stitch58 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Got up to 201 earlier this week. Number 200 was Worm-eating Warbler. We've got a Garganey Drake being seen here in NJ. Hoping to see it tomorrow for my second lifer of the year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpa Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 17 hours ago, stitch58 said: Got up to 201 earlier this week. Number 200 was Worm-eating Warbler. We've got a Garganey Drake being seen here in NJ. Hoping to see it tomorrow for my second lifer of the year. I also passed 200 species for the year earlier this week and now sitting at 203. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I’m stuck in upper 190s. 198 to be exact. I haven’t been able to bird much lately, but I should have a ton of time coming up. Of course the time I have to bird isn’t during migration. Just waiting for July and August for shorebird migration to start! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 I managed to get to 306 this week.  Got me wondering if it’s possible to get to 400 but that seems like too much effort 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:50 PM, stitch58 said: Got up to 201 earlier this week. Number 200 was Worm-eating Warbler. We've got a Garganey Drake being seen here in NJ. Hoping to see it tomorrow for my second lifer of the year. Went to see the Garganey today. It's been hanging out on a small pond which is on the grounds of a National Guard training base which is off limits to the general public but people have been viewing it from an adjacent ball field. Ten minutes before I arrived it was out in clear view but then flew behind a small island where no one could see it. I waited patiently for it to come out again but after 4 hours still no go. I ran out of time & had to leave & of course I got a text alert 20 minutes later that it was back out ?. Hopefully it will stick around & I'll get another chance. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Sitting at 240 overall, 205 for county. Â I'd like to beat my highs of 273/212 for each. Â Not sure I want to push for 300 though. Â Gas needs to become less mental to think about that. Â I may have to put a spreadsheet together and see if some short trips could knock that up some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) On 4/23/2022 at 1:11 PM, Connor Cochrane said: Just getting on the plane back from Texas, at 404 for the year right now in the ABA. Im visiting family in Colorado and Massachusetts later this year so will have opportunities to add a few more. Im predicting I’ll end the year around 500 I see you are in the Top 100 ABA.  500 should keep you close to staying in it.  Very impressive! Edited June 6, 2022 by chipperatl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Finally got to 200 species for the year, at 203 to be exact with a Snowy Plover yesterday. Expecting to end around 250, which was also my goal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 I'm at 256 so far. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Just got back from Oregon but got very little birding done . Did manage 7 lifers though & pushed year total to 217. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) On 6/3/2022 at 3:06 PM, Aaron said: I managed to get to 306 this week.  Got me wondering if it’s possible to get to 400 but that seems like too much effort I'm in the same boat. 350 would be a solid goal for the year, but 400 would definitely require a trip to somewhere inland out east during the fall migration, and a good California coast trip as well.  Also, @Kevin this thread should probably be moved to the General Birding Topics board. ? Edited June 22, 2022 by Zoroark Spelling 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I'm stuck at 181 species, all but ten of which are in my home county. I haven't birded more than about 35 car miles from home. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I'm at 298 for the year now. Starting to run out of easy to find birds, at least here in Northern California. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 At 247 but I’ll have a bit more later in the year with a pelagic and San Francisco trip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 I’ve entered my first slump of the year it seems. Only have added three species in the last 3 weeks and thought I’d have my lifers black tern, yellow rail, alder flycatcher, and rose-breasted grosbeak by now. Still quite a few birds around still that I’m missing for this year but can’t seem to find the time to go out birding…. Getting a lot of FOMO from the needs alert emails ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Aaron said: Getting a lot of FOMO from the needs alert emails ? Disable 'em. Problem solved. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Aaron said: I’ve entered my first slump of the year it seems. Only have added three species in the last 3 weeks and thought I’d have my lifers black tern, yellow rail, alder flycatcher, and rose-breasted grosbeak by now. Still quite a few birds around still that I’m missing for this year but can’t seem to find the time to go out birding…. Getting a lot of FOMO from the needs alert emails ? Right there with you.  Just not as many alerts here though.  Dipped on Henslow’s Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Dickcissel last week.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 20 hours ago, chipperatl said: Right there with you.  Just not as many alerts here though.  Dipped on Henslow’s Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, and Dickcissel last week.  Dipped again on Grasshopper Sparrow.  Henslow's aren't in the spots I'd hope to find them.  Dipped on Dickcissel seen this morning, but found a gaggle of them about a mile away.  So just over a month since last FOY to get #206.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Grasshopper Sparrow called yesterday, along with bonus Common Gallinule. Â COGA was an audio lifer. Â 208 for year in county, 243 overall. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 2022 Mid-Year Report Month Month Total YTD New Major Trips January 163 163 +163 South Carolina & Georgia February 82 178 +15 Â March 155 232 +54 Southeast Arizona April 116 252 +20 Â May 155 278 +26 Â June 121 306 +28 South Carolina The year started off really strong with an almost immediate trip to South Carolina and Georgia. Winter in Clark County (Nevada) is already very strong, with 100+ species possible in a normal year, which was bolstered with many eastern species. In March, a trip to southeast Arizona filled in lots of species unique to the area. I spent the rest of spring going to the usual places (especially Corn Creek) to get lots of rarities. A summertime trip to South Carolina, while muggy, provided a good number of additional birds to pad the list. My total so far for the year is 306 species, which I honestly think is pretty impressive for only taking three vacations, two of which were to the same location in different seasons, and none were a road trip (i.e. staying in a different place most nights). Additional trips planned for this year: Long Island + Rhode Island; includes boat trips with opportunities for pelagic species Potentially, a trip to southern California and/or some of the national parks in Utah when it cools off A few day trips, especially up the mountain Major targets by area (in no particular order): New York & Rhode Island Black-capped Chickadee Baltimore Oriole Common Tern Common Eider Black Scoter Piping Plover Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Glossy Ibis Purple Martin Short-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Turnstone Bobolink American Black Duck Wilson's Storm-Petrel (pelagic) Cory's Shearwater (pelagic) Great Shearwater (pelagic) Nevada (definitely running out of easy targets) Red-breasted Nuthatch Clark's Nutcracker Lesser Nighthawk Bell's Vireo Canyon Wren Black-chinned Sparrow Sagebrush Sparrow Pinyon Jay LeConte's Thrasher California/Utah Too many to list; I'll go through these more when I get confirmation of a trip later this year Biggest misses (birds I won't get another chance at this year, mostly because I'm not going to Florida): South Carolina Clapper Rail Black Skimmer Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Vireo Roseate Spoonbill Gull-billed Tern Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Arizona (many of the birds I missed can be gotten in California) Canyon Towhee Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Rose-throated Becard (tried following a Rare Bird Alert) Ruddy Ground Dove (tried following a Rare Bird Alert) 2022 mid-year list: Quote Waterfowl Snow Goose Ross's Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose Canada Goose Mute Swan Wood Duck Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Gadwall American Wigeon Mallard Mexican Duck Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked Duck Greater Scaup Lesser Scaup Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Ruddy Duck Grouse, Quail, and Allies Northern Bobwhite Gambel's Quail Wild Turkey Grebes Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Pigeons and Doves Rock Pigeon Eurasian Collared-Dove African Collared-Dove Inca Dove Common Ground Dove White-winged Dove Mourning Dove Cuckoos Greater Roadrunner Yellow-billed Cuckoo Nightjars Chuck-will's-widow Swifts Chimney Swift White-throated Swift Hummingbirds Rivoli's Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird Costa's Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Broad-tailed Hummingbird Broad-billed Hummingbird Violet-crowned Hummingbird Rails, Gallinules, and Allies Virginia Rail Sora Common Gallinule American Coot Shorebirds Black-necked Stilt American Avocet American Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Wilson's Plover Killdeer Sanderling Dunlin Least Sandpiper Western Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Wilson's Snipe Wilson's Phalarope Red-necked Phalarope Spotted Sandpiper Solitary Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs Willet Lesser Yellowlegs Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Black-legged Kittiwake Bonaparte's Gull Laughing Gull Franklin's Gull Ring-billed Gull Yellow-footed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Least Tern Forster's Tern Royal Tern Sandwich Tern Loons Pacific Loon Common Loon Storks Wood Stork Cormorants and Anhingas Anhinga Double-crested Cormorant Neotropic Cormorant Pelicans American White Pelican Brown Pelican Herons, Ibises, and Allies American Bittern Least Bittern Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron White Ibis White-faced Ibis Vultures, Hawks, and Allies Black Vulture Turkey Vulture Osprey Swallow-tailed Kite Golden Eagle Mississippi Kite Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Bald Eagle Common Black Hawk Gray Hawk Red-shouldered Hawk Zone-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Owls Great Horned Owl Burrowing Owl Barred Owl Kingfishers Belted Kingfisher Woodpeckers Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-naped Sapsucker Lewis's Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Acorn Woodpecker Gila Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Ladder-backed Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Arizona Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Flicker Gilded Flicker Falcons and Caracaras American Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Falcon Prairie Falcon Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Eastern Wood-Pewee Acadian Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Gray Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycatcher Black Phoebe Eastern Phoebe Say's Phoebe Vermilion Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Brown-crested Flycatcher Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird Vireos White-eyed Vireo Cassin's Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Plumbeous Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Shrikes Loggerhead Shrike Corvids Steller's Jay Blue Jay Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay Mexican Jay American Crow Fish Crow Chihuahuan Raven Common Raven Chickadees and Titmice Carolina Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Bridled Titmouse Juniper Titmouse Tufted Titmouse Penduline-Tits Verdin Larks Horned Lark Martins and Swallows Northern Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Long-tailed Tits Bushtit Kinglets Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet Nuthatches White-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch Brown-headed Nuthatch Treecreepers Brown Creeper Gnatcatchers Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Wrens Rock Wren House Wren Winter Wren Marsh Wren Carolina Wren Bewick's Wren Cactus Wren Starlings and Mynas European Starling Mimids Gray Catbird Curve-billed Thrasher Brown Thrasher Crissal Thrasher Sage Thrasher Northern Mockingbird Thrushes Eastern Bluebird Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Rufous-backed Robin Waxwings Cedar Waxwing Silky-Flycatchers Phainopepla Olive Warbler Olive Warbler Old World Sparrows House Sparrow Wagtails and Pipits American Pipit Finches and Allies House Finch Cassin's Finch Pine Siskin Lesser Goldfinch American Goldfinch New World Sparrows Rufous-winged Sparrow Chipping Sparrow Brewer's Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Lark Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Yellow-eyed Junco White-crowned Sparrow Harris's Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Bell's Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Abert's Towhee Green-tailed Towhee Spotted Towhee Eastern Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat Yellow-breasted Chat Blackbirds Yellow-headed Blackbird Western Meadowlark Eastern Meadowlark Orchard Oriole Hooded Oriole Bullock's Oriole Scott's Oriole Red-winged Blackbird Bronzed Cowbird Brown-headed Cowbird Rusty Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Common Grackle Boat-tailed Grackle Great-tailed Grackle Wood-Warblers Black-and-white Warbler Prothonotary Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Lucy's Warbler Nashville Warbler Virginia's Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Hooded Warbler American Redstart Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-throated Warbler Black-throated Gray Warbler Townsend's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies Hepatic Tanager Summer Tanager Western Tanager Northern Cardinal Pyrrhuloxia Rose-breasted Grosbeak Black-headed Grosbeak Blue Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Indigo Bunting Painted Bunting Dickcissel (African Collared-Dove and Mute Swan are unconfirmed.) 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Connor Cochrane Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Zoroark said: 2022 Mid-Year Report Month Month Total YTD New Major Trips January 163 163 +163 South Carolina & Georgia February 82 178 +15  March 155 232 +54 Southeast Arizona April 116 252 +20  May 155 278 +26  June 121 306 +28 South Carolina The year started off really strong with an almost immediate trip to South Carolina and Georgia. Winter in Clark County (Nevada) is already very strong, with 100+ species possible in a normal year, which was bolstered with many eastern species. In March, a trip to southeast Arizona filled in lots of species unique to the area. I spent the rest of spring going to the usual places (especially Corn Creek) to get lots of rarities. A summertime trip to South Carolina, while muggy, provided a good number of additional birds to pad the list. My total so far for the year is 306 species, which I honestly think is pretty impressive for only taking three vacations, two of which were to the same location in different seasons, and none were a road trip (i.e. staying in a different place most nights). Additional trips planned for this year: Long Island + Rhode Island; includes boat trips with opportunities for pelagic species Potentially, a trip to southern California and/or some of the national parks in Utah when it cools off A few day trips, especially up the mountain Major targets by area (in no particular order): New York & Rhode Island Black-capped Chickadee Baltimore Oriole Common Tern Common Eider Black Scoter Piping Plover Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Glossy Ibis Purple Martin Short-billed Dowitcher Ruddy Turnstone Bobolink American Black Duck Wilson's Storm-Petrel (pelagic) Cory's Shearwater (pelagic) Great Shearwater (pelagic) Nevada (definitely running out of easy targets) Red-breasted Nuthatch Clark's Nutcracker Lesser Nighthawk Bell's Vireo Canyon Wren Black-chinned Sparrow Sagebrush Sparrow Pinyon Jay LeConte's Thrasher California/Utah Too many to list; I'll go through these more when I get confirmation of a trip later this year Biggest misses (birds I won't get another chance at this year, mostly because I'm not going to Florida): South Carolina Clapper Rail Black Skimmer Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Yellow-throated Vireo Roseate Spoonbill Gull-billed Tern Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Arizona (many of the birds I missed can be gotten in California) Canyon Towhee Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Rose-throated Becard (tried following a Rare Bird Alert) Ruddy Ground Dove (tried following a Rare Bird Alert) 2022 mid-year list: Nice! Sounds like you’ve been having no a great year. I might do a write up in your style later today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 8:04 PM, Zoroark said: Potentially, a trip to southern California If/when this happens, PM me, as I can really help you out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, IKLland said: If/when this happens, PM me, as I can really help you out. Will do! Someone in the group really wants to go to San Diego Zoo again, so that's a highly likely area. Depending on the route we take, a visit to the Salton Sea is possible. Around LA, I know Bolsa Chica is a must if we go through there. If we instead focus on the northern half of the state, Lassen Volcanic is a probable stop (not so much for birds, though). If we go to Utah, Bear River is a possibility. I wish I had unlimited funds and free time to take a month-long road trip. ? This is hypothetical, of course. Nothing is confirmed, especially when it would be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Month Month Total YTD New Jan 194 194 194 Feb 142 203 9 Mar 195 247 44 Apr 309 408 161 May 214 432 24 Jun 206 518 86 January and February were pretty slow, barely even left the county during the first two months. I got most of the winter species that are local, but was fairly busy during those first two months and couldn't get out a lot. March picked up in terms of new species, mostly because of a weekend road trip down to Southern California and and the beginning of spring migration. April was definitely the best month of the year, as I went down to Texas for spring break. I was able to pick up a lot of new species and really increase the year (and life) lists down there. After that, the new species in may were mostly local pacific migrants which I still needed to pick up for the year. During June I went on a trip to Europe, which accounted for all 86 of the new species that month.  I like @Zoroark's section about additional trips and targets, so I'll lay mine out below:  I have 3 main trips planned out for the rest of the year, each with some opportunities for lifers and year birds. ABA Camp Colorado - I've never done an ABA camp, and I feel like it's something I have to do as a young birder.  There's a few lifers I'm hoping for while I'm up there (Boreal Owl, Ptarmagin, Brown-capped Rosy Finch), but it should also offer some opportunities for some nice year birds as well. Northeast Visiting Family - At the beginning of August I'm going to be going to multiple states in the northeast to visit some family members and look at some colleges while I'm out there. While it is a pretty slow time of year, I should hopefully get a few lifers (Big targets are Common Eider, Black Guillemot, Puffin, Mourning Warbler and Bicknel's Thrush). It should also provide an opportunity to clean up on some species I missed while in Texas. Panama - It seems like I'm going to have the opportunity to visit Panama over Christmas. I have tons of targets there, too much to explain here.  4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: At the beginning of August I'm going to be going to multiple states in the northeast to visit some family members I’m visiting family in NY at the beginning of August. Im hoping to get a lot of lifers, but not sure how much will be there at that time, and am also not sure how much birding, if any at all I’ll be able to get in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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