Zoochat Big Year 2022

[birdsandbats]

Birds
273. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
274. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Herps
18. Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera

A species from a while ago that I saw again today and realized I forgot to add:

Birds
275. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis

 

[dinosauria]

My thought exactly.

Ah, thanks for telling me! I did some research to ensure there were breeding populations (so no pelicans) but the pochards and geese slipped through the cracks. Will be removing!

 

[DesertRhino150]

I have got back today from a week-long trip to North Norfolk, where I managed to get some good birdwatching done. The eleven birds I added mean that, just five months into 2022, I have already seen more birds than I did in the whole of 2021. Highlights included lots of spoonbills seen flying to-and-fro around the breeding colony at Holkham, good views of bearded reedling at Cley and house martins everywhere - where I live, they have practically disappeared.

It wasn't just birds that performed well. I saw three species of deer - not just lots of muntjac but also two Chinese water deer (one at Holkham and one at Titchwell) and probably the same roe deer on two occassions. Hares were also much more prevalent in Norfolk than back in Essex. I also managed to add a number of invertebrates including a lifer moth, found in my room one evening. One that got away was my first amphibian - I saw tadpoles in a pond at Titchwell but as both common frog and common toad occur there and I could not identify which species they came from, I have had to leave them out.

37. Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae
38. Wall butterfly Lasiommata megra
39. Swift ant Formica fusca
40. Green carpet moth Colostygia pectinataria
41. Small tortoiseshell butterfly Aglais urticae
42. Red-eyed damselfly Erythromma najas

I haven't been out much (the recent heat really drains me of energy) so I haven't managed to see any new birds recently. However, I have had a few interesting invertebrate encounters. First, I saw a couple of reasonably regular butterflies. I then found a lifer beetle on the kitchen window - a delightful little creature that was able to clamp down when startled, to the point where it was quite challenging to remove from my finger when it came to releasing it outside. Then I saw a now fairly regular migrant to our area, buzzing around briefly outside the kitchen window.

This evening, my attention was drawn outside by a pair of black-headed gulls swooping in close to a birch tree in our garden and snatching something out of the air. Looking through my binoculars, I saw there was a swarm of large insects buzzing around. I saw a few flying closer to the ground, so I went outside and managed to catch one out of the air. I brought it inside briefly to identify it as a lifer beetle which is noted to swarm on summer evenings, before I released it outside again.

43. Painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui
44. Holly blue butterfly Celastrina argiolus
45. Tortoise beetle Cassida flaveola
46. Hummingbird hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum
47. Summer chafer Amphimallon solstitiale

 

[BerdNerd]

4/19/22

3. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

6/22/22


4. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)


Total:

Mammals: 4
Birds: 51
Reptiles: 1
Amphibians: 1
Invertebrates: 25

 

[BerdNerd]

5/14/22

1. Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)

6/22/22


2. Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)


Total:

Mammals: 4
Birds: 51
Reptiles: 1
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 25

 

[Macaw16]

Been rather busy with exams so far this year, so haven't had chance to get out much (and post my sightings!) This means I've been largely confined to the city so far, hence the absence of many common species I'd have expected so see by now, such as pheasants, chaffinches, and rabbits.

Birds
1. Wood pigeon Columba palumbus
2. Dunnock Prunella modularis
3. Eurasian blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
4. Eurasian magpie Pica pica
5. Common blackbird Turdus merula
6. European herring gull Larus argentatus
7. Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
8. Rook Corvus frugilegus
9. Great tit Parus major
10. European robin Erithacus rubecula
11. Coal tit Periparus ater
12. Eurasian collared tit Streptopelia decaocto
13. European greenfinch Chloris chloris
14. Feral pigeon Columba livia domestica
15. Carrion crow Corvus corone
16. Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
17. House sparrow Passer domesticus
18. Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
19. Mute swan Cygnus olor
20. Common buzzard Buteo buteo
21. Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
22. Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
23. Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula
24. Eurasian treecreeper Certhia familiaris
25. European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
26. Red kite Milvus milvus
27. Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
28. Song thrush Turdus philomelos
29. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
30. Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
31. Eurasian coot Fulica atra
32. Eurasian teal Anas crecca
33. Redwing Turdus iliacus
34. Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
35. Canada goose Branta canadensis

Mammals
1. Brown hare Lepus europaeus
2. Eastern grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

I'd forgotten to update recently!

Birds
36. Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
37. Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
38. Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
39. Great-spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
40. Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
41. Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
42. Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
43. Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
44. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
45. Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
46. Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
47. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
48. Tawny owl Strix aluco
49. Common swift Apus apus
50. Common house martin Delichon urbicum
51. Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
52. Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
53. Grey heron Ardea cinerea
54. Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
55. Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
56. Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
57. Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegu
58. Goosander Mergus merganser
59. Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
60. Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
61. Common redshank Tringa totanus
62. Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
63. Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
64. Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
65. Red grouse Lagopus lagopus
66. Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus
67. White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus
68. Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa
69. Greylag goose Anser anser

Mammals
3. Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
4. European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
5. Red deer Cervus elephus
6. House mouse Mus musculus
7. Stoat Mustela erminea

Amphibians
1. Common frog Rana temporaria

Reptiles
1. Common lizard Zootoca vivipara

 

[German Zoo World]

Intervertebrates

Butterflys and Moths

13. Vanessa cardui

Flys

14. Lucilia sericata

Dragonflys and Damselflys

15. Coenagrion puella


Amphibians

Frogs and Toads

1. Edible Frog (Rana esculenta)


Birds

Crows, Magpies and Jays

30. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

 

[Maguari]

Almost forgot to post last weekend's additions - a Ring Ouzel from a rather damp visit to Stanage Edge on Saturday evening, and then another evening outing on Sunday to Sherwood Forest and Budby Heath where the nocturnal birdlife put on a great show and compared to my last few visits I had the place virtually to myself, which only made it better. Really close views of nightjar in flight and after giving up on finding the Long-eared Owls in either of the spots I'd seen them previously I set off back to the car and almost immediately heard the distinctive sound of begging fledglings - and was able to watch the adult hunting and taking food in to them. Lovely stuff.

Birds:
190. Ring Ouzel - Turdus torquatus
191. Eurasian Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola
192. European Woodpecker - Picus viridis
193. European Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus
194. Long-eared Owl - Asio otus

(UK: 168)

Invertebrates:
43. White-lipped Banded Snail - Cepaea hortensis

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
273. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
274. Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens

Herps
18. Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera

A species from a while ago that I saw again today and realized I forgot to add:

Birds
275. Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis

Birds
276. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Herps
19. Green Frog Lithobates clamitans

 

[Maguari]

Out giving the detector a spin at a good local spot for Daubenton's Bats tonight and there were many out and about feeding on the river (their feeding behaviour (plus in this case local knowledge of roosts!) is the only reason they are readily identifiable from other Myotis). Ended up with three (identifiable) bat species as a wander round the village produced both Soprano and (also new for year) Common Pipistrelles.

Mammals:
24. Daubenton's Bat - Myotis daubentonii
25. Common Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus pipistrellus

 

[CMP]

A trip to Clinton Lake in DeWitt County IL was more productive than I thought it would be, a good number of fish and surprisingly two new birds for the year.

Birds:
Seen flying above Clinton Lake
150. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) (Lifer)
151. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Fish:
Caught at Clinton Lake
13. Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) ('Lister')
14. European carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Lifer)
15. Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) (Lifer)
16. Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) (Lifer)
17. Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) (Lifer)
18. Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (Lifer)

Insects/Invertebrates:
111. Black firefly (Lucidota atra)
112. Silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
113. Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
114. Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
115. Skimming bluet (Enallagma geminatum) (Lifer)
116. Cocklebur weevil (Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus) (Lifer)
117. Punctured tiger beetle (Cicindela punctulata) (Lifer)

A smaller update this time, but with two more common herps I've yet to list for the year.

Reptiles:
10. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Amphibians:
7. Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
Herpitiles:
16. Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
17. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Insects/Invertebrates:
118. Common eastern firefly (Photinus pyralis)
119. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
120. Lucerne moth (Nomophila nearctica)
121. Double-striped bluet (Enallagma basidens)
122. Yellow-legged mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
123. Four-spotted sap beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus)
124. Red soldier beetle (Podabrus tomentosus)

 

[boof]

26/6/2022
229. Rufous whistler

 

[Maguari]

192. European Woodpecker - Picus viridis

Not sure where the word 'Green' went on this one. Just imagine it's there and we'll say no more about it...

 

[animal_expert01]

Mammals:
1. Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
2. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
3. Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
4. Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
5.Common Ringtailed Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
6. Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
7. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
8. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)

Birds:
1. Pacific Black duck (Anas superciliosa)
2. Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
3. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
4. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
5. Indian Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
6. White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
7. Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
8. Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
9. Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
10. Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
11. Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
12. Masked Plover (Vallenus miles)
13. Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)
14. Peewee (Grallina cyanoleuca)
15. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
16. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
17. European House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
18. Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
19. White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
20. Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
21. Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
22. Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
23. Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
24. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
25. Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
26. White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
27. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
28. Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
29. Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
30. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
31. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
32. Australian Bushturkey ( Alectura lathami)
33. Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
34. White-throated Needetail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
35. Sulpher-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
36. Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
37. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)
38. Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
39. Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
40. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
41. Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
42. Lewin’s Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
43. Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
44. King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
45. Rock Dove (Columba livia)
46. Australian Logrunner (Orthonyx temminckii)
47. Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
48. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
49. Yellow-throated Scrub Wren (Sericornis citreogularis)
50. Brown Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia phasianella)
51. Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
52. Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
53. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
54. Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
55. Australian Owlet Nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
56. Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
57. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
58. Plumed-whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)

Reptiles:
1. Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)
2. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
3. Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii)
4. Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher)
5. Rough-scaled Snake (Tropidechis carinatus)
6. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
7. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)

Amphibians:
1. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
2. Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

Fish:
1. Cowtail Ray (Pastinachus sephen)
2. Yellow-fin Bream (Acanthopagrus australis)
3. Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)
4. Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)
5. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis)
6. Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus)
7. Sawtail Surgeonfish (Prionurus microlepidotus)
8. Sand Whiting (Sillago ciliata)

Mammals:
9. Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus)
10. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

Birds:
59. Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
60. Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
61. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
62. Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
63. Rufous Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla rufogaster)
64. Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
65. Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
66. Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
67. Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
68. Red-browed Firetail (Neochmia temporalis)
69. Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)
70. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
71. Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
72. Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
73. Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
74. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
75. Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
76. Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
77. White Necked Heron (Ardea pacifica)
78. Barking Owl (Ninox connivens)
79. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
80. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
81. Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
82. White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
83. Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
84. Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
85. White-eyed Duck (Aythya australis)
86. Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
87. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
88. Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
89. Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
90. Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
91. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
92. Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
93. Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
94. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Reptiles:
8. Yellow-faced Whipsnake (Demansia psammophis)
9. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
10. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Amphibians:
3. Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta)

That's everything up to date now over the last few months.

 

[Platypusboy]

Mammals

7. White tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus 25/6/22

 

[BerdNerd]

6/19/22

51. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

6/25/22

52. Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


6/27/22

53. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

6/19/22

21. Black-Tailed Red Sheetweaver (Florinda coccinea)
22. American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
23. Kyoto Moth (Autosticha kyotensis)
24. Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
25. Short-Winged Green Grasshopper (Dichromorpha viridis)

6/24/22


26. Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)


Total:

Mammals: 4
Birds: 53
Reptiles: 1
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 26

 

[Ituri]

Somehow my bird numbering got off so I am going to repost the entire list for the year. Sorry if this makes extra work for you @Chlidonias

1 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
3 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
4 Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata
5 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
6 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
7 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
8 Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum
9 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
10 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
11 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
12 Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula
13 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
14 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
15 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
16 Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus
17 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
18 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
19 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
20 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
21 Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens
22 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
23 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
24 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
25 American Robin - Turdus migratorius
26 Gadwall - Mareca strepera
27 American Wigeon - Mareca americana
28 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
29 American Coot - Fulica americana
30 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris
31 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
32 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys
33 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
34 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
35 Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens
36 Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons
37 Merlin - Falco columbarius
38 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca
39 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
40 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
41 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
42 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
43 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura
44 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
45 American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea
46 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
47 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
48 Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus
49 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
50 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula
51 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
52 Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis
53 Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius
54 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus
55 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
56 Ross's Goose - Anser rossii
57 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila
58 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
59 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
60 Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus
61 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
62 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
63 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
64 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
65 Sandhill Crane - Antigone canadensis
66 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
67 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
68 White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis
69 Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus
70 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna
71 Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus
72 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater
73 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
74 Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
75 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
76 Redhead - Aythya americana
77 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
78 Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta
79 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor
80 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
81 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca
82 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis
83 Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus
84 Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata
85 Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis
86 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo
87 Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
88 Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis
89 Common Raven - Corvus corax
90 Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera
91 Gambel's Quail - Callipepla gambelii
92 Inca Dove - Columbina inca
93 White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
94 Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna
95 Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata
96 Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus
97 American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana
98 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
99 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus
100 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata
101 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
102 Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum
103 Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis
104 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
105 Green Heron - Butorides virescens
106 Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis
107 Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans
108 Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps
109 Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris
110 Curve-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma curvirostre
111 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
112 Abert's Towhee - Melozone aberti
113 Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
114 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
115 Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
116 Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri
117 Lucy's Warbler - Leiothlypis luciae
118 Broad-billed Hummingbird - Cynanthus latirostris
119 Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae
120 Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
121 Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens
122 Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria
123 Great Egret - Ardea alba
124 Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
125 Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
126 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
127 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
128 Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors
129 Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus
130 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Corthylio calendula
131 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
132 Common Loon - Gavia immer
133 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina
134 Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan
135 American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica
136 Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda
137 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus
138 Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus
139 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
140 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca
141 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
142 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
143 Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
144 Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
145 Northern Parula - Setophaga americana
146 Louisiana Waterthrush - Parkesia motacilla
147 Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
148 Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus
149 Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia
150 Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
151 Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
152 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii
153 Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni
154 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
155 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
156 Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
157 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos
158 Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
159 Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
160 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
161 House Wren - Troglodytes aedon
162 Snowy Plover - Charadrius nivosus
163 Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa
164 Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus
165 Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri
166 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
167 Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia
168 Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus
169 Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis
170 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
171 Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida
172 Dickcissel - Spiza americana
173 Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis
174 Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica
175 Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus
176 Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus
177 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
178 Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
179 Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis
180 Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus
181 Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla
182 Sedge Wren - Cistothorus stellaris
183 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
184 Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
185 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris
186 Barred Owl - Strix varia
187 Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus
188 Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus
189 American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
190 Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla
191 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea
192 Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata
193 Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
194 Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii
195 Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
196 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
197 Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
198 Purple Martin - Progne subis
199 Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria
200 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus
201 Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens
202 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
203 Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina
204 Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia
205 Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus
206 Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus
207 White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis
208 Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri
209 Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
210 Black Tern - Chlidonias niger
211 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
212 Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla
213 Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris

On my way to Sunset Zoo I was in total shock when I saw a GREATER PRAIRIE CHICKEN just standing on the side of the road . It was in a very beautiful part of the Flint Hills so the habitat seemed just right. What a fun sighting.

BIRDS:

214 Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea
215 Greater Prairie-Chicken - Tympanuchus cupido

AMPHIBIANS:
4 Boreal Chorus Frog - Pseudacris maculata

 

[Najade]

Dreieck Erfttal, Erftstadt

Birds
31. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)

Yesterdays haul driving down from Asuncion to Pilar, Paraguay

Mammals
21. Pampas Cavy (Cavia aperea)

Birds (non-passerines)
32. Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
33. Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)
34. Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
35. White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
36. Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
37. Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
38. Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
39. Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
40. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
41. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
42. Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
43. Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
44. Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
45. Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)
46. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
47. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
48. White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
49. Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)
50. Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
51. Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
52. Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
53. Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
54. Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
55. Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
56. Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
57. Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
58. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
59. Giant Wood-rail (Aramides ypecaha)
60. Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
61. White-backed (Black-necked) Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus melanurus)
62. Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
63. Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
64. Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
65. Picui Ground-dove (Columbina picui)
66. Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
67. Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
68. Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
69. Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)
70. Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
71. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
72. Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
73. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
74. Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)
75. Golden-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes melanolaimus)

Birds (passerines)
76. Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)
77. Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber)
78. Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
79. Firewood-gatherer (Anumbius annumbi)
80. Sooty Tyrannulet (Ridgwayornis nigricans)
81. Warbling Doradito (Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris)
82. Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis)
83. Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys)
84. Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
85. Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus)
86. Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa)
87. White Monjita (Xolmis irupero)
88. Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
89. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
90. Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata)
91. Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
92. Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
93. White-banded Mockingbird (Mimus triurus)
94. Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
95. Southern Yellowthroat (Geothlypis (aequinoctialis) velata)
96. Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
97. Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
98. Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
99. Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
100. Long-tailed Reed-finch (Donacospiza albifrons)
101. Great Pampa Finch (Embernagra platensis)
102. Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
103. Uni-coloured Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)
104. Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)
105. Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro)
106. Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus)
107. Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
108. Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
109. White-browed Meadowlark (Leistes supercilliaris)

 

[Najade]

Yesterdays haul driving down from
Asuncion to Pilar, Paraguay

Mammals
21. Pampas Cavy (Cavia aperea)

Birds (non-passerines)
32. Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
33. Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)
34. Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
35. White-faced Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
36. Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
37. Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)
38. Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
39. Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
40. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
41. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
42. Rufescent Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)
43. Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)
44. Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
45. Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)
46. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
47. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)
48. White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)
49. Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni)
50. Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
51. Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
52. Savanna Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)
53. Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
54. Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
55. Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
56. Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
57. Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
58. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
59. Giant Wood-rail (Aramides ypecaha)
60. Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
61. White-backed (Black-necked) Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus melanurus)
62. Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)
63. Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
64. Picazuro Pigeon (Patagioenas picazuro)
65. Picui Ground-dove (Columbina picui)
66. Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata)
67. Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)
68. Nanday Parakeet (Aratinga nenday)
69. Cobalt-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus xanthopterygius)
70. Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)
71. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
72. Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
73. Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)
74. Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)
75. Golden-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes melanolaimus)

Birds (passerines)
76. Yellow-chinned Spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)
77. Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber)
78. Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
79. Firewood-gatherer (Anumbius annumbi)
80. Sooty Tyrannulet (Ridgwayornis nigricans)
81. Warbling Doradito (Pseudocolopteryx flaviventris)
82. Bearded Tachuri (Polystictus pectoralis)
83. Yellow-browed Tyrant (Satrapa icterophrys)
84. Vermillion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
85. Spectacled Tyrant (Hymenops perspicillatus)
86. Streamer-tailed Tyrant (Gubernetes yetapa)
87. White Monjita (Xolmis irupero)
88. Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
89. Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa)
90. Tawny-headed Swallow (Alopochelidon fucata)
91. Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla)
92. Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
93. White-banded Mockingbird (Mimus triurus)
94. Chalk-browed Mockingbird (Mimus saturninus)
95. Southern Yellowthroat (Geothlypis (aequinoctialis) velata)
96. Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
97. Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
98. Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
99. Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
100. Long-tailed Reed-finch (Donacospiza albifrons)
101. Great Pampa Finch (Embernagra platensis)
102. Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
103. Uni-coloured Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus)
104. Chestnut-capped Blackbird (Chrysomus ruficapillus)
105. Yellow-rumped Marshbird (Pseudoleistes guirahuro)
106. Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus)
107. Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
108. Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)
109. White-browed Meadowlark (Leistes supercilliaris)

Yesterday’s haul again (Day 2)
Around Pilar and Santa Ana (Estancia)

Mammals
22. Montane Grass Mouse (Akodon montensis)
23. Paraguayan Rice Rat (Sooretamys angouya)
24. Black-and-Gold Howler (Alouatta caraya)
25. Pilar Tuco-tuco (Ctenomys pilarensis)

Birds (non-passerines)
110. Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
111. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
112. Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris)
113. White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
114. Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani)
115. Nacunda Nighthawk (Chordeiles nacunda)
116. Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)

Birds (passerines)
117. Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)
118. Chotoy Spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus)
119. Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta leucopyga)
120. Thrush-like Wren (Campylorhynchus turdinus)
121. Masked Gnatcatcher (Polioptila dumicola)
122. Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
123. White-rimmed Warbler (Myiothlypis leucoblephara)
124. Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
125. Rusty-collared Seedeater (Sporophila collaris)
126. Solitary Cacique (Cacicus solitarius)

Amphibians
04. Pale-legged Weeping Frog (Physalaemus albonotatus)

 

[Hix]

Birds
163. Brown-headed Honeyeater
164. White-cheeked Honeyeater
165. Scarlet Honeyeater
166. Variegated Fairywren
167. Grey Goshawk
168. Fan-tailed Cuckoo
169. Pacific Baza
170. Australian Gannet
171. Brown Gerygone
172. Lewin's Honeyeater
173. Azure Kingfisher
174. Australian Hobby
175. Osprey
176. Red-necked Stint
177. Ruddy Turnstone
178. Double-banded plover
179. Sooty Oystercatcher
180. Australian Brush-turkey
181. White-naped Honeyeater
182. Intermediate Egret



Hix

Birds
183. Wedgetail Eagle
184. Nankeen Kestrel
185. Crescent Honeyeater
186. Caspian Tern
187. Pacific Gull
188. Red-capped Plover
189. Tawny Frogmouth

Mammals
6. Wallaroo



Hix