Pretty sure you listed Fox Squirrel twice
.Zoochat Big Year 2023
- Thread starter Chlidonias
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A quick update from me - I've been doing the rounds at the mangroves and rainforests around the fringes and picked up a few nice invert lifers especially the Lychee Stink Bug (wow, that colour!), the Christmas Jewel Spider that had been long on the wish list and the Small Green-banded Blue which is a small butterfly species with a striking blue and white patterning [Small Green-banded Blue - ZooChat]. Closest thing so far to an avian lifer was hearing my first ever Paradise Riflebird at Mary Cairncross on the Sunshine Coast today - an incredible hiss that travels far across the rainforest. I didn't see it after much searching but it's a step in the right direction at least. I did stumble across some well-camouflaged emerald doves by complete surprise to keep me happy!
Mammals
03) Red-legged Pademelon, Thylogale stigmatica
Birds
39) Grey Butcherbird, Cracticus torquatus
40) Intermediate Egret, Ardea intermedia
41) Great Egret, Ardea alba
42) Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
43) Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
44) Superb Fairywren, Malurus cyaneus
45) Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami
46) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
47) Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
48) Silver Gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
49) Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius
50) Tree Martin, Petrochelidon nigricans
51) Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
52) Rufous Fantail, Rhipidura rufifrons
53) Mangrove Honeyeater, Lichenostomus fasciogularis
54) Torresian Kingfisher, Todiramphus sordidus
55) Mangrove Gerygone, Gerygone levigaster
56) Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris
57) Variegated Fairywren, Malurus lamberti
58) Spectacled Monarch, Symposiachrus trivirgatus
59) Spangled Drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus
60) Large-billed Scrubwren, Sericornis magnirostra
61) Brown Gerygone, Gerygone mouki
62) Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Sericornis citreogularis
63) Pacific Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps longirostris
64) Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella
65) Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito
66) Eastern Yellow Robin, Eopsaltria australis
67) Australian Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis
68) Black-faced Monarch, Monarcha melanopsis
69) Lewin’s Honeyeater, Meliphaga lewinii
70) Green Catbird, Ailuroedus crassirostris
71) Eastern Whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
72) Russet-tailed Thrush, Zoothera heinei
Herptiles
06) Asian House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
Fish
02) Longfin Eel, Anguilla reinhardtii
03) Yellowfin Bream, Acanthopagrus australis
04) Common Toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni
Invertebrates
23) Blue-banded Bee, Amegilla cingulata
24) Cabbage White, Pieris rapae
25) Water Prince, Hydrobasileus brevistylus
26) Aurora Bluetail, Ischnura aurora
27) Saint Andrew’s Cross Spider, Argiope keyserlingi
28) Orange Palmdart, Cephrenes augiades
29) Wide-banded Grass-dart, Suniana sunias
30) Yellow Tussock, Euproctis lutea
31) Australian Tiger Crane Fly Nephrotoma australasiae
32) Small Grass-Yellow, Eurema smilax
33) Common Egglfy, Hypolimnas bolina
34) Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus
35) Variable Ladybird, Coelophora inaequalis
36) Lychee Stink Bug, Lyramorpha rosea
37) Camptorhinus dorsalis [weevil]
38) Australian Cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae
39) Grey Wall Jumping Spider, Menemerus bivittatus
40) Hairy Line-Blue, Erysichton lineata
41) Scarlet Percher, Diplacodes haematodes
42) Green Jumping Spider, Mopsus mormon
43) Wandering Percher, Diplacodes bipunctata
44) Tortoise-shelled Ladybird Harmonia testudinaria
45) Common Albatross, Appias paulina
46) Swamp Tiger, Danaus affinis
47) Fiddler Beetle, Eupoecila australasiae
48) Purple Cerulean, Jamides phaseli
49) Ornate Spiny Ant, Polyrhachis ornata
50) Caper White, Belenois java
51) Lined Nerite, Nerita balteata
52) Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi
53) Small Green-banded Blue, Psychonotis caelius
54) Pilacmonotus sabulosus [owlfly]
55) Common Brown Ringlet, Hypocysta metirius
56) Christmas Jewel Spider, Austracantha minax
57) Yellow-tipped Tigertail, Choristhemis flavoterminata
58) Golden-tailed Sugar Ant, Camponotus aeneopilosus
59) Black Jezebel, Delias nigrina
60) Richmond Birdwing, Ornithoptera richmondia
12/1/2023. Travelled from central west NSW to the Illawarra. I stopped off in Bathurst to look for a common greenfinch. An introduced species but still a lifer for me. I was lucky enough to find one after 5 minutes of searching.
73. Australian king parrot
74. COMMON GREENFINCH***
75. Greater crested tern
76. Crimson rosella
77. Eastern Joel
78. Eastern rosella
79. European goldfinch
80. Little corella
81. Little eagle
82. Little wattlebird
83. Nankeen kestrel
84. Red wattlebird
85. Red-whispered bulbul
86. Satin bowerbird
87. Silver gull
88. Sooty oystercatcher
89. Sulphur-crested cockatoo
90. Wedge-tailed eagle
73. Australian king parrot
74. COMMON GREENFINCH***
75. Greater crested tern
76. Crimson rosella
77. Eastern Joel
78. Eastern rosella
79. European goldfinch
80. Little corella
81. Little eagle
82. Little wattlebird
83. Nankeen kestrel
84. Red wattlebird
85. Red-whispered bulbul
86. Satin bowerbird
87. Silver gull
88. Sooty oystercatcher
89. Sulphur-crested cockatoo
90. Wedge-tailed eagle
1/21/23
17. White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Total:
Mammals: 1
Birds: 17
Invertebrates: 2
A few birds from a walk in the Lea Valley - my first bittern since 2019!
54. Redwing
55. Red kite
56. Great bittern
57. Northern lapwing
58. Common goldeneye
59. Northern shoveler
Finally saw this one along the freeway near downtown. Surprised it took me so long!
51 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Birds
63. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Mammals
4. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
5. Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus
Platypusboy
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Mammals
2. Bank vole, Myodes glareolus 13/1/2022
3. European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus 13/1/2022
2. Bank vole, Myodes glareolus 13/1/2022
3. European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus 13/1/2022
Kakapo
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Yesterday 12th January:
BIRDS:
14. Common blackbird (Turdus merula)
INVERTEBRATES:
9. Armadillidium vulgare
Today 13th January:
INVERTEBRATES:
10. Eudonia angustea
Yes, it was a bit of a double post. By the time I realized it, the time limit for editing had passed. The numbering and everything else is correct, though. The mammals are just listed twice.Pretty sure you listed Fox Squirrel twice
Birds
64. Black Scoter Melanitta americana
65. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
66. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
67. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
68. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
69. Great Tit Parus major
For this holiday weekend, I participated in a two-day birdwatching tour in Outer Banks, a large group of barrier islands that stretches along the coast of North Carolina. This area is well-renowned for the large array of avian life that can be found here, as it is a major pitstop for migratory birds, thanks to the expansive marshes and pine forests that scatter the land. During the entirety of the trip, I saw approximately 50 species, as well as about 30 lifers; a very good start to the new year! This excursion was a long-anticipated trip for me, and I’m very satisfied with the final results!
Notable highlights of the trip include two species of owl, a plethora of new species of waterfowl, and a Snow Bunting, a species while common in other parts of the US, is a very rare and infrequent migrant to North Carolina.
For the date, I meant 1/12/23 by the way; that was a typo
Mammals:
1/13/23
2. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
3. Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
4. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
1/14/23
5. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Birds:
1/13/23
18. Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
19. Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
20. Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
21. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
22. American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
23. Common Loon (Gavia immer)
24. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
26. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
27. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
28. Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
29. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
30. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
31. Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
32. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
33. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
34. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
35. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
36. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
37. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
38. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
39. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
40. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
41. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
42. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
43. Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
44. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
45. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
46. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
47. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
48. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
49. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
50. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
51. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
52. Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
53. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
54. Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
1/14/23
55. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
56. Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
57. Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
58. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
59. Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
60. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
61. American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
62. American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
63. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
64. Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
65. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
66. Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Reptiles:
1/14/23
1. Alligator Snapping Turtle
Total:
Mammals: 5
Birds: 66
Reptiles: 1
Invertebrates: 2
Notable highlights of the trip include two species of owl, a plethora of new species of waterfowl, and a Snow Bunting, a species while common in other parts of the US, is a very rare and infrequent migrant to North Carolina.
For the date, I meant 1/12/23 by the way; that was a typo
Mammals:
1/13/23
2. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
3. Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
4. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
1/14/23
5. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Birds:
1/13/23
18. Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
19. Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)
20. Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
21. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
22. American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
23. Common Loon (Gavia immer)
24. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
25. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
26. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
27. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
28. Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
29. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
30. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
31. Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
32. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
33. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
34. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
35. Bonaparte’s Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
36. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
37. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
38. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
39. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
40. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
41. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
42. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
43. Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
44. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
45. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
46. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
47. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
48. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
49. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
50. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
51. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
52. Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
53. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
54. Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
1/14/23
55. Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
56. Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
57. Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
58. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
59. Savanna Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
60. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
61. American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
62. American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
63. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
64. Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
65. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
66. Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Reptiles:
1/14/23
1. Alligator Snapping Turtle
Total:
Mammals: 5
Birds: 66
Reptiles: 1
Invertebrates: 2
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Kakapo
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Yesterday 14th January 2003. A surprising find.
BIRDS
15. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. A male and a female resting in a fountain in the very middle of the city, full of pedestrians walking and cars running. I never saw mallards before in this place. They were not even scared of people (a small area of grass separate the fountain from the pedestrians, making the ducks to be at a certain security distance).
BIRDS
15. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. A male and a female resting in a fountain in the very middle of the city, full of pedestrians walking and cars running. I never saw mallards before in this place. They were not even scared of people (a small area of grass separate the fountain from the pedestrians, making the ducks to be at a certain security distance).
MAMMALS
3 Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
BIRDS
52 Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi
Scratch the solitaire. Was heard only