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  1. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    Happy New Year to all! With two sightings at Reed College in Portland Oregon on Christmas - including one lifer - I finish the year with a cool 218 sightings. 24 December Reed Lake, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA 217. Hooded Merganser 218. Red Crossbill (New Lifer) 2015 in Review The 218...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    I have had the opportunity to take a few more trips in the last two months, for work and for pleasure, and have enjoyed expanding my year list a bit further... 11 October The Heights, Houston, TX, USA 199. White-winged Dove (New Lifer) 200. Great-tailed Grackle (New Lifer) 16 November Tokyo...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    9 October Visited Lima for the IMF / World Bank meetings and saw a few birds in the morning before a day of meetings. Of the 13 birds I saw, 12 were new for the year, and 11 are lifers! So a good batch of birds! Miraflores, Lima, Peru 187. Neotropic Cormorant 188. Variable Hawk 189...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    26 August Saw a new lifer along the running trail! Chevy Chase, MD, USA 178. Eastern Towhee (New Lifer) 31 August Stayed in beautiful Annapolis, Maryland for a two day work "offsite" and got some good birding in. Seeing 20 for the day, 6 of which year-birds and 3 new lifers! Annapolis...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    23 August Just now a bird landed on our porch - the Nortern "Red-Shafted" Flicker. I got a really good look, which is great as it is new lifer for me! My yard, Chevy Chase, Maryland 177. Northern Flicker (New Lifer) World life list: 436 (Northern Flicker, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; August 2015)...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    12 July Spending a week in Portugal I was able to see a few new year birds, but no lifers. Aurora, Portugal 174. Lesser Black-backed Gull 175. Common House-Martin 176. Sardinian Warbler World life list: 434 (Red-whiskered Bulbul, Macau; June 2015) Portugal life list: 19 (Eurasian Tree...
  7. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    19 June My second and last day in Macau has also been very good. I met a Portuguese birder yesterday who gave me some tips on what to look for and where. Much appreciated! Praia de Nossa Senora de Esperanca, Macau 168. Little Grebe 169. Oriental Turtle-Dove (New Lifer) 170. Greater Coucal (New...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    18 June I'm in Macau for a few days for a conference and was able to go birding both this morning (thanks to jet lag) and this evening, before dinner. Very happy to see 17 birds, among which 10 lifers! On the other hand, I would have loved to have been birding with a guide, or even a local, as...
  9. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    8 June On a run in Brussels enjoyed seeing this bird. Parc de Woluwé (Brussels) 156. Middle spotted woodpecker (New Lifer) 13 June Chevy Chase, MD, USA 157. Gray Catbird World life list: 419 (Middle spotted woodpecker, Brussels, Belgium; June 2015) USA list: 131 (Savannah Sparrow, Newport...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    22 May Visited University of British Columbia and went to Wreck Beach for about an hour... Wreck Beach, Vancouver, BC, Canada 152. Glaucous-winged Gull (New Lifer) 153. Northwestern Crow (New Lifer) 23 May Went biking around Stanley Park for around 2 hours. Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC...
  11. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    20 May In Sacramento for work... CalPERS, Sacramento, CA 142. House Finch 21 May Had a nice couple of hours birding in one of America's premier birding hot-spots and bagged 6 newer lifers... Balboa Pier, CA 143. Western Grebe Newport Harbor Jetties, CA 144. Pied-billed Grebe (New Lifer)...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    Some catch up after some good birding the last few days... Saw a massive Pileated pecking away in a nearby garden. 14 May Chevy Chase, MD 120. Pileated Woodpeck 17 May Visited Silicon Valley with my work and stayed across from Stanford University. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 121...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    6 May In Lower Manhattan, Wall Street, for a conference. Battery Park City, NY, NY, USA 117. Brant (New Lifer) 118. American Black Duck 119. Ring-billed Gull World life list: 401 (Brant, New York, NY, USA; May 2015) USA life list: 117 (Brant, New York, NY, USA; May 2015) 2015 year list: 119...
  14. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    19 April Walibi in Wavre, Belgium 108. White Wagtail 30 April I moved to Maryland from Brussels. My new job will include a lot of travel, domestic and foreign, which augers well for the bird count... Chevy Chase, MD, USA 109. Red-bellied Woodpecker 110. Cedar Waxwing Chevy Chase 2 May Went...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    9-12 April Been visiting Chevy Chase, MD, where I am moving to this summer and seeing there are tons of birds here. Chevy Chase, MD, USA 104. Mourning Dove 105. Carolina Chickadee (Lifer) 106. White-throated Sparrow (Lifer) 107. Common Grackle World life list: 399 (White-throated Sparrow...
  16. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    4-7 April Have been enjoying some family quality time in Northfield, MA and seeing some good quality birds as well. Northfield, MA, USA 81. Lesser Scaup 82. Great Blue Heron 83. Cooper's Hawk (Lifer) 84. Red-tailed Hawk 85. Downy Woodpecker 86. Eastern Phoebe 87. Blue Jay 88. American Crow...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    1 April Frankendael Park, Amsterdam 79. White Stork 80. Eurasian Jackdaw World life list: 394 (Eurasian Wigeon; March 2015) The Netherlands life list: 64 (Little Egret, Biesbosch, The Netherlands; March 2015) 2015 year list: 80 (Eurasian Jackdaw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; April 2015)
  18. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    26 March Brussels 74. Dunnock St. James Park, London, UK 75. Barnacle Goose 76. Eurasian Wigeon 77. Northern Pintail 78. Smew World life list: 394 (Eurasian Wigeon; March 2015) UK life list: 48 (Mew Gull, London, England; March 2015) 2015 year list: 78 (Smew, London, England; March 2015)
  19. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    20 March Managed to do some birding this morning in Rome before meetings at the Bank of Italy. Villa Borghese, Rome 68. Ruddy Shelduck (New Lifer) 69. Yellow-legged Gull 70. Hooded Crow (Italy Lifer) Eurasian Wren (Italy Lifer) 71. Blackcap (Italy Lifer) 72. European Serin (Italy Lifer) 73...
  20. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    15-16 March Just returned for a three day business trip to Doha in the oil state of Qatar. Very nice weather and was able to go birding on two days, first at my hotel and then a few more spots around the city. Many thanks to Wayne "kiwiguy" for the tips on where to bird and what to look for...
  21. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    11 March 2015 Woluwe Saint Pierre (Brussels) 53. Eurasian Collared-Dove World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) 2015 year list: 53 (Eurasian Collared-Dove, Brussels...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    8 March 2015 Visited the Biesbosch area today between a trip to Brussels from Amsterdam. Biesbosch (The Netherlands) 46. Common Shelduck 47. Garganey 48. Red-necked Grebe 49. Great Egret 50. Little Egret 51. Eurasian Oystercatcher 52. Herring Gull World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    28 February 2015 Watermaal Bosvoorde, Brussel (Belgium) 44. Coal Tit 45. Long-tailed Tit World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) 2015 year list: 45 (Long-tailed Tit...
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    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    25 February 2015 Slow going. But have some trips coming up soon… Brussels (Belgium) 43. European Starling World life list: 383 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) Belgium life list: 69 (Short-toed Treecreeper, Brussels, Belgium; February 2015) 2015 year list: 43...
  25. martinboer

    Martin (Brussels) 2015 List

    10 February 2015 As I was leaving the house this morning I saw a busy little bird in the treetop through our upstairs window. And it's a lifer! One of the benefits of having a modest life list... Brussels (Belgium) 42. Short-toed Treecreeper (New Lifer) World life list: 383 (Short-toed...
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