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  1. mstickmanp

    mstickmanp Well-Known Member

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    Added three new species today:

    268. Red-necked Grebe
    269. Snow Goose
    270. Tundra Swan
     
    mstickmanp, 26 Dec 2014
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  2. LaughingDove

    LaughingDove Well-Known Member

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    As a last birding trip of the year I went to a lake where I often get great waterfowl species. I saw nine species today of which two were lifers:
    177) Eurasian Wigeon
    178)Northern Pintail
    :)
     
    LaughingDove, 26 Dec 2014
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  3. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Birds
    590. Oriental Cuckoo


    Mammals
    75. Sugar Glider

    :p

    Hix
     
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    Hix, 28 Dec 2014
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  4. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    my list isn't going to increase any further this year. I was hoping to get away at Christmas and score a few more birds but instead I got sick and went nowhere. I won't have any free days again until the start of next year.
     
    Chlidonias, 28 Dec 2014
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  5. Hevden

    Hevden Well-Known Member

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    One more from Westport lake this afternoon

    247. Smew

    I'm hoping to make it to 250 in the next couple of days before starting again on Thursday.
     
    Hevden, 29 Dec 2014
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  6. zoogiraffe

    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

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    Damn if a knew that was there I would swung by when I passed Westport lake,this afternoon!
     
    zoogiraffe, 29 Dec 2014
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  7. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    How about some more mammals.

    37. Swamp Rabbit
    38. Virginia Opossum
    39. North American River Otter
     
    jbnbsn99, 30 Dec 2014
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  8. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    Wrapping up the year on a big road trip though south Texas. Yesterday and today I've been crisscrossing the state (no easy task) in search of those last few elusive birds.

    415 Red-cockaded Woodpecker - Picoides borealis (endangered)
    416 Mountain Plover - Charadrius montanus
    417 Red Knot - Calidris canutus
    418 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
    419 Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
    420 Nelson's Sparrow - Ammodramus nelsoni
    421 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum
    422 Le Conte's Sparrow - Ammodramus leconteii
    423 Whooping Crane - Grus americana (critically endangered)

    More to come tomorrow.
     
    jbnbsn99, 30 Dec 2014
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  9. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    One day left

    424 White-collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola
    425 Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata
    426 Audubon's Oriole - Icterus graduacauda
    427 Green Parakeet - Psittacara holochlorus
     
    jbnbsn99, 30 Dec 2014
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  10. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    One last update to tidy up some herps I've been trying to photo ID - managed to get solid enough IDs for most of them - still torn on this gecko and clueless on the agama, if anyone has any thoughts:

    http://www.zoochat.com/1001/gecko-hawassa-16-10-14-a-391398/
    http://www.zoochat.com/1001/unidentified-lizard-bishoftu-11-10-14-a-395087/


    Firm (...enough for our purposes!) additions are:

    20. Eastern Striped Skink - Trachylepis striata
    21. Black-necked Agama - Acanthocerus atricollis

    17. Pool Frog - Pelophylax lessonae
    18. Egyptian Square-marked Toad - Amietophrynus regularis
    19. Variable Reed Frog - Hyperolius viridiflavus


    All Ethiopia except the Pool Frog (Belgium/Germany).


    This means that (barring any miraculous appearances as I go about my business tomorrow) my final totals are:

    Birds - 552 (UK: 160)
    Mammals - 72 (UK: 27)
    Reptiles - 21 (UK: 1 - sounds pathetic, but is 1/6th of UK reptiles (excl. sea turtles)!)
    Amphibians - 19 (UK: 3)

    :)
     
    Maguari, 31 Dec 2014
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  11. mstickmanp

    mstickmanp Well-Known Member

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    Added eight more on my last birding trip of the year!

    271. Red-throated Loon
    272. Pacific Loon
    273. Common Loon
    274. Black-vented Shearwater
    275. Black Oystercatcher
    276. Surfbird
    277. Ancient Murrelet
    278. Glaucous-winged Gull

    Being that it was my first year birding I set a goal of 100 bird species at the beginning of the year. I had no idea I was going to get close to 300, so that will be my goal for next year.
     
    mstickmanp, 31 Dec 2014
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  12. nanoboy

    nanoboy Well-Known Member

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    I should end the year on 175+-1. I need to double check some pics.
     
    nanoboy, 31 Dec 2014
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  13. Hevden

    Hevden Well-Known Member

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    A trip to Blackpool yesterday gave me 2 more

    248. Shore lark
    249. Long-eared owl

    To finish the year my final bird was a lifer

    250. Blyth's pipit

    Everyone ready to start again tomorrow?
     
    Hevden, 31 Dec 2014
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  14. robmv

    robmv Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    A few days in East Anglia gave my list a final boost:

    212. Smew (Mergellus albellus) - actually this one was a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot to add it here
    213. Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
    214. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) - LIFER
    215. Crane (Grus grus)
    216. Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - LIFER
    217. Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
    218. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
    219. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
    220. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)

    My final tally for 2014 was three short of last year's total. Tomorrow it starts all over again ...
     
    robmv, 31 Dec 2014
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  15. BeardsleyZooFan

    BeardsleyZooFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It's still 2014 in the states, so these are my last entries for the year.
    BIRDS:
    69. Red-Tailed Hawk
    70. American Goldfinch
    71. White-Breasted Nuthatch
    72. Fox Sparrow
     
    BeardsleyZooFan, 1 Jan 2015
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  16. Ituri

    Ituri Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    347 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
     
    Ituri, 1 Jan 2015
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  17. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    Final Bird Stats

    *Hix 590*
    Chlidonias 584
    Magauri 552
    jbnbsn99 427
    ituri 347
    Boof 325
    mstickmanp 278
    Hevden 250
    Robmv 220
    LaughingDove 176
    Nanoboy 175
    DesertRhino150 131
    Pleistohorse 116
    ZooBoy28 92
    Toto98 91
    BeardsleyZooFan 72
    ThylacineAlice 72
    JBZVolunteer 55
     
    jbnbsn99, 1 Jan 2015
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  18. zooboy28

    zooboy28 Well-Known Member

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    Sorry for my late entry, here is the rest of the birds I saw this year, representing trips to western Canada & USA, northern and central Australia, and northern New Zealand, and a few local species:

    Birds:
    89 Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
    90 Common Merganser Mergus merganser americanus
    91 Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
    92 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
    93 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
    94 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
    95 Snowy Egret Egretta thula
    96 Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
    97 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
    98 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
    99 Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
    100 Hummingbird?
    101 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
    102 American Coot Fulica americana
    103 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
    104 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
    105 Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
    106 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
    107 Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
    108 Black Kite Milvus migrans
    109 Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt
    110 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
    111 Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
    112 Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti ashbyi
    113 Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
    114 Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus
    115 Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
    116 Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
    117 Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
    118 Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
    119 Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
    120 Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii
    121 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah
    122 Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
    123 Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus
    124 Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
    125 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
    126 Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
    127 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata
    128 Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
    129 Plumed Whistling Duck Dendrocygna eytoni
    130 Torresian Crow Corvus orru
    131 Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
    132 Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
    133 Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    134 Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
    135 Yellow Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavus
    136 Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
    137 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
    138 White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
    139 Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
    140 King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
    141 White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
    142 Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
    143 Black-tailed Native Hen Gallinula ventralis
    144 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
    145 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
    146 Ringneck Parrot Barnardius zonarius
    147 Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius
    148 Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
    149 Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
    150 Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos
    151 Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
    152 Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
    153 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    154 Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
    155 Little Crow Corvus bennetti
    156 Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
    157 Grey-headed Honeyeater Lichenostomus keartlandi
    158 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
    159 Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis
    160 Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera
    161 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
    162 Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
    163 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
    164 Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
    165 Weebill Smicornis brevirostris
    166 Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
    167 Western Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus guttatus
    168 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
    169 Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
    170 Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
    171 Black-headed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna
    172 Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Lophocroa leadbeateri
    173 Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus
    174 Brown Falcon Falco berigora
    175 Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
    176 Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
    177 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
    178 Ringneck Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
    179 Red-billed Gull Chroicocephalus scopulinus
    180 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
    181 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
    182 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
    183 New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
    184 Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
    185 Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
    186 Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
    187 North Island Weka Gallirallus australis greyi
    188 New Zealand Wood Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae


    Mammals:
    19 Cottontail?
    20 Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
    21 Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus
    22 Feral Horse Equus caballus
    23 Feral Cat Felis chaus
    24 Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis
     
    zooboy28, 2 Jan 2015
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  19. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Still never got a few birds IDed but oh well. However, there are just three more additions I'd like to add that I found while digging through Florida photos from over the summer.

    Birds
    73) Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata

    Reptiles
    6) Florida Red-Bellied Cooter Pseudemys nelsoni
    7) River Cooter Pseudemys concinna

    ~Thylo:cool:
     
    ThylacineAlive, 2 Jan 2015
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  20. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Final tallies (unless there are some more late round-ups):

    BIRDS:
    Hix – 590
    Chlidonias – 584
    Maguari – 552
    jbnbsn99 – 427
    Ituri – 347
    boof – 325
    mstickmanp – 278
    lintworm – 258
    Hevden – 250
    robmv – 220
    zooboy28 – 188
    LaughingDove – 178
    nanoboy – 175
    DesertRhino150 – 131
    Pleistohorse – 116
    ThylacineAlive – 73
    BeardsleyZooFan – 72
    JBZvolunteer – 55

    MAMMALS:
    Hix – 75
    Chlidonias – 74
    Maguari – 72
    lintworm – 54
    Ituri – 45
    jbnbsn99 – 39
    Pleistohorse – 26
    zooboy28 – 24
    DesertRhino150 – 23
    LaughingDove – 23
    vogelcommando – 18
    mstickmanp – 18
    JBZvolunteer – 10
    dean – 8
    ThylacineAlive – 7
    BeardsleyZooFan – 7

    HERPTILES:
    lintworm – 62 Herptiles total
    Maguari – 40 Herptiles total (19 Amphibians, 21 Reptiles)
    Hix – 25 Reptiles
    Ituri – 20 Herptiles total (4 Amphibians, 16 Reptiles)
    BeardsleyZooFan – 12 Herptiles total (3 Amphibians, 9 Reptiles)
    ThylacineAlive – 10 Herptiles total (3 Amphibians, 7 Reptiles)
    LaughingDove – 8 Herptiles total (2 Amphibians, 6 Reptiles)
    DesertRhino150 – 5 Herptiles total (2 Amphibians, 3 Reptiles)
    JBZvolunteer – 4 Reptiles

    FISH:
    DesertRhino150 – 4

    COOL NATURE FEATURES:
    lintworm – 1 (Aurora borealis)
     
    Chlidonias, 2 Jan 2015
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