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How's your 2021 list going?
This is the first year in almost 10 years that I am sub-300 species in a calendar year. But between Covid and becoming a father this year, I still feel very happy to have seen the birds I did. Here's to a safer and birdier 2022! Malibu Christmas Bird Count in December: 290. Nanday Parakeet 291... -
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Chasing an ABA rarity in my neck of the woods last week: 288. Willow Flycatcher 289. Dusky Warbler (lifer) -
How's your 2021 list going?
On the westside of LA for an LAX dropoff, so stopped by the beach before the rain: 284. Ruddy Turnstone 285. Wandering Tattler 286. Vesper Sparrow 287. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron -
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Been a very hot and busy summer where virtual meetings meant virtually no birding, but a couple nice outings, including today: In June, a morning in Playa del Rey: 269. Least Tern 270. Pelagic Cormorant 271. Green Heron 272. Bell's Vireo Sierra Nevadas in August: 273. Prairie Falcon (en route... -
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Haven't been out in a couple weeks, but mid/end of May I did get a nice: 268. Olive-sided Flycatcher (LA County lifer) -
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With work picking up steam, getting some nice outings in before my schedule gets too packed: 252. Zebra Finch (LIFER #1200 - intro/escapee, bizarre sighting) 253. Spotted Dove 254. American Avocet 255. Western Wood-Pewee 256. Green-tailed Towhee 257. Franklin’s Gull 258. Western Sandpiper 259... -
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Back in LA this past week, playing catch up with SoCal spring migration: 233. Black-headed Grosbeak 234. Hooded Oriole 235. Mountain Quail 236. Black-chinned Sparrow 237. Ash-throated Flycatcher 238. Warbling Vireo 239. Nashville Warbler 240. Swainson’s Thrush 241. Western Tanager 242. Lazuli... -
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Back home in Los Angeles; my 2 month stay on the east coast capped off with one final year bird at new feeders I helped set up: 232. Eastern Towhee -
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A pleasant CT beach stroll with a couple friends socially distanced: 230. American Oystercatcher 231. Piping Plover -
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Great stuff, Dave! Love South TX this time of year - wishing you safe travels during this tough time. Last week picked one up - been a bit occupied on the personal front otherwise: 229. Brown Creeper -
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End run to Rhode Island today for a rarity and some winter birds before they head north for the year: 225. Pink-footed Goose (lifer) 226. Black Scoter 227. Harlequin Duck (lifer) 228. Purple Sandpiper -
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Checked a CT warbler spot again last week for a few more wintering warbler specialties: 220. Tennessee Warbler 221. Palm Warbler And some cleanup in the area today, plus a wintering duck specialty: 222. Monk Parakeet 223. Swamp Sparrow 224. King Eider -
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The slow churn of northeastern winter species, plus a nice winter invasion finch specialty: 216. Field Sparrow 217. Wood Duck 218. Wild Turkey 219. Evening Grosbeak -
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Able to get out a couple times between work and rain: 208. Golden-crowned Kinglet 209. Common Grackle 210. Common Redpoll (lifer) 211. Hoary Redpoll (lifer) 212. Pine Warbler 213. Cape May Warbler (ABA lifer - winter rarity) 214. Iceland Gull 215. Glaucous Gull -
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I was trying for redpolls today as well! In CT. No luck, but did have a few new adds this weekend: 202. Common Eider 203. Red Crossbill 204. Eastern Bluebird 205. Barred Owl 206. Horned Lark 207. Tundra Swan -
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Currently snowed in, but was able to nab a year bird off a neighbor's feeder today: 201. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -
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Another Connecticut morning out birding before more snow hits: 197. American Tree Sparrow 198. Brant 199. Bald Eagle 200. Long-tailed Duck -
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On the east coast for a bit: 182. Great Black-backed Gull 183. Blue Jay 184. White-throated Sparrow 185. Northern Cardinal 186. Black Vulture 187. Carolina Wren 188. Black-capped Chickadee 189. American Black Duck 190. Red-bellied Woodpecker 191. Tufted Titmouse 192. Rusty Blackbird 193. Winter... -
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Some LA birding between errands across a couple days: 178. Yellow Warbler 179. Barn Swallow 180. Neotropic Cormorant (CA lifer) 181. Common Merganser -
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Birding in the north part of the county today searching for condors (to no avail): 174. Greater Scaup 175. Common Goldeneye 176. Lark Sparrow 177. Ferruginous Hawk -
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Picked up a few established non-natives this week who call Los Angeles home: 166. Mandarin Duck 167. Yellow-headed Parrot 168. Mitred Parakeet And some coastal birding yesterday: 169. Long-billed Dowitcher 170. Red-throated Loon 171. Red-breasted Merganser 172. Marsh Wren 173. Sage Thrasher (LA... -
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After a Sunday hike unsuccessfully targeting a Sage Thrasher (again), on the drive back had a year bird flyover on the freeway: 165. White-faced Ibis -
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East and South LA birding today, picking up a couple less than common birds locally: 163. Eurasian Wigeon 164. White-winged Parakeet -
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A casual stop at a local haunt yesterday (in fact the large "Eagle Rock" boulder of which my Los Angeles neighborhood Eagle Rock derives its name) produced its actual namesake! 152. Golden Eagle And a few hours out this afternoon mostly traversing the San Gabriel River area: 153. Mountain... -
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Some local birding in the neighborhood, mostly along the LA River today: 141. Yellow-chevroned Parakeet 142. Black-necked Stilt 143. Egyptian Goose 144. Northern Rough-winged Swallow 145. Scaly-breasted Munia 146. Chipping Sparrow 147. Pin-tailed Whydah 148. Clay-colored Sparrow 149. Gray...