11/17/13
I have been under the weather this week and my bird watching activities have been limited to my window box. I am happy to report house sparrows and a mourning dove. Some birding is better than no birding. I have also had time to reflect on my not so great "big NYC year." My number is approximately 150 at the middle of November and I don't see any big push of birds coming to boost me up and over the 200 mark. I have taken the time to reflect, this week, at the birds I would have liked to see but missed or were just not there. Birds I seemed to have "just" missed: Vesper Sparrow, Eastern Blue Bird, Dickcissel, Meadow Lark, American Pipit, Black throated green, Long tailed duck, Brewer's Blackbird and Bobolink. Birds that are on my wish list: Hawk owl, Eastern Screech owl, Great Gray owl, Meadowlark, American Pipit, and Golden Eagle. Birds I never expected to see and am very grateful I did: 3 adult Red headed woodpeckers - a religious experience - for sure. Sora in Bryant Park, Clapper Rail - finally, Lawrence's Warbler - its been more than 20 years since my last one, Scarlet Tanager on 6th Ave- knocked out by a window collision, Wilson's Snipe at Turtle Pond, Purple Martin at Turtle Cove, and a Lark sparrow at the absolutely amazing new Native Plant Garden at The New York Botanical Garden. So, while some birders have their number up in the 200's and some have reached the elusive 300 I know that another year coming means another chance for more birds and perhaps 2014 will be my "big year!" 145. Field Sparrow
146. Clay colored sparrow 147. White crowned sparrow 148. Savannah sparrow 149. Red headed Woodpecker 150. Sora-Life bird 151. Wilson's Snipe-Life bird 140. Lark Sparrow- Life bird - NYBG
141. Blackpoll warbler 142. Tennessee warbler 143. Clapper Rail 144. Brown Thrasher 128. Carolina Wren
129. Raven 130. Snowy egret 131. Ruby throated Hummingbird 132. Semipalmated plover 133.Semipalmated sandpiper 134. Sanderlings 135. Little Blue Heron 136. Yellow crowned night heron 137. Least sandpiper 138. Lawrence's Warbler 139. Lesser Yellowlegs 124. Willow Flycatcher
125. Olive sided Flycatcher 126. Killdeer 127. Orchard Oriole 117. Eastern Wood Peewee
118. Green Heron 119. Purple Martin 120. Black Crowned Night Heron 121. Marsh Wren 122. Osprey 123. Wild Turkey 90. Yellow Warbler
91. Worm Eating Warbler 92. Chimney Swift 93. Bay Breasted warbler 94. Black throated Blue 95. Black throated Green 96. Northern Waterthrush 97. Scarlet Tanager 98. Summer Tanager 99. Baltimore Oriole 100. Canada 101. American Redstart 102. Osprey 103. Indigo Bunting 104. Great Crested Flycatcher 105. Blackpoll 106. House Wren 107. Magnolia 108. Chestnut sided 109. Hooded 110. Red eyed vireo 111. Yellow throated vireo 112. Wood Thrush 113. Swainson's Thrush 114. Ovenbird 115. Warbling Vireo 116. Veery 66. Golden Crowned Kinglet
67. Brown Creeper 68. Hairy Woodpecker 69. Tree Swallow 70. Northern Rough Winged Swallow 71. Yellow Rumped Warbler 72. Palm Warbler 73. Pine Warbler 74. Great Egret 75. Horned Grebe 76. Red Eared Grebe 77. Northern Gannet (LIFE BIRD) 78, Eastern Kingbird 79. Eastern Towhee 80. Northern Flicker 81. White Eyed Vireo 82. Black & White Warbler 83. Blue - Gray Gnatcatcher 84. Cowbird 85. Gadwall 86. Northern Shoveler 87. Barn Swallow 88. Blue Headed Vireo 89. Prairie Warbler |
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