Zoochat Big Year 2022

Days one and two of a two week vacation in Ohio.

Mammals

8. Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus 3/7/22
9. Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger 3/7/22

Birds

62. Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina 3/7/22
63. American robin, Turdus migratorius 3/7/22
64. Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis 3/7/22
65. Red winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus 3/7/22
66. House finch, Haemorhus mexicanus 3/7/22
67. American goldfinch, Spinus tristis 3/7/22
68. Red bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus 3/7/22
69. Ruby throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris 3/7/22
70. Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura 3/7/22
71. Brown headed cowbird, Molothrus ater 3/7/22
72. Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula 3/7/22
73. White breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolensis 3/7/22
74. Black capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus 3/7/22
75. Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo 4/7/22
76. Turkey vulture, Catharthes aura 4/7/22
77. Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens 4/7/22
78. Red headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus 4/7/22
79. Great blue heron, Ardea herodias 4/7/22
80. Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica 4/7/22
 
Najade said:
Day 8 - 04.07.22
Fortin Toledo & Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay

Mammals
50. Foster’s Punare (Thrichomys fosteri)

Birds (passerines)
187. Red-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)

Reptiles
08. Martha’s Straight-toed Gecko (Homonota marthae)

Amphibians
07. Chaco Granulated Toad (Rhinella major)
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Slowing down there a bit?
 
Another species from the bat surveys. I've heard them plenty of times during work but now I have finally seen the first one this year! And also a bonus butterfly.

Things are still going slow, but I have some wildlife-y plans so I might see a bit more ere the month is over! And next month I might have a chance to find a very choice little mammal!

Mammals
18. Common Noctule, Nyctalis noctula

Butterflies
33. Map, Araschnia levana
 
I have never had a huge interest in wildlife watching.Sure,i spend time outside and see animals and once in a while go down to the water and look for birds and fish,but it's not often i go out with a specific goal to see wildlife.But that is gonna change and i am going to take up bird watching and later this year i will probably visit egypt so i will hopefully rack up some coral reef species.Anyways,here are some animals that i have seen this year

Birds
White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
Common buzzard, Bueto Bueto
Northern gosshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipier nisus
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
Common goldeneye,Bucephala clangula
Canada goose,Branta canadensis
Greylag goose,Anser anser
Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
Mute swan, Cygnes olor
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
Common merganser,Mergus merganser
Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
Common moorhen,Gallinula chloropus
Western jackdaw, Corvus monedula
Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
Common raven, Corvus corax
Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
Eurasian green woodpecker, Picus viridis
Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
Rock dove, Columba livia
Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
Great crested grebe,Podiceps cristatus
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Common gull, Larus canus
European herring gull, Larus argentatus
Lesser black-backed gull,Larus fuscus
Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey heron,Ardea cinerrea
 
I'am so sorry that i didn't numbered my list,it's not something that will occour again.Here is my numbered list of some of the birds i have seen this year.
Birds
1 White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
2 Common buzzard, Bueto Bueto
3 Northern gosshawk, Accipiter gentilis
4 Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipier nisus
5 Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
6 Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
7 Common goldeneye,Bucephala clangula
8 Canada goose,Branta canadensis
9 Greylag goose,Anser anser
10 Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
11 Mute swan, Cygnes olor
12 Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
13 Common merganser,Mergus merganser
14 Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
15 Common moorhen,Gallinula chloropus
16 Western jackdaw, Corvus monedula
17 Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
18 Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
19 Common raven, Corvus corax
20 Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
21 Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
22 Eurasian green woodpecker, Picus viridis
23 Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
24 Rock dove, Columba livia
25 Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
26 Great crested grebe,Podiceps cristatus
27 Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
28 Common gull, Larus canus
29 European herring gull, Larus argentatus
30 Lesser black-backed gull,Larus fuscus
31 Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
32 Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
32 Grey heron,Ardea cinerrea
 
Mammals
1 House mouse, Mus musculus
2 Brown rat, Ratus norvegicus
3 Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis
4 Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber
5 Western roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
6 Moose, Alces alces
7 Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
8 Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
9 Bank vole, Myodes glareolus
10 European badger Meles meles
11 European hedgehog, Erniaceus europaeus
I have also seen some bats and shrews but i don't have the resources to confirm the species so i left these out of the list.
 
Najade said:
Day 8 - 04.07.22
Fortin Toledo & Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay

Mammals
50. Foster’s Punare (Thrichomys fosteri)

Birds (passerines)
187. Red-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)

Reptiles
08. Martha’s Straight-toed Gecko (Homonota marthae)

Amphibians
07. Chaco Granulated Toad (Rhinella major)
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Day 9 - 05.07.22
Defensores del Chaco to Cerra Leon, Paraguay

Birds (non-passerines)
188. Patagonian [Band-winged] Nightjar (Systellura [longirostris] bifasciata)
189. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Birds (passerines)
190. Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
191. Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis)
192. Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus)

Reptiles
09. Diamondback Flame Snake (Oxyrhopus rhombifer)
 
Najade said:
Day 9 - 05.07.22
Defensores del Chaco to Cerra Leon, Paraguay

Birds (non-passerines)
188. Patagonian [Band-winged] Nightjar (Systellura [longirostris] bifasciata)
189. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Birds (passerines)
190. Purplish Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas)
191. Grassland Sparrow (Ammodramus humeralis)
192. Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus)

Reptiles
09. Diamondback Flame Snake (Oxyrhopus rhombifer)
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Day 10 - 06.07.22
past Madrejon to Loma Plata, Paraguay

Mammals
51. Greater Round-eared Bat (Tonatia bidens)

Birds (non-passerines)
193. Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
194. Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
195. Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer)

Reptiles
10. Toad-eating Snake/ Wagler’s Snake (Xenodon merremi)
 
MRJ said:
Slowing down there a bit?
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Yeah, it’s been a bit of a struggle the last couple of days. A lot of the targets don’t wanna play ball and being in the same habitat means less and less new incidental sightings of other lifers.
 
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An enjoyably jam-packed three-ish days of zoo-nerding in Vienna and Bratislava produced a few additions - Hooded Crows are bountiful in the region, and the ponds and moats of Schoenbrunn produced the expected frog and rather less expected snake - making this the first year of counting that I have seen both of the newly-split N. natrix and N. helvetica. And, while this trip didn't include as much of a rodent safari as my last visit to Vienna, we did manage a quick hamster look at Meidling.

Mammals:
26. European Hamster - Cricetus cricetus

Birds:
195. Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix

Reptiles:
8. Common Grass Snake - Natrix natrix

Amphibians:
6. Edible Frog - Pelophylax kl. esculenta

Invertebrates:
43. Scarce Swallowtail - Iphiclides podalirius
44. Marbled White - Melanargia galathea

:)
 
Days three and four of my Ohio trip

Mammals

10. Eastern gray squirrel, Scirus carolinensis 5/7/22
11. Raccoon, Procyon locor 6/7/22
12. Ground hog, Marmota monax 6/7/22

Birds

81. Common grackle, Qusicualus quiscula 5/7/22
82. American crow, Corvus brachyrynchos 5/7/22
83. Rose breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus 6/7/22
84. Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor 6/7/22
 
Herptiles
1 Grass snake, Natrix natrix
2 Common european adder, Vipera berus
3 Slow worm, Anguis fragilis
4 Viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara
5 Common frog, Rana temporaria
6 Common toad, Bufo bufo
 
Najade said:
Day 10 - 06.07.22
past Madrejon to Loma Plata, Paraguay

Mammals
51. Greater Round-eared Bat (Tonatia bidens)

Birds (non-passerines)
193. Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
194. Scaled Dove (Columbina squammata)
195. Blue-tufted Starthroat (Heliomaster furcifer)

Reptiles
10. Toad-eating Snake/ Wagler’s Snake (Xenodon merremi)
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Day 11 - 07.07.22
Lagoons around Loma Plata (f.e. Laguna Capitan), Paraguay

Mammals
52. Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja)

Birds (non-passerines)
196. Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
197. Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
198. Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
199. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
200. White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
201. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
202. Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)

Birds (passerines)
203. White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
204. Chaco Warbling Finch (Microspingus [torquatus] pectoralis)
205. Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)
 
oflory said:
Now back from an unbelievably good trip to Chicago and St Louis. Three zoos and one aquarium visited with a huge number of lifers (including white-bellied pangolin, Pacific white-sided dolphin and horned guan). We also did a lot of birding including a specific guided birding trip with the excellent Josh from Red Hill Birding (who I highly recommend!)

Mammals
11. Woodchuck
12. White-tailed deer
13. Eastern chipmunk
14. Muskrat
15. Grey bat
16. Northern long-eared bat
17. Tri-coloured bat
18. Eastern cottontail

Birds
155. Red-winged blackbird
156. American goldfinch
157. Cedar waxwing
158. American robin
159. Cliff swallow
160. American crow
161. Red-tailed hawk
162. Double-crested cormorant
163. Ring-billed gull
164. Chimney swift
165. Northern cardinal
166. Common grackle
167. Baltimore oriole
168. House finch
169. Grey catbird
170. Black-capped chickadee
171. Red-eyed vireo
172. Black-crowned night heron
173. Green heron
174. Caspian tern
175. Mourning dove
176. Wood duck
179. Killdeer
180. Brown-headed cowbird
181. Carolina wren
182. Tufted titmouse
183. Carolina chickadee
184. Downy woodpecker
185. Red-bellied woodpecker
186. Barred owl
187. Ruby-throated hummingbird
188. Eastern phoebe
189. Cooper's hawk
190. Snowy egret
191. Great blue heron
192. Brown thrasher
193. Blue-grey gnatcatcher
194. Northern rough-winged swallow
195. Blue jay
196. Northern flicker
197. Eastern kingbird
198. Hairy woodpecker
199. Dickcissel
200. Indigo bunting
201. Common yellowthroat
202. Eastern meadowlark
203. Bobolink
204. Song sparrow
205. Tree swallow
206. Warbling vireo
207. Red-headed woodpecker
208. Orchard oriole
209. Yellow-breasted chat
210. Henslow's sparrow
211. Field sparrow
212. Spotted sandpiper
213. Least sandpiper
214. American moorhen
215. Virginia rail
216. Blue-winged teal
217. Scarlet tanager
218. Eastern bluebird
219. House wren
220. White-breasted nuthatch
221. Purple martin
222. Yellow-throated vireo
223. Great crested flycatcher
224. Eastern wood-pewee
225. Pileated woodpecker
226. Rose-breasted grosbeak
227. Yellow warbler
228. Eastern towhee
229. Chipping sparrow
230. Trumpeter swan
231. Savannah sparrow
232. Sedge wren
233. Osprey

Reptiles and amphibians
2. Bullfrog
3. Garter snake
4. American toad
5. Painted turtle
6. Red-eared slider
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Back to UK birding with the (now) long staying Turkestan shrike near Bempton Cliffs. A really beautiful bird, happily feeding and performing to a group of admiring twitchers. No sign of the albatross at Bempton (though I saw him last year, so not too upsetting).

Mammals

19. European hare

Birds

234. Turkestan shrike
235. Yellowhammer
236. Northern fulmar
237. Black-legged kittiwake
238. Atlantic puffin
239. Razorbill
240. Common guillemot
 
HungarianBison said:
41. Phasianus colchius
42. Falco tinnunculus (first sighting ever)
43. Apus apus
44. Hirundo rustica
45. Delichon urbica
46. Carduelis carduelis
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Camping in the Zemplén Mountains
47. Aquila heliaca!!! (Can't believe this, first sighting ever)
48. Falco peregrinus (first sighting ever)
49. Caprimulgus europaeus
50. Dryocopos martius (first sighting ever)
 
Day fives only animals were Cleveland zoos but day six brought a walk through Chippewa lake that ended with a pair of sandhill cranes.

Birds

85. Wood duck, Aix sponsa 8/7/22
86. Virginia rail, Rallus limicola 8/7/22
87. Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus 8/7/22
88. Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia 8/7/22
89. Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus 8/7/22
90. Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum 8/7/22
91. Green heron, Butorides virescens 8/7/22
92. Northern shrike, Lanius borealis 8/7/22
93. Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis 8/7/22

Reptiles

1. Eastern racer, Coluber constrictor 8/7/22
2. Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina 8/7/22
 
Najade said:
Day 11 - 07.07.22
Lagoons around Loma Plata (f.e. Laguna Capitan), Paraguay

Mammals
52. Lesser Grison (Galictis cuja)

Birds (non-passerines)
196. Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)
197. Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
198. Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
199. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
200. White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus)
201. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
202. Blue-crowned Parakeet (Thectocercus acuticaudatus)

Birds (passerines)
203. White-rumped Swallow (Tachycineta leucorrhoa)
204. Chaco Warbling Finch (Microspingus [torquatus] pectoralis)
205. Hooded Siskin (Spinus magellanicus)
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Day 12 - 08.07.22
Loma Plata & Chaco Lodge, Paraguay

Mammals
53. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundas)
54. Geoffrey’s Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)

Birds (non-passerines)
206. White-bellied Nothura (Nothura boraquira)

Birds (passerines)
207. Chaco Earthcreeper (Tarphonomus certhioides)
 
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