The Rambling Brambling : January 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

St. John, USVI

I had a nice vacation in St. John, USVI and logged some really nice birds (42 species to be specific). Highlights were a Hooded Warbler, Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Bridled Quail-dove, and Lesser Antillean Bullfinch (photos are stock. I took no photos). It was a real brain-bender to think that the warblers I was seeing on the Island may be the same ones I see in Mount Auburn in May.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013 Summary

Considering we had a new addition to the family this year I would call 2013 a real birding success. I saw fewer species than last year but saw 28 more species in Massachusetts and 45 Life Birds is nothing to sneeze at. If you can't tell by my spreadsheet, I really enjoy analyzing the numbers. Here is the 2013 summary:

2015 List (Lifers Marked with **)

1. Red-tailed Hawk- January 01

2. Cooper's Hawk- January 01

3. Herring Gull- January 01

4. Blue Jay- January 01

5. Black-capped Chickadee- January 01

6. Ruby-crowned Kinglet- January 01

7. European Starling- January 01

8. Northern Cardinal- January 01

9. House Sparrow- January 01

10. Sharp-shinned Hawk- January 10

11. Red-bellied Woodpecker- January 10

12. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- January 10

13. Downy Woodpecker- January 10

14. Hairy Woodpecker- January 10

15. Northern Flicker- January 10

16. Merlin- January 10

17. American Crow- January 10

18. Tufted Titmouse- January 10

19. White-breasted Nuthatch- January 10

20. Brown Creeper- January 10

21. American Robin- January 10

22. Carolina Wren- January 10

23. White-throated Sparrow- January 10

24. Dark-eyed Junco- January 10

25. House Finch- January 10

26. American Goldfinch- January 10

27.**Black-backed Woodpecker- January 11

28. Canada Goose- January 11

29. Mute Swan- January 11

30. American Black Duck- January 11

31. Mallard- January 11

32. Northern Pintail- January 11

33. Ring-necked Duck- January 11

34. Common Merganser- January 11

35. Ring-billed Gull- January 11

36. Song Sparrow- January 11

37. Cackling Goose- January 11

38. Common Raven- January 17

39. Wood Duck- January 18

40. Redhead- January 19

41. Lesser Scaup- January 19

42. Bufflehead- January 19

43. Hooded Merganser- January 19

44. Red-breasted Merganser- January 19

45. American Coot- January 19

46. Great Black-backed Gull- January 19

47. Mourning Dove- January 19

48. Bald Eagle - January 25

49. Common Eider - February 1

50. White-winged Scoter - February 1

51. Iceland Gull - February 1

52. Glaucous Gull - February 1

53. Rock Pigeon - February 1

54. Horned Lark - February 1

55. Great Cormorant - February 4

56. Snowy Owl - February 7

57. Peregrine Falcon - February 7

58. Wild Turkey - February 10

59. Fish Crow - February 10

60. Northern Mockingbird - February 10

61. American Tree Sparrow - February 10

62. Great Horned Owl - February 10

63. Brant - February 11

64. Surf Scoter - February 11

65. Common Goldeneye - February 11

66. Common Loon - February 11

67. Horned Grebe - February 11

68. Lesser Black-backed Gull - February 11

69. Sanderling - February 11

70. Gadwall - February 12

71. Greater Scaup - February 12

72. Black Scoter - February 12

73. Long-tailed Duck - February 12

74. **Thick-billed Murre - February 12

75. Black Guillemot - February 12

76. Purple Sandpiper - February 12

77. Harlequin Duck - February 12

78. Common Redpoll - February 19

79. Red-shouldered Hawk - February 22

80. **Bohemian Waxwing - February 22

81. Cedar Waxwing - February 22

82. Northern Shoveler - March 11

83. Common Grackle - March 11

84. Turkey Vulture - March 18

85. Red-winged Blackbird - March 23

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

St. John, USVI

Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013 Summary