My Birding Life List

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Though it is common terminology among birding enthusiasts, the idea of a so-called "Life List" might not be straightforward to everyone viewing this website. To define it simply, so as not to cause anyone who visits this page to feel left out, a Life List is a written account of all the species of birds one has seen or heard over the course of his/her life. With advances in digital photography, I have decided to add photographs to my species accounts to provide proof of just what I have seen. For my Life List, I only count birds that I have photographed, therefore some birds I have seen in the past are not counted, until I can provide a photograph of one in the wild. For example, I have seen Bobwhites before, but they were so fast, I was never able to photograph them. As such, they do not show up on this list yet. There are around 900 species of birds that can be seen at any point in time in North America (north of Mexico specifically). In summary, this page is my attempt to showcase all of the species that have made it to my list, as well as provide information on each type of bird & a short report of just how the sighting came to be, so I can always remember accurately each of my firsts, please enjoy!

Entry #150 - Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) - November 23, 2012

Entry #149 - Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) - November 17, 2012

Entry #148 - Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) - November 17, 2012

Entry #147 - Merlin (Falco columbarius) - November 17, 2012

Entry #146 - Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - November 17, 2012

Entry #145 - Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) - October 27, 2012

Entry #144 - Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) - September 15, 2012

Entry #143 - Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - August 10, 2012

Entry #142 - Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - August 10, 2012

Entry #141 - Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) - June 30, 2012

Entry #140 - Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) - June 30, 2012

Entry #139 - Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) - May 12, 2012

Entry #138 - Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia) - April 27, 2012

Entry #137 - Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) - April 21, 2012

Entry #136 - White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) - April 14, 2012

Entry #135 - Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) - April 7, 2012

Entry #134 - Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - April 7, 2012

Entry #133 - Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) - March 11, 2012

Entry #132 - Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) - March 8, 2012

Entry #131 - Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) - March 8, 2012

Entry #130 - Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) - March 8, 2012

Entry #129 - Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) - March 8, 2012

Entry #128 - Gadwall (Anas strepera) - March 7, 2012

Entry #127 - Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - March 6, 2012

Entry #126 - White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) - March 6, 2012

Entry #125 - American Wigeon (Anas americana) - March 6, 2012

Entry #124 - Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - March 6, 2012

Entry #123 - California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) - March 5, 2012

Entry #122 - Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) - March 5, 2012

Entry #121 - Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) - March 4, 2012

Entry #120 - Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) - March 4, 2012

Entry #119 - Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) - March 4, 2012

Entry #118 - American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) - March 4, 2012

Entry #117 - Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) - March 3, 2012

Entry #116 - Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) - March 2, 2012

Entry #115 - Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - February 12, 2012

Entry #114 - American Coot (Fulica americana) - February 4, 2012

Entry #113 - Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - January 21, 2012

Entry #112 - Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) - January 21, 2012

Entry #111 - Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) - January 21, 2012

Entry #110 - Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - January 21, 2012

Entry #109 - Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) - December 17, 2011

Entry #108 - Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - December 3, 2011

Entry #107 - Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - November 24, 2011

Entry #106 - Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) - September 17, 2011

Entry #105 - Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) - September 4, 2011

Entry #104 - Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - September 4, 2011

Entry #103 - Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) - August 30, 2011

Entry #102 - Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) - July 2, 2011

Entry #101 - Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - June 22, 2011

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