Monday, January 4, 2016

Virginia Big Year 2016

I am doing a big year in Virginia and and will be keeping an updated version of my list here.  Once the year progresses a bit more I will be adding a targets list for birds I haven't seen yet.




1 Gadwall - Anas strepera 1-Jan-16
2 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 1-Jan-16
3 Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata 1-Jan-16
4 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola 1-Jan-16
5 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus 1-Jan-16
6 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator 1-Jan-16
7 Red-throated Loon - Gavia stellata 1-Jan-16
8 Common Loon - Gavia immer 1-Jan-16
9 Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus 1-Jan-16
10 Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 1-Jan-16
11 Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis 1-Jan-16
12 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 1-Jan-16
13 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1-Jan-16
14 Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 1-Jan-16
15 Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres 1-Jan-16
16 Sanderling - Calidris alba 1-Jan-16
17 Dunlin - Calidris alpina 1-Jan-16
18 Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri 1-Jan-16
19 Bonaparte's Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1-Jan-16
20 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 1-Jan-16
21 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 1-Jan-16
22 Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 1-Jan-16
23 Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri 1-Jan-16
24 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia 1-Jan-16
25 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 1-Jan-16
26 Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus 1-Jan-16
27 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 1-Jan-16
28 Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus 1-Jan-16
29 Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis 1-Jan-16
30 Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla 1-Jan-16
31 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana 1-Jan-16
32 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1-Jan-16
33 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 1-Jan-16
34 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata 1-Jan-16
35 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis 1-Jan-16
36 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 1-Jan-16
37 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 1-Jan-16
38 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 1-Jan-16
39 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus 1-Jan-16
40 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 1-Jan-16
41 American Wigeon - Anas americana 1-Jan-16
42 Common Eider - Somateria mollissima 1-Jan-16
43 Horned Grebe - Podiceps auritus 1-Jan-16
44 Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus 1-Jan-16
45 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 1-Jan-16
46 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus 1-Jan-16
47 Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus 1-Jan-16
48 Merlin - Falco columbarius 1-Jan-16
49 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 1-Jan-16
50 Orange-crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis celata 1-Jan-16
51 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 1-Jan-16
52 Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 1-Jan-16
53 Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus 1-Jan-16
54 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 1-Jan-16
55 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto 1-Jan-16
56 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 1-Jan-16
57 Black Scoter - Melanitta americana 1-Jan-16
58 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps 1-Jan-16
59 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla 1-Jan-16
60 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus 1-Jan-16
61 Boat-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus major 1-Jan-16
62 Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima 1-Jan-16
63 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis 1-Jan-16
64 Willet - Tringa semipalmata 1-Jan-16
65 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 1-Jan-16
66 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis 1-Jan-16
67 Great Egret - Ardea alba 1-Jan-16
68 American Woodcock - Scolopax minor 1-Jan-16
69 American Robin - Turdus migratorius 1-Jan-16
70 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 1-Jan-16
71 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis 1-Jan-16
72 Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1-Jan-16
73 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 1-Jan-16
74 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus 2-Jan-16
75 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus 2-Jan-16
76 Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus 2-Jan-16
77 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2-Jan-16
78 Western Tanager - Piranga ludoviciana 2-Jan-16
79 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris 2-Jan-16
80 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius 2-Jan-16
81 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus 2-Jan-16
82 Barn Owl - Tyto alba 2-Jan-16
83 Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus 2-Jan-16
84 Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus 2-Jan-16
85 Long-eared Owl - Asio otus 2-Jan-16
86 Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus 2-Jan-16
87 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius 2-Jan-16
88 White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 2-Jan-16
89 Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 2-Jan-16
90 Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla 2-Jan-16
91 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys 2-Jan-16
92 Purple Finch - Haemorhous purpureus 2-Jan-16
93 Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus 2-Jan-16
94 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus 2-Jan-16
95 Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens 3-Jan-16
96 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor 3-Jan-16
97 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa 3-Jan-16
98 American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea 3-Jan-16
99 American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 3-Jan-16
100 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 3-Jan-16
101 Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 3-Jan-16
102 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo 4-Jan-16
103 Eastern Screech-Owl - Megascops asio 5-Jan-16
104 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus 6-Jan-16
105 Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 6-Jan-16
106 Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus 7-Jan-16
107 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser 9-Jan-16
108 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca 10-Jan-16
109 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 10-Jan-16
110 Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus 10-Jan-16
111 Common Raven - Corvus corax 10-Jan-16
112 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii 13-Jan-16
113 Ruffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus 14-Jan-16
114 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 14-Jan-16
115 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 14-Jan-16
116 Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos 14-Jan-16
117 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna 14-Jan-16
118 Barred Owl - Strix varia 14-Jan-16
119 Northern Saw-whet Owl - Aegolius acadicus 14-Jan-16
120 American Oystercatcher - Haematopus palliatus 16-Jan-16
121 Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens 16-Jan-16
122 Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus 16-Jan-16
123 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta 16-Jan-16
124 Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis 16-Jan-16
125 Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax 16-Jan-16
126 Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii 16-Jan-16
127 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 16-Jan-16
128 Red Knot - Calidris canutus 16-Jan-16
129 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 16-Jan-16
130 Brant - Branta bernicla 16-Jan-16
131 Virginia Rail - Rallus limicola 16-Jan-16
132 Sora - Porzana carolina 16-Jan-16
133 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 17-Jan-16
134 Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea 17-Jan-16
135 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus 17-Jan-16
136 Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans 17-Jan-16
137 Nelson's Sparrow - Ammodramus nelsoni 17-Jan-16
138 Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus 17-Jan-16
139 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 17-Jan-16
140 White Ibis - Eudocimus albus 17-Jan-16
141 Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 18-Jan-16
142 Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris 18-Jan-16
143 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis 19-Jan-16
144 Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus 19-Jan-16
145 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula 20-Jan-16
146 American Coot - Fulica americana 21-Jan-16
147 Redhead - Aythya americana 22-Jan-16
148 Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator 1-Feb-16
149 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris 4-Feb-16
150 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus 5-Feb-16
151 Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides 6-Feb-16
152 Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger 6-Feb-16
153 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila 6-Feb-16
154 Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo 6-Feb-16
155 Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus 6-Feb-16
156 Black-legged Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla 6-Feb-16
157 Razorbill - Alca torda 6-Feb-16
158 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata 13-Feb-16
159 Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus 13-Feb-16
160 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa 13-Feb-16
161 Blue-headed Vireo - Vireo solitarius 13-Feb-16
162 Red-cockaded Woodpecker - Picoides borealis 13-Feb-16
163 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca 14-Feb-16
164 Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra 14-Feb-16
165 Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus 15-Feb-16
166 Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis 20-Feb-16
167 Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons 27-Feb-16
168 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 27-Feb-16
169 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus 27-Feb-16
170 Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum 28-Feb-16
171 Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa 28-Feb-16
172 Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus 28-Feb-16
173 Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus 28-Feb-16
174 Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis 28-Feb-16
175 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor 28-Feb-16
176 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus 28-Feb-16
177 Ross's Goose - Chen rossii 1-Mar-16