Wednesday, February 28, 2018

it's a wrap..

Our last day here in the US, before heading out to New Zealand, and beyond has finally come!  Also, my last 10000 Birds from the US has posted this morning, and it covers the Nisqually Delta NWR.

You can go directly to the web page here.

Or, if you are the cut and paste type of person, you can get the link here

http://www.10000birds.com/week-four-we-wrap-up-our-stay-in-the-us.htmkeep

Thanks for following along. I will keep posting as the internet service allows, as well as my postings on 10000 Birds!

Now it is time to head to the airport!!   Lets all sign along...."I'm leaving on a jet plane......"

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco

Ever since I was a kid, I have thought the little gray birds with the dark heads were pretty cool. They always reminded me of the guy in medieval times that was the "Head Chopper" as I called him. You know the guy, running around with an axe and black hood over his head! These birds are actually called Dark-eyed Juncos, Oregon Subspecies. Now that I am back in the PNW, my little Head Chopper birds are all around...and I still really enjoy them! Here are a few images that I got right after the snow stopped falling.







 
 
 
 





 

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Time is getting short

It is Sunday afternoon, and on Wednesday, we board a plane to take us for my first visit of New Zealand. To say that I am just a bit excited, would be a huge under statement. I am already having trouble sleeping. Just think, nearly every bird I see will be a new Lifer for me. Driving down the road (on the right side of the road by the way) every bird that flies by, or I see sitting in a bush along side the road will be all new. With all this nasty weather here in the Seattle area, my birding opportunities have really slowed down. There has been a huge amount of little details to attend to before we leave, so it looks like the Years List, will sit at 203 when we fly out. Not a bad number, but still shy of a few birds I thought I would have checked off by now.

Nisqually Delta, here near Seattle gave up a few new birds, and one real bonus bird....a Saw-whet Owl!  It was pointed out to me by another birder on the refuge, and so I grateful the help out. In addition to the owl, I got a Fox Sparrow, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Barn Swallows, and Chestnut-backed Chickadee.

With all of that, here is the Year List, as of 2-25-2018


     
1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
2 Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens Flooded fields along interstate 5, so of Sacramento 10-Feb-18
3 Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons William L Finley NWR 16-Feb-18
4 Brant - Branta bernicla Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
5 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii Philomath Sewer Ponds 15-Feb-18
6 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis Flooded fields along interstate 5, so of Sacramento 10-Feb-18
7 Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator William L Finley NWR 15-Feb-18
8 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa Philomath Sewer Ponds 15-Feb-18
9 Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
10 Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
11 Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
12 Gadwall - Mareca strepera Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
13 American Wigeon - Mareca americana La Paz Sewer Ponds 6-Jan-18
14 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Flooded fields along interstate 5, so of Sacramento 10-Feb-18
15 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
16 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
17 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria Philomath Sewer Ponds 15-Feb-18
18 Redhead - Aythya americana Marina Palmira 1-Jan-18
19 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
20 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
21 Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
22 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
23 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 10-Feb-18
24 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
25 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 10-Feb-18
26 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
27 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
28 California Quail - Callipepla californica Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
29 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo William L Finley NWR 16-Feb-18
30 Common Loon - Gavia immer Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
31 Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus Presa La Buena Mujer 26-Jan-18
32 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
33 Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
34 Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Marina Palmira 1-Jan-18
35 Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
36 Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
37 Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii Marina Palmira 23-Jan-18
38 Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster Marina Palmira 1-Jan-18
39 Pelagic Cormorant - Phalacrocorax pelagicus Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
40 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
41 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
42 Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
43 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
44 Great Egret - Ardea alba El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
45 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
46 Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea Marina Palmira 2-Jan-18
47 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
48 Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
49 Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
50 Green Heron - Butorides virescens Marina Palmira 2-Jan-18
51 Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
52 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Nyctanassa violacea El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
53 White Ibis - Eudocimus albus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
54 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi La Paz Sewer Ponds 6-Jan-18
55 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
56 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
57 Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
58 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
59 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii La Ventana 27-Jan-18
60 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
61 Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus Marina Palmira 1-Jan-18
62 Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
63 Zone-tailed Hawk - Buteo albonotatus Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
64 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
65 Ridgway's Rail - Rallus obsoletus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
66 American Coot - Fulica americana El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
67 Sandhill Crane - Antigone canadensis Flooded fields along interstate 5, so of Sacramento 10-Feb-18
68 Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
69 American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
70 American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus La Paz Centro-malecon 9-Jan-18
71 Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
72 Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
73 Snowy Plover - Charadrius nivosus San Quintin Fidel Pabellon 5-Feb-18
74 Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
75 Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
76 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
77 Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
78 Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
79 Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
80 Sanderling - Calidris alba El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
81 Dunlin - Calidris alpina El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
82 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
83 Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
84 Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
85 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
86 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata William L Finley NWR 15-Feb-18
87 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
88 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
89 Willet - Tringa semipalmata El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
90 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
91 Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
92 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla La Paz Centro-malecon 29-Jan-18
93 Heermann's Gull - Larus heermanni Marina Palmira 1-Jan-18
94 Mew Gull - Larus canus Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
95 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
96 Western Gull - Larus occidentalis Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
97 Yellow-footed Gull - Larus livens El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
98 California Gull - Larus californicus Guerro Negro 3-Feb-18
99 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
100 Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
101 Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
102 Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
103 Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
104 Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
105 Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
106 Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
107 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
108 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
109 Common Ground-Dove - Columbina passerina El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
110 White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
111 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
112 Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
113 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus Marina Palmira 15-Jan-18
114 Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
115 Anna's Hummingbird - Calypte anna Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
116 Costa's Hummingbird - Calypte costae El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
117 Xantus's Hummingbird - Hylocharis xantusii Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
118 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
119 Acorn Woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus Central Point RV Park 12-Feb-18
120 Gila Woodpecker - Melanerpes uropygialis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
121 Red-breasted Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus ruber Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR 20-Feb-18
122 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris insurgentes 1-Feb-18
123 Nuttall's Woodpecker - Picoides nuttallii Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 10-Feb-18
124 Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
125 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
126 Gilded Flicker - Colaptes chrysoides Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
127 Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus Crystal Park Boat Ramp 15-Feb-18
128 Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
129 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
130 Merlin - Falco columbarius Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
131 Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
132 Monk Parakeet - Myiopsitta monachus La Paz, Mexico 30-Jan-18
133 Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
134 Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
135 Say's Phoebe - Sayornis saya Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
136 Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
137 Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
138 Cassin's Kingbird - Tyrannus vociferans La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
139 Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis La Ventana 17-Jan-18
140 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
141 Northern Shrike - Lanius borealis Florence South Jetty 14-Feb-18
142 Black-throated Magpie-Jay - Calocitta colliei Marina Palmira 23-Jan-18
143 Steller's Jay - Cyanocitta stelleri William L Finley NWR 16-Feb-18
144 California Scrub-Jay - Aphelocoma californica Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
145 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
146 Common Raven - Corvus corax El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
147 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
148 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis La Paz Sewer Ponds 6-Jan-18
149 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor Central Point RV Park 13-Feb-18
150 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
151 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus Central Point RV Park 12-Feb-18
152 Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Poecile rufescens Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
153 Oak Titmouse - Baeolophus inornatus Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
154 Verdin - Auriparus flaviceps Marina Palmira 3-Jan-18
155 Bushtit - Psaltriparus minimus Esytero Beach, Ensenada 6-Feb-18
156 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
157 House Wren - Troglodytes aedon Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 10-Feb-18
158 Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris Billoy Frank Nisqually NWR 19-Feb-18
159 Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
160 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
161 California Gnatcatcher - Polioptila californica La Ventana 17-Jan-18
162 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
163 Wrentit - Chamaea fasciata Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
164 Western Bluebird - Sialia mexicana Central Point RV Park 12-Feb-18
165 Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
166 American Robin - Turdus migratorius Bakersfield RV Resort 9-Feb-18
167 Varied Thrush - Ixoreus naevius Crystal Park Boat Ramp 15-Feb-18
168 Gray Thrasher - Toxostoma cinereum Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
169 California Thrasher - Toxostoma redivivum Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
170 Sage Thrasher - Oreoscoptes montanus Observatory Road 5-Feb-18
171 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
172 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
173 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
174 Phainopepla - Phainopepla nitens Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
175 Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis celata La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
176 Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
177 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
178 Brewer's Sparrow - Spizella breweri Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
179 Black-throated Sparrow - Amphispiza bilineata Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
180 Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
181 Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
182 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca Philomath Sewer Ponds 15-Feb-18
183 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
184 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys Observatory Road 5-Feb-18
185 Golden-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia atricapilla Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 10-Feb-18
186 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18
187 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
188 Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii Sacramento Expo Center, RV site, on the American River 11-Feb-18
189 California Towhee - Melozone crissalis Presa La Buena Mujer 26-Jan-18
190 Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus Pechanga RV park 9-Feb-18
191 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis Conquista Agraria 7-Jan-18
192 Pyrrhuloxia - Cardinalis sinuatus Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
193 Lazuli Bunting - Passerina amoena Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18
194 Varied Bunting - Passerina versicolor Presa La Buena Mujer 26-Jan-18
195 Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
196 Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta insurgentes 1-Feb-18
197 Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus Marina Palmira 2-Jan-18
198 Scott's Oriole - Icterus parisorum Presa La Buena Mujer 26-Jan-18
199 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
200 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
201 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
202 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
203 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18
                                                               

                                                               

 Paz Sewer Ponds        1-Jan-18