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 #50 - Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - February 20, 2010

Entry #49 - Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) - February 20, 2010

Entry #48 - Common Loon (Gavia immer) - January 23, 2010

Entry #47 - Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) - January 23, 2010

Entry #46 - Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - January 16, 2010

Entry #45 - Sanderling (Calidris alba) - January 16, 2010

Entry #44 - Redhead (Aythya americana) - January 9, 2010

Entry #43 - Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) - January 9, 2010

Entry #42 - House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) - January 9, 2010

Entry #41 - Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) - January 9, 2010

Entry #40 - Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) - October 10, 2009

Entry #39 - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - October 10, 2009

Entry #38 - White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) - July 19, 2009

Entry #37 - Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - June 6, 2009

Entry #36 - Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) - May 30, 2009

Entry #35 - Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) - May 30, 2009

Entry #34 - Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - May 30, 2009

Entry #33 - Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) - May 30, 2009

Entry #32 - Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) - May 23, 2009

Entry #31 - Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) - May 23, 2009

Entry #30 - Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) - May 10, 2009

Entry #29 - Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) - May 10, 2009

Entry #28 - Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) - May 9, 2009

Entry #27 - American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) - May 9, 2009

Entry #26 - Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - May 9, 2009

Entry #25 - Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) - May 2, 2009

Entry #24 - Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) - May 2, 2009

Entry #23 - Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) - May 2, 2009

Entry #22 - Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) - May 2, 2009

Entry #21 - Green Heron (Butorides virescens) - April 19, 2009

Entry #20 - Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) - April 12, 2009

Entry #19 - Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) - April 10, 2009

Entry #18 - Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) - April 5, 2009

Entry #17 - Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) - April 5, 2009

Entry #16 - American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) - April 5, 2009

Entry #15 - Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) - April 5, 2009

Entry #14 - Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - April 5, 2009

Entry #13 - Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) - April 4, 2009

Entry #12 - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - April 4, 2009

Entry #11 - Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) - April 4, 2009

Entry #10 - Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - March 29, 2009

Entry #9 - Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - March 28, 2009

Entry #8 - Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - March 28, 2009

Entry #7 - Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) - March 21, 2009

Entry #6 - Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) - March 21, 2009

Entry #5 - Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) - March 21, 2009

Entry #4 - Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - March 21, 2009

Entry #3 - Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - March 21, 2009

Entry #2 - Great Egret (Ardea alba) - March 21, 2009

Entry #1 - Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) - March 21, 2009

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