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December 19, 2012 · 9:47 am

Northeastern Wrap Up

I’ve been back from the Northeast for over a week now, but I haven’t posted my customary wrap up.  So here it is!

This was my fourth major out-of-state trip for the year, and it was a good one.  I was a little worried that this trip might be less productive than the others, but that certainly was not the case.  I dodged major snow and ice storms (not to mention Hurricane Sandy), and had some good luck tracking down unusual birds like this young Iceland Gull found at Plymouth, MA:

Iceland Gull

While Iceland Gull was definitely a good find, it has nothing on three super rarities I saw: Northern Lapwing, Little Egret, and Barnacle Goose.  The American Birding Association (yes, there is such an organization) lists each of these species as Code 4 – literally rarer than Rare (which is Code 3).  You can check out the coding system here, and see the complete ABA checklist (at least last year’s version) here.

Here are some stats from my trip:

Miles by car: 2156

Miles by foot: 30 (approx)

Total species seen: 88

New Year Birds added: 20

Total number of individual birds seen (according to my eBird summary): 4200+ (approx)

Times honked at by NYC drivers: 6

Times honked at by Canada Geese: 589

Cool new ideas I got from my school visits: 18

Crazy signs: 4 (but I only got a picture of one of them)

Thickly settled sign

Ok, maybe if you’re from the Northeast this sign seems perfectly reasonable.  But I busted out laughing the first time I saw one.  Thickly settled?  Jello or chocolate pudding might be thickly settled, or maybe pioneers in a popular valley out on the frontier.  But can a suburban neighborhood be thickly settled?  I’m skeptical.

While I was gone, I did receive some wonderful photos of the Rock Sandpiper I saw on Ediz Hook (WA) from Dow Lambert.  I met Dow at Ediz Hook, and he managed to snap some great pics of the sandpiper like this one:

Rock Sandpiper (c) Dow Lambert

Thanks for emailing me these pictures, Dow!  If you like amazing photos of interesting Washington state birds, you should really check out his website at http://www.mastdog.com/DowMar/Birding/

That’s all for now!  I’m home through the end of the year, and then I’m off for another combined trip to California and Arizona in January, and then to Texas in February.

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September 28, 2012 · 9:17 pm

East Coast Wrap Up

 

 

 I’ve been back from the East Coast for more than a week, but I’ve been a bit slow updating my blog.  It was a very successful trip, and I enjoyed poking around some new and some familiar places.

Total bird species: 144

Total miles driven: 1481

Total miles by ferry: 17

Total miles on foot: 50

Favorite Place: Higbee Beach in Cape May, NJ

Most amazing morning: Seeing thousands of warblers at the “hot corner” at Bluff Point State Park, CT (Sept 16).  Some other birders wrote up their experience that morning here.  I was standing next to them against the fence (first photo on their page) for a while.

Best birds: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Saltmarsh Sparrow, & White-rumped Sandpiper

Biggest Miss: Buff-breasted Sandpiper & American Golden-Plover

Biggest pain in the @ss: sitting on sharp rocks at Hawk Mountain trying to identify distant specks (is that a bird or are my binocs dirty?)

Best food: The Gyro Plate at Yorkside Pizza, New Haven, CT

Unexpected thrill: Poking my head into the little classroom where I first learned Organic Chemistry.

 

Most out-of-place birds: Monk Parakeets, building a large stick nest in a CT park – aren’t you guys supposed to be living in Argentina??  [Feral populations have been established in many urban areas along the East Coast.]

Least Favorite East Coast Things: Tolls.  Crazy, crazy, tolls.  And crazy east coast drivers.  And driving on the Cross Bronx “Expressway.”  I guess I’ll stop complaining when I have to pay $3.50 to cross the 520 bridge.

Anyhow, it’s good to be back in Seattle.  I’ll be in Washington state for a while, visiting local schools, hanging with my little people, writing some college rec letters, and trying to track down a few more birds.  More later….

 

 

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September 15, 2012 · 7:00 pm

The List (400)

I had a fun day at Hawk Mountain today, but am too tired to download my photos and write a real blog post (look for that in a day or two).  But I did reach a milestone today: bird #400 for my Big Year (it was Broad-winged Hawk, if you’re wondering).  Not too bad for only 3 months!  I’m well over halfway towards my goal.  Of course I’ve seen many of the common species already, so it’s definitely about to get more challenging.

Here’s a list of what I’ve seen since mid-June in taxonomic order (not chronological order).  I just cut and pasted a table from eBird, so I hope this works!

# Species Location S/P Date
1 Canada Goose Crex Meadows SWA US-WI 19-Jun-12
2 Mute Swan Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
3 Trumpeter Swan Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
4 Wood Duck Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
5 Gadwall Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
6 American Wigeon Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
7 American Black Duck Edwin B. Forsythe NWR US-NJ 12-Sep-12
8 Mallard Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
9 Blue-winged Teal Bombay Hook NWR US-DE 14-Sep-12
10 Cinnamon Teal North Potholes Reserve US-WA 18-Aug-12
11 Northern Shoveler Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
12 Northern Pintail Ocean Shores–Oyhut Wildlife Area US-WA 5-Sep-12
13 Green-winged Teal Ocean Shores–Oyhut Wildlife Area US-WA 5-Sep-12
14 Redhead Amado WTP US-AZ 27-Jul-12
15 Ring-necked Duck Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
16 Harlequin Duck Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
17 Surf Scoter Ediz Hook US-WA 2-Jul-12
18 Common Goldeneye Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
19 Red-breasted Merganser Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
20 Ruddy Duck Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
21 California Quail Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
22 Gambel’s Quail Miller Canyon–lower US-AZ 31-Jul-12
23 Ring-necked Pheasant Bluestem Prairie SNA US-MN 18-Jun-12
24 Ruffed Grouse Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
25 Spruce Grouse Salmon Meadows CG US-WA 17-Aug-12
26 White-tailed Ptarmigan Mount Rainier NP–Mount Fremont Trail US-WA 7-Sep-12
27 Dusky Grouse Patterson Lake US-WA 16-Aug-12
28 Sooty Grouse Olympic NP–Hurricane Ridge US-WA 15-Jul-12
29 Sharp-tailed Grouse Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
30 Wild Turkey Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve–Forest trails (Scott Co.) US-MN 19-Jun-12
31 Common Loon Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
32 Pied-billed Grebe Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
33 Red-necked Grebe Crex Meadows SWA US-WI 19-Jun-12
34 Western Grebe Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
35 Clark’s Grebe Lake Isabella–Kissack Cove US-CA 24-Jul-12
36 Pink-footed Shearwater Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
37 Sooty Shearwater Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
38 Black-vented Shearwater Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
39 Leach’s Storm-Petrel Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
40 Ashy Storm-Petrel Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
41 Black Storm-Petrel Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
42 Red-billed Tropicbird Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
43 Brandt’s Cormorant Edmonds Ferry Terminal US-WA 16-Jul-12
44 Double-crested Cormorant Ediz Hook US-WA 2-Jul-12
45 Pelagic Cormorant Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
46 American White Pelican Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
47 Brown Pelican Ocean Trails US-CA 20-Jul-12
48 American Bittern Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
49 Great Blue Heron Otter Lake, Ramsey Co. US-MN 13-Jun-12
50 Great Egret Otter Lake, Ramsey Co. US-MN 13-Jun-12
51 Snowy Egret Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
52 Cattle Egret Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
53 Green Heron Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
54 Black-crowned Night-Heron Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
55 Glossy Ibis Edwin B. Forsythe NWR US-NJ 12-Sep-12
56 White-faced Ibis Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
57 Black Vulture Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
58 Turkey Vulture Grand Marais US-MN 15-Jun-12
59 Osprey Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
60 Northern Harrier Along Hwy75 US-MN 17-Jun-12
61 Sharp-shinned Hawk Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
62 Cooper’s Hawk Camarillo Community Park US-CA 22-Jul-12
63 Northern Goshawk Olympic NP–Hurricane Ridge US-WA 11-Aug-12
64 Bald Eagle Grand Marais US-MN 15-Jun-12
65 Red-shouldered Hawk Canebrake Ecological Reserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
66 Broad-winged Hawk Hawk Mountain Sanctuary–Visitor Center US-PA 15-Sep-12
67 Gray Hawk Patagonia Roadside Rest Area US-AZ 29-Jul-12
68 Red-tailed Hawk Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
69 Yellow Rail McGregor Marsh US-MN 16-Jun-12
70 Clapper Rail Jakes Landing US-NJ 13-Sep-12
71 American Coot Ocean Trails US-CA 20-Jul-12
72 Sandhill Crane Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
73 Black-bellied Plover Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
74 Pacific Golden-Plover Ocean Shores–Oyhut Wildlife Area US-WA 5-Sep-12
75 Snowy Plover Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
76 Semipalmated Plover WDFW North Olympic Wildlife Area, Lower Dungeness Unit US-WA 12-Aug-12
77 Piping Plover Stone Harbor Point US-NJ 13-Sep-12
78 Killdeer Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
79 American Oystercatcher Stone Harbor Point US-NJ 11-Sep-12
80 Black Oystercatcher Ediz Hook US-WA 13-Jul-12
81 Black-necked Stilt Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
82 American Avocet Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
83 Spotted Sandpiper Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
84 Solitary Sandpiper Rodale Park / Trexlertown Pines US-PA 14-Sep-12
85 Wandering Tattler Ocean Shores — Pt. Brown Jetty US-WA 5-Sep-12
86 Greater Yellowlegs North Potholes Reserve US-WA 18-Aug-12
87 Willet Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
88 Lesser Yellowlegs Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
89 Upland Sandpiper Felton Prairie US-MN 18-Jun-12
90 Whimbrel Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
91 Marbled Godwit Felton Prairie US-MN 18-Jun-12
92 Ruddy Turnstone WDFW North Olympic Wildlife Area, Lower Dungeness Unit US-WA 24-Aug-12
93 Black Turnstone Ediz Hook US-WA 12-Aug-12
94 Surfbird Ocean Shores — Pt. Brown Jetty US-WA 5-Sep-12
95 Sanderling Dungeness Landing Park/Oyster House US-WA 24-Aug-12
96 Semipalmated Sandpiper WDFW North Olympic Wildlife Area, Lower Dungeness Unit US-WA 12-Aug-12
97 Western Sandpiper Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
98 Least Sandpiper Three Crabs US-WA 12-Aug-12
99 White-rumped Sandpiper Bombay Hook NWR US-DE 14-Sep-12
100 Baird’s Sandpiper North Potholes Reserve US-WA 18-Aug-12
101 Pectoral Sandpiper North Potholes Reserve US-WA 18-Aug-12
102 Dunlin Bombay Hook NWR US-DE 14-Sep-12
103 Stilt Sandpiper North Potholes Reserve US-WA 18-Aug-12
104 Ruff Hoquiam STP US-WA 5-Sep-12
105 Short-billed Dowitcher Edwin B. Forsythe NWR US-NJ 12-Sep-12
106 Long-billed Dowitcher Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
107 Wilson’s Snipe Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
108 American Woodcock Rice Lake NWR US-MN 17-Jun-12
109 Red-necked Phalarope Edmonds-Kingston Ferry US-WA 23-Aug-12
110 Sabine’s Gull Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
111 Laughing Gull Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
112 Heermann’s Gull Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
113 Ring-billed Gull Grand Marais US-MN 14-Jun-12
114 Western Gull Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
115 Yellow-footed Gull Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
116 California Gull Ocean Trails US-CA 20-Jul-12
117 Herring Gull Grand Marais US-MN 14-Jun-12
118 Lesser Black-backed Gull Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 12-Sep-12
119 Glaucous-winged Gull Ediz Hook US-WA 2-Jul-12
120 Great Black-backed Gull Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
121 Caspian Tern Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
122 Black Tern Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
123 Common Tern Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
124 Forster’s Tern Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
125 Royal Tern Cape Island–CMPSP (Cape May Point SP) US-NJ 11-Sep-12
126 Elegant Tern Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
127 Black Skimmer Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
128 South Polar Skua Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
129 Pomarine Jaeger Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
130 Common Murre Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
131 Pigeon Guillemot Ediz Hook US-WA 2-Jul-12
132 Marbled Murrelet Ediz Hook US-WA 2-Jul-12
133 Scripps’s Murrelet Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
134 Cassin’s Auklet Santa Barbara Deepwater Pelagic Trip July 21, 2012 US-CA 21-Jul-12
135 Rhinoceros Auklet Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
136 Rock Pigeon Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
137 Band-tailed Pigeon My neighborhood US-WA 11-Jul-12
138 Eurasian Collared-Dove Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
139 Spotted Dove Salt Lake Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
140 White-winged Dove Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
141 Mourning Dove Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
142 Common Ground-Dove Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
143 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Houghton Lake WRA–Nellsville Rd Boardwalk US-MI 23-Jun-12
144 Black-billed Cuckoo Houghton Lake WRA–Nellsville Rd Boardwalk US-MI 23-Jun-12
145 Greater Roadrunner Jawbone Canyon Rd. US-CA 25-Jul-12
146 Snowy Owl 90th Ave S & 14th St US-MN 17-Jun-12
147 Northern Pygmy-Owl White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
148 Burrowing Owl Salton Sea NWR–Unit 2 / Visitor Center US-CA 25-Jul-12
149 Spotted Owl Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch US-AZ 29-Jul-12
150 Lesser Nighthawk Continental US-AZ 27-Jul-12
151 Common Nighthawk Savage US-MN 18-Jun-12
152 Common Poorwill Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
153 Eastern Whip-poor-will Stephan Bridge Rd. and N. Down River Rd. US-MI 22-Jun-12
154 Black Swift Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 10-Aug-12
155 Chimney Swift Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
156 Vaux’s Swift Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 10-Aug-12
157 White-throated Swift Ramsey Canyon Preserve US-AZ 29-Jul-12
158 Magnificent Hummingbird Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
159 Blue-throated Hummingbird Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch US-AZ 29-Jul-12
160 Ruby-throated Hummingbird Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
161 Black-chinned Hummingbird Kern River Preserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
162 Anna’s Hummingbird Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
163 Costa’s Hummingbird Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch US-AZ 29-Jul-12
164 Broad-tailed Hummingbird Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch US-AZ 29-Jul-12
165 Rufous Hummingbird Juanita Bay Park US-WA 7-Jul-12
166 Allen’s Hummingbird Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 22-Jul-12
167 Calliope Hummingbird Roger Lake US-WA 16-Aug-12
168 Broad-billed Hummingbird Agua Caliente Park US-AZ 26-Jul-12
169 Violet-crowned Hummingbird Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 28-Jul-12
170 White-eared Hummingbird Miller Canyon–Beatty’s Guest Ranch US-AZ 29-Jul-12
171 Elegant Trogon Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
172 Belted Kingfisher Felton Prairie US-MN 18-Jun-12
173 Lewis’s Woodpecker Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
174 Red-headed Woodpecker Dorothy–Municipal Park US-NJ 12-Sep-12
175 Acorn Woodpecker Salt Lake Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
176 Gila Woodpecker Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 28-Jul-12
177 Red-bellied Woodpecker Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve–Forest trails (Scott Co.) US-MN 19-Jun-12
178 Williamson’s Sapsucker White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
179 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
180 Red-naped Sapsucker Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
181 Red-breasted Sapsucker Pine Mountain Ridge Rd. US-CA 23-Jul-12
182 Ladder-backed Woodpecker Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 28-Jul-12
183 Downy Woodpecker Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
184 Hairy Woodpecker Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
185 Arizona Woodpecker Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
186 White-headed Woodpecker White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
187 American Three-toed Woodpecker Salmon Meadows CG US-WA 17-Aug-12
188 Black-backed Woodpecker White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
189 Northern Flicker Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
190 Pileated Woodpecker Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
191 American Kestrel Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
192 Merlin Edwin B. Forsythe NWR US-NJ 12-Sep-12
193 Peregrine Falcon Ediz Hook US-WA 11-Aug-12
194 Prairie Falcon Mount Rainier NP–Mount Fremont Trail US-WA 7-Sep-12
195 Olive-sided Flycatcher Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
196 Western Wood-Pewee Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
197 Eastern Wood-Pewee Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
198 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
199 Acadian Flycatcher Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
200 Alder Flycatcher Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
201 Willow Flycatcher Capitol Forest US-WA 11-Jul-12
202 Least Flycatcher Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
203 Hammond’s Flycatcher Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
204 Pacific-slope Flycatcher Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
205 Cordilleran Flycatcher Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
206 Black Phoebe Arnold Rd. US-CA 22-Jul-12
207 Eastern Phoebe Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
208 Say’s Phoebe Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
209 Vermilion Flycatcher Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 28-Jul-12
210 Dusky-capped Flycatcher Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
211 Ash-throated Flycatcher Jawbone Canyon Rd. US-CA 25-Jul-12
212 Great Crested Flycatcher Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
213 Brown-crested Flycatcher Agua Caliente Park US-AZ 26-Jul-12
214 Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Madera Canyon–Santa Cruz Co. US-AZ 27-Jul-12
215 Tropical Kingbird Rio Rico Pond US-AZ 28-Jul-12
216 Cassin’s Kingbird Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 29-Jul-12
217 Thick-billed Kingbird Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 29-Jul-12
218 Eastern Kingbird Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
219 Loggerhead Shrike Jawbone Canyon Rd. US-CA 25-Jul-12
220 White-eyed Vireo Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
221 Bell’s Vireo Montosa Canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
222 Yellow-throated Vireo Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
223 Plumbeous Vireo Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
224 Blue-headed Vireo Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
225 Hutton’s Vireo Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
226 Warbling Vireo Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
227 Philadelphia Vireo Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
228 Red-eyed Vireo Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
229 Gray Jay Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
230 Steller’s Jay Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
231 Blue Jay Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
232 Western Scrub-Jay Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
233 Mexican Jay Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
234 Black-billed Magpie Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
235 Clark’s Nutcracker White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
236 American Crow Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
237 Northwestern Crow Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
238 Fish Crow Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
239 Common Raven Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
240 Horned Lark Felton Prairie–170th St N, 3.0 mi N of 90th Ave N (CR 26) US-MN 17-Jun-12
241 Northern Rough-winged Swallow Interstate SP–Visitor Center US-MN 19-Jun-12
242 Purple Martin Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
243 Tree Swallow Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
244 Violet-green Swallow Four Seasons Ranch Beach (Private) US-WA 30-Jun-12
245 Bank Swallow Bluestem Prairie SNA US-MN 18-Jun-12
246 Barn Swallow Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
247 Cliff Swallow Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
248 Carolina Chickadee Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
249 Black-capped Chickadee Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
250 Mountain Chickadee White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
251 Chestnut-backed Chickadee Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
252 Boreal Chickadee Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
253 Bridled Titmouse Madera Canyon–Santa Cruz Co. US-AZ 27-Jul-12
254 Oak Titmouse Canebrake Ecological Reserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
255 Tufted Titmouse Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
256 Verdin Redington Rd MP 4.5 US-AZ 26-Jul-12
257 Bushtit Juanita Bay Park US-WA 7-Jul-12
258 Red-breasted Nuthatch Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
259 White-breasted Nuthatch Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
260 Pygmy Nuthatch Pine Mountain Ridge Rd. US-CA 23-Jul-12
261 Brown-headed Nuthatch Cape Henlopen SP–Nature Center area US-DE 13-Sep-12
262 Brown Creeper Rainy Pass (Chelan County) US-WA 16-Aug-12
263 Rock Wren Moses Coulee US-WA 18-Aug-12
264 Canyon Wren Pine Mountain Ridge Rd. US-CA 23-Jul-12
265 House Wren Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
266 Pacific Wren Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
267 Winter Wren Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
268 Sedge Wren Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
269 Marsh Wren Jakes Landing US-NJ 13-Sep-12
270 Bewick’s Wren Pine Mountain Ridge Rd. US-CA 23-Jul-12
271 Carolina Wren Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
272 Cactus Wren Chimney Peak Byway (KER Co.) US-CA 24-Jul-12
273 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve–Forest trails (Scott Co.) US-MN 19-Jun-12
274 California Gnatcatcher Ocean Trails US-CA 20-Jul-12
275 Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Redington Rd MP 4.5 US-AZ 26-Jul-12
276 American Dipper Stampede Pass Exit (I-90) US-WA 28-Jun-12
277 Golden-crowned Kinglet Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
278 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
279 Wrentit Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
280 Eastern Bluebird Grand Marais US-MN 14-Jun-12
281 Western Bluebird Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
282 Mountain Bluebird Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
283 Townsend’s Solitaire White Pass — Bethel Ridge Road US-WA 6-Jul-12
284 Veery Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
285 Swainson’s Thrush Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 15-Jun-12
286 Hermit Thrush Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
287 Wood Thrush Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
288 American Robin Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
289 Varied Thrush Capitol Forest US-WA 11-Jul-12
290 Gray Catbird Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
291 Northern Mockingbird Salt Lake Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
292 Sage Thrasher Moses Coulee US-WA 18-Aug-12
293 Brown Thrasher Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
294 California Thrasher Camarillo Community Park US-CA 22-Jul-12
295 European Starling Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
296 American Pipit Olympic NP–Hurricane Ridge US-WA 15-Jul-12
297 Cedar Waxwing Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
298 Phainopepla Lake Isabella–Tillie Creek Campground US-CA 24-Jul-12
299 Chestnut-collared Longspur Felton Prairie–170th St N, 3.0 mi N of 90th Ave N (CR 26) US-MN 17-Jun-12
300 Ovenbird Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
301 Worm-eating Warbler Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
302 Louisiana Waterthrush Falls Creek SNA US-MN 19-Jun-12
303 Northern Waterthrush Hartwick Pines SP–Au Sable River Trail US-MI 22-Jun-12
304 Blue-winged Warbler Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
305 Golden-winged Warbler Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
306 Black-and-white Warbler Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
307 Orange-crowned Warbler Pine Mountain Ridge Rd. US-CA 23-Jul-12
308 Nashville Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
309 Connecticut Warbler Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
310 MacGillivray’s Warbler Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
311 Mourning Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
312 Common Yellowthroat Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
313 Hooded Warbler Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
314 American Redstart Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
315 Kirtland’s Warbler 4 Mile Rd. and Stephan Bridge Rd. US-MI 21-Jun-12
316 Cape May Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
317 Cerulean Warbler Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve–Forest trails (Scott Co.) US-MN 19-Jun-12
318 Northern Parula Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
319 Magnolia Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
320 Blackburnian Warbler Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
321 Yellow Warbler Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
322 Chestnut-sided Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
323 Blackpoll Warbler Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
324 Black-throated Blue Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
325 Palm Warbler Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
326 Pine Warbler Hartwick Pines SP–Au Sable River Trail US-MI 22-Jun-12
327 Yellow-rumped Warbler Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
328 Prairie Warbler Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 13-Sep-12
329 Grace’s Warbler Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
330 Black-throated Gray Warbler Capitol Forest US-WA 11-Jul-12
331 Townsend’s Warbler Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
332 Hermit Warbler Capitol Forest US-WA 11-Jul-12
333 Black-throated Green Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
334 Canada Warbler Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
335 Wilson’s Warbler Capitol Forest US-WA 11-Jul-12
336 Painted Redstart Madera Canyon–Santa Cruz Co. US-AZ 27-Jul-12
337 Yellow-breasted Chat Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve US-AZ 28-Jul-12
338 Spotted Towhee Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
339 Eastern Towhee Crex Meadows SWA US-WI 20-Jun-12
340 Rufous-crowned Sparrow Patagonia Roadside Rest Area US-AZ 28-Jul-12
341 California Towhee Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
342 Rufous-winged Sparrow Madera Canyon–grasslands below Proctor Rd US-AZ 28-Jul-12
343 Botteri’s Sparrow Madera Canyon–Santa Cruz Co. US-AZ 27-Jul-12
344 Cassin’s Sparrow San Pedro RNCA–San Pedro House US-AZ 30-Jul-12
345 Chipping Sparrow Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
346 Clay-colored Sparrow Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
347 Brewer’s Sparrow Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
348 Field Sparrow Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
349 Vesper Sparrow Felton Prairie US-MN 18-Jun-12
350 Lark Sparrow Canebrake Ecological Reserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
351 Black-throated Sparrow Redington Rd MP 4.5 US-AZ 26-Jul-12
352 Sage Sparrow Moses Coulee US-WA 18-Aug-12
353 Savannah Sparrow Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
354 Grasshopper Sparrow Felton Prairie–170th St N, 3.0 mi N of 90th Ave N (CR 26) US-MN 17-Jun-12
355 Henslow’s Sparrow Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
356 Le Conte’s Sparrow Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
357 Saltmarsh Sparrow Edwin B. Forsythe NWR US-NJ 12-Sep-12
358 Seaside Sparrow Jakes Landing US-NJ 13-Sep-12
359 Song Sparrow Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
360 Lincoln’s Sparrow Chase Bridge Rd US-MI 22-Jun-12
361 Swamp Sparrow Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
362 White-throated Sparrow Tettegouche SP US-MN 14-Jun-12
363 White-crowned Sparrow Whiskey Bend/Geyser Valley, ONP US-WA 1-Jul-12
364 Golden-crowned Sparrow Mount Rainier NP–Mount Fremont Trail US-WA 7-Sep-12
365 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Mile Rd. and Stephan Bridge Rd. US-MI 21-Jun-12
366 Hepatic Tanager Madera Canyon–upper canyon US-AZ 28-Jul-12
367 Summer Tanager Patagonia Roadside Rest Area US-AZ 28-Jul-12
368 Scarlet Tanager Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve (Scott Co.) US-MN 18-Jun-12
369 Western Tanager Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
370 Northern Cardinal Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
371 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
372 Black-headed Grosbeak Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
373 Blue Grosbeak Montosa Canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
374 Lazuli Bunting Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
375 Indigo Bunting Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 12-Sep-12
376 Varied Bunting Montosa Canyon US-AZ 27-Jul-12
377 Dickcissel Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
378 Bobolink Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
379 Red-winged Blackbird Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
380 Tricolored Blackbird Kern River Preserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
381 Western Meadowlark Felton Prairie–170th St N, 3.0 mi N of 90th Ave N (CR 26) US-MN 17-Jun-12
382 Yellow-headed Blackbird Rice Lake NWR US-MN 16-Jun-12
383 Brewer’s Blackbird Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
384 Common Grackle Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12
385 Boat-tailed Grackle Prime Hook NWR US-DE 14-Sep-12
386 Great-tailed Grackle Santa Clara River Estuary US-CA 22-Jul-12
387 Brown-headed Cowbird Rice Lake NWR US-MN 17-Jun-12
388 Hooded Oriole Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
389 Bullock’s Oriole Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
390 Baltimore Oriole Cape Island–Higbees Beach SWA US-NJ 11-Sep-12
391 Pine Grosbeak Salmon Meadows CG US-WA 17-Aug-12
392 Purple Finch Lima Mtn Rd–The Triangle US-MN 14-Jun-12
393 Cassin’s Finch Umtanum Road US-WA 28-Jun-12
394 House Finch Railroad Bridge Park US-WA 15-Jul-12
395 Pine Siskin Railroad Bridge Park US-WA 15-Jul-12
396 Lesser Goldfinch Arroyo Verde Park US-CA 20-Jul-12
397 Lawrence’s Goldfinch Kern River Preserve US-CA 24-Jul-12
398 American Goldfinch Falls Creek SNA US-MN 13-Jun-12
399 Evening Grosbeak Hartwick Pines SP–Au Sable River Trail US-MI 22-Jun-12
400 House Sparrow Sax-Zim Bog US-MN 16-Jun-12

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August 4, 2012 · 9:31 pm

Southwest Wrap-Up

I enjoyed my trip to the sun-baked American Southwest, but it’s good to be back in Seattle (where we are currently experiencing a little baking weather of our own, augmented by the fact that we have no air conditioning!).

Total bird species: 183

Total miles driven: 2229

Total miles hiked: 40 (approximately)

Favorite Place: Madera Canyon, AZ

Best bird: Red-billed Tropicbird

Biggest Miss: Mountain Quail and Pinyon Jay

Scariest moment: Engine trouble 80 miles off-shore

Road washouts that curtailed my birding: two

Road washout that I had to somehow navigate to make it back to the airport for my flight back to Seattle: one (pic below!)

I’m hanging out most of August with my family, picking berries with the kids, trying to get my house re-roofed (yea), and catching up on some house and yard work.  September will take me to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and nearby states to explore Cape May and visit some schools.  More then…

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June 25, 2012 · 8:17 am

Northern States Wrap Up

Well, I’m back from my first trip of the year, to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Total bird species: 145

Total miles driven: 2532

Total miles hiked: 35 (approximately)

Favorite Place: Rice Lake NWR, MN

Best bird: Kirtland’s Warbler

Most unexpected bird: Snowy Owl

Hardest bird to get: Connecticut Warbler

Biggest miss: Greater Prairie-Chicken

Coolest non-birds: Moose, 13-lined ground-squirrels, black squirrels of Michigan (tie)

Funkiest restaurant (in a good way): Bear’s Den Pizza in Grayling, MI and the Outdoor Trail Center on the Gunflint Trail, MN

Funkiest restaurant (in a less good way): That Coca Cola cafe in a place that shall remain nameless

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