Connor Cochrane Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 This was another topic that was at the beginning of last year, and it seems like fun. I guess people made predictions, you can do so until midnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Probably Dark-eyed Junco will be my first, maybe Eastern Screech or Great-horned Owl if I’m lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Probably Dark-eyed Junco for me too. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Harris’s Sparrow or DEJU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I'm leaving for bodega bay early tomorrow morning so mine will probably be a turkey vulture as I'm driving down the road, or maybe a Red-tailed hawk. However, I may not look out the window until I get there, and see if I can get Brant as my first bird of 2021. That would be an amazing start to 2021, with a lifer and nemesis bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Pretty sure it’s gonna be a Black-billed magpie. There’s really only 4 other possibilities: House Sparrow, House Finch, Raven, or Black-capped chickadee. If it’s something other than these, I’d be very surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Keeping my eyes closed until I hear an owl next to me... but seriously, I think it will be a junco. If not that, a varied thrush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just got bird number 1, Western Screech Owl. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 34 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: Just got bird number 1, Western Screech Owl. Was this in your yard?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 My first bird(s) this morning were a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Colton V said: Was this in your yard?? Yeah bit was pretty difficult to hear over all the people holllering and launching firecrackers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Probably Annas Hummingbird they nest at my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 My first bird of 2021 was a Song Sparrow. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Pine Siskin and Northern Cardinal. They were both on my feeders. https://ebird.org/checklist/S78378653 Edited January 1, 2021 by Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looked outside first thing this morning and saw a Brown-headed Cowbird at my feeder. Pretty happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Opened my door to the call of a house sparrow immediately followed by the high pitched call of a Black-capped chickadee. Then I saw a flicker on the house across the street all within about 10s. Then the magpie came a bit later. Flicker is odd, they’re usually a more afternoon bird. Don’t see them really at all in the morning during the winter. So house sparrow I guess is the first bird, but Northern flicker is the first bird I saw. Im at a whooping 7 species for the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioAnderson Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Tufted Titmouse for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 First bird of 2021 for me was American Crow followed by Black-capped Chickadee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 So house sparrow I guess is the first bird House Sparrow was my first too. I have to work on the farm most of the day since the employees are off for New Year's day. So I could have expected that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 First birds for me were Red-tail and dark morph Roughie! My first lifer of 2020 was an unexpected (and unseen, heard only) Say’s Pheobe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The first bird I saw when I looked out this morning was our resident Black Phoebe. He (or she) hangs out in our back yard, and is a fun bird to have around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Didn’t go Owling, so Black-capped Chickadee was my first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Well, my guess of Dark-eyed Junco was wrong...when I looked out this morning there was a Pine Siskin and an American Goldfinch on the sock feeder not another bird in sight. I saw the Pine Siskin first. Happy birding and here's to a Happy, Healthy New Year!!! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Woke up to a Varied Thrush whistling outside my window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 First for me this morning was a Bewick’s Wren. Pretty happy since those are infrequent in my yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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