Zoochat Big Year 2023

[Kakapo]

Two more insects from yesterday in my parents garden:

INVERTEBRATES:

147. Thaumatomyia notata
148. Sceliphron curvatum

Yesterday two new insects for the year. The leaf beetle landed in my leg while biking back to home from work. The moth was resting at the door of my parents house.

INVERTEBRATES:

149. Podagrica fuscicornis
150. Rhodometra sacraria

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
167. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Birds
168. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
169. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
170. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
171. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
172. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
173. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
174. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

 

[Bisonblake]

5/5/23
Birds:
49. Mute swan Cygnus olor

Total Species: 63
Birds: 49
Mammals: 9
Herptiles: 5

5/6/23
Birds:
50. Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
51. Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis

Total Species: 65
Birds: 51
Mammals: 9
Herptiles: 5

 

[DesertTortoise]

Birds
April
111. Lark sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
112. Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
113. House wren (Troglodytes aedon)
May
114. Long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
115. Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
116. Wilson’s phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
117. White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi)
118. Green heron (Butorides virescens)

Invertebrates
April
22. Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
23. Six-spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Fish
April
5. Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis)
6. Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
May
7. Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)

Birds
119. Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
120. Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
121. Orchard oriole (Icterus spurius)

 

[Kakapo]

Yesterday two new insects for the year. The leaf beetle landed in my leg while biking back to home from work. The moth was resting at the door of my parents house.

INVERTEBRATES:

149. Podagrica fuscicornis
150. Rhodometra sacraria

Yesterday I saw a cockroach walking in a square at night,

INVERTEBRATES:

151. Blatta orientalis

 

[Great Argus]

Weather has properly turned towards spring in the last two weeks, and as a result migration is on full throttle. Most of the migrants that should be here have now arrived, and the butterflies are out as well. Took long enough!

Mammals:

7. Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
8. Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Birds:

91. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
92. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
93. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
94. Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullocki)
95. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
96. Hammond’s Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondi)
97. Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
98. Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
99. Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
100. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
101. Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
102. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
103. Cassin's Vireo (Vireo cassini)
104. MacGillivray’s Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei)
105. Black-throated Gray Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)
106. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Fish:

1. Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
--. Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) - unclear whether a established or routinely stocked population

Invertebrates:

8. Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
9. European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)

--. Blue spp (Celastrina spp) - didn't get a good enough look to try and identify it.
--. Crane Fly spp - thought it would be more straightforward than it turned out.

8-106-5-1-1-9

Not much to add other than birds, but what a spring it has been once it finally warmed up. Large numbers of birds and local rarities galore throughout my area. So far it has been one of the best springs for warblers that I can remember, species I often have a hard time finding have appeared multiple times to date. Other goodies continue to show up too - such as seven Common Loons on the pond next to my house, and a Red-necked Grebe that shouldn't be around here right now. On the the annoying side of things, a few Sora and a Virginia Rail have been present in the cattail thickets along the pond near me, and they continue to taunt me while staying completely invisible... Sooner or later rails, sooner or later.

Birds:

107. Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
108. Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
109. Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
110. Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
111. Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
112. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
113. Dusky Flycatcher (Empidonax oberholseri)
114. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
115. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
116. Hermit Warbler (Setophaga occidentalis)
117. Spotted Sandpiper (Actictis macularius)
118. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisigena)
119. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
120. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
121. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
--- Sora (Porzana carolina)
--- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)

Invertebrates:

10. Western Yellowjacket (Vespus pensylvanica)

8-121-5-1-1-10

 

[Platypusboy]

I went back to the same place where I got my record 13 new birds in one trip today. I was a bit worried that i wouldn’t find anything new, since I’ve begun to fear that I’m running out of birds to see. Thankfully I was wrong and it turned out to be a very successful trip. Apart the new birds, the highlight was a White-tailed eagle, that was very close to me.

Mammals

5. European roe deer, Capreolus capreolus 7/5/23

Birds

1. Common redshank, Tringa totanus 7/5/23
2. Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos 7/5/23
3. Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius 7/5/23
4. Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus 7/5/23
5. Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla 7/5/23
6. Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 7/5/23
7. Little spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos minor 7/5/23
8. Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata 7/5/23

 

[Platypusboy]

I went back to the same place where I got my record 13 new birds in one trip today. I was a bit worried that i wouldn’t find anything new, since I’ve begun to fear that I’m running out of birds to see. Thankfully I was wrong and it turned out to be a very successful trip. Apart the new birds, the highlight was a White-tailed eagle, that was very close to me.

Mammals

5. European roe deer, Capreolus capreolus 7/5/23

Birds

1. Common redshank, Tringa totanus 7/5/23
2. Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos 7/5/23
3. Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius 7/5/23
4. Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus 7/5/23
5. Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla 7/5/23
6. Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica 7/5/23
7. Little spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos minor 7/5/23
8. Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata 7/5/23

For some reason I numbered these 1-8, when in reality it should have been 70-77. Sorry for the mistake, my total is now 77.

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
168. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
169. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
170. Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
171. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
172. Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
173. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
174. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Birds
175. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
176. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
177. Northern Parula Setophaga americana
178. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
179. Green Heron Butorides virescens
180. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

 

[Kakapo]

Yesterday I saw a cockroach walking in a square at night,

INVERTEBRATES:

151. Blatta orientalis

Today has been a good day. I saw a house sparrow with partially leucistic wings. Spotless starlings were enjoying the mulberries in the garden of the neighbours of my parents. I walked a bit along the river, saw not many things but at least a little egret and some cattle egrets in their usual roost, a young crayfish, two long-tailed tits and a mistle thrush. The best this however were two nice insects that I've seen in my parent's garden and that I missed during whole 2022. One of them, a male holly blue, was drinking the water from watering the plants and I even managed to make it climb into my finger while I was filming it on my phone. By last, a cellar spider was waiting for me in the cell of my home.

INVERTEBRATES:

152. Procambarus clarkii
153. Celastrina argiolus
154. Sceliphron destillatorium
155. Pholcus phalangioides

 

[Lota lota]

A pair of Red crested pochards,which are a rarity,were reported near me.Unfortunately,my time was limited and I didn't find them.Saw some other birds while searching for the pochards,some of which I could add to my year list.

Had a nice day at my local patch and new birds are popping upp each day.The target species for me and my friend were the Savi's warbler that had been reported.Unfortunately we didn't get to se the bird,but we heard the classic "BRRRRRRR" in the reeds.Dipping the warbler was not that big of a letdown since we had several other nice observations.Highligths of the day was a pair of Spotted redshank's,and a fox carrying a cracass of a female goshawk,which I assume was killed by a powerline accident.
102 Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
103 Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
104 Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
105 Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
106 European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
107 Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

108 Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
109 Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

 

[ThylacineAlive]

As with @Ituri, I did some additional birding over the weekend and added a handful more to my tally:

187) Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
188) American Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla
189) Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus
190) Willet Tringa semipalmata

~Thylo

Spring is finally fully grasped CT, and with that I am having an awfully hard time finding birds somehow Despite the hotspots alive with spring arrivals and passing migrants, I've struggled to put eyes on many new birds this past week, particularly warblers, for which I am 0/3 for springtime warblers. That said, I have added a handful of birds to my total for the week:

191) Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
192) House Wren Troglodytes aedon
193) Northern Rough-Winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
194) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
195) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

~Thylo

 

[Bisonblake]

5/6/23
Birds:
50. Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
51. Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis

Total Species: 65
Birds: 51
Mammals: 9
Herptiles: 5

With my sighting today, I have officially doubled my bird total from last year (26 birds, though it was an incomplete list).

5/7/23
Birds:
52. Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus

Total Species: 66
Birds: 52
Mammals: 9
Herptiles: 5

 

[MRJ]

Around Moonlit Sanctuary

Mammals
94. House mouse Mus musculus
Birds
629. Yellow-billed spoonbill Platalea flavipes
630. Swamp harrier Circus approximans

Harewood, Koo-wee-rup

Mammals
95. Southern brown bandicoot Isoodon obesulus
Birds
631. Australian white ibis Threskiornis molucca
632, Straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis
Amphibians
3. Spotted grass frog Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

Missed invertebrates

Uganda
52. Variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus (new Family)
Green Island
53. Atherton Tablelands bicoloured snail Hadra webbi (new Family)

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
175. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus
176. Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera
177. Northern Parula Setophaga americana
178. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
179. Green Heron Butorides virescens
180. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

Birds
181. Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
182. Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

 

[Kakapo]

Today has been a good day. I saw a house sparrow with partially leucistic wings. Spotless starlings were enjoying the mulberries in the garden of the neighbours of my parents. I walked a bit along the river, saw not many things but at least a little egret and some cattle egrets in their usual roost, a young crayfish, two long-tailed tits and a mistle thrush. The best this however were two nice insects that I've seen in my parent's garden and that I missed during whole 2022. One of them, a male holly blue, was drinking the water from watering the plants and I even managed to make it climb into my finger while I was filming it on my phone. By last, a cellar spider was waiting for me in the cell of my home.

INVERTEBRATES:

152. Procambarus clarkii
153. Celastrina argiolus
154. Sceliphron destillatorium
155. Pholcus phalangioides

And two more that I've forgoten:

156. Pieris rapae (in my parents garden)
157. Aphis nerii (infesting oleander blooms in a public park)

 

[Maguari]

Additions from a birding excursion on Saturday, with most of the day at Rutland Water, combining finally tracking down a Garganey with the now-returned ospreys - and some more migrants, before a call in at Bennerley Marsh for a sandpiper. The rather overdue Red Admiral was at Twycross Zoo on Sunday.

Birds:
163. Common Swift - Apus apus
164. Garganey - Spatula querquedula
165. European House Martin - Delichon urbicum
166. Western Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
167. Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola

Invertebrates:
19. Green-veined White - Pieris napi
20. Green Dock Beetle - Gastrophysa viridula
21. Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Spring is finally fully grasped CT, and with that I am having an awfully hard time finding birds somehow Despite the hotspots alive with spring arrivals and passing migrants, I've struggled to put eyes on many new birds this past week, particularly warblers, for which I am 0/3 for springtime warblers. That said, I have added a handful of birds to my total for the week:

191) Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus
192) House Wren Troglodytes aedon
193) Northern Rough-Winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
194) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
195) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

~Thylo

Inching my way to 200 I also heard vireos and Chimney Swift but sadly no sightings.

196) Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus

~Thylo

 

[OboeKade]

I'll go ahead and add these non-native naturalized species:
83. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
84. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
85. Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
86. Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

And then here are the results of the past few days, a walk at dusk yesterday provided a decent amount of new species (my first-ever Common Nighthawk!), a really cool encounter with Yellow-crowned Night-herons, and a hunting pair of Cooper's Hawks.
87. Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
88. Yellow-crowned Night-heron (Nyctanessa violacea)
89. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
90. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

Time for another much-belated update! Here goes:

91. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
92. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
93. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
94. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
95. Chuck-will's-widow (Antrostomus carolinensis)
96. Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
97. Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
98. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
99. Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
100. Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
101. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
102. Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
103. Brown-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
104. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
105. Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina)
106. Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
107. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
108. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
109. Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
110. Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
111. Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
112. Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
113. Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
114. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

All in all a very productive few weeks; I found a nice little clearing to watch warblers in and reached my 100th species!

 

[Ituri]

160 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
161 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

162 Least Flycatcher
163 Nashville Warbler
164 American Redstart
165 Blackpoll Warbler
166 Grasshopper Sparrow
167 Dickcissel
168 Tennessee Warbler
169 Northern Parula
170 Yellow Warbler
171 Pectoral Sandpiper
172 Eastern Wood-Pewee
173 Ovenbird
174 Mississippi Kite

I feel there's a chance my numbering might be off...