Osedax
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Saw a pair of these today collecting nest material in the Binturong exhibit at Taronga!
Birds
127. Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
Zoochat Big Year 2025
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Birds
127. Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
18.07.25 - Hurricane Ridge (parking lot (122), Obstruction Point Road (123, 183, 184, 186-192), Cox Valley Trail (124, 193-196), Sunrise Point (--, 197), tunnel (125), Heart O’ the Hills campground (199)), Ediz Hook (185, 198), Port Angeles (126), Washington State, USA
Mammals
122. Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus)
123. Olympic (Yellow-pine) Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus caurinus)
124. Townsend’s Chipmunk (Neotamias townsendii)
125. Bushy-tailed Woodrat (Neotoma cinerea)
126. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Birds (non-passerines)
183. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
184. Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
---. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
185. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
Birds (passerines)
186. Common Raven (Corvus corax sinuatus)
187. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
188. Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi)
189. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
190. Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
191. Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
192. Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
193. Townsend’s Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
194. Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus)
195. Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
196. Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
197. Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
198. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
199. Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
A few additions from the last few days - some really nice species for me, especially the boobook, which is only my fourth owl ever. Hoping for Spotted wood owls soonish too. Overall, very happy though, two family lifers in there to boot.
Birds
137. Brown boobook, Ninox scutulata
138. Buffy fish owl, Ketupa ketupu
139. White throated kingfisher, Halycon smyrnensis
140. Coppersmith barbet, Psilopogon haemacephalus
141. Pied triller, Lalage nigra (fam lifer)
142. Common iora, Aegithina tiphia (fam lifer)
Reptiles
10. Oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor
INVERTS
111 - Scalloped Grass-Yellow Eurema alitha
19.07.25 - Kalama Sportsman Club (200, 205), Ridge Field NWR area (201- swift,206, 207, deer), Emerald Estates Park, Portland (127, 204), Oregon, USA
Mammals
---. Columbian White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus)
127. Camas Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus)
Birds (non-passerines)
200. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
201. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
202. Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
203. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
---. American Great Egret (Ardea (alba) egretta)
---. Vaux’s Swift (Chaetura vauxi vauxi)
204. American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata)
Birds (passerines)
205. California Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
206. Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
207. Bullock’s Oriole (Ikterus bullockiorum)
+ a garter snake
20.07.25 - Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve (south) (128, 210), Boiler Bay Research Reserve (129, 208, 209), Agate Beach SP (211, 212), Oakgrove Rest area (northbound) (130-132), Oregon, USA
Mammals
128. Douglas' Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus douglasii)
129. Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
130. Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
131. Western Deer Mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
132. Gray-tailed Vole (Microtus canicaudus)
Birds (non-passerines)
208. Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
209. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Birds (passerines)
210. Purple Martin (Progne subis)
211. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
212. Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
+a shrew
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21.07.25 - Ankeny NWR, Oregon, USA
Birds (non-passerines)
213. Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
214. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
215. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
216. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
Birds (passerines)
217. Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
218. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
219. Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
220. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
---. Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
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22.07.25 - Paradise, Mt Rainier, Washington State, USA
Mammals
133. Cascades Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)
134. Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata)
135. Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
136. American Pika (Ochotona princeps)
Birds (non-passerines)
221. White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura)
Birds (passerines)
222. American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
223. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
224. Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
Amphibians
14. Cascades Frog (Rana cascadae)
Platypusboy
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Seutula, Vantaa 25/6/25
195. Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
Suomenlinna, Helsinki 25/5/25
196. Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
Laajalahti, Espoo 15/7/25
197. Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus
198. Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
Västergötland, Sweden 20/7/25
199. Red kite, Milvus milvus
Heard-only
10. Common quail, Coturnix coturnix 25/6/25
195. Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
Suomenlinna, Helsinki 25/5/25
196. Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
Laajalahti, Espoo 15/7/25
197. Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus
198. Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
Västergötland, Sweden 20/7/25
199. Red kite, Milvus milvus
Heard-only
10. Common quail, Coturnix coturnix 25/6/25
23.07.25 - Canyon River Ranch (225-227), Ryegrass Safety Rest Area East Bound (137, 15), Ryegrass Safety Rest Area West Bound (138, 228), Huntzinger Road (139), Old Vantage Highway (16), Washington State, USA
Mammals
137. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
138. Sagebrush Vole (Lemmiscus curtatus)
139. Columbia Plateau Pocket-mouse (Perognathus parvus)
Birds (passerines)
225. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
226. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
227. Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
228. Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
Reptiles
15. Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)
16. Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
7/24/25
92. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
6/24/25
15. Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
6/26/25
16. Yellow Ghost Spider (Hibana velox)
7/6/25
17. Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis)
18. Scaled Hump-Backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)
Total:
Mammals: 7
Birds: 92
Reptiles: 3
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 18
A few more to add, mostly local.
Birds
133 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
134 Shag Gulosus aristotelis
135 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
136 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Mammals
7 Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
Invertebrates
29 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
I have also signed up to visit a new country in November, which should give me two new families, one Avian and one Mammalian.
Birds
133 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
134 Shag Gulosus aristotelis
135 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
136 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Mammals
7 Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
Invertebrates
29 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
I have also signed up to visit a new country in November, which should give me two new families, one Avian and one Mammalian.
24.07.25 - road (229, 230), Lost Island Habitat Management Unit (231, 232, 235-238), road (233), Hood Park, Burbank (140, 234), Washington State & Hot Lake Lane, La Grande (141, 239), Oregon & Indian Creek Recreation Area (142-144), Bowler Park (135), Boise, Idaho, USA
Mammals
140. Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
141. Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventer)
142. Ord’s Kangaroo-rat (Dipodomys ordii)
143. Mountain Cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
144. Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
145. Montane Vole (Microtus montanus)
Birds (non-passerines)
229. California Quail (Callipepla californica)
230. Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
231. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
232. Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)
233. Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
234. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Birds (passerines)
235. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
236. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
237. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
238. Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
239. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
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Loving how you are identifying locations.
25.07.25 - Bowler Park, Boise, Idaho, USA
Mammals
146. Townsend’s Pocket-gopher (Thomomys townsendii)
Birds (non-passerines)
240. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Birds (passerines)
241. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
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7/25/25
Savannah, Georgia
93. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
94. Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
7/26/25
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
95. Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
96. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
97. Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
98. Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
99. American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
100. Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
101. Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
102. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
7/26/25
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
4. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Total:
Mammals: 7
Birds: 102
Reptiles: 4
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 18
26.07.25 - bicycle trail opposite Tamarack Mill, New Meadows (137), Riverland East, Boise (242), Snake River Birds of Prey Conservation Area (243, 15), Idaho, USA
Mammals
147. Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus)
Birds (non-passerines)
242. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
243. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Amphibians
15. Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana)
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Time for a messy catch-up post.
It's that time again. I wish I could claim this list was the result of a single particularly bonkers wildlife day but, no, it's basically the result of all my little excursions in the month or so since returning from Bavaria and Austria.
Mammals:
24. Soprano Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus pygmaeus
25. Common Bottlenose Dolphin - Tursiops truncatus
Birds:
179. Western Cattle Egret - Ardea ibis
180. European Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus
181. Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
182. Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus
(UK: 175)
Fishes:
7. Common Roach - Rutilus rutilus
8. European Perch - Perca fluviatilis
Invertebrates:
52. Seven-spot Ladybird - Coccinella septempunctata
53. Gatekeeper - Puronia tithonius
54. Silver-washed Fritillary - Argynnis paphia
55. Holly Blue - Celastrina argiolus
56. Beadlet Anemone - Actinia equina
57. Green Shore Crab - Carcinus maenas
To address the stories behind the tetrapods:
The cattle egret was a result of wanting a quick run out with a likely bird addition a lazy Sunday so I headed out to Idle Washlands where cattle egret is a decent bet these days.
A return trip to Budby Heath allowed me to upgrade nightjar from heard to very much seen - several visible birds in the end and decent numbers churring and calling. Soprano Pip was also from this evening out.
An eclipse drake Ring-necked Duck appeared on a local reservoir this week and was good enough to hang around until Friday evening when I had chance to run up there.
And finally, having been very much stuck close to home in the intervening weeks I decided yesterday to head up to the Yorkshire coast for a seawatch day. Lots and lots of seals and birds about, including good numbers of fulmars and puffins on the water at Flamborough, but just one new bird species for the year right at the end of the day with a Manx Shearwater flypast. I'd long ago entered bonus territory though because an hour into the business of the day I'd had a nice close pass from a small group of bottlenose dolphins at Long Nab. This was the unofficial target species for the day as there had been good sightings on this stretch of coast recently and I hadn't seen a bottlenose in the UK since childhood - so basically the day could do no wrong after that..!