus
35. Gadwall Mareca strepera
36. Surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata
37. Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
38. Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
39. Cinnamon teal Spatula cyanoptera
40. Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
41. Australasian shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
42. Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
43. Brown goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
44. Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax
45. Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
46. Swamp harrier Circus approximans
47. Nankeen kestrel Falco cenchroides
48. American kestrel Falco sparverius
49. American coot Fulica americana
50. Eurasian coot Fulica atra
51. Dusky moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
52. Australasian swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
53. Tasmanian native-hen Tribonys mortierii
54. Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata
55. Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
56. Red-necked stint Calidris ruficollis
57. Great knot Calidris tenuirostris
58. Silver gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
59. Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
60. California gull Larus californicus
61. Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
62. Kelp gull Larus dominicanus
63. Western gull Larus occidentalis
64. Pacific gull Larus pacificus
65. Herring gull Larus smithsonianus
66. Crested tern Thalasseus bergii
67. Red-necked avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
68. Sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
69. Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
70. Red-capped plover Charadrius ruficapillus
71. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
72. Black-fronted dotterel Elseyornis melanops
73. Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
74. Rock pigeon Columba livia
75. Crested pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
76. Common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera
77. Spotted turtle-dove Spilopelia chinensis
78. Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
79. Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
80. Little corella Cacatua sanguinea
81. Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
82. Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
83. Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
84. Orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster
85. Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma
86. Eastern ground parrot Pezoporus wallicus
87. Green rosella Platycercus caledonicus
88. Crimson rosella Platycercus elegans
89. Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius
90. Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
91. Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna
92. Rufus hummingbird Selasphorus rufus
93. Short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris
94. Little penguin Eudyptula minor
95. Pallid cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus
96. Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
97. Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
98. Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
99. Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
100. Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans
101. Say's phoebe Sayornis saya
102. Cassin's kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
103. Superb fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
104. Southern emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
105. Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
106. Red wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
107. Little wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
108. Yellow wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa
109. White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons
110. Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala
111. Black-headed honeyeater Melithreptus affinis
112. Yellow-throated honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis
113. White-eared honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis
114. New Holland honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
115. Crescent honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
116. White-plumed honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
117. Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
118. Forty-spotted pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus
119. Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus
120. Striated thornbill Acanthiza lineata
121. Scrubtit Acanthornis magna
122. Striated fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus
123. Dusky woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus
124. Grey butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
125. Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
126. Black currawong Strepera fuliginosa
127. Pied currawong Strepera graculina
128. Hutton's vireo Vireo huttoni
129. Grey fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
130. Willy wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
131. Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca
132. Satin flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
133. American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
134. Australian raven Corvus coronoides
135. Forest raven Corvus tasmanicus
136. Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis
137. Dusky robin Melanodryas vittata
138. Scarlet robin Petroica boodang
139. Golden-headed cisticola Cisticola exilis
140. Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena
141. Fairy martin Petrochelidon ariel
142. Tree martin Petrochelidon nigricans
143. Purple martin Progne subis
144. Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
145. American bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
146. White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
147. Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
148. Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula
149. European blackbird Turdus merula
150. Common mynah Acridotheres tristis
151. European starling Sturnus vulgaris
152. Red-browed finch Neochmia temporalis
153. Beautiful firetail Stagonopleura bella
154. House sparrow Passer domesticus
155. House finch Haemorhous mexicanus
156. Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus
157. Lesser goldfinch Spinus psaltria
158. Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
159. American tree sparrow Spizelloides arborea
160. White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
161. Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
162. Brewers blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
163. Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
164. Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata
165. Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis

 

[birdsandbats]

I went birding today, picking some early spring migrants as well as attempting to find some rarities (some seen and some not):

Birds
37. Great Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus
38. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
39. Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
40. Red-Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
41. Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis (VU)
42. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
43. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
44. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
45. Redhead Aythya americana
46. Canvasback Aythya valisineria
47. Sharp-Shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus
48. Great Tit Parus major
49. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Forgot one, and a seasonal rarity at that!:

Birds
50. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

 

[Coelacanth18]

And now more from the coast:

Birds
102. Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
103. Common Loon (Gavia immer)
104. Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
105. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
106. White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
107. American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
108. Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
109. Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
110. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
111. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
112. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
113. Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
114. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
115. Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
116. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Mammals
7. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
8. Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Turns out the pocket gopher was actually the third mammal species I saw this year, but I wasn't able to ID it the first time, so now it is #8. Also kind of surprised that it took 1.5 months to see Mallard and Turkey Vulture, two of North America's most ubiquitous birds!

Update from visiting The Living Desert yesterday:

Birds
117. Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
118. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
119. Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
120. Abert’s Towhee (Melozone aberti)
121. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
122. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

The night herons were sitting right outside the walk-through aviary that had captive night herons in it, so I was really confused when I saw what I thought were zoo birds on the wrong side of the mesh. This makes the third time I've seen them in a zoo, and the first time they weren't sitting next to a nervous-looking penguin colony (although the Living Desert doesn't have penguins, so maybe they decided to troll their own instead )

 

[birdsandbats]

The night herons were sitting right outside the walk-through aviary that had captive night herons in it, so I was really confused when I saw what I thought were zoo birds on the wrong side of the mesh. This makes the third time I've seen them in a zoo, and the first time they weren't sitting next to a nervous-looking penguin colony (although the Living Desert doesn't have penguins, so maybe they decided to troll their own instead )

I've only seen this species in zoos. But only one of those 5 or so times was next to a nervous penguin colony.

 

[Coelacanth18]

I've only seen this species in zoos. But only one of those 5 or so times was next to a nervous penguin colony.

Now that I think about it, zoos are usually where I find them too. The only time I can remember seeing a wild one outside a zoo was in Hawaii.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Now that I think about it, zoos are usually where I find them too. The only time I can remember seeing a wild one outside a zoo was in Hawaii.

Yeah they seem to be commonly found wild in zoos. I've seen them a few times off of zoo grounds, though.

~Thylo

 

[Great Argus]

The night herons were sitting right outside the walk-through aviary that had captive night herons in it, so I was really confused when I saw what I thought were zoo birds on the wrong side of the mesh. This makes the third time I've seen them in a zoo, and the first time they weren't sitting next to a nervous-looking penguin colony (although the Living Desert doesn't have penguins, so maybe they decided to troll their own instead )

I've only seen this species in zoos. But only one of those 5 or so times was next to a nervous penguin colony.

Yeah they seem to be commonly found wild in zoos. I've seen them a few times off of zoo grounds, though.

~Thylo

I've seen about half my night-herons wild in zoos too. Will say, SeaWorld San Diego is a hotspot for that. Saw some 3-4 very bold night-herons, at least 15 snowy egrets, and a good handful of great egrets and great blues.

Also a small update:

Birds:

115. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Reptiles/Amphibians:

4. Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

Invertebrates:

10. Jerusalem Cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus)

 

[birdsandbats]

Update from visiting The Living Desert yesterday:

Birds
117. Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
118. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
119. Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
120. Abert’s Towhee (Melozone aberti)
121. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
122. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

The night herons were sitting right outside the walk-through aviary that had captive night herons in it, so I was really confused when I saw what I thought were zoo birds on the wrong side of the mesh. This makes the third time I've seen them in a zoo, and the first time they weren't sitting next to a nervous-looking penguin colony (although the Living Desert doesn't have penguins, so maybe they decided to troll their own instead )

I've only seen this species in zoos. But only one of those 5 or so times was next to a nervous penguin colony.

Now that I think about it, zoos are usually where I find them too. The only time I can remember seeing a wild one outside a zoo was in Hawaii.

Yeah they seem to be commonly found wild in zoos. I've seen them a few times off of zoo grounds, though.

~Thylo

I've seen about half my night-herons wild in zoos too. Will say, SeaWorld San Diego is a hotspot for that. Saw some 3-4 very bold night-herons, at least 15 snowy egrets, and a good handful of great egrets and great blues.

Also a small update:

Birds:

115. White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

Reptiles/Amphibians:

4. Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

Invertebrates:

10. Jerusalem Cricket (Stenopelmatus fuscus)

Lincoln Park Zoo is infested with night-herons in the summer.

 

[Najade]

Mammals
09. Gould's Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus gouldii)
10. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
11. White-striped Free-tailed Bat (Austronomus australis)

Mammals
12. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Birds
05. Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
06. Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)

 

[Coelacanth18]

Update from visiting The Living Desert yesterday:

Birds
117. Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
118. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
119. Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
120. Abert’s Towhee (Melozone aberti)
121. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
122. Black-tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)

Forgot one:

Birds
122. Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)

Verdin is 122 and not 123, as I just realized I counted Bewick's Wren twice.

 

[Hipporex]

Thank you. Corrected list:
Birds
1. Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)- 1/1/19
2. House sparrow (Passer domesticus) - 1/1/19
3. Rock dove (Columba livia) - 1/1/19
4. Western gull (Larus occidentalis) - 1/1/19

I haven't been paying to much attention to species lately but these are some I can remember.
Birds
5. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
6. Yellow-billed magpie (Pica nutalli)

Mammals
1. Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)