Zoochat Big Year 2024

Oh and almost forgot, some moth larva from earlier in the morning and one of my favourite soldier beetles from around midday:

204) Bird cherry ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
205) Common red soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva
 
A quick batting excursion to Baslow tonight to keep the mammals moving. :)

Mammals:
19. Soprano Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus pygmaeus
20. Daubenton's Bat - Myotis daubentonii

:)
 
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Bisonblake said:
Summary of the past month. Some migrating white pelicans decided to stop their migration here in Fort Wayne! They were here for about a week, and I was able to see 10 of them.

Birds:
5/30/24
166. Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus
167. Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii
6/6/24
168. Northern rough-winged swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
6/13/24
169. American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Reptiles:
6/13/24
12. Northern map turtle Graptemys geographica

Amphibians:
5/30/24
2. American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
6/6/24
3. Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens

Total Species: 187
Birds: 169
Mammals: 12
Reptiles: 12
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 18
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I've already seen many shorebirds this year from my time in Key West, but I recently saw one that was at the top of my birding bucket list. Despite being far out of their range, I was surprised they weren't flagged as rare on eBird. Though, there have been a few sightings in the past at this location.

6/20/24
Birds:
170. Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus

Total Species: 215
Birds: 170
Mammals: 12
Reptiles: 12
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 18
 
birdsandbats said:
North or South Carolina, I'm guessing? Brown Booby is a very nice bird.
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I did dip into North Carolina for a few hours
Bactrian Deer said:
It kind of looks like Indiana, there was a sighting of one in Lawrence County, IN
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Yup, that's the one!
birdsandbats said:
Swainson's Warbler seem highly unlikely in Indiana. Only four records from the state all time according to eBird, and none at all this year.
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The Swainson's warblers were in Smokey Mountains NP. in Tennessee (Where the main trip was, the Brown Booby was on the way back to Illinois through Indiana)
 
A couple of local invertebrates
97 Solomon’s Seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima
98 Landhopper Arcitalitrus dorrieni

Birds
South Stack Sunday
133 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
134 Guillemot Uris aalge
135 Razorbill Alca torda
136 Puffin Fratercula arctica
137 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
138 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Cemlyn Bay Sunday
139 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
140 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common terns also present

Martin Mere yesterday
141 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
143 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
This was a fleeting visit, but had these two species together with Common Sandpiper all feeding in the same scope view. Also a great view of a flyover Bittern!
 
A bit of a clean-up update today, as I'm about to board a train that will take me east into Central Europe. It will not be a big trip, and the wildlife watching part was honestly not even the initial impetus - though I do expect lifers in most of the groups that I track well.

The additions are all in the invertebrate department. Several were seen opportunistically during 'fieldwork' either for work or for a local conservation project. The highlight is the dragonfly list. A work-related appointment brought me close to a local dragonfly hotspot, so accompanied by a friend I decided to take some time to look around. There were plenty of species that are either locally or even nationally rare or scarce, and a bunch of bonus species from other groups as well.

Butterflies
16. Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus
17. Large Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus
18. Comma, Polygonia c-album

Moths
81. Common Cloaked Shoot, Gypsonoma dealbana
82. Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
83. Purple-barred Yellow, Lythria cruentaria
84. Beautiful China-mark, Nymphula nitidulata
85. Least Carpet, Idaea rusticata
86. Dwarf Cream Wave, Idaea fuscovenosa
87. Heart and Club, Agrotis clavis
88. Garden Grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella

Dragonflies
15. Common Bluet, Enallagma cyanthigerum
16. Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum
17. Blue Featherleg, Platycnemis pennipes
18. Scarce Chaser, Libellula fulva
19. Lesser Emperor, Anax parthenope
20. Broad Scarlet, Crocothemis erythraea
21. Large Red-eye, Erythromma najas
22. Blue-eye, Erythromma lindenii
23. Western Clubtail. Gomphus pulchellus
24. Small Spreadwing, Lestes virens
25. Red-veined Darter, Sympetrum fonscolombii

Grasshoppers
3. Speckled Bush-cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima
4. Mottled Grasshopper, Myrmeleotettix maculatus
5. Meadow Grasshopper, Pseudochorhippus parallelus
 
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Birds
479. Whooping Crane Grus americana
450. Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

Since I've begun keeping year lists, this is by far the longest it has taken me to get Whooping Crane in a year, by over three months!
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birdsandbats said:
Mammals
47. Coyote Canis latrans
48. House Mouse Mus musculus
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Birds
481. Henslow's Sparrow Centronyx henslowii

Mammals
49. American Ermine Mustela richardsonii
50. Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
 
CarnotaurusSastrei said:
This is almost certainly going to be my last update for the next few weeks, as I will be on a trip across the Southwestern US for most of June. Hopefully it'll be an opportunity to add some new animals to my list.

Birds:
68. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
69. Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
70. Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
71. White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
72. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
73. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Totals: 73 Birds, 3 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 3 Fishes, 2 Amphibians
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I'd say my recent trip across the Southwestern US was a pretty successful trip when it comes to adding new species to both my life list as well as my list for this challenge. I've decided to break everything down first by category of vertebrate and then by the state where I saw a given species first.

Birds
Illinois
74. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Missouri
75. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
76. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Oklahoma
77. Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
78. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
79. Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
New Mexico
80. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
81. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
82. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
83. Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
84. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
85. Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
86. Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
87. Ash-Throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
88. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
89. Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
Arizona
90. White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
91. Curve-Billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
92. Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
93. Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
94. Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
95. Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
96. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
97. Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
98. Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
99. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
100. Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
101. Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
102. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
103. Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
104. Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca)
Sonora
105. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
106. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
107. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
108. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
109. Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
Arizona (continued)
110. Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
111. Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
112. Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
113. Black-Throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
114. Brown-Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
115. Zone-Tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
116. White-Throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
117. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
118. Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
119. Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
120. Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
121. Violet-Green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
122. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Colorado
123. Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
124. Green-Tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
125. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
126. Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
127. Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
128. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
129. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
130. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Illinois (continued)
131. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
132. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Mammals
Missouri
4. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Texas
5. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
New Mexico
6. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
7. Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
8. Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Arizona
9. Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
10. Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)
11. Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)
12. Coyote (Canis latrans)
13. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
California
14. California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Colorado
15. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
16. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

Reptiles
New Mexico
4. Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Arizona
5. Western Patch-Nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis)
6. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
7. Zebra-Tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
8. Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)
9. Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
10. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae)
11. California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)
12. Canyon Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti)
13. Long-Tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus)
14. Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
15. Common Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
16. Sonoran Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense)
California
17. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Arizona (continued)
18. Plateau Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox)
Utah
19. Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)

Fishes
Arizona
4. Sonoyta Pupfish (Cyprinodon eremus)
Nevada
5. Devil's Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

Total: 174 Vertebrates (132 Birds, 16 Mammals, 19 Reptiles, 5 Fishes, 2 Amphibians)
 
CarnotaurusSastrei said:
I'd say my recent trip across the Southwestern US was a pretty successful trip when it comes to adding new species to both my life list as well as my list for this challenge. I've decided to break everything down first by category of vertebrate and then by the state where I saw a given species first.

Birds
Illinois
74. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Missouri
75. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
76. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Oklahoma
77. Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)
78. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
79. Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
New Mexico
80. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
81. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
82. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
83. Cave Swallow (Petrochelidon fulva)
84. Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
85. Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
86. Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)
87. Ash-Throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
88. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
89. Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
Arizona
90. White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
91. Curve-Billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
92. Broad-Billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)
93. Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
94. Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
95. Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
96. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
97. Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
98. Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
99. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
100. Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum)
101. Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher (Polioptila melanura)
102. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
103. Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus)
104. Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca)
Sonora
105. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
106. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
107. Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
108. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
109. Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
Arizona (continued)
110. Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)
111. Lucy's Warbler (Leiothlypis luciae)
112. Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis)
113. Black-Throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
114. Brown-Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus)
115. Zone-Tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
116. White-Throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
117. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
118. Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)
119. Williamson's Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
120. Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
121. Violet-Green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
122. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
Colorado
123. Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
124. Green-Tailed Towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
125. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
126. Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
127. Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
128. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
129. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
130. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Illinois (continued)
131. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
132. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Mammals
Missouri
4. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Texas
5. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
New Mexico
6. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
7. Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
8. Black-Tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Arizona
9. Rock Squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
10. Harris's Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii)
11. Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)
12. Coyote (Canis latrans)
13. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
California
14. California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Colorado
15. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
16. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

Reptiles
New Mexico
4. Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)
Arizona
5. Western Patch-Nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis)
6. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
7. Zebra-Tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)
8. Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)
9. Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
10. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis sonorae)
11. California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)
12. Canyon Spotted Whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti)
13. Long-Tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus)
14. Long-Nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
15. Common Side-Blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
16. Sonoran Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense)
California
17. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Arizona (continued)
18. Plateau Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox)
Utah
19. Western Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris)

Fishes
Arizona
4. Sonoyta Pupfish (Cyprinodon eremus)
Nevada
5. Devil's Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

Total: 174 Vertebrates (132 Birds, 16 Mammals, 19 Reptiles, 5 Fishes, 2 Amphibians)
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Very nice trip!

CarnotaurusSastrei said:
5. Devil's Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)
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How was the viewing for this one?
 
Osedax said:
One of my most exciting wildlife encounters of the year so far that wasn't a lifer occurred yesterday at Penrith Weir.
As I was watching a Great Cormorant (crikey, they're big up close!) fishing at the weir, I just missed an Osprey dive into the water and catch a fish! It was then chased around by a group of ravens for about 5 minutes. This is only my second ever wild osprey!

Birds
143. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
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Birds
144. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
 
BerdNerd said:
5/29/24

10. Southern Masked Chafer (Cyclocephala lurida)
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5/30/24

11. Bilobed Looper Moth (Megalographa biloba)


5/31/24

12. Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)


6/25/24

13. Eastern Striped Cricket (Miogryllus verticalis)


6/26/24

14. Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)
15. Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)


6/27/24

16. Variable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)
17. Florida Tetanolita Moth (Tetanolita floridana)
18. Asian Garden Beetle (Maladera formosae)


Total:

Mammals: 7
Birds: 92
Reptiles: 1
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 18
 
Najade said:
22.06.24 - Biosphärenreservat Karstlandschaft Südharz (02.) & Agnesdorf, Saxony Anhalt, Germany (15.-19.)

Mammals
15. Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
16. Grey Long-eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus)
17. Brown Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
18. Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)

Amphibians
02. Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)

(also another Western Barbastelle, Nathusius's Pipistrelle and Common Pipipstelles)
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28.06.24 - Hotel Brockenscheideck & Brocken, Wernigerode, Saxony Anhalt, Germany

Mammals
19. Brandt’s Bat (Myotis brandtii)
20. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

also: Serotine, Parti-coloured Bats, Western Barbastelle
 
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