Saturday, December 31, 2011

Killdeer - Last Bird of the Year

Saturday, December 31st


Eastern Phoebe seen today at Wild Turkey Strand

Much enlarged image of one of today's turkeys
Yeap, just about 10:30 this evening I could hear a Killdeer calling as I stopped at the convenience store on way home from work.  So that would be my last bird for 2011.  I thought that the last birds might be the flock of Wild Turkeys I watched feeding in the field beside my place of work.  Had four hens and two males with very long beards.
 I am going to end the year count at 275. Not so big a number, but not bad for not traveling outside of my area very much this year.  Made it up to the Chicago area for a few days back in June.  Best bird for the year was probably the recently seen vermilion flycatcher. Some birds I managed to add this year included sedge wren, mississippi kite, barn owl, red-whiskered bulbul, Philadelphia Vireo, Canada warbler, Cory's shearwater and greater scaup.  Some I dipped on this year include white-tailed kite, king rail, purple sandpiper, white-tailed tropicbird, white-faced ibis, red-necked phalarope, American golden plover and greater flamingo.

Next years goal will be to match 2011. I expect logistics will keep home more in the new year. I will bird when I can.  Be seeing you out there!!!  I hear the there maybe a cinnamon teal up in Sarasota.

 1. 01 Jan Killdeer
2. 01 Jan American Kestrel
3. 01 Jan White Ibis
4. 01 Jan Tree Swallow
5. 01 Jan Red-shouldered Hawk
6. 01 Jan Palm Warbler
7. 01 Jan Great Egret
8. 01 Jan Great Blue Heron
9. 01 Jan Eastern Phoebe
10. 01 Jan Boat-tailed Grackle
11. 01 Jan Belted Kingfisher
12. 01 Jan Anhinga
13. 01 Jan Wood Stork
14. 01 Jan Fish Crow
15. 01 Jan American Coot
16. 01 Jan Ring-billed Gull
17. 01 Jan Lesser Scaup
18. 01 Jan Little Blue Heron
19. 01 Jan Loggerhead Shrike
20. 01 Jan Mottled Duck
21. 01 Jan Savannah Sparrow
22. 01 Jan Northern Mockingbird
23. 01 Jan Osprey
24. 01 Jan Northern Harrier
25. 01 Jan European Starling
26. 01 Jan Redhead
27. 01 Jan Common Grackle
28. 01 Jan Cattle Egret
29. 01 Jan Brown Pelican
30. 01 Jan Pied-billed Grebe
31. 01 Jan Blue Jay
32. 01 Jan Ring-necked Duck
33. 01 Jan Eurasian Collared Dove
34. 01 Jan Northern Cardinal
35. 01 Jan Mourning Dove
36. 05 Jan Eastern Whip-poor-will
37. 06 Jan Double-crested Cormorant
38. 06 Jan Wilson's Snipe
39. 06 Jan Turkey Vulture
40. 06 Jan Rock Pigeon
41. 06 Jan Red-bellied Woodpecker
42. 06 Jan Common Ground Dove
43. 06 Jan Brown-headed Cowbird
44. 06 Jan Pine Warbler
45. 06 Jan Hairy Woodpecker
46. 06 Jan Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
47. 06 Jan Black-crowned Nightheron
48. 06 Jan Gray Catbird
49. 07 Jan Bald Eagle
50. 07 Jan Wilson's Plover
51. 07 Jan Black Skimmer
52. 07 Jan Dunlin
53. 07 Jan Forster's Tern
54. 07 Jan Laughing Gull
55. 07 Jan Long-billed Curlew
56. 07 Jan Piping Plover
57. 07 Jan Red-Breasted Merganser
58. 07 Jan Reddish Egret
59. 07 Jan Royal Tern
60. 07 Jan Sanderling
61. 07 Jan Semipalmated Plover
62. 07 Jan Short-billed Dowitcher
63. 07 Jan Willet
64. 07 Jan Black-bellied Plover
65. 08 Jan Black Vulture
66. 08 Jan Common Moorhen
67. 08 Jan Glossy Ibis
68. 08 Jan Least Sandpiper
69. 08 Jan Lesser Yellowlegs
70. 08 Jan Tricolored Heron
71. 08 Jan Roseate Spoonbill
72. 08 Jan Sandhill Crane
73. 08 Jan Snail Kite
74. 08 Jan Snowy Egret
75. 08 Jan Sora
76. 08 Jan Limpkin
77. 11 Jan American Goldfinch
78. 11 Jan White-winged Dove
79. 11 Jan Painted Bunting
80. 11 Jan Indigo Bunting
82. 11 Jan Chipping Sparrow
83. 11 Jan Eastern Meadowlark
84. 11 Jan Red-headed Woodpecker
85. 11 Jan Great Crested Flycatcher
86. 11 Jan Yellow-rumped Warbler
87. 11 Jan Broad-winged Hawk
88. 11 Jan Crested Caracara
89. 11 Jan Florida Scrub Jay
90. 11 Jan American Crow
91. 11 Jan Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
92. 11 Jan Western Kingbird
93. 11 Jan Red-tailed Hawk
94. 11 Jan Cooper's Hawk
95. 11 Jan Greater Yellowlegs
96. 12 Jan Northern Shoveler
97. 12 Jan Ruddy Duck
98. 12 Jan Red-winged Blackbird
99. 12 Jan American Avocet
100. 12 Jan Black-necked Stilt
101. 12 Jan Blue-winged Teal
102. 12 Jan Hooded Merganser
103. 12 Jan Long-billed Dowitcher
104. 12 Jan Common Goldeneye
105. 12 Jan American Oystercatcher
106. 12 Jan Spotted Sandpiper
107. 12 Jan Herring Gull
108. 12 Jan Common Loon
109. 12 Jan Caspian Tern
110. 12 Jan American White Pelican
111. 16 Jan Monk Parakeet
112. 16 Jan Burrowing Owl
113. 20 Jan Tufted Titmouse
114. 20 Jan Eastern Towhee
115. 20 Jan White-crowned Sparrow
116. 20 Jan Song Sparrow
117. 20 Jan White-eyed Vireo
118. 20 Jan Carolina Wren
119. 20 Jan Carolina Chickadee
120. 20 Jan American Bittern
121. 20 Jan Whooping Crane
122. 20 Jan American Robin
123. 20 Jan Say's Phoebe
124. 25 Jan Downy Woodpecker
125. 25 Jan Eastern Bluebird
126. 25 Jan Prairie Warbler
127. 25 Jan Common Yellowthroat
128. 25 Jan Brown-headed Nuthatch
129. 25 Jan Green-winged Teal
130. 25 Jan Gadwell
131. 25 Jan Canvasback
132. 25 Jan Northern Pintail
133. 25 Jan American Black Duck
134. 25 Jan Black-bellied Whistling Duck
135. 26 Jan House Wren
136. 26 Jan Western Sandpiper
137. 26 Jan Ruddy Turnstone
138. 26 Jan Marbled Godwit
139. 29 Jan Red Knot
140. 31 Jan Black-and-White Warbler
141. 31 Jan Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
142. 31 Jan Pileated Woodpecker
143. 31 Jan Northern Flicker
144. 01 Feb Blue-headed Vireo
145. 02 Feb Horned Grebe
146. 02 Feb Wild Turkey -
147. 02 Feb American Wigeon
148. 02 Feb Nanday Parakeet
149. 06 Feb Yellow-crowned Nightheron
150. 06 Feb Muscovy Duck
151. 08 Feb Brown-crested Flycatcher
152. 08 Feb Green Heron
153. 08 Feb Purple Gallinule
154. 08 Feb Northern Parula
155. 08 Feb Peregrine Falcon
156. 08 Feb Common Myna
157. 09 Feb Wood Duck
158. 11 Feb Merlin 
159. 12 Feb House Sparrow
160. 20 Feb Yellow-throat Warbler
161. 20 Feb Ruby-crowned Kinglet
162. 21 Feb Fulvous Whistling-Duck 
163. 21 Feb Cassin's Kingbird
164. 21 Feb Purple Swamphen
165. 01 Mar Bachman's Sparrow
166. 01 Mar Brown Thrasher
167. 01 Mar Great Horned Owl
168. 01 Mar Northern Bobwhite
169. 01 Mar Red-cockaded Woodpecker
170. 02 Mar Swallow-tailed Kite
171. 07 Mar Barn Swallow
172. 20 Mar Smooth-billed Ani
173. 22 Mar Louisiana Waterthrush
174. 22 Mar Yellow-throated Vireo
175. 23 Mar Bronzed Cowbird
176. 23 Mar Mitred Parakeet
177. 23 Mar Egyptian Goose
178. 23 Mar Red-whiskered Bulbul
179. 28 Mar Black-throated Green Warbler
180. 30 Mar Hermit Thrush
181. 01 Apr Northern Rough-winged Swallow
182. 01 Apr Ruby-throated Hummingbird
182. 03 Apr Purple Martin
183. 05 Apr Solitary Sandpiper
184. 05 Apr Gull-billed Tern
185. 05 Apr Groove-billed Ani
186. 05 Apr Hooded Warbler
187. 05 Apr Least Tern
188. 05 Apr Orchard Oriole
189. 07 Apr Barred Owl
190. 07 Apr Common Nighthawk
191. 10 Apr Magnificent Frigatebird
192. 10 Apr Red-eyed Vireo
193. 10 Apr Northern Waterthrush
194. 11 Apr Eastern Screech-Owl 
195. 12 Apr Pine Sisken
196. 12 Apr Swamp Sparrow
197. 16 Apr Gray Kingbird
198. 19 Apr Greater Scaup
199. 19 Apr Whimbrel
200. 26 Apr Black-throated Blue Warbler
201. 26 Apr Pectoral Sandpiper
202. 28 Apr Blackpoll Warbler
203. 29 Apr Eastern Wood-Pewee
204. 29 Apr Eastern Kingbird
205. 29 Apr Yellow Warbler
206. 29 Apr Philadelphia Vireo
207. 29 Apr Rose-breasted Grosbeak
208. 03 May Bobolink
209. 10 May American Redstart
210. 10 May Cape May Warbler
211. 15 May Semipalmated Sandpiper
212. 17 May Yellow-billed Cuckoo
213. 17 May Magnolia Warbler
214. 17 May Bank Swallow
215. 30 May Black-whiskered Vireo
216. 30 May White-crowned Pigeon
217. 30 May Roseate Terns
218. 30 May Antillian Nighthawk
219. 03 June Snowy Plover
220. 14 June White-breasted Nuthatch
221. 14 June Trumpeter Swan
222. 14 June Cedar Waxwing
223. 14 June Black-capped Chickadee
224. 15 June Dickcissel
225. 15 June Field Sparrow
226. 15 June Grasshopper Sparrow
227. 15 June House Finch
228. 15 June Baltimore Oriole
229. 15 June Blue Grosbeak
230. 15 June Mallard
231. 15 June Canada Goose
232. 16 June Mute Swan
233. 17 June Warbling Vireo
234. 17 June Marsh Wren
235. 18 June Willow Flycatcher
236. 18 June Sedge Wren
237. 30 June Least Bittern
238. 30 June Mississippi Kite
239. 30 June Summer Tanager
240. 30 June Black Tern
241. 28 July Acadian Flycatcher
242. 03 Aug Wilson's Phalarope
243. 03 Aug Stilt Sandpiper
244. 10 Aug Barn Owl
245. 10 Aug Upland Sandpiper
246. 10 Aug Cliff Swallow
247. 28 Aug Common Tern
248. 01 Sep Worm Eating Warbler
249. 01 Sep Prothonotary Warbler
250. 04 Sep Blue-winged Warbler
251. 08 Sep Tennessee Warbler
252. 22 Sep Blackburnian Warbler
253. 25 Sep Cerulean Warbler
254. 25 Sep Ovenbird
255. 29 Sep Short-tailed Hawk
256. 01 Oct Canada Warbler
257. 02 Oct Sharp-shinned Hawk
258. 02 Oct Swainson's Thrush
259. 07 Oct Verry
260. 16 Oct Scarlet Tanager
261. 19 Oct Gray-cheeked Thrush
262. 19 Oct Chestnut-sided Warbler
263. 19 Oct Bay-breasted Warbler
264. 19 Oct Orange-crowned Warbler
265. 23 Oct Pin-tailed Whydah
266. 12 Nov Eurasian Wigeon
267. 13 Nov Cory's Shearwater
268. 13 Nov Greater Shearwater
269. 13 Nov Lesser Black-backed Gull
270. 13 Nov Northern Gannet
271. 13 Nov Brown Booby
272. 13 Nov Pomarine Jaeger
273. 13 Nov Parasitic Jaeger
274. 14 Dec Vermilion Flycatcher
275. 14 Dec Swanson's Hawk

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