Savannah Sparrow, Shenandoah National Park. April 2006.
Photograph (c)2006 Ryan Ott
This is my life list of birds seen, in taxonomic order. I contribute my sighting data from bird walks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Audubon Society database eBird, which also automatically tracks my own records. Last updated Oct. 9, 2006.
Species — Location — State — Date
1 Brant Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
2 Canada Goose Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
3 Mute Swan Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
4 Wood Duck Central Park NY 16 Jan 2006
5 American Wigeon Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
6 American Black Duck Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
7 Mallard Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
8 Northern Shoveler Central Park NY 04 Dec 2005
9 Bufflehead Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
10 Common Goldeneye Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 28 Jan 2006
11 Hooded Merganser Sandwich, Shawme Pond MA 24 Dec 2005
12 Red-breasted Merganser Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 28 Jan 2006
13 Ruddy Duck Central Park NY 30 Dec 2005
14 California Quail Armstrong Woods CA 25 Jun 2005
15 Brown Pelican Merritt Island NWR FL 12 Oct 2004
16 Double-crested Cormorant Point Reyes Natl Seashore CA 27 Jun 2005
17 Anhinga J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
18 Great Blue Heron Sanibel, Lee County, FL, US FL 27 Aug 2005
19 Great Egret J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
20 Reddish Egret J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
21 Green Heron J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
22 Black-crowned Night-Heron Central Park NY 26 Mar 2006
23 White Ibis J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
24 Turkey Vulture Bourne, Brookside/Old Dam MA 25 Dec 2005
25 Osprey Guerneville, Sonoma County, CA, US CA 24 Jun 2005
26 Bald Eagle Merritt Island NWR FL 12 Oct 2004
27 Sharp-shinned Hawk Diamond Notch-West Kill Mtn NY 11 Jun 2006
28 Cooper’s Hawk Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
29 Broad-winged Hawk Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
30 Red-tailed Hawk Central Park NY 19 Nov 2005
31 American Kestrel Central Park NY 26 Mar 2006
32 American Coot Central Park NY 22 Jan 2006
33 Ring-billed Gull Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
34 Herring Gull Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 28 Jan 2006
35 Great Black-backed Gull Central Park NY 22 Jan 2006
36 Black Skimmer Brooklyn, near Coney Island NY 03 Jul 2004
37 Rock Pigeon 11372, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, US NY 24 Sep 2005
38 Mourning Dove 11372, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, US NY 24 Sep 2005
39 Eastern Screech-Owl Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
40 Great Horned Owl Central Park – The Ramble NY 19 Dec 2005
41 Barred Owl Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 28 Jan 2006
42 Northern Saw-whet Owl Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 28 Jan 2006
43 Red-bellied Woodpecker Sanibel, Lee County, FL, US FL 27 Aug 2005
44 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
45 Downy Woodpecker Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
46 Hairy Woodpecker Queens, Forest Park NY 21 Nov 2005
47 Northern Flicker Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
48 Pileated Woodpecker Sanibel, Lee County, FL, US FL 27 Aug 2005
49 Eastern Phoebe Central Park NY 31 Mar 2006
50 Great Crested Flycatcher Central Park NY 13 May 2006
51 Eastern Kingbird Central Park NY 02 Jul 2006
52 Blue-headed Vireo Shenandoah National Park VA 22 Apr 2006
53 Warbling Vireo 11372, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, US NY 24 Sep 2005
54 Red-eyed Vireo Central Park NY 13 May 2006
55 Steller’s Jay Guerneville, Sonoma County, CA, US CA 24 Jun 2005
56 Blue Jay Central Park NY 28 Sep 2005
57 American Crow Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
58 Barn Swallow Devils Tombstone Campground NY 11 Jun 2006
59 Black-capped Chickadee Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
60 Tufted Titmouse Central Park NY 04 Nov 2005
61 Red-breasted Nuthatch Central Park NY 19 Nov 2005
62 White-breasted Nuthatch Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
63 Brown Creeper Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
64 Carolina Wren Central Park NY 19 Nov 2005
65 House Wren Central Park NY 13 May 2006
66 Winter Wren Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
67 Golden-crowned Kinglet Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
68 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
69 Veery Central Park NY 13 May 2006
70 Bicknell’s Thrush Diamond Notch-West Kill Mtn NY 28 May 2006
71 Swainson’s Thrush Diamond Notch-West Kill Mtn NY 28 May 2006
72 Hermit Thrush Central Park NY 04 Nov 2005
73 American Robin Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
74 Gray Catbird Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
75 Northern Mockingbird Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
76 Brown Thrasher Central Park NY 16 Jan 2006
77 European Starling Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
78 Cedar Waxwing Central Park NY 04 Dec 2005
79 Northern Parula Central Park NY 13 May 2006
80 Yellow Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
81 Chestnut-sided Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
82 Magnolia Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
83 Black-throated Blue Warbler Central Park NY 08 Sep 2005
84 Yellow-rumped Warbler Central Park – The Ramble NY 26 Apr 2006
85 Black-throated Green Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
86 Pine Warbler Central Park NY 31 Mar 2006
87 Blackpoll Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
88 Black-and-white Warbler Central Park NY 13 May 2006
89 American Redstart Central Park NY 13 May 2006
90 Ovenbird Central Park – The Ramble NY 28 Apr 2006
91 Northern Waterthrush Central Park NY 04 Dec 2005
92 Common Yellowthroat Central Park NY 08 Sep 2005
93 Summer Tanager J.N. ‘Ding’ Darling NWR FL 28 Aug 2005
94 Eastern Towhee Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
95 American Tree Sparrow Orchard Beach/Hunter Island NY 10 Dec 2005
96 Chipping Sparrow Shenandoah National Park VA 21 Apr 2006
97 Savannah Sparrow Shenandoah National Park VA 23 Apr 2006
98 Fox Sparrow Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
99 Song Sparrow Central Park NY 04 Dec 2005
100 Swamp Sparrow Central Park NY 26 Mar 2006
101 White-throated Sparrow Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
102 Dark-eyed Junco Central Park NY 21 Oct 2005
103 Northern Cardinal Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
104 Red-winged Blackbird Central Park NY 24 Mar 2006
105 Rusty Blackbird Central Park NY 10 Apr 2006
106 Brewer’s Blackbird Guerneville, Sonoma County, CA, US CA 24 Jun 2005
107 Common Grackle Central Park NY 30 Sep 2005
108 Baltimore Oriole Central Park NY 13 May 2006
109 Purple Finch Point Reyes Nat’ Seashore CA 27 Jun 2005
110 House Finch Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
111 American Goldfinch Central Park NY 11 Nov 2005
112 House Sparrow 11372, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY, US NY 24 Sep 2005
April 9, 2007 at 8:34 pm
My husband and I watched a great blue heron stalk and nab a mole (or vole)at a park in Morro Bay, CA. It was very surprising when he suddenly stabbed his long beak into the ground and came up with the squirming critter. Knew they caught fish, didn’t know they went after land creatures, a National Geographic moment to be sure!
April 20, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Wow, that’s pretty incredible! I didn’t know they were into the mole/vole cuisine either. By the pictures, it looks like you had an excellent trip.