2016 bird list

[greene 0]

This year I would like to keep a list of all the birds seen by everyone on the forums. 

Let's include the date and state of the sighting( other notes would be great)

Please try to avoid double posting species

 

I'll start.

 

1. Red tail hawk (January 1, 2016 Wisconsin)

2. Snow bunting (January 1, 2016 Wisconsin)

3. American crow ( January 1, 2016 Wisconsin)

4. Bald Eagle ( January 1, 2016 Wisconsin)

5. Canada geese ( January 1, 2016 Illinois- SGH)

6. Snow geese ( January 1, 2016 Illinois - SGH)

[SGH 0]

Geese all the time Canadians, snow, and some farm geese that been in the area for years along with several species of ducks ( illinois)

[oldfatguy 0]

7 - red bellied woodpecker (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

8 - downy woodpecker (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

9 - hairy woodpecker (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

10 - blue jay (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

11 - Cardinal (male and female) (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

12 - dark-eyed junko (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

13 - weaver finch (commonly called a house sparrow, but it's not) (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

14 - black capped chickadee (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

15 - white breasted nuthatch (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

16 - mourning dove (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

17 - pigeon (Jan 2, at my feeder, NE Iowa)

[greene 0]

18. Common raven ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

19. Pine siskin ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

20. Red breasted nuthatch (January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

21. Trumpeter swan ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

22. Purple finch ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

23. Tree sparrow ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

24. American Goldfinch ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

25. pileated woodpecker ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

26. House finch ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin)

27. Common red poll( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

28. Cedar waxwing ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

29. Northern shrike ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

30. European starling ( January 3, 2016 Wisconsin )

[survivorgirl 1]

were do you live to see all these birds

[greene 0]

I was doing a Christmas bird count today ( about 7 hours). my team saw 29 species.

[oldfatguy 0]

31 - wild turkey - hens and toms (field along the highway, north of Cedar Rapids - Jan 4)

[oldfatguy 0]

House finch and starling at my feeder this morning. They are already on the list.

[oldfatguy 0]

32 - ring necked pheasant (Jan 8 - crossing the road by my house) 3 roosters. First I have seen in this area in about 2 years.

[oldfatguy 0]

33 - Red shouldered hawk (Jan 16 - in the trees behind my house)

[survivorgirl 1]

I have seen ducks and seaguils and crows and canada geese

[greene 0]

I have seen ducks and seaguils and crows and canada geese

Awesome.  I would be great if you could figure out what specific species they are.

 

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[greene 0]

Not new but have seen a pair of pileated woodpecker at my feeder every day this week.

[oldfatguy 0]

I have seen ducks and seaguils and crows and canada geese

I agree with greene, Kim.  Could you get a picture of the fowl in question?  In your area, there are all kinds of different ducks and gulls. I think that Canadian geese are already on the list.

 

This is a pretty good site that might help: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search/

 

I use their smart phone app.  It picks up your location, you answer a few questions and most of the time, the bird you are trying to identify is near the top of the list. It also has recordings of their various calls, which also helps identify the suspect.

[survivorgirl 1]

will do

[survivorgirl 1]

the canada goose

 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Canada_Goose/id

 

here is the duck

 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/id

 

the seagull

 

http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/western_gull

[greene 0]

Good job with the identification.  I think the mallard and gull are new

[oldfatguy 0]

34 - mallard duck (Jan 19, Washington, identified by Kim)

35 - Western gull (Jan 19, Washington, identified by Kim)

[oldfatguy 0]

36 - Robin (Jan 31, Iowa County, along the side of the road)

 

Not sure why these guys are still hanging around in Iowa this time of the year...

[survivorgirl 1]

wow me too it's not spring yet

 

[oldfatguy 0]

wow me too it's not spring yet

 

They have not left yet.  lol

[survivorgirl 1]

they left here

[oldfatguy 0]

37 - American kestrel -  (Feb 25 - George Wythe State Park - Waterloo, IA)

[survivorgirl 1]

anyone have bats at night I can hear them

[oldfatguy 0]

anyone have bats at night I can hear them

Bats are mammals, not birds. Lol