chipperatl Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 For my county only. Bold numbers are new highs for me. Highlights: I've seen 13 of what I call Code 4 and 5 birds this year. Typical year I see 6. 4 new County Lifers (1 away from #250) White-winged Crossbill (Feb) Whimbrel - self-found, 1st County record (April) Connecticut Warbler - Lifer (May) Red-necked Phalarope - self-found, 1st County Record, Lifer, and 200th May species for the County First Spring Records (May) for the following, all found within 1/2 mile of each other. Franklin's Gull - self-found Black-bellied Plover White-rumped Sandpiper - self-found New species added to monthly totals January - 6 new species added to January List February - 5 new species, including 1st Eastern Towhee for Feb March - 5 new species added April - 2 new species added May - 6 new species added including 2nd County record of Black-necked Stilt. June - 1 new species added Highlights from only other place I've really birded outside of county 7 lifer's in N.C. Swainson's Warbler - audio only Clapper Rail Painted Bunting Gray Kingbird Cattle Egret Northern Bobwhite - audio only 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, chipperatl said: I've seen 13 of what I call Code 4 and 5 birds this year. Typical year I see 6. Curious, what do you mean by this? I haven't seen any birds above an ABA Code 2 this year. I was close on two 3s (RGDO and RTBE) but missed both; however, the AFCD doesn't have an ABA code, and mine may not count anyway. In fact, I think I have only ever seen a single species above Code 2 (NOJA, 4). And I completely forgot to actually mention the increase to my lifer list. I've added 40 new species this year, bringing my lifer total from 338 to 378: Quote Date Species State 16 Jun 2022 American Oystercatcher SC 16 Jun 2022 Least Tern SC 13 Jun 2022 Eastern Meadowlark SC 09 Jun 2022 Chuck-will's-widow SC 04 Jun 2022 Acadian Flycatcher SC 04 Jun 2022 Wood Thrush SC 31 May 2022 Brown-crested Flycatcher NV 31 May 2022 MacGillivray's Warbler NV 24 May 2022 Cordilleran Flycatcher NV 24 May 2022 Virginia's Warbler NV 22 May 2022 Willow Flycatcher NV 22 May 2022 Dickcissel NV 09 May 2022 Franklin's Gull NV 26 Apr 2022 Pacific-slope Flycatcher NV 30 Mar 2022 Yellow-footed Gull NV 24 Mar 2022 Bell's Sparrow NV 17 Mar 2022 Olive Warbler AZ 16 Mar 2022 Common Black Hawk AZ 16 Mar 2022 Gray Hawk AZ 16 Mar 2022 Merlin AZ 16 Mar 2022 Chihuahuan Raven AZ 15 Mar 2022 Zone-tailed Hawk AZ 15 Mar 2022 Arizona Woodpecker AZ 15 Mar 2022 Scott's Oriole AZ 15 Mar 2022 Hepatic Tanager AZ 14 Mar 2022 Rufous-winged Sparrow AZ 26 Jan 2022 Burrowing Owl NV 21 Jan 2022 Black-legged Kittiwake NV 21 Jan 2022 Prairie Falcon NV 19 Jan 2022 Blue-headed Vireo GA 18 Jan 2022 Forster's Tern SC 15 Jan 2022 Black-and-white Warbler SC 12 Jan 2022 Barred Owl SC 11 Jan 2022 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker SC 11 Jan 2022 Swamp Sparrow GA 11 Jan 2022 Rusty Blackbird GA 05 Jan 2022 Bonaparte's Gull NV 05 Jan 2022 Iceland Gull NV 05 Jan 2022 Pacific Loon NV 01 Jan 2022 Common Loon NV Edited July 2, 2022 by Zoroark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 2 hours ago, chipperatl said: : I've seen 13 of what I call Code 4 and 5 birds this year. Typical year I see 6. 1 hour ago, Zoroark said: Curious, what do you mean by this? I haven't seen any birds above an ABA Code 2 this year. I was close on two 3s (RGDO and RTBE) but missed both; however, the AFCD doesn't have an ABA code, and mine may not count anyway. In fact, I think I have only ever seen a single species above Code 2 (NOJA, 4). And I completely forgot to actually mention the increase to my lifer list. I've added 40 new species this year, bringing my lifer total from 338 to 378: I have some “math” to code birds based on eBird data for my County and the immediately surrounding Counties. Takes in to account abundance, and timing. Works fairly well except for a Harlequin Duck that stayed for months at a nearby lake/small stream. My math codes it as a Code 2 because so many people reported it, and for so long. Besides that it works pretty good for judging rarity of a bird around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 @chipperatl Ah, I see. We had a Rufous-backed Robin that stuck around from late October through the beginning of April with about 250 observations, and a further 25 or so observations back in 2017. (And now that I checked, RBRO is actually an ABA Code 3.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 On 7/1/2022 at 11:33 PM, Connor Cochrane said: 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. If you end up going up MT Mansfield for the Thrush, theres been a good flock of RECR (type 10) the flock was the biggest ever recorded in the state 70+ last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 After a long drought the American Avocet last week brought me to 209 for the year in the county. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 My trip out east has brought my US year list up to 473 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I’m at 242 for the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I'm at 188 for the year, all within ~50 miles of my house. This is over 20 species more than I saw in all of last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 Except for number 256 with Lesser Goldfinch, I have not gotten a year bird since mid May. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I had a ~two-month drought in year birds starting in late May. I've seen 7 year birds in the past two weeks or so. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 At only 320, this year has been quite strong so far with four trips (but only one where I got to pick the destination and time). I'm definitely hoping to still go on that trip along the California coast later this year. So far, I'm thinking 360 might be a good year goal if that trip does happen. I would love to pass 400 lifers this year; only 16 to go. I've also caught wind of a special opportunity to do a southern Texas trip in 2023, but that obviously won't help for this year's total. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I am at 241 for the year, and I have only taken one trip out of my state this year. I hope to get three hundred this year. With fall migration and another trip to new York in the winter, that could easily happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I'm at 344 for the year. I'm aiming to try and hit 400, but I'm not really sure if I have much of a chance to get there. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Aidan B said: I'm at 344 for the year. I'm aiming to try and hit 400, but I'm not really sure if I have much of a chance to get there. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I’m at 283 for the year, with 30 new lifers. Hopefully I can squeeze in a couple more. I managed to find one rare sparrow last year at a spot where my nemesis Nelson’s has been spotted historically, so I’m hoping to find one there this fall since I leave VT before they start to move through. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, Avery said: 30 new lifers. !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: !! I’ve got 44 lifers this year, but my life list started out only at 250 or so. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Just now, IKLland said: I’ve got 44 lifers this year, but my life list started out only at 250 or so. I actually don't remember how many lifers I've gotten this year, but my life list certainly made a jump of at least 20. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, IKLland said: I’ve got 44 lifers this year, but my life list started out only at 250 or so. I've only had 6! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoroark Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, BirdNrd said: I've only had 6! Six is better than zero! As we build our life lists, it'll be more difficult to add to them. One of my biggest goals for 2021 was to fill in a lot of the easy species for Clark County. I did get a new lifer today and a continuing "mega" rarity for the county, which I'll post on the daily checklist thread once I finish checking for hidden shorebirds in my photos. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJay Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 I was very lucky to go on a safari this year so my year total is 373 and I've gotten 241 lifers so far. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 22 hours ago, Kevin said: Except for number 256 with Lesser Goldfinch, I have not gotten a year bird since mid May. Six since Memorial Day, but two were lifers, a third was a photo lifer, and a fourth was the first time I'd ID'ed the species by call. Family obligations and that darn work thing have presented me with opportunities to do other things. 139 on the year. I need 1 to tie last year's mediocre 140, 11 to tie 2020's personal annual record. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I’ve gotten 61 lifers so far—Alaska and then Iceland. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I’m at 246 for the year. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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