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  1. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    That's a wrap on another great birding year. I didn't hit my 250 target, but I got a personal record 230 birds, 104 of which were lifers. Raising my life total to 569 since starting in 2003. I was lucky to travel quite a bit and see easier, local birds. In 2017, my goal will be to see more...
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    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    Happy holidays to all. The year is drawing to a close and with the winter months it is becoming harder to add to the list.. We're in Park City, UT for a week of skiing and to celebrate the holidays. I was happy to add two more birds to the year list - one of which is a lifer. 25-30 December...
  3. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    It's been a hectic week with meetings in Dubai, Kuwait, Doha and Abu Dhabi, but I did get some nice birding in here and there. A nice boost to the year list and great to have 7 new lifers. 3 December Jumeirah Beach Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 208. Cattle Egret 209. Laughing Dove 210...
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    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    This week I had the pleasure of spending a few days for work in Asunción, Paraguay (home to at least 719 species) and was able to get in some real quality birding in my downtime. Although it’s a relatively underbirded part of South America, and from what I understand also the poorest country, I...
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    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    This summer we took the family to Key Biscayne and Miami in Florida with a day trip out to the Bahamas, boosting the life list by 10 great new finds to 479 - and my Year List to 121. 7 August The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami, FL, OR, USA 101. Brown Pelican 102. White Ibis 103. Laughing...
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    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    I've had a few nice opportunities this summer to go birding during my travels, including in Oregon, lifting my year list to 100, and a new country tick with the Semipalpated Plover. 17 July Del Rey Beach, OR, USA 85. Semipalmated Plover (New USA Lifer) 86. Caspian Tern 87. Anna's Hummingbird...
  7. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    I've been lucky the last two months to have a few more opportunities to go birding. Happy to see a lifer in San Francisco! 22 June Heron's Head Park (San Francisco, CA) 72. Surf Scoter (New Lifer) 73. Snowy Egret 74. Black-bellied Plover 75. Killdeer 76. Western Gull 77. California Gull 78...
  8. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    I must say it's been a rather quiet birding year for me so far. Less travel and infrequent opportunities to bird, I guess, but still try to make time when I can. This early morning I was happy to have a few hours in Los Angeles, before what will be a very hot day, and saw 10 birds this morning...
  9. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    Was happy to see a little Lifer today, slightly different from the Carolina Wren. 20 February Little Falls Park, Bethesda, MD 54. White-breasted Nuthatch 55. Winter Wren (New Lifer) 56. Northern Mockingbird World life list: 466 (Winter Wren, Little Falls Park, Bethesda, MD, USA; February...
  10. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    A few more on Lake Zurich. Bad news from work though, my trip to Bali in February has been cancelled due to security concerns... Argh, was really looking forward to some serious birding there. 19 January Seefeldquai, Zurich, Switzerland 51. Red-crested Pochard 52. Yellow-legged Gull 53...
  11. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    After a slow start to 2016 - and a nice weekend in Amsterdam - I've made a jump on my year list to 50 from 16. This includes the lovely Kingfisher which in Amsterdam is not a common occurrence. 5 January Downtown, Washington, DC, USA 17. Rock Pigeon 18. European Starling 19. Song Sparrow 20...
  12. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    3 January Great Falls National Park, VA, USA 11. Double-crested Cormorant 12. Great Blue Heron 13. Turkey Vulture 14. Red-shouldered Hawk 4 January Fletcher's Cove, Washington, DC, USA 15. Mallard 16. Carolina Chickadee World life list: 465 (Red Crossbill, Portland, OR, USA; December 2015)...
  13. martinboer

    Martin's (MD/Wash DC) Birding Year

    Happy New Year everyone, Looking forward to another birding year and aiming to hit 250, after coming in at a cool 218 for 2015. It's quite cold here in Maryland at the moment and have not seen too many birds yet... 1-2 January Chevy Chase, MD, USA 1. Canada Goose 2. Black Vulture 3. Mourning...
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