How's Your 2024 List Going? (1 Viewer)

[lgonz1008]

(Failed Golden-winged Warbler Twitch)
382. Bay-breasted Warbler

 

[Nightjar61]

Early this evening when I stopped to pick up my mail, I was absolutely gobsmacked by what I saw on the utility wire across the street.

517. Western Kingbird

A state and county lifer, and one of the few records of this species for West Virginia.

Dave

 

[lgonz1008]

(Global Big Day Birding [101 Species Day!])
383. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

 

[YuShan]

I'm not keeping country lists or anything, but I got 274 lifers so far this year for my world life list. The last one, number 2697, was a Chestnut-capped Blackbird in Brazil on the way back to the airport in Sao Paolo. Total world species in 2024 for me is 536.

 

[qwerty5]

Today I got an uncommon migrant and winter resident that I somehow missed earlier this year:

207. Winter Wren

 

[lgonz1008]

(Failed Blue-winged Warbler Twitch)
384. Acadian Flycatcher
385. Philadelphia Vireo
386. Yellow-breasted Chat
387. Western Tanager

 

[qwerty5]

This afternoon during a quick stop I got another quite uncommon migrant:

208. Orange-crowned Warbler

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning just before first light I added another bird to my Year List.

518. Great Horned Owl

I heard it for several minutes as I lay in bed, but I was reluctant to get up because I rarely have any luck seeing Great Horned Owls. They always seem to hear me opening the door and are gone by the time I get outside. But I can’t lie in bed too long with an owl calling just outside. This time I quietly eased out of the house and saw a dark blob at the top of the large spruce tree in the yard. I shined my spotlight on her (it was a female based on the lower, deeper hoots than those of the male) and got good looks before she flew off.

Dave

 

[lgonz1008]

(Casual birding weekend)
388. Clay-colored Sparrow
389. Bell's Vireo

 

[qwerty5]

This afternoon I chased a first county record:

209. Western Cattle-Egret

This was also my 200th county year bird, a number I've really wanted to reach the past few years.

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I found a rare but regular migrant.

519. Dunlin

With the exception of Killdeer, all of the shorebirds have already passed through. However, all of my fall sightings of Dunlin in West Virginia have been in October or November.

Dave

 

[qwerty5]

Today I picked up a new bird that is a uncommon spring migrant, but very common in late fall:

210. Bonaparte's Gull

 

[qwerty5]

This afternoon I picked up an uncommon/rare fall migrant:

211. Franklin's Gull

 

[qwerty5]

Today I twitched a rare duck in a neighboring county:

212. Black Scoter

 

[Jacana]

Two that I forgot to update on from the beginning of October back in southern France.

242. Alpine Swift
243. Tawny Pipit

One today whilst driving through Extremadura.

244. Cinereous Vulture

 

[Jacana]

One more today while doing field work in the Alentejo.

245. Common Quail

I heard some calling in Sweden earlier in the year, but this time I actually saw a couple. First one's I've actually seen in 10 years I think!

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I found a rare fall/winter vagrant on a nearby pond.

520. Surf Scoter

Dave

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I picked up a new bird for the year.

521. Red Crossbill

Dave

 

[Jacana]

Two more in Portugal:

246. Common Waxbill
247. Western Barn Owl

 

[Nightjar61]

This morning I found a rare but annual vagrant.

522. Ross’s Goose

Dave