After a significant lull both in my birding and my activity on this site, I am back to restore the list! I've now transferred it to a GoogleDoc for both ease of use, viewing, commenting, and editing. Be sure to see the different "sheets" at the bottom for full detailed lists:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OGxXhQ7K7zrcFe8NYLyz-N21KVCry2f8YWBbQQcRjKY/edit?usp=sharing
Updates since last posts:
Galapagos/Ecuador trip, Summer 2012: Unfortunately I got very sick at the end of this trip, so my chronicling of wildlife was delayed / put off... Worst part was that it happened when we were in the Cloud-Forest (Maquipucuna) so my bird numbers aren't very good from there, save a few species I willed myself to see. In Galapagos, I was limited to San Cristobal Island, but had great looks at many species. Still need to I.D. my Darwin's Finches. We had an amazing boat trip for snorkeling that turned into a whale watching tour when we came upon a pod of Orcas! And they were being followed by none other than a WAVED ALBATROSS! The guide didn't believe me when I called it out, but photos proved him otherwise!
New birds:
Savanna Hawk (layover at Guayaquil Airport)
Squirrel Cuckoo
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Swallow Tanager
Galapagos Shearwater
Elliot's Storm-Petrel
Red-billed Tropicbird
Nazca Booby
Blue-footed Booby
Brown Pelican
urinator subspecies
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
paupera subspecies
Swallow-tailed Gull
Lava Gull
Brown Noddy
galapagensis subspecies
Yellow Warbler
aureola subspecies
Moved to California, Summer 2012: For work, so my birding the first year here was pretty limited. I had a great resurgence this Christmas Bird Count Season (2013) which has me determined to keep this list going! New birds:
California Towhee
Black Brant (
nigricans subspecies of Brant)
Black Turnstone
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
California Gull
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Oak Titmouse
Bushtit (Pacific group)
Wrentit
Western Bluebird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Cactus Wren
sandiegensis Pacific subspecies
Black-vented Shearwater
Brandt's Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Thayer's Gull
Israel trip, Feb 2013: Trip focus was unfortunately not birding, much to my chagrin. But a did get some nice species I can't imagine having gotten otherwise. New birds:
Griffon Vulture
Long-legged Buzzard
White-throated Kingfisher
Syrian Woodpecker
Fan-tailed Raven
White-spectacled Bulbul
Graceful Prinia
European Stonechat (I believe
rubicola taxa)
Tristram's Starling
Palestine Sunbird
Glacier Nat'l Park, Montana, Summer 2013: Went backpacking with my bros - saw a Grizzly! Running away from us, fortunately. And a couple new birds along the way.
Spruce Grouse
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Non-bird updates coming soon.