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Birds are my favorite thing. My goal is to blip as many species as possible, but I enjoy photographing all aspects of the natural world, especially moths and butterflies, wildflowers, and sunsets.
The List
233 species to date
12/12/08: SANDERLING (Calidris alba)
13/12/08: ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Plata Read more...
Birds are my favorite thing. My goal is to blip as many species as possible, but I enjoy photographing all aspects of the natural world, especially moths and butterflies, wildflowers, and sunsets.
The List
233 species to date
12/12/08: SANDERLING (Calidris alba)
13/12/08: ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)
14/12/08: BROWN PELICAN (Pelecanus occidentalis)
15/12/08: ROYAL TERN (Sterna maxima)
17/12/08: SNOWY EGRET (Egretta thula)
20/12/08: OSPREY (Pandion haliaetus)
21/12/08: REDDISH EGRET (Egretta rufescens)
22/12/08: BLACK SKIMMER (Rynchops niger)
24/12/08: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Buteo lineatus)
27/12/08: MONK PARAKEET (Myiopsitta monachus) (I)
29/12/08: BLACK-HOODED PARAKEET (Nandayus nenday) (I)
(2008: 11 new species)
04/01/09: FORSTER'S TERN (Sterna forsteri)
06/01/09: SANDWICH TERN (Sterna sandvicensis)
12/01/09: BLACK GUAN (Chamaepetes unicolor)
05/02/09: SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (Crotophaga ani)
20/04/09: WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
21/04/09: BRANDT'S CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
28/04/09: BROWN CREEPER (Certhia americana)
06/05/09: CASSIN'S VIREO (Vireo cassinii)
12/05/09: BULLOCK'S ORIOLE (Icterus bullockii)
30/10/09: BARN OWL (Tyto alba)
05/11/09: PILEATED WOODPECKER (Dryocopus pileatus)
09/11/09: AMERICAN ROBIN (Turdus migratorius)
13/11/09: RED-TAILED HAWK (Buteo jamaicensis)
22/11/09: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus erythrorynchos)
(2009: 14 new species)
10/01/10: BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Pluvialis squatarola)
12/01/10: LONG-BILLED CURLEW (Numenius americanus)
27/01/10: HAIRY WOODPECKER (Picoides villosus) (c)
25/02/10: WESTERN MEADOWLARK (Sturna neglecta)
07/03/10: YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIE (Pica nuttalli)
08/03/10: NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD (Mimus polyglottos)
10/03/10: GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
13/03/10: MARSH WREN (Cistothorus palustris)
14/03/10: TUNDRA SWAN (Cygnus columbianus)
18/04/10: BREWER'S BLACKBIRD (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
25/04/10: AMERICAN DIPPER (Cinclus mexicanus)
05/05/10: VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (Tachycineta thalassina)
14/07/10: COMMON RAVEN (Corvus corax)
17/07/10: HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) (I)
09/08/10: CALIFORNIA GULL (Larus californicus)
10/08/10: GRAY FLYCATCHER (Empidonax wrightii)
22/08/10: CLARK'S NUTCRACKER (Nucifraga columbiana)
(2010: 17 new species)
13/10/11: HEERMANN'S GULL (Larus heermanni)
24/12/11: BLACK PHOEBE (Sayornis nigricans)
26/12/11: LEAST SANDPIPER (Calidris minutilla) (+13)
29/12/11: BLACK-NECKED STILT (Himantopus mexicanus)
30/12/11: CALIFORNIA QUAIL (Callipepla californica)
(2011: 5 new species)
02/01/12: CLAPPER RAIL [CALIFORNIA] (Rallus longirostris obsoletus)
14/01/12: ROCK SANDPIPER (Calidris ptilocnemis)
+BLACK TURNSTONE (Arenaria melanocephala)
+SURFBIRD (Aphriza virgata) (+13)
20/02/12: NORTHERN CARDINAL (Cardinalis cardinalis) (I)
05/03/12: HAWAIIAN HAWK (Buteo solitarius)
08/04/12: WILSON'S WARBLER (Wilsonia pusilla) (+13)
12/04/12: LESSER GOLDFINCH (Carduelis psaltria)
14/04/12: BUSHTIT (Psaltriparus minimus)
18/04/12: SPOTTED TOWHEE (Pipilo maculatus)
19/04/12: BARN SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica)
24/04/12: SONG SPARROW (Melospiza melodia)
25/04/12: SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio flammeus)
26/04/12: STELLER'S JAY (Cyanocitta stelleri)
06/05/12: TREE SWALLOW (Tachycineta bicolor)
13/05/12: WOOD DUCK (Aix sponsa)
19/05/12: WHIMBREL (Numenius phaeopus)
26/05/12: WILLOW FLYCATCHER (Empidonax traillii) (c)
10/06/12: PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER (Empidonax difficilis)
24/06/12: TURKEY VULTURE (Carthartes aura)
27/06/12: AMERICAN AVOCET (Recurvirostra americana)
01/07/12: CASSIN'S FINCH (Carpodacus cassinii)
05/07/12: RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (Agelaius phoeniceus) (+13)
06/07/12: PLUMBEOUS VIREO (Vireo plumbeus)
15/07/12: HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER (Empidonax hammondii)
19/07/12: HERMIT THRUSH (Catharus guttatus)
01/08/12: SOOTY GROUSE (Dendragapus fuliginosus) (+13)
30/09/12: WESTERN SCRUB JAY (Aphelocoma californica)
20/10/12: CACKLING GOOSE [ALEUTIAN] (Branta hutchinsii leucopareia)
25/10/12: RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET (Regulus calendula) (+13,14)
26/10/12: ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD (Calypte anna) (+13)
27/10/12: WESTERN SANDPIPER (Calidris mauri) (+13)
28/10/12: TROPICAL KINGBIRD (Tyrannus melancholicus)
29/10/12: CANADA GOOSE (Branta canadensis)
02/11/12: TUFTED DUCK (Aythya fuligula)
+GREATER SCAUP (Aythya marila)
03/11/12: LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
21/11/12: TUI (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) [actually 22/11/12]
23/11/12: RED-BILLED GULL (Larus novaehollandiae)
24/11/12: YELLOWHAMMER (Emberiza citrinella) (I)
25/11/12: HIHI (Notiomystis cincta)
26/11/12: FERNBIRD (Megalurus punctatus)
27/11/12: LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN (Eudyptula minor) (+13)
01/12/12: RED-CROWNED PARAKEET (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
03/12/12: AUSTRALASIAN GANNET (Morus serrator)
08/12/12: BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus dominicanus) (+13)
09/12/12: LITTLE SHAG (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
12/12/12: PARADISE SHELDUCK (Tadorna variegata)
14/12/12: BLACK-BILLED GULL (Larus bulleri) (+13)
16/12/12: WHITE-FACED HERON (Egretta novaehollandiae)
18/12/12: BANDED DOTTEREL (Charadrius bicinctus)
19/12/12: SOUTH ISLAND PIED OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus longirostris)
22/12/12: VARIABLE OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus unicolor)
24/12/12: SALVIN'S ALBATROSS (Thalassarche salvini) (+13)
25/12/12: PIED SHAG (Phalacrocorax varius)
28/12/12: PIED STILT (Himantopus himantopus)
30/12/12: NEW ZEALAND WOOD PIGEON (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
(2012: 57 new species)
08/01/13: BLACK-FRONTED TERN (Chlidonias albostriatus)
10/01/13: YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN (Megadyptes antipodes)
13/01/13: SPOTTED SHAG (Phalacrocorax punctatus)
18/01/13: WELCOME SWALLOW (Hirundo neoxena)
24/01/13: SILVEREYE (Zosterops lateralis)
26/01/13: ROYAL SPOONBILL (Platalea regia)
27/01/13: ROYAL ALBATROSS [NORTHERN] (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi)
29/01/13: TOMTIT [SOUTH ISLAND] (Petroica macrocephala macrocephala)
31/01/13: BAR-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa lapponica)
02/02/13: BULLER'S ALBATROSS (Thalassarche bulleri)
03/02/13: WEKA (Gallirallus australis)
05/02/13: KAKA (Nestor meridionalis)
06/02/13: WHITE-CAPPED ALBATROSS (Thalassarche steadi)
07/02/13: CAPE PETREL (Daption capense)
09/02/13: BROWN KIWI [STEWART ISLAND] (Apteryx australis lawryi)
11/02/13: NEW ZEALAND ROBIN [STEWART ISLAND] (Petroica australis rakiura)
14/02/13: WHITE-FRONTED TERN (Sterna striata)
17/02/13: AUSTRALASIAN HARRIER (Circus approximans)
18/02/13: PACIFIC BLACK DUCK [NZ GREY] (Anas superciliosa superciliosa)
20/02/13: KEA (Nestor notabilis)
22/02/13: BLUE DUCK (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
23/02/13: NEW ZEALAND PIPIT (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
24/02/13: RIFLEMAN (Acanthisitta chloris)
25/02/13: NEW ZEALAND SCAUP (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
01/03/13: NEW ZEALAND FALCON (Falco novaeseelandiae)
02/03/13: MOHUA (Mohoua ochrocephala)
10/03/13: BLACK STILT (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
11/03/13: GREAT CRESTED GREBE [AUSTRALASIAN] (Podiceps cristatus australis)
02/04/13: SACRED KINGFISHER [NEW ZEALAND] (Todiramphus sanctus vagans)
06/04/13: NEW ZEALAND DABCHICK (Poliocephalus rufopectus)
12/04/13: PIGEON GUILLEMOT (Cepphus columba)
13/04/13: MARBLED GODWIT (Limosa fedoa)
14/04/13: WILLET (Tringa semipalmata)
20/04/13: SPOTTED OWL [NORTHERN] (Strix occidentalis)
21/04/13: RUDDY DUCK (Oxyura jamaicensis)
22/04/13: ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus sasin)
23/04/13: DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax auritus)
25/04/13: PALM WARBLER (Setophaga palmarum)
26/04/13: WESTERN GULL (Larus occidentalis)
27/04/13: SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Tringa solitaria)
28/04/13: CASSIN'S KINGBIRD (Tyrannus vociferans)
30/04/13: SAVANNAH SPARROW (Passerculus sandwichensis)
02/05/13: DUNLIN (Calidris alpina)
03/05/13: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON (Nycticorax nycticorax)
04/05/13: BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors)
05/05/13: WANDERING TATTLER (Tringa incana)
06/05/13: WILSON'S SNIPE (Gallinago delicata)
08/05/13: LESSER YELLOWLEGS (Tringa flavipes)
09/05/13: HARLEQUIN DUCK (Histrionicus histrionicus)
11/05/13: BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (Polioptila caerulea)
14/05/13: GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE (Pipilo chlorurus)
17/05/13: ACORN WOODPECKER (Melanerpes formicivorus)
20/05/13: SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularius)
21/05/13: GOLDEN EAGLE (Aquila chrysaetos)
26/05/13: WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER (Picoides albolarvatus)
27/05/13: WESTERN KINGBIRD (Tyrannus verticalis)
31/05/13: WARBLING VIREO (Vireo gilvus)
01/06/13: MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (Geothlypis tolmiei)
17/06/13: BREWER'S SPARROW (Spizella breweri breweri)
18/06/13: VIRGINIA RAIL (Rallus limicola)
01/07/13: SAY'S PHOEBE (Sayornis saya)
12/07/13: BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
31/07/13: RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Selasphorus rufus)
11/08/13: WILSON'S PHALAROPE (Phalaropus tricolor)
12/08/13: RED KNOT (Calidris canutus)
17/08/13: SAGE THRASHER (Oreoscoptes montanus)
18/08/13: MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE (Poecile gambeli)
26/08/13: GREAT EGRET (Ardea alba)
27/08/13: RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalaropus lobatus)
29/08/13: RUDDY TURNSTONE (Arenaria interpres)
14/09/13: GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL (Larus glaucescens)
13/10/13: PAINTED BUNTING (Passerina ciris)
23/10/13: TOWNSEND'S WARBLER (Dendroica townsendi)
29/10/13: NORTHERN SHOVELER (Anas clypeata)
03/11/13: RING-NECKED DUCK (Aythya collaris)
05/11/13: CINNAMON TEAL (Anas cyanoptera)
09/11/13: GREEN-WINGED TEAL (Anas crecca)
21/11/13: NORTHERN HARRIER (Circus cyaneus)
23/11/13: AMERICAN BITTERN (Botaurus lentiginosus)
24/11/13: COOPER'S HAWK (Accipiter cooperii)
29/11/13: SNOW GOOSE (Chen caerulescens)
+ROSS'S GOOSE (Chen rossii)
07/12/13: WHITE-TAILED KITE (Elanus leucurus)
13/12/13: LITTLE BUNTING (Emberiza pusilla)
19/12/13: FERRUGINOUS HAWK (Buteo regalis)
20/12/13: EARED GREBE (Podiceps nigricollis)
23/12/13: BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (Poecile atricapillus)
29/12/13: VARIED THRUSH (Ixoreus naevius)
31/12/13: BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE (Rissa tridactyla)
(2013: 88 new species)
01/01/14: MERLIN (Falco columbarius)
02/01/14: AMERICAN KESTREL (Falco sparverius)
03/01/14: GREAT HORNED OWL (Bubo virginianus)
04/01/14: SANDHILL CRANE (Grus canadensis)
05/01/14: VERMILION FLYCATCHER (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
06/01/14: RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (Mergus serrator)
11/01/14: PACIFIC LOON (Gavia pacifica)
12/01/14: COMMON LOON (Gavia immer)
13/01/14: REDHEAD (Aythya americana)
+EURASIAN WIGEON (Anas penelope)
+GADWALL (Anas strepera)
14/01/14: SNOWY PLOVER (Charadrius nivosus)
18/01/14: BROWN BOOBY (Sula leucogaster)
19/01/14: BURROWING OWL (Athene cunicularia)
24/01/14: BALD EAGLE (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
03/02/14: CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Spizella pallida)
06/02/14: CAROLINA PARAKEET (Conuropsis carolinensis) [extinct]
07/02/14: MEW GULL (Larus canus)
+HERRING GULL (Larus smithsonianus)
13/02/14: CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE (Poecile rufescens)
16/02/14: DOWNY WOODPECKER (Picoides pubescens)
17/02/14: ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (Vermivora celata)
20/02/14: NASHVILLE WARBLER (Vermivora ruficapilla)
21/02/14: LONG-EARED OWL (Asio otus)
28/02/14: GREAT BLUE HERON (Ardea herodias)
01/03/14: NORTHERN FLICKER (Colaptes auratus)
16/03/14: CANVASBACK (Aythya valisineria)
21/03/14: MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos)
04/04/14: CASPIAN TERN (Hydroprogne caspia)
20/04/14: LARK SPARROW (Chondestes grammacus)
26/04/14: ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (Myiarchus cinerascens)
05/05/14: WHITE-FACED IBIS (Plegadis chihi)
11/05/14: COMMON YELLOWTHROAT (Geothlypis trichas)
18/05/14: DUSKY FLYCATCHER (Empidonax oberholseri)
19/05/14: PELAGIC CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
21/05/14: CEDAR WAXWING (Bombycilla cedrorum)
04/06/14: GREEN HERON (Butorides virescens)
05/06/14: GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (Ammodramus savannarum)
12/06/14: PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER (Pluvialis fulva)
20/06/14: SURF SCOTER (Melanitta perspicillata)
25/06/14: LAZULI BUNTING (Passerina amoena)
(2014: 41 new species so far)
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Dec 8th, 2014 Sunset at Arcata Marsh
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Dec 4th, 2014 Sunrise at Arcata Marsh
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Dec 3rd, 2014 Sunset at Arcata Marsh
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Dec 1st, 2014 Sunrise at Arcata Marsh
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Nov 12th, 2014 Backyard Sunrise
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Nov 5th, 2014 SNPL
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Nov 3rd, 2014 Sunset at Arcata Marsh
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Oct 30th, 2014 The Blackpoll Warbler continues...
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Oct 25th, 2014 Flare