Tuesday December 31
In 2024 I fell short on my modest goal of reaching 300 species seen for the year. By the numbers, I reached 274, with only three lifers. Piratic Flycatcher, Bananaquit and Scaly-breasted Munie.
Had some birding field trips. Central Florida, Tennessee, California and Isle Royale National Park.
Wild Things Gallery
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| Key Deer - No Name Key, Florida |
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| Hispid Cotten Rat - The Celery Fields |
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| Green Iguana - Sanibel Island |
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| Common Raccoon - Sanibel Island |
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| Isle Royale Red Squirrel a subspecies of the American Red Squirrel July 2024 |
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| American Black Bear Cub browsing on the emerging foliage Cades Cove - Great Smoky Mountains National Park May 2024 |
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| Northern Curly-tailed Lizard Clewiston, Florida August 2024 |
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| An Escaped Budge |
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| California Sea Lion Ventura, California |
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| Bobcat Palm Beach County, Florida December 2024 |
MY eBird 2024 Report
2024 Year Bird List and Gallery (274)
1. Muscovy Duck
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| Muscovy Duck My House - Fort Myers, Florida January 2024 |
2. White-winged Dove
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| White-winged Dove My House - Fort Myers, Florida January 2024 |
3. Mourning Dove
4. European Starling
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| European Starling Setting up nest at Lee County, Florida March 2024 |
5. Common Grackle.JPG)
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6. Sanderling
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| Sanderling Bunche Beach - Lee County, Florida January 2023 |
7. Laughing Gull
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8. Great Black-backed Gull
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9. Ring-billed Gull
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| Ring-billed Gull Lakes Park - Fort Myers, Florida January 2024 |
10. Black-bellied Plover
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11. Semipalmated Plover
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| Semipalmated Plover Fort De Soto Park - Pinellas County, Florida March 2024 |
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| Semipalmated Plover Bunche Beach - Lee County, Florida September 2024 |
12. Spotted Sandpiper
13. Roseate Spoonbill
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| Roseate Spoonbill Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island, Florida January 2024 |
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| Rosette Spoonbill Myakka River State Park, Florida December 2024 |
14. Tricolored Heron
15. Willet
16. Piping Plover
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| Willet Turner Beach. Captiva Island, Florida May 2024 |
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| Piping Plover Ft De Soto Park - Pinellas County, Florida March 2024 |
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| Piping Plover Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg, Florida January 2024 |
17. Dunlin
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18. Western Sandpiper
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| Western Sandpiper Fort De Soto Park - Pinellas County, Florida March 2024 |
19. Black Skimmer
20. Royal Tern
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| Royal Tern Merritt Island NWR - Florida January 2024 |
21. Sandwich Tern
22. Double-crested Cormorant
23. Brown Pelican
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24. Little Blue Heron
25. Reddish Egret
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| Reddish Egret Merritt Island NWR - Florida January 2024 |
26. Great Egret
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| Great Egret Lake Apopka - Florida January 2024 |
27. Great Blue Heron
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| Great Blue Heron Lake Apopka - Florida January 2024 |
28. White Ibis
29. Osprey
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| Osprey Merritt Island NWR - Florida January 2024 |
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| Osprey - bath time Ding Daling WMR - Sanibel Island, Florida May 2024 |
30. Belted Kingfisher
31. Egyptian Goose
32. Mottled Duck
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| Mottled Duck Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island January 2024 |
33. Pied-billed Grebe
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| Pied-billed Grebe Lake Apopka, Florida January 2024 |
34. Rock Pigeon
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| Rock Pigeon Clewiston, Florida August 2024 |
35. Common Gallinule
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| Common Gallinule Six-Mile Cypress Slough Preserve - Lee County, Florida June 2024 |
36. American Coot
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37. Anhinga
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| Anhinga Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida April 2024 |
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| Baby Anhinga Naples, Florida May 2024 |
38. Green Heron
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| Green Heron Palm Beach County, Florida August 2024 |
39. Glossy Ibis
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| Glossy Ibis Sarasota County, Florida February 2024 |
40. Red-bellied Woodpecker
41. Loggerhead Shrike
42. Blue Jay
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| Blue Jay Lee County, Florida March 2024 |
43. Fish Crow
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| Fish Crow Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg, Florida January 2023 |
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| Fish Crow Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg, Florida January 2024 |
44. Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
45. Gray Catbird
46. Wood Stork
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| Wood Stork Merritt Island NWR, Florida January 2024 |
47. Short-billed Dowitcher
48. Northern Mockingbird
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| Northern Mockingbird Lee County, Florida March 2024 |
49. Florida Boat-tailed Grackle
50. Palm Warbler
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| Palm Warbler Sweetwater Wetlands - Gainesville, Florida January 2024 |
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| Palm Warbler Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| Palm Warbler Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
51. Yellow-rumped Warbler
52. Northern Cardinal
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| Northern Cardinal Fort Myers Beach, Florida March 2024 |
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| Northern Cardinal Lee County, Florida February 2024 |
53. Burrowing Owl
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| Burrowing Owl Cape Coral, Florida March 2024 |
54. Monk Parakeet
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55. Ring-necked Duck
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| Ring-necked Ducks Cape Coral, Florida January 2024 |
56. Western Cattle Egrets
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| Cattle Egret eating a Leopard Frog Sweetwater Wetlands - Gainesville, Florida January 2024 |
57. Bald Eagle
58. Sandhill Crane
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| Sandhill Crane Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida February 2024 |
59. Northern Harrier
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| Northern Harrier Palm Beach County, Florida September 2024 |
60. American Crow
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| American Crow Myakka River State Park - Sarasota County, Florida January 2024 |
61. Red-headed Woodpecker
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| Red-headed Woodpecker Lee County, Florida March 2024 |
62. American Kestrel
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| American Kestral Lehigh Acres, Florida March 2023 |
63. Eastern Pheobe
64. Indigo Bunting
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| Indigo Bunting Alva, Florida January 2024 |
65. Purple Gallinule
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| Purple Gallinule Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| baby Purple Gallinule Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida September 2024 |
66. Gray-headed Swamphen
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| Purple Swamphen Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
67. Limpkin
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| Limpkin Myakka River State Park - Florida February 2024 |
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| Limpkin Family Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida May 2024 |
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| Limpkin Chicks Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida May 2024 |
68. Snowy Egret
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| Snowy Egert Merritt Island NWR - Florida January 2024 |
69. Black Vulture
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| Black Vulture Payne's Prairie State Park - Florida January 2024 |
70. Turkey Vulture
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| Turkey Vulture Clewiston, Florida August 2024 |
71. Red-shouldered Hawk
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| Red-shouldered Hawk Lucky Hammock - Miami Dade County, Florida January 2024 |
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| Red-shouldered Hawk Harns Marsh - Lehigh Acres, Florida April 2024 |
72. House Wren
73. Eurasian Collared-Dove
74. House Sparrow
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| House Sparrow Ft Myers, Florida April 2024 |
75. Brown-headed Cowbird
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| Brown-headed Cowbird Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| Brown-headed Cowbird Lee County, Florida February 2024 |
76. Pileated Woodpecker
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| Pileated Woodpecker Six-Mile Cypress Slough - Ft Myers, Florida April 2024 |
77. Tree Swallow
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| Tree Swallow Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
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| Tree Swallow Seven Island Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
78. Crested Caracara
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| Crested Caracara Collier County, Florida March 2024 |
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| Crested Caracara Hendry County, Florida February 2024 |
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| Young Caracara with roadkill Hendry County, Florida February 2024 |
79. Common Ground Dove
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| Common Ground Dove Lee County, Florida March 2024 |
80. Killdeer
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| Killdeer Lakes Park - Lee County, Florida April 2024 |
81. Chipping Sparrow
82. Blue-winged Teal
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| Blue-winged Teal Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2023 |
83. Wilson's Snipe
84. Red-winged Blackbird
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| Red-winged Blackbird Fort Myers Shores, Florida March 2024 |
85. Lesser Scaup
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| Lesser Scaup Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island January 2024 |
86. Wild Turkey
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| Wild Turkey Cades Cove - Smoky Mountains National Park May 2024 |
87. Black-necked Stilt
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| Black-necked Stilt hatchling Lee County, Florida June 2024 |
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| Black-necked Stilt Myakka River State Park - Florida January 2024  |
88. Long-billed Dowitcher
89. Greater Yellowlegs
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| Greater Yellowlegs Myakka River State Park - Florida February 2024 |
90. Downy Woodpecker
91. White-eyed Vireo
92. Tufted Titmouse
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| Tufted Titmouse Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
93. Carolina Wren
94. American Robin
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| American Robin Myakka River State Park - Florida January 2024 |
95. Pine Warbler
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| Pine Warbler Six-mile Cypress Slough Preserve - Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
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| Pine Warbler Six Mile Cypress Slough - Ft Myers, Florida February 2024 |
96. Yellow-throated Warbler
97. Black-crowned Night-heron
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| Black-crowned Night-heron Hendry County, Florida February 2024 |
98. White-tailed Kite
99. Northern Flicker
100. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
101. Brown-headed Nuthatch
102. Eastern Bluebird
103. Eastern Meadowlark
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| Eastern Meadowlark Everglades National Park January 2024 |
104. Common Myna
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| Common Myna Belle Glade, Florida September 2024 |
105. Short-tailed Hawk
106. Swainson's Hawk
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| Swainson's Hawk Everglades National Park January 2024 |
107. Vermilion Flycatcher
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| Vermilion Flycatcher Everglades National Park January 2024 |
108. Tropical Kingbird 
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| Tropical Kingbird Everglades National Park January 2024 |
109. Western Kingbird
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110. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Everglades National Park January 2024 |
111. Yellow-headed Blackbird
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida March 2024 |
112. Magnificent Frigatebird
113. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
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| Northern Rough-winged Swallow Everglades National Park January 2024 |
114. Savannah Sparrow
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| Savannah Sparrow Everglades National Park January 2024 |
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| Savannah Sparrow Sweetwater Wetlands - Gainesville, Florida January 2024 |
115. Painted Bunting
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| Painted Bunting Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| Painted Bunting Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
116. Black-bellied Whistling Duck
117. Northern Shoveler
118. Gadwall
119. American Wigeon
120. Northern Pintail
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| Pintail Duck Lake Apopka, Florida January 2024 |
121. Sora
122. Common Yellowthroat
123. Ruddy Turnstone
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| Ruddy Turnstone - opening and consuming a mussel. Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg, Florida January 2024 |
124. Northern Gannet
125. Greater Scaup
126. Hooded Merganser
127. Least Sandpiper
128. Bonaparte's Gull
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| Bonaparte's Gull Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island January 2024 |
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| Bonaparte's Gull Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
129. Caspian Tern
130. Forster's Tern
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| Forster's Tern Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg January 2024 |
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| Forster's Tern Ft De Soto Park - Pinellas, Florida March 2024 |
131. American White Pelican
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| American White Pelican Black Skimmer Island - Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
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| American White Pelican Bunche Beach - Lee County, Florida February 2024 |
132. King Rail
133. Carolina Chickadee
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| Carolina Chickadee Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
134. Ruby-crowned Kinglet
135. Marsh Wren
136. Song Sparrow
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| Song Sparrow Alcoa, Tennessee May 2024 |
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| Song Sparrow Nara Nature Park - Houghton, Michigan July 2024 |
137. Swamp Sparrow
138. Orange-crowned Warbler
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| Orange-crowned Warbler Sweetwater Wetlands - Gainesville, Florida January 2024 |
139. Snail Kite
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| Snail Kite Payne's Prairie State Park Florida January 2024 |
140. Blue-headed Vireo
141. Ovenbird
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| Ovenbird Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida October 2024 |
142. American Flamingo
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| American Flamingos Black Skimmer Island - Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
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| American Flamingo Black Skimmer Island - Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
143. Lesser Yellowlegs
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| Lesser Yellowlegs Palm Beach County, Florida August 2024 |
144. Red Knot
145. Yellow-crowned Night-heron
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| Yellow-crowned Night-heron Ding Darling NWR - Sanibel Island, Florida January 2024 |
146. Lesser Black-backed Gull
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| Lesser Black-back Gull Sanibel Island - Florida December 2024 |
147. Common Loon
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| Common Loon Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg January 2024 |
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| Common Loon Rock Harber - Isle Royale National Park July 2024 |
148. Redhead
149. Red-breasted Merganser
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| Red-breasted Merganser Fort De Soto Park, Pinellas County, Florida January 2024 |
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| Red-breasted Merganser Rock Harbor - Isle Royale National Park July 2024 |
150. American Oystercatcher
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| American Oystercatcher Fort De Soto Park - Pinellas County, Florida January 2024 |
151. Snowy Plover
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| Snowy Plover Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg January 2024 |
152. Prairie Warbler
153. Nanday Parakeet
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| Nanday Parakeet Fort De Soto Park - St Petersburg, Florida January 2024 |
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| Nanday Parakeet Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2023 |
154. Eastern Screech Owl
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| Eastern Screech Owl Six-mile Cypress Slough - Lee County, Florida January 2024 |
155. Great Crested Flycatcher
156. Black-and-White Warbler
157. Florida Scrub-Jay
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| Florida Scrub-Jay Lehigh Acres, Florida January 2024 |
158. Herring Gull
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| Herring gulls Rock Harber - Isle Royale National Park July 2024 |
159. Eastern Towhee
160. Shiny Cowbird
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| Shiny Cowbird Fort Myers, Florida February 2024 |
161. Purple Martin
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| Purple Martin Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| Purple Martin Homestead, Florida June 2024 |
162. House Finch
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| House Finch dining on salvia Rotary Park - Cape Coral, Florida April 2024 |
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| House Finch Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
163. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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| Yellow-bellied sapsucker Lakes Park, Ft Myers - Florida October 2024 |
164. American Goldfinch
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| American Goldfinch Nara Nature Park - Houghton, Michigan July 2024 |
165. Bachman's Sparrow
166. Wood Duck
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| Wood Duck Celery Field - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
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| Wood Duck Celery Field - Sarasota, Florida February 2024 |
167. Wilson's Warbler
168. Swallow-tailed Kite
169. Northern Parula
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| Northern Parula at Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida in October 2024. |
170. Northern Bobwhite
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| Northern Bobwhite Ft Myers Shores, Florida March 2024 |
171. Merlin
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| Merlin Fort Myers Beach, Florida March 2024 |
172. Chuck-wills-widow
173. Wilson's Plover
174. Marbled Godwit
175. Bronzed Cowbird
176. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida September 2024 |
177. Barn Swallow
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| Barn Swallow Brown's Farm Road - Palm Beach County, Florida July 2024 |
178. Barred Owl
179. Scarlet Tanager
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| Scarlet Tanager Rotary Park - Cape Coral, Florida April 2024 |
180. Yellow-throated Vireo
181. Eastern Wood-Pewee
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| Eastern Wood-Pewee Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida September 2024 |
182. Red-eyed Vireo
183. Piratic Flycatcher
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| Piratic Flycatcher - a Mega Rarity in the U.S. Ft De Soto Park, April 2024 |
184. Cliff Swallow
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| Cliff Swallow Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
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| Cliff Swallows on the banks of the French Broad River Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
185. Whimbrel
186. Warbling Vireo
187. Prothonotary Warbler
188. Hooded Warbler
189. Cape May Warbler
190. Red-breasted Grosbeak
191. Brown Thrasher
192. Northern Waterthrush
193. Barn Owl
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| Fluffy Barn Owl under a bridge at Alva, Florida April 2024 |
194. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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| Yellow-billed Cuckoo Six-Mile Cypress slough Preserve - Lee County April 2024 |
195. Bobolink 
196. American Redstart
197. Blackpoll Warbler
198. Chimney Swift
199. Common Nighthawk
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| Common Nighthawk Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida July 2024 |
200. Least Tern
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| Least Tern Palm Beach County, Florida August 2024 |
201. Mallard
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| Mallards Alcoa, Tennessee May 2024 |
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| Female Mallard with her ducklings Seven Island Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
202. Canada Goose
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| Canada Goose Seven Island Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
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| Canada Goose Isle Royale National Park July 2024 |
203. Red-tailed Hawk
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| Red-tailed Hawk Alva, Florida July 2024 |
204. Wood Thrush
205. Field Sparrow
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| Field Sparrow Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
206. Yellow-breasted Chat
207. Orchard Oriole
208. Acadian Flycatcher
209. White-breasted Nuthatch
210. Louisiana Waterthrush
211. Eastern Kingbird
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| Eastern Kingbird Palm Beach County, Florida September 2024 |
212. Swainson's Thrush
213. Cedar Waxwing
214. Blue Grossbeak
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| Blue Grossbeak Seven Islands Birding State Park - Tennessee May 2024 |
215. White-crowned Sparrow
216. Gray Kingbird
217. Rose Ringed Parakeets
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| A young Rose-ringed Parakeet At the Naples Zoo May 2024 |
218. Black-whiskered Vireo
219. White-crowned Pigeon
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| White-crowned Pigeon No Name Key, Florida June 2024 |
220. Rosette Tern
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| Rosette Terns Marathon, Florida June 2024 |
221. Antillean Nighthawk
222. Great Horned Owl
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| A young Great Horned Owl Babcock-Webb WMA - Charlotte County, Florida June 2024 |
223. Alder Flycatcher
224. Black-capped Chickadee
225. Sedge Wren
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| Sedge Wren Nara Nature Park - Houghton, Michigan July 2024 |
226. Yellow Warbler
227. Common Raven
228. Golden-crowned Kinglet
229. Winter Wren
230. Dark-eyed Junco
231. Nashville Warbler
232. White-throated Sparrow
233. Black-throated Green Warbler
234. Tennessee Warbler
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| Tennessee Warbler Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida October 2024 |
235. Hairy Woodpecker
236. Black Tern
237. Common Tern
238. Cave Swallow
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| Cave Swallow Palm Beach County, Florida July 2024 |
239. Pectoral Sandpiper
240. Gull-billed Tern
241. Least Bittern
242. Brown Noddy
243. Bank Swallow
244. Stilt Sandpiper
245. Semipalmated Sandpiper
246. Coopers Hawk
247. Fulvous Whistling-ducks
248. Blackburnian Warbler
249. Summer Tanager
250. Magnolia Warbler
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| Magnolia Warbler Rotary Park - Cape Coral, Florida September 2024 |
251. Acorn Woodpecker
252. Black Phoebe
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| Black Phoebe Lake Los Carneros Park, Santa Barbara, California October 2024 |
253. Cassin's Kingbird
254. California Scrub-Jay
255. Scaly-breasted Munia
256. California Towhee
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| California Towhee Lake Los Carneros Park - Santa Barbara County October 2024 |
257. Western Gull
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| Western Gull Ventura, California October 2024 |
258. Great-tailed Grackle
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| Great-tailed Grackle Ventura, California October 2024 |
259. Western Grebe
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| Western grebe Ventura Marina, California October 2024 |
260. Black Oystercatcher
261. Herrmann's Gull
262. Elegant Tern
263. Brandt's Cormorant
264. Worm-eating Warbler
265. Bay-breasted Warbler
266. Black-throated Blue Warbler
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida October 2024 |
267. Mangrove Cuckoo
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| Mangrove Cuckoo Rotary Park, Cape Coral, Florida October 2024 |
268. Bananaquit
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| Bananaquit Boca Raton, Florida October 2024 |
269. Sharp-Shinned Hawk
270. Peregrine Falcon
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| Peregrine Falcon Palm Beach County - Florida November 2024 |
271. Least Flycatcher
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| Least Flycatcher Palm Beach County, Florida December 2024 |
272. American Avocet
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| American Avocet Myakka River SP, Florida December 2024 |
273. Green-winged Teal
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| Green-winged Teal Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida December 2024 |
274. Groove-billed Ani
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| Groove-billed Ani Venice, Florida December 2024 |